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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Simi Garewal
| image = SimiGarewal.jpg
| imagesize =
| spouse = {{marriage|Ravi Mohan|1970|1979|end=div}}
| caption = Garewal in 2012
| birth_name = Simrita Garewal<ref name="Rendezvous"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India<ref name="Rendezvous-with-Simi-Garewal"/>
| occupation = Film actor, [[Producer (film)|producer]], director, talk show hostess
| years active = 1962–2011
| relations = [[Pamela Chopra]] (first cousin)
| website = {{URL|http://www.simigarewal.com}}
}}
'''Simi Garewal''' (born '''Simrita Garewal''';<ref name="Rendezvous">{{cite web|title=Rendezvous With Simi Garewal SPECIAL 3rd Season Part-2|via=YouTube|date=16 October 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrhozCKMILM|time=03:03|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref> 17 October 1947) is an Indian actress, director, producer and a talk show host. She is the recipient of several awards including two [[Filmfare Awards]] and one [[Indian Television Academy Awards|Indian Television Academy Award]].She supports Indian National Congress these days and is very vocal about it on Twitter.

She is known for her work in Hindi films like ''[[Do Badan]]'' (1966), ''[[Saathi (1968 film)|Saathi]]'' (1968), ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' (1970), ''[[Siddhartha (1972 film)|Siddhartha]]'' (1972), ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'' (1980) and ''Udeekaan'' (Punjabi film). She acted in the Bengali film ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]'' directed by [[Satyajit Ray]]. She is also known for her celebrity talk show, ''[[Rendezvous with Simi Garewal]]''.

==Early life==
Garewal was born in [[Delhi]].<ref name="Rendezvous-with-Simi-Garewal">[https://www.timesofindia.com/city/delhi-times/Rendezvous-with-Simi-Garewal/articleshow/467992.cms Rendezvous-with-Simi-Garewal]. ''[[The Times of India]]''.</ref> Her father, Brigadier J. S. Garewal served in the [[Indian Army]]. Simi is a cousin of [[Pamela Chopra]], wife of filmmaker [[Yash Chopra]]. Simi's mother Darshi and Pamela's father Mohinder Singh were siblings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/oct/241012-Yashji-was-always-Pams-priority-Simi-Garewal.htm |title=Pamela and Simi}}</ref> Simi grew up in England and studied at [[Newland House School]] with her sister Amrita.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/Rendezvous-with-Simi-Garewal/articleshow/467992.cms Rendezvous with Simi Garewal – The Times of India]. ''The Times of India''. (1 February 2004). Retrieved 26 June 2011.</ref>

==Film and television career==
After spending much of her childhood in England, Garewal returned to India while a teenager. Her fluency in the English language induced the makers of the English-language film ''[[Tarzan Goes to India]]'' to offer her a role. A 15-year-old, Garewal made her debut alongside [[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]] in this film in 1962.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/entertainment/16-bollywood-actor-firoz-khan-dies-at-70-hs-08] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430031232/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/entertainment/16-bollywood-actor-firoz-khan-dies-at-70-hs-08|date=30 April 2009}}</ref> Her performance was good enough for her to fetch many more film offers. During the 1960s and '70s, she was in several notable [[Cinema of India|Indian films]], working with leading directors such as Mehboob Khan's ''Son of India'', [[Raj Kapoor]] in ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' (1970), [[Satyajit Ray]] in ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]'' (''Days and Nights in the Forest''), [[Mrinal Sen]] in ''[[Padatik (film)|Padatik]]'' (''The Guerilla Fighter'') and [[Raj Khosla]] in ''[[Do Badan]].'' She starred opposite [[Shashi Kapoor]] in [[Columbia Pictures]]' ''[[Siddhartha (1972 film)|Siddhartha]]'', an English-language movie based on the [[Siddhartha (book)|novel]] by [[Hermann Hesse]]. Garewal did a nude scene in this film which caused some controversy in India and was only released for exhibition after complying with cuts ordered by the Indian Censor board.<ref>[http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?228947-0 'I Don't Know One Editor In India Who Is Well-Read']. www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/sep/21sid.htm Movies: Siddhartha, a lost tale]. rediff.com (21 September 2002). Retrieved 26 June 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/s/siddhartha-dvd.shtml Siddhartha (1972)]. ''PopMatters''. Retrieved 26 June 2011.</ref> Later, in the mid-1970s, she made an appearance in the popular film ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]'' (1976), made by her brother in-law [[Yash Chopra]], and had a starring role in ''[[Chalte Chalte (1976 film)|Chalte Chalte]]'' (1976).<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/news/gloriously-grey/374177/ Gloriously grey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017192212/http://www.screenindia.com/news/gloriously-grey/374177/ |date=17 October 2008 }}. Screenindia.com (17 October 2008). Retrieved 26 June 2011.</ref> Another notable role she played was as a [[Femme fatale#20th century film and theatre|vamp]] in ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'' (1980). She starred in the BBC docu-drama ''Maharajas'' (1987), based on the book by [[Charles Allen (writer)|Charles Allen]].

In the early 1980s, her attention turned to writing and direction. She formed her own production company, [[Siga Arts International]]. She hosted, produced and directed a TV series for Doordarshan called ''It's a Woman's World'' (1983). She also made a documentary for Channel 4 in the UK called ''[[Living Legend Raj Kapoor]]'' (1984). This was followed by a three-part documentary on [[Rajiv Gandhi]] titled ''India's Rajiv.'' She wrote and directed a Hindi feature film ''[[Rukhsat]]'' and produced television commercials, for which she won the first prize from the 1988 Pater's Award in Australia.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Garewal anchored the talk show ''Rendezvous with Simi Garewal''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040629170307/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13497641 Simi Garewal's Rendezvous 100 Party]. Sify.com (14 June 2004). Retrieved 26 June 2011.</ref>

She usually wears her signature white clothes on TV shows and at award ceremonies, and is popularly known as "The Lady in White".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/ |title=Archive News |website=The Hindu}}</ref> Garewal recently appeared on ''Say Shava Shava 2008'' as a host and judge.<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/archive/archive_fullstory.php?content_id=18505 Screen > The Business of Entertainment]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Screenindia.com (4 January 2008). Retrieved 26 June 2011.</ref> After the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008, Simi Garewal aroused controversy by publicly calling for the Indian government to "carpet-bomb" the training camps in Pakistan.

She returned to television with her new talk show ''[[India's Most Desirable]]'' on [[Star Plus]] which would interview only eligible singles, Bollywood actors, business and media icons, and Indian cricketers about their "ideal and desirable beaus".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/simi-brings-indias-most-desirable-on-tv/158329-44.html |title=Simi brings 'India's Most Desirable' on TV - TV News - IBNLive |website=ibnlive.in.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613084207/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/simi-brings-indias-most-desirable-on-tv/158329-44.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Simi Garewal has her own website which she uses to interact with her fans. The site has her voice reading the text. She also has her own channel on YouTube where all her shows and documentaries are uploaded. The channel has received over 40 million views.

==Personal life==
Garewal had her first serious relationship at the age of 17, with then [[Nawanagar State|Maharaja of Jamnagar]], who was also her neighbour in England.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/im-a-sucker-for-looks-simi-garewal/articleshow/10713069.cms |title=I'm a sucker for looks: Simi Garewal - Times of India |website=The Times of India|date=13 November 2011 }}</ref>

Garewal was later in a relationship with [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]] but he broke up with her after he met [[Sharmila Tagore]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/from-toi-archives-tiger-pataudis-untold-tale/articleshow/10089930.cms |title=From TOI Archives: Tiger Pataudi's untold tale |website=The Times of India|date=23 September 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/rendezvous-simi-garewal-mansoor-ali-khan-pataudi-sharmila-tagore-142497-2011-10-03 |title='Rendezvous with Simi'to rekindle Pataudi's romance |first1=Sonali |last1=Joshi |first2=Priyanka |last2=Srivastava |date=3 October 2011 |website=India Today}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===As an actress===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1962
| ''Raaz Ki Baat''
| Kamal
|
|-
| ''[[Son of India (1962 film)|Son of India]]''
| Lalita
|
|-
| ''[[Tarzan Goes to India]]''
| Princess Kamara
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1965
| ''[[Teen Devian]]''
| Simi / Radha Rani
|
|-
| ''[[Johar-Mehmood in Goa]]''
| Simmi
|
|-
| 1966
| ''[[Do Badan]]''
| Dr. Anjali
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1968
| ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]''
| Aarti
|
|-
| ''[[Saathi (1968 film)|Saathi]]''
| Rajini
| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
|-
| ''[[Ek Raat]]''
| Rekha B Sharma
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1970
| ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]''
| Mary
|
|-
| ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]''
| Duli
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]] film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1971
| ''[[Andaz (1971 film)|Andaz]]''
| Mona
|
|-
| ''[[Do Boond Pani]]''
| Gauri
|
|-
| [[Seema (1971 film)|''Seema'']]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1972
| ''[[Anokhi Pehchan]]''
|
|
|-
| [[Siddhartha (1972 film)|''Siddhartha'']]
| Kamala
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1973
| [[Padatik (film)|''Padatik'']]
| Woman who shelters activist
|Bengali film
|-
| ''[[Namak Haraam]]''
| Manisha
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Haath Ki Safai]]''
| Roma S Kumar
|
|-
|1975
| ''Dak Bangla''
|
| Simi Nitin Sethi and others
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1976
| ''[[Naach Uthe Sansaar]]''
| Somu
|
|-
| [[Chalte Chalte (1976 film)|''Chalte Chalte'']]
| Geeta
|
|-
| [[Kabhi Kabhie (1976 film)|''Kabhi Kabhie'']]
| Shobha Kapoor
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Abhi To Jee Lein]]''
| Miss Mahajan
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Ahsaas]]''
| Asha Choudhry
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1980
| ''[[The Burning Train]]''
| School Teacher
|
|-
| [[Karz (film)|''Karz'']]
| Kamini Verma
| Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
|-
| ''[[Insaf Ka Tarazu]]''
| Lawyer
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1981
| [[Naseeb (1981 film)|''Naseeb'']]
| Herself
| Cameo Appearance
|-
| ''[[Professor Pyarelal]]''
| Rita
|
|-
| ''[[Biwi-O-Biwi]]''
| Nisha
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1982
| ''Teri Meri Kahani''
| Meena Shastry/Seema
|
|-
| [[Haathkadi (1982 film)|''Hathkadi'']]
| Pammi Mittal
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Love and God]]''
| Ghazala
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Rukhsat]]''
| Radha Talwar
| Also Director
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Show name
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1985
| ''Living Legend Raj Kapoor''
| Writer/director
| Documentary on [[Raj Kapoor]] for [[Channel Four Television]], UK
|-
| 1991
| ''India's Rajiv''
| Writer/director
| Three-part documentary series on [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
| 1997
| ''Rendezvous with Simi Garewal''
| Host
| 5 seasons (140 episodes), on [[Star World India]]
|-
|2011
|''[[Simi Selects India's Most Desirable]]''
|Host
| 1 seasons (22 episodes), on [[Star World India]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=March 2023}}
* 1966 – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] – ''[[Do Badan]]''
* 1968 – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – ''[[Saathi (1968 film)|Saathi]]''
* 1980 – Nominated – Filmfare Award as Best Supporting Actress – [[Karz (film)|''Karz'']]
* 1999 – [[Screen Awards|Screen Award]] for Best Talk Show & Best Anchor
* 2001 – RAPA Award for Best Anchor & Talk show
* 2003 – [[Indian Television Academy Awards|Indian Television Academy Award]] for Best Anchor
* 2003 – Rotary Award for Vocational Excellence in Media & Television
* 2004 – Indian Filmgoers Association Award forBest Talk Show

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/simigarewalofficial Simi Garewal's Official YouTube Channel, of Siga Arts International]
*[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2003/apr/03dinesh.htm Simi Garewal: the icon of style]
* {{IMDb name|0307231}}
*Kesavan, Mukul. [https://archive.today/20130203182101/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081204/jsp/opinion/story_10201347.jsp "The Mumbai tragedy and the English language news media"], ''The Telegraph'', 4 December 2008.

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