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{{Indian name|Waheeda|Rehman}}
{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1938)}}
{{short description|Indian actress}}
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| image_caption      = Rehman in 2019
| birth_place        = [[Chengalpet]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
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| yearsactive        = 1955–1991 <br /> 2002–present
| occupation        = Actress
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| honours            = *[[Padma Shri]] (1972)
| works              = [[Waheeda Rehman filmography|Full list]]
*[[Padma Bhushan]] (2011)
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| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Shashi Rekhi]]|1974|2000|end=died}}
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| children          = 2
| children          = 2
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'''Waheeda Rehman''' (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress and dancer. Regarded as one of [[Hindi cinema]]'s greatest actresses, Rehman's accolades include a [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] and three [[Filmfare Awards]]. Waheeda was honoured [[Government of India]] with the [[Padma Shri]] in 1972, later receiving the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2011. She has received significant media coverage across her film career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Waheeda Rehman: The Quintessential Beauty of Bollywood |url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/bollywood/guru-dutt-100-years-of-bollywood-waheeda-rehman-the-quintessential-video-rgs-xhigAE-122229-1.html |access-date=13 March 2014 |work=firstpost.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I am not very keen on doing films: Waheeda Rehman |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-am-not-very-keen-on-doing-films-Waheeda-Rehman/articleshow/16878105.cms?referral=PM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914141357/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-am-not-very-keen-on-doing-films-Waheeda-Rehman/articleshow/16878105.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=14 September 2017 |access-date=13 March 2014 |work=timesofindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Interview: Waheeda Rehman |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/25-waheeda-rahman-interview-101012.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313161029/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/25-waheeda-rahman-interview-101012.asp |archive-date=13 March 2014 |access-date=13 March 2014 |work=glamsham.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='I did not consider myself beautiful' – Waheeda Rehman |url=http://window2india.com/cms/admin/article.jsp?aid=9985 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035738/http://window2india.com/cms/admin/article.jsp?aid=9985 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=13 March 2014 |work=india.com}}</ref>
'''Waheeda Rehman''' (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress. Regarded as one of [[Hindi cinema]]'s most accomplished actresses, she has worked in more than 90 feature films, in a career spanning over five decades. Her accolades include a [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] and three [[Filmfare Awards]]. She was honoured with India's civilian awards; the [[Padma Shri]] in 1972 and the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview: Waheeda Rehman |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/25-waheeda-rahman-interview-101012.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313161029/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/25-waheeda-rahman-interview-101012.asp |archive-date=13 March 2014 |access-date=13 March 2014 |work=glamsham.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='I did not consider myself beautiful' – Waheeda Rehman |url=http://window2india.com/cms/admin/article.jsp?aid=9985 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035738/http://window2india.com/cms/admin/article.jsp?aid=9985 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=13 March 2014 |work=india.com}}</ref> In 2021, she was honoured with the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]], India's highest award in the field of cinema.<ref>{{cite web |title=Waheeda Rehman: The Quintessential Beauty of Bollywood |url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/bollywood/guru-dutt-100-years-of-bollywood-waheeda-rehman-the-quintessential-video-rgs-xhigAE-122229-1.html |access-date=13 March 2014 |work=firstpost.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=I am not very keen on doing films: Waheeda Rehman |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-am-not-very-keen-on-doing-films-Waheeda-Rehman/articleshow/16878105.cms?referral=PM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914141357/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-am-not-very-keen-on-doing-films-Waheeda-Rehman/articleshow/16878105.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=14 September 2017 |access-date=13 March 2014 |work=timesofindia.com| date=20 October 2012 }}</ref>


Waheeda made her acting debut with the Telugu film ''[[Rojulu Marayi]]'' (1955), and rose to prominence with her collaborations with filmmaker [[Guru Dutt]]: the romantic dramas ''[[Pyaasa]]'' (1957) and ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]'' (1959), the [[Muslims|Muslim]] social film ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]'' (1960) and the drama ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962). Waheeda had her breakthrough with the romantic drama [[Guide (film)|''Guide'']] (1965), for which she received immense critical acclaim and received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]. She won the award again for her performance in the romantic thriller [[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|''Neel Kamal'']] (1968), and additionally earned nominations for her roles in the comedy ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' (1967) and the drama [[Khamoshi (1970 film)|''Khamoshi'']] (1970).
Rehman made her acting debut with the Telugu film ''[[Rojulu Marayi]]'' (1955). She rose to prominence by her collaborations with Hindi filmmaker [[Guru Dutt]] in the dramas ''[[Pyaasa]]'' (1957), ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]'' (1959), ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]'' (1960), and ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962). She had success with the romantic drama ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'' (1965), for which she won her first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]. She won the award again for her performance in the romantic thriller ''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]'' (1968), and additionally earned nominations for her roles in the comedy ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' (1967) and the drama ''[[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]]'' (1970). For portraying a clanswoman in the crime drama ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]'' (1971), she won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]].


For portraying a clanswoman in the crime drama ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]'' (1971), she won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]]. From the early 1970s, Waheeda has worked primarily in supporting roles, appearing in the romance ''[[Phagun]]'' (1973), the musical romantic dramas ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]'' (1976), ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) and ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991). In 1994, she was honored with the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]], and she has since worked sporadically in film.
Since the 1970s, Rehman has worked primarily in supporting roles, appearing in [[Yash Chopra]]'s romantic dramas ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhie Kabhie]]'' (1976), ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) and ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991), and action films ''[[Trishul (film)|Trishul]]'' (1978) and ''[[Mashaal]]'' (1984). Other notable supporting roles were in the 1982 films ''[[Namkeen]]'' and ''[[Namak Halaal]]''. In 1994, she was honoured with the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]]. Following a hiatus, she has worked intermittently, appearing in the social dramas ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]'' (2005), ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006) and ''[[Delhi 6]]'' (2009).


Apart from her acting career, Waheeda is a philanthropist. She is an advocate for education and is an ambassador for [[RangDe|Rang De]], an organisation combating [[poverty in India]].
Apart from her acting career, Rehman is a philanthropist. She is an advocate for education and is an ambassador for [[RangDe]], an organisation combating [[poverty in India]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Anu |date=27 September 2018 |title=How Rang De is using crowdsourcing to make micro loans cheaper |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/money/how-rang-de-is-using-crowdsourcing-to-make-micro-loans-cheaper/articleshow/58509858.cms |access-date=28 September 2023 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
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== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Waheeda Rehman was born on 3 February 1938 to a [[Dakhini Muslims|Dakhini Muslim]] family in [[Chengalpet]] of present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is a common misconception that Rehman was born in [[Hyderabad]] instead of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Guru-Dutt-was-my-mentor-Waheeda/articleshow/4687931.cms?referral=PM |title=My Mentor |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127124803/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Guru-Dutt-was-my-mentor-Waheeda/articleshow/4687931.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her father was Mohammed Abdur Rehman and her mother was Mumtaz Begum, and she was the youngest out of 4 daughters.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tqfzAgAAQBAJ&q=waheeda+rehman |title=Conversations with Waheeda Rehman |last=Kabir |first=Nasreen Munni |date=15 March 2015 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=9789351186427 |language=en}}</ref> As a child, she and her sisters were trained [[Bharatanatyam]] in Chennai.<ref name="Waheeda">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110928174821/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-23/news-interviews/28202984_1_guru-dutt-rojulu-maraayi-waheeda-rehman Guru Dutt was my mentor: Waheeda]/</ref> She studied in St. Joseph's Convent in [[Visakhapatnam]] when her father was posted there in the then-[[Madras Presidency]]. Her father, who worked as a district commissioner, died in 1951 while she was in her early teens.<ref>[[#En|Gulzar, p. 22]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://waheedarehman1.blogspot.in/2015/08/interview-with-waheeda-rehman.html |title=Interview with Waheeda Rehman<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=6 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305233040/http://waheedarehman1.blogspot.in/2015/08/interview-with-waheeda-rehman.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live |date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
Waheeda Rehman was born on 3 February 1938<ref name="dob12">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Waheeda-Rehmans-date-issues/articleshow/35143364.cms |title=Waheeda Rehman's date issues |author=Rachana Dubey |date=15 May 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914142931/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Waheeda-Rehmans-date-issues/articleshow/35143364.cms |archive-date=14 September 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="dob22">{{Cite web |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1447973?c=people |title=Rehman, Waheeda (1938–) |work=National Library of Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090337/http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1447973?c=people |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="dob32">{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr96035018.html |title=Rahman, waheeda, 1938 |work=id.loc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518101754/http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr96035018.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> to a [[Deccanis|Deccani Muslim]] family in [[Chengalpet]] of present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is a common misconception that Rehman was born in [[Hyderabad]] instead of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Guru-Dutt-was-my-mentor-Waheeda/articleshow/4687931.cms?referral=PM |title=My Mentor |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=23 June 2009 |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127124803/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Guru-Dutt-was-my-mentor-Waheeda/articleshow/4687931.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her father was Mohammed Abdur Rehman and her mother was Mumtaz Begum, and she was the youngest out of 4 daughters.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tqfzAgAAQBAJ&q=waheeda+rehman |title=Conversations with Waheeda Rehman |last=Kabir |first=Nasreen Munni |date=15 March 2015 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=9789351186427 |language=en}}</ref> As a child, she and her sisters were trained [[Bharatanatyam]] in [[Chennai]].<ref name="Waheeda">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110928174821/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-23/news-interviews/28202984_1_guru-dutt-rojulu-maraayi-waheeda-rehman Guru Dutt was my mentor: Waheeda]/</ref> She studied in St. Joseph's Convent in [[Visakhapatnam]] when her father was posted there in the then-[[Madras Presidency]]. Her father, who worked as a district commissioner, died in 1951 while she was in her early teens.<ref>[[#En|Gulzar, p. 22]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://waheedarehman1.blogspot.in/2015/08/interview-with-waheeda-rehman.html |title=Interview with Waheeda Rehman<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=6 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305233040/http://waheedarehman1.blogspot.in/2015/08/interview-with-waheeda-rehman.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live |date=5 August 2015}}</ref>


Rehman's dream was to become a doctor, but due to her family's circumstances emotionally and financially, alongside her mother's illness, she abandoned her goal. In order to help her family, she accepted movie offers that stemmed from her dancing abilities.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Waheeda+Rehman&pg=PT533 |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |last=Britannica |first=Encyclopedia |date=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=9788179910665 |language=en}}</ref> Rehman's first performance on stage as a dancer in earlier days was at [[Brahmapur, Odisha|Brahmapur's]] ''Ganjam Kala Parishad'' organised by her uncle Dr. Ferose Ali who was a famous doctor and social activist in Brahmapur.
Rehman's dream was to become a doctor, but due to her family's circumstances emotionally and financially, alongside her mother's illness, she abandoned her goal. In order to help her family, she accepted movie offers that stemmed from her dancing abilities.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Waheeda+Rehman&pg=PT533 |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |last=Britannica |first=Encyclopedia |date=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=9788179910665 |language=en}}</ref>


==Acting career==
==Acting career==


=== Beginnings and breakthrough ===
=== Beginnings and breakthrough ===
Rehman made her film debut with the 1955 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films ''[[Rojulu Maraayi]]'' and ''[[Jayasimha (1955 film)|Jayasimha]]''. For the former, she appeared as a dancer in an [[item number]]. In the year following, Rehman made a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film ''[[Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956 film)|Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum]]'' (1956). Based on the folktale [[Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]], it is the first Tamil film to be colourised.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Modern Theatres |url=https://archive.org/details/Alibabavum40Thirudargalum1956Songbook |title=Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum 1956 Songbook |date=14 January 1956}}</ref> In the mid-1950s, Rehman established a working relationship with [[Dev Anand]]. They had a number of successful films to their credit which include ''[[Solva Saal]]'' (1958); Suresh Kohli of ''[[The Hindu]]'' writes on her performance in ''Solva Saal'', "Though barely 20 then and only in her fourth Hindi release, Waheeda Rehman demonstrates her class: both in serious scenes demanding intensity and through sparkling, mischievous eye movements during lighter moments."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kohli |first=Suresh |date=30 August 2012 |title=Solva Saal (1958) |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/solva-saal-1958/article3839841.ece |access-date=7 August 2019 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Rehman made her film debut with the Tamil film ''[[Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956 film)|Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum]]'' as a dancer. However, the Telugu film ''[[Rojulu Marayi]]'' (1955) released prior to that; where she again performed to in a dance. The same year, she also played the lead role opposite [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in the film ''[[Jayasimha (1955 film)|Jayasimha]]''. Subsequently, her [[cameo appearance]] in ''Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum'' released in 1956. Based on the folktale ''[[Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]]'', it was the first Tamil film to be colourised.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Modern Theatres |url=https://archive.org/details/Alibabavum40Thirudargalum1956Songbook |title=Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum 1956 Songbook |date=14 January 1956}}</ref> In the mid-1950s, she established a working relationship with [[Dev Anand]] wherein they had a number of successful films to their credit which include ''[[Solva Saal]]'' (1958). Suresh Kohli of ''[[The Hindu]]'' writes on her performance in ''Solva Saal''; "Though barely 20 then and only in her fourth Hindi release, Rehman demonstrates her class: both in serious scenes demanding intensity and through sparkling, mischievous eye movements during lighter moments."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kohli |first=Suresh |date=30 August 2012 |title=Solva Saal (1958) |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/solva-saal-1958/article3839841.ece |access-date=7 August 2019 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


'''Collaborations with Guru Dutt'''[[File:Waheeda Rehman in Chaudhvin Ka Chand.jpg|thumb|224x224px|Rehman in ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]'' (1960)]]
====Collaborations with Guru Dutt====
Rehman's performances caught the eye of Hindi filmmaker [[Guru Dutt]], whom Rehman consider her mentor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/how-guru-dutt-discovered-legendary-actress-waheeda-rehman/vp-BBT9Ydq |title=How Guru Dutt Discovered Legendary Actress Waheeda Rehman |website=www.msn.com |access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> Dutt brought her to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (current-day Mumbai) and cast her as Kamini in the [[Bollywood|Hindi]] film [[C.I.D. (1956 film)|''C.I.D.'']] (1956). Because of actresses such as [[Madhubala]], [[Nargis]] and [[Meena Kumari]], Rehman was asked to use a stage name, reasoning that her name should be "something sexy" however she refused to do, and kept her birth name.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/was-a-stubborn-newcomer-in-industry-waheeda-rehman/articleshow/45980487.cms?from=mdr |title=Was a stubborn newcomer in industry: Waheeda Rehman |date=22 January 2015 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> Dutt would next cast her in her first lead role in ''[[Pyaasa]]'' (1957), where she portrayed a prostitute; the film was a commercial success, and it has been regarded by critics as one of the [[greatest films ever made]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 January 2010 |title=BoxOffice India.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=163&catName=MTk1Nw== |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102005739/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=163&catName=MTk1Nw== |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 January 2010 |access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=An |first=Gautam |date=27 November 2014 |title='Pyaasa' (1957) is an Eternal Classic. Here's Why. |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/pyaasa/ |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=The Cinemaholic |language=en-US}}</ref> Continued collaborations with Dutt include the [[noir film]] [[12 O'Clock (film)|''12 O'Clock'']] (1958)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfare recommends: Best Bollywood noir films of the ’50s |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-recommends-best-bollywood-noir-films-of-the-50s_-40059.html |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]'' (1959), both of which obtained critical praise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sood |first=Samira |date=16 May 2020 |title=Kaagaz Ke Phool is Guru Dutt's masterclass in filmmaking and heartbreak |url=https://theprint.in/features/kaagaz-ke-phool-is-guru-dutts-masterclass-in-filmmaking-and-heartbreak/421852/ |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> Rehman and Dutt's last collaboration was the drama film ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962), which starred Dutt, Meena Kumari, and Rehman herself in a supporting role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2018 |title=Raise a Glass for the Lady |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/raise-a-glass-for-the-lady-5092875/ |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The movie was a resounding success, being lauded by both Indian and international critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |date=1 June 2012 |title=The legend endures |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-legend-endures/article3476550.ece |access-date=7 August 2019 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This earned Rehman her first [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]] nomination in the category of [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366477.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708060818/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366477.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2012 |title=The Nominations - 1962- The 51st Filmfare Awards |date=8 July 2012 |website=archive.is |access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> meanwhile the film itself received nominations for the [[Golden Bear]] at the [[13th Berlin International Film Festival]] and won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2005 |title=Sahib bibi aur ghulam |journal=100 Bollywood Films |doi=10.5040/9781838710538.0089 |isbn=9781838710538 |last1=Alvi |first1=Abrar}}</ref> Dutt broke his collaboration with Rehman due to personal struggles, later dying in 1964.
[[File:Waheeda ji in Pyaasa.jpg|thumb|Waheeda in ''Pyaasa'' (1957)]]
Rehman's performances caught the eye of Hindi filmmaker [[Guru Dutt]], whom she considered her mentor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/how-guru-dutt-discovered-legendary-actress-waheeda-rehman/vp-BBT9Ydq |title=How Guru Dutt Discovered Legendary Actress Waheeda Rehman |website=www.msn.com |access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> Dutt brought her to [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (present-day Mumbai) and cast her as Kamini in the [[Crime film|crime thriller]] ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' (1956). Because of the trend set of the then popular actresses such as [[Madhubala]], [[Nargis]] and [[Meena Kumari]], Waheeda was asked to use a stage name, reasoning that her name should be "something sexy", which she refused and continued with her birth name.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/was-a-stubborn-newcomer-in-industry-waheeda-rehman/articleshow/45980487.cms?from=mdr |title=Was a stubborn newcomer in industry: Waheeda Rehman |date=22 January 2015 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> Dutt would next cast her in her first lead role in Hindi films in the [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] ''[[Pyaasa]]'' (1957), where she portrayed a prostitute. The film was a commercial success, and it has been regarded by critics as one of the greatest films ever made.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 January 2010 |title=BoxOffice India.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=163&catName=MTk1Nw== |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102005739/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=163&catName=MTk1Nw== |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 January 2010 |access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=An |first=Gautam |date=27 November 2014 |title='Pyaasa' (1957) is an Eternal Classic. Here's Why. |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/pyaasa/ |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=The Cinemaholic |language=en-US}}</ref> She continued collaborations with Dutt which include the [[noir film]] [[12 O'Clock (film)|''12 O'Clock'']] (1958),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfare recommends: Best Bollywood noir films of the '50s |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/filmfare-recommends-best-bollywood-noir-films-of-the-50s_-40059.html |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref> the romantic drama ''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]'' (1959), and the [[Muslim social]] film ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]'' (1960); all of which earned her critical praise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sood |first=Samira |date=16 May 2020 |title=Kaagaz Ke Phool is Guru Dutt's masterclass in filmmaking and heartbreak |url=https://theprint.in/features/kaagaz-ke-phool-is-guru-dutts-masterclass-in-filmmaking-and-heartbreak/421852/ |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> Rehman and Dutt's last collaboration was the romantic drama ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962), which starred Dutt, Kumari, and Rehman herself in a supporting role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2018 |title=Raise a Glass for the Lady |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/raise-a-glass-for-the-lady-5092875/ |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The film was a major success, being lauded by both Indian and international critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |date=1 June 2012 |title=The legend endures |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-legend-endures/article3476550.ece |access-date=7 August 2019 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This earned Rehman her first [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]] nomination in the category of [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366477.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708060818/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366477.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2012 |title=The Nominations – 1962– The 51st Filmfare Awards |date=8 July 2012 |website=archive.is |access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> meanwhile the film itself received nominations for the [[Golden Bear]] at the [[13th Berlin International Film Festival]] and won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2005 |title=Sahib bibi aur ghulam |journal=100 Bollywood Films |doi=10.5040/9781838710538.0089 |isbn=9781838710538 |last1=Alvi |first1=Abrar}}</ref>


=== Widespread Success ===
===Widespread success===
The actress next ventured into [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] film-making with [[Satyajit Ray]]'s film ''[[Abhijan]]'' (1962).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/conversations-with-waheeda-rehman-the-endearing-story-of-a-remarkable-actress-book-review-114040900414_1.html |title='Conversations With Waheeda Rehman' : The endearing story of a remarkable actress (Book Review) |last=IANS |date=9 April 2014 |work=Business Standard India |access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref> Following this, she played a murder suspect in ''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'' (1962), a girl embroiled in a sibling feud in [[Rakhi (1962 film)|''Rakhi'']] (1962) and an infertile woman in ''[[Ek Dil Sau Afsane]]'' (1963). As a leading lady, she was cast opposite of many familiar faces of Hindi Cinema; notably, this includes [[Sunil Dutt]] in ''[[Mujhe Jeene Do]]'' (1962), [[Nirupa Roy]] in ''[[Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya]]'' (1963) and [[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]] in the horror film ''[[Kohra (1964 film)|Kohraa]]'' (1964), the drama film [[Majboor (1964 film)|''Majboor'']] (1964), and the psychological-thriller ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'' (1962)—the latter becoming the [[List of Bollywood films of 1962|highest-grossing Hindi film of 1962]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Britannica |first=Encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Bees+saal+baad+hound+of+baskervilles |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |date=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |language=en}}</ref> At the end of 1964, Rehman became the third-highest paid actress in Bollywood, from 1959 to 1964.
The actress next ventured into [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] film-making with [[Satyajit Ray]]'s film ''[[Abhijan (1962 film)|Abhijan]]'' (1962).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/conversations-with-waheeda-rehman-the-endearing-story-of-a-remarkable-actress-book-review-114040900414_1.html |title='Conversations With Waheeda Rehman' : The endearing story of a remarkable actress (Book Review) |last=IANS |date=9 April 2014 |work=Business Standard India |access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref> Following this, she played a murder suspect in ''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'' (1962), a girl embroiled in a sibling feud in [[Rakhi (1962 film)|''Rakhi'']] (1962) and an infertile woman in ''[[Ek Dil Sau Afsane]]'' (1963). As a leading lady, she was cast opposite many familiar faces of Hindi Cinema; notably, this includes [[Sunil Dutt]] in ''[[Mujhe Jeene Do]]'' (1962), [[Nirupa Roy]] in ''[[Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya]]'' (1963) and [[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]] in the horror film ''[[Kohra (1964 film)|Kohraa]]'' (1964), the drama [[Majboor (1964 film)|''Majboor'']] (1964), and the psychological-thriller ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'' (1962)—the latter becoming the [[List of Bollywood films of 1962|highest-grossing Hindi film of 1962]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Britannica |first=Encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Bees+saal+baad+hound+of+baskervilles |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |date=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |language=en}}</ref> At the end of 1964, Rehman became the third-highest paid actress in Hindi films, from 1959 to 1964.
[[File:Nanda-Waheeda-Helen-Sadhana.jpg|thumb|186x186px|(L-R) [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]], Waheeda Rehman, [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] and [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]|left]]
[[File:Nanda-Waheeda-Helen-Sadhana.jpg|thumb|186x186px|(L-R) [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]], Waheeda Rehman, [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] and [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]|left]]


Rehman's peak continued when she was paired with other well-established superstars, namely [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Raj Kapoor]], and [[Rajesh Khanna]]. Among her most acclaimed films of late 1960s include ''[[Teesri Kasam]]'' (1966) which won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]], ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' (1967), [[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|''Neel Kamal'']] (1968) and [[Khamoshi (1970 film)|''Khamoshi'']] (1969). The last three films each earned Rehman consecutive nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Actress each, winning for ''Neel Kamal''.<ref name=":0" /> In her highly praised role in ''Khamoshi'' starring alongside Rajesh Khanna and [[Dharmendra]], she plays a nurse who goes mentally insane after falling in love with one of her patients, and eventually is sent to her own mental institution. Other commercial successes of this period were ''[[Patthar Ke Sanam]]'' (1967) and ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]'' (1968). At the end of the 1960s, Rehman ranked a new record amongst herself in becoming the second-paid actress in Bollywood, from 1964 to 1969. She states herself, "For ''Solva Saal'', my first film as a freelancer, I received ₹30,000. The highest I ever earned in my career was Rs. 7 [[lakh]] for a film."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Trisha |title=In her own name |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/in-her-own-name/article8223891.ece |access-date=8 August 2019 |website=@businessline |language=en}}</ref>
====''Guide'' (1965)====
[[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]'s [[magnum opus]], the 1965 romantic drama ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'' was an [[The Guide|adaptation of the same book]] written by [[R. K. Narayan]], published in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |title=rediff.com, Movies: Classics Revisited: Guide |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/apr/18dinesh.htm |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> Rehman starred as Rosie, a rebellious, strong-willed wife of an unfaithful [[archaeologist]]. She stated that the role proved difficult for her, particularly because it broke several film stereotypes at the time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2012 |title='Guide' was a challenge for me: Waheeda Rehman |language=en |website=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Guide-was-a-challenge-for-me-Waheeda-Rehman/articleshow/15091077.cms |access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref> ''Guide'' was a major commercial success, emerging as the [[List of Bollywood films of 1965|fifth-highest grossing Hindi film of 1965]], and it opened to widespread critical acclaim, with Rehman's performance receiving particular praise. Trisha Gupta of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' writing, "Rosie was triply unusual: a woman who walks out of an unhappy marriage, begins a romantic relationship with a man who isn't her husband, and simultaneously embarks on a successful career as a dancer. She would be an unusual Hindi film heroine even today..."<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2018 |title=60 years of RK Narayan's The Guide: A tale ahead of its time |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/60-years-of-rk-narayan-s-the-guide-a-tale-ahead-of-its-time/story-djxz0t5RZz6ZqK8ftXkcRK.html |access-date=8 August 2019 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and ranked her performance amongst Indian cinema's greatest. For her performance, Rehman won her first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]], and ''Guide'' went on to win the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]]. It became [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|India's official entry to the Oscars]], though it did not get nominated. It is now considered a [[cult following|cult classic]], and is considered Rehman's signature film performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Time Magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2022076_2022067_2022043,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030233038/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2022076_2022067_2022043,00.html |archive-date=30 October 2010 |website=Time: Guide (1965)}}</ref>


'''''Guide'' and ''Reshma Aur Shera'''''
====Continued success====
Rehman's peak continued when she was paired with other well-established superstars, namely [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Raj Kapoor]], and [[Rajesh Khanna]]. Among her most acclaimed films of the late 1960s include ''[[Teesri Kasam]]'' (1966), which won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]], ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' (1967), ''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]'' (1968) and ''[[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]]'' (1969). The last three films each earned Rehman consecutive nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress each, winning her second award for ''Neel Kamal''.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=The Winners – 1968 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366813.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710162530/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366813.cms |archive-date=10 July 2012}}</ref> In her highly praised role in ''Khamoshi'' starring alongside Rajesh Khanna and [[Dharmendra]], she plays a nurse who goes mentally insane after falling in love with one of her patients, and eventually is sent to her own mental institution. Other commercial successes of this period were ''[[Patthar Ke Sanam]]'' (1967) and ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]'' (1968). At the end of the 1960s, Rehman ranked a new record amongst herself in becoming the second-paid actress in Hindi films, from 1964 to 1969. She states herself, "For ''Solva Saal'', my first film as a freelancer, I received ₹30,000. The highest I ever earned in my career was Rs. 7 [[lakh]] for a film."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Trisha |title=In her own name |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/in-her-own-name/article8223891.ece |access-date=8 August 2019 |website=@businessline |date=12 February 2016 |language=en}}</ref>


[[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]]'s [[magnum opus]], the 1965 romantic drama ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'' was an [[The Guide|adaptation of the same book]] written by [[R. K. Narayan]], published in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |title=rediff.com, Movies: Classics Revisited: Guide |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/apr/18dinesh.htm |access-date=26 May 2021 |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> Rehman starred as Rosie, a rebellious, strong-willed wife of an unfaithful [[archaeologist]]. She stated that the role proved difficult for her, particularly because it went outside of film stereotypes at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Guide' was a challenge for me: Waheeda Rehman - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Guide-was-a-challenge-for-me-Waheeda-Rehman/articleshow/15091077.cms |access-date=8 August 2019 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> ''Guide'' was a commercial success, peaking as the [[List of Bollywood films of 1965|fifth-highest grossing Hindi film of 1965]], and it opened to high critical acclaim, with Rehman's performance receiving particular praise. Trisha Gupta of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' writing, "Rosie was triply unusual: a woman who walks out of an unhappy marriage, begins a romantic relationship with a man who isn’t her husband, and simultaneously embarks on a successful career as a dancer. She would be an unusual Hindi film heroine even today..."<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2018 |title=60 years of RK Narayan's The Guide: A tale ahead of its time |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/60-years-of-rk-narayan-s-the-guide-a-tale-ahead-of-its-time/story-djxz0t5RZz6ZqK8ftXkcRK.html |access-date=8 August 2019 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and ranked her performance amongst Bollywood's best. She won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]], and ''Guide'' went on to win the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]. It became [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|India's official entry to the Oscars]], though it did not get nominated. It has obtained a [[cult following]], and is considered Rehman's signature film performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Time Magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2022076_2022067_2022043,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030233038/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2022076_2022067_2022043,00.html |archive-date=30 October 2010 |website=Time: Guide (1965)}}</ref> For headlining the film ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]'' (1971), Rehman won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]], which is India's equivalent to the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. Rehman began experimenting with roles at this stage of career. She accepted ''Reshma Aur Shera'' in 1971 which received nominations for the [[Golden Bear]] at the [[22nd Berlin International Film Festival]] and garnered her praise from critics, however the film failed at the box office.
====''Reshma Aur Shera'' (1971)====
For headlining the film ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]'' (1971), Rehman won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]], which is India's equivalent to the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="masala">{{cite news |title=Amitabh Bachchan completes 52 years in Bollywood, here are his most underrated performances |url=https://www.masala.com/movies/amitabh-bachchan-completes-52-years-in-bollywood-here-are-his-most-underrated-performances-329953 |work=Masala.com |date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928040641/https://www.masala.com/movies/amitabh-bachchan-completes-52-years-in-bollywood-here-are-his-most-underrated-performances-329953 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Reshma Aur Shera'' was also nominated for the [[Golden Bear]] at the [[22nd Berlin International Film Festival]] and was selected as the Indian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Film]],<ref name="masala" /> however the film failed at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |title=When Sunil Dutt Decided To Reshoot This Film And Landed In Rs 60 Lakh Debt |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/when-sunil-dutt-decided-to-reshoot-this-film-and-landed-in-rs-60-lakh-debt-8012395.html |work=News18 |date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928042157/https://www.news18.com/movies/when-sunil-dutt-decided-to-reshoot-this-film-and-landed-in-rs-60-lakh-debt-8012395.html |archive-date=28 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>


=== Later roles and sporadic work ===
=== Later roles and sporadic work ===
Rehman accepted the offer to play a mother to [[Jaya Bhaduri]] in ''[[Phagun (1973 film)|Phagun]]'' (1973). In her new innings from the '70s, her successful films include ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]'' (1976), ''[[Trishul (film)|Trishul]]'' (1978), ''[[Jwalamukhi (1980 film)|Jwalamukhi]]'' (1980), [[Naseeb (1981 film)|''Naseeb'']] (1981), ''[[Namkeen]]'' and ''[[Dharam Kanta]]'' (1982), ''[[Namak Halaal]]'' (1982), ''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)|Coolie]]'' (1983), ''[[Mashaal]]'' (1984), ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) and ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991). ''Kabhi Kabhie'', ''Namkeen'', ''Chandni'' and ''Lamhe'' garnered her nominations for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. Film expert Rajesh Subramanian reported that [[Manmohan Desai]] had approached Rehman, on behalf of [[Shammi Kapoor]], during the making of ''Naseeb'' (1981). In the song "John Jani Janardhan", Shammi Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman make a grand-entry holding hands. Incidentally this was the first time the two stars appeared together on screen. After her appearance in ''Lamhe'' (1991), she announced a sabbatical.
Rehman began experimenting with roles at this stage of career. She accepted the offer to play a mother to [[Jaya Bhaduri]] in ''[[Phagun (1973 film)|Phagun]]'' (1973). In her new innings from the '70s, her successful films include ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]'' (1976), ''[[Trishul (film)|Trishul]]'' (1978), ''[[Jwalamukhi (1980 film)|Jwalamukhi]]'' (1980), [[Naseeb (1981 film)|''Naseeb'']] (1981), ''[[Namkeen]]'' (1982), ''[[Dharam Kanta]]'' (1982), ''[[Namak Halaal]]'' (1982), ''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)|Coolie]]'' (1983), ''[[Mashaal]]'' (1984), ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) and ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Waheeda Rehman |url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/waheeda-rehman |website=Cinemaazi |publisher=Indian Cine Heritage Foundation}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> ''Kabhi Kabhie'', ''Namkeen'', ''Chandni'' and ''Lamhe'' garnered her nominations for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. Film expert Rajesh Subramanian reported that [[Manmohan Desai]] had approached Rehman, on behalf of [[Shammi Kapoor]], during the making of ''Naseeb''. In the song "John Jani Janardhan", Kapoor and Rehman make a grand-entry holding hands. Incidentally, this was the first time the two stars appeared together on screen.<ref name=":1" /> After her appearance in ''Lamhe'' (1991), she announced a sabbatical from the film industry.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />


[[File:WaheedaRehman.jpg|thumb|Rehman in 2012|alt=|253x253px]]
[[File:WaheedaRehman.jpg|thumb|Rehman in 2012|alt=|253x253px]]
Initially, Rehman was supposed to play the role of her frequent co-star [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s mother in [[Karan Johar]]'s ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001). However, after having shot a few scenes, she dropped out of the film due to her husband's death in November 2000. Subsequently, her role then was then played by [[Achala Sachdev]]. In recent years, she has played motherly roles in ''[[Om Jai Jagadish]]'' (2002), ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]'' (2005), ''[[15 Park Avenue]]'' (2005), ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006) and ''[[Delhi 6]]'' (2009), all of which received critical acclaim. In 2011, she was honoured by the [[Government of India]] with the [[Padma Bhushan]], and in 2013 with the [[International Film Festival of India#Indian Film Personality of The Year|Cenetary Award for Indian Film Personality]] for her contribution to Indian Cinema. A biography has been written and published in 2014 about Rehman, entitled ''Conversations With Waheeda Rehman'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kabir |first=Nasreen Munni |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tqfzAgAAQBAJ |title=Conversations with Waheeda Rehman |date=15 March 2015 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=9789351186427 |language=en}}</ref> which consist of interviews collected by author and director [[Nasreen Munni Kabir]].
Initially, Rehman was supposed to play the role of her frequent co-star [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s mother in [[Karan Johar]]'s ensemble family drama ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001).<ref name=":1" /> However, after having shot a few scenes, she dropped out of the film due to her husband's death in November 2000; subsequently, her role was then played by [[Achala Sachdev]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=24 November 2000 |title=Waheeda Rehman opts out of Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham: : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/waheeda-rehman-opts-out-of-kabhi-khushi-kabhi-gham/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In recent years, she has played motherly roles in ''[[Om Jai Jagadish]]'' (2002), ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]'' (2005), ''[[15 Park Avenue]]'' (2005), ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006) and ''[[Delhi 6]]'' (2009), all of which earned her critical acclaim.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />
 
In 2011, she was honoured by the [[Government of India]] with the [[Padma Bhushan]], and in 2013 with the [[International Film Festival of India#Indian Film Personality of The Year|Cenetary Award for Indian Film Personality]] for her contribution to Indian Cinema. A biography has been written and published in 2014 about Rehman, entitled ''[[Conversations with Waheeda Rehman|Conversations With Waheeda Rehman]]'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kabir |first=Nasreen Munni |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tqfzAgAAQBAJ |title=Conversations with Waheeda Rehman |date=15 March 2015 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=9789351186427 |language=en}}</ref> which consist of interviews collected by author and director [[Nasreen Munni Kabir]].


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
In April 1974, Rehman married [[Shashi Rekhi]] (also known by his screen name Kamaljeet),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kamaljit Singh |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0436405/bio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211232848/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0436405/bio |archive-date=11 February 2017 |access-date=29 June 2018 |work=IMDB}}</ref> and both had worked together prior in the film ''[[Shagoon]]'' (1964). She has 2 children: Sohail Rekhi and Kashvi Rekhi, both of them are writers. After her marriage, she lived in a farmhouse in [[Bangalore]] but after the death of her husband on 21 November 2000, she moved back to her ocean-view bungalow in [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]], where she currently resides.
In April 1974, Waheeda married [[Shashi Rekhi]] (also known by his screen name Kamaljeet).<ref>{{cite web|title=Secrets: Unknown Husbands Of Bollywood|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/secrets-unknown-husbands-of-bollywood-actresses-277717-26.html|website=Indiatimes|date=9 March 2016 |publisher=Times Internet Limited|accessdate=11 March 2018}}</ref> They had worked together in the film ''[[Shagoon]]'' (1964). They had 1 son; Sohail and 1 daughter; Kashvi, both of whom are writers. After her marriage, they lived in a farmhouse in [[Bangalore]] but after Rekhi's death on 21 November 2000, Waheeda moved back to her sea-view bungalow in [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]], where she currently resides.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Waheeda Rehman's Son Has A Dream Wedding In Bhutan|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/waheeda-rehman-son-wedding-bhutan-asha-parekh-helen-bhawana-somaaya|website=The Quint|date=15 June 2016 |accessdate=11 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mirror on a Full Moon|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/mirror-on-a-full-moon/290301|website=Outlook India|accessdate=11 March 2018}}</ref>
 
She is private about her life and seldom speaks about it, as said in an interview at the launch of ''[[Conversations with Waheeda Rehman]]'': "I don't want to get into it. My private life should remain private. It is nobody's business. I know we are public figures, so when I fight with my husband, do you want to know about it?"<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2014 |title=My private life nobody's business: Waheeda Rehman on relationship with Guru Dutt |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/my-private-life-nobodys-business-waheeda-rehman-on-relationship-with-guru-dutt/ |access-date=6 August 2019 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN}}</ref>
 
== Reception and legacy ==
[[File:Vaheeda_Rahman.jpg|thumb|Rehman at an event in 2010]]


Rehman is private about her life and seldom speaks about it, as said in an interview at the launch of ''[[Conversations with Waheeda Rehman]]'': "I don’t want to get into it. My private life should remain private. It is nobody’s business. I know we are public figures, so when I fight with my husband, do you want to know about it?"<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2014 |title=My private life nobody's business: Waheeda Rehman on relationship with Guru Dutt |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/my-private-life-nobodys-business-waheeda-rehman-on-relationship-with-guru-dutt/ |access-date=6 August 2019 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN}}</ref>
Rehman is regarded as one of the greatest actors of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Top heroines of Bollywood |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/16 |url-status=live |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/16 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> ''[[Rediff.com]]'' placed her in their "Bollywood's Best Actresses of all time" list.<ref name="ever">{{cite web |author=Sen, Raja |work=Rediff.com |title=Bollywood's best actresses. Ever |date=6 March 2007 |url=http://specials.rediff.com/women07/2007/mar/06wslid6.htm |access-date=13 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309122104/http://specials.rediff.com/women07/2007/mar/06wslid6.htm |archive-date=9 March 2007}}</ref> In 2022, she was placed in ''[[Outlook India]]''{{'}}s "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=75 Bollywood Actresses Who Ruled The Silver Screen With Grace, Beauty And Talent |work=Outlook India |access-date=16 August 2022 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the highest paid actress of mid- to late 1960s and early 1970s, Rehman appeared in ''[[Box Office India]]''{{'}}s "Top Actresses" list in 1967 and 1968.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Actresses |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104144753/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=4 January 2012 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=Box Office India}}</ref> Rehman was placed 3rd in ''Rediff.com''{{'}}s "Best Bollywood Debut Ever" list, for her film ''CID''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Best Bollywood Debutants Ever |work=Rediff.com |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/24sd8-best-actresses-ever.htm |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/24sd8-best-actresses-ever.htm |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> In 2011, they listed her as the fifth-greatest actress of all-time after [[Nargis]], [[Smita Patil]], [[Nutan]] and [[Meena Kumari]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers Choice: The Greatest Actresses of all time |work=Rediff.com |author=Sen, Raja |access-date=22 September 2011 |date=29 June 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-greatest-actresses-of-all-time/20110629.htm}}</ref> In 2012, Rehman was placed 9th by ''[[NDTV]]'' in its "The Most Popular Actress of All Time" list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488684.html |title=Most popular actresses of all time |date=12 June 2012 |work=Yahoo! India Movies |access-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615214012/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488684.html |archive-date=15 June 2012}}</ref> ''[[Filmfare]]'' included Rehman's performances in ''Guide'' in its list of Bollywood's "80 Iconic Performances".<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://tanqeed.com/filmfare-top-80-iconic-performances-old-article-2010/ |title=80 Iconic Performances |journal=Filmfare Via Tanqeed.com |date=4 June 2010 |access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref> Rehman was also placed in ''[[Times of India]]''{{'}}s "50 Beautiful Faces" list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photos – 50 Beautiful Faces: 100 years of Indian Cinema |work=Times of India |accessdate=25 November 2021 |url=https://m.photos.timesofindia.com/movies/100-yrs-of-indian-cinema/50-beautiful-faces-100-years-of-indian-cinema/morphshow/19712979.cms}}</ref>


==Works and accolades==
Devesh Sharma of ''[[Filmfare]]'' termed her "dusky danseuse".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Timeless classic: Waheeda Rehman |work=Filmfare |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/timeless-classic-waheeda-rehman-4648.amp |url-status=live |access-date=12 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.filmfare.com/features/timeless-classic-waheeda-rehman-4648.amp |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Arushi Bhaskar of ''[[Indian Express]]'' said, "Waheeda Rehman has a rich filmography to her name that reflects the changing ethos of Indian cinema as well as her own talents."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Neel Kamal, a rare Waheeda Rehman film that gloriously fails the test of time |work=Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neel-kamal-that-rare-waheeda-rehman-film-that-gloriously-fails-the-test-of-time-8422285/lite/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neel-kamal-that-rare-waheeda-rehman-film-that-gloriously-fails-the-test-of-time-8422285/lite/ |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Sharla Bazliel of ''[[India Today]]'' noted, "Her name means "the unique one" and few actors have had a career, and life, quite like Waheeda Rehman."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Waheeda Rehman: A life wonderful |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india-today-insight/story/total-recall-2014-waheeda-rehman-a-life-wonderful-2397522-2023-06-24 |url-status=live |access-date=26 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india-today-insight/story/total-recall-2014-waheeda-rehman-a-life-wonderful-2397522-2023-06-24 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Mukul Kesavan of ''[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]'' talked about her work with Guru Dutt and said, "Waheeda Rehman is Hindi cinema's greatest actor but it is a mistake to make that claim, as often happens, on the basis of her work in Guru Dutt's films. Guru Dutt sprinkled her with stardust; as an actor, she made herself."<ref>{{Cite news |title=AN ACTOR OF GENIUS – Waheeda Rehman's best work came after the Guru Dutt phase |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/an-actor-of-genius-waheeda-rehman-s-best-work-came-after-the-guru-dutt-phase/cid/404906 |url-status=live |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/an-actor-of-genius-waheeda-rehman-s-best-work-came-after-the-guru-dutt-phase/cid/404906 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Dinesh Raheja of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' noted, "Rehman's simple beauty and refreshingly natural style of acting gave her an edge over the carefully-lacquered bouffant brigade of the 1960s."<ref>{{Cite news |title=The simple, understated beauty of Waheeda Rehman |work=Rediff.com |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/mar/11dinesh.htm |url-status=live |access-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/mar/11dinesh.htm |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Waheeda Rehman’s journey from Ganjam to stardom |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2023/sep/28/waheeda-rehmans-journey-from-ganjam-to-stardom-2618963.html |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>


=== Filmography ===
== Filmography ==
{{Main|Waheeda Rehman filmography}}
{{Main|Waheeda Rehman filmography}}


=== Awards and nominations ===
== Awards and honours ==
[[File:Smt. Waheeda Rehman, Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee at 69th National Film Awards.jpg|thumb|right|[[Droupadi Murmu|President Murmu]] presenting the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] to Ms. Rehman at the [[69th National Film Awards]] on 17 October 2023.]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of awards and nominations received by Waheeda Rehman
!Year !!Film !!Award !!Category !!Result !!Ref.
!Year
!Film
!Award
!Category
!Result
|-
|-
|1962
|1962
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nominations – 1962 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366477.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708060818/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366477.cms |archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1965
| rowspan="2" |1965
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=The Winners – 1966 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366585.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708000553/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366585.cms |archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Chicago International Film Festival]]
|[[Chicago International Film Festival]]
|[[Chicago International Film Festival|Best Actress]]
|[[Chicago International Film Festival|Best Actress]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web| title=Chicago International Film Festival Awards| url=https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/about-us/mission-history/| work=The Chicago International Film Festival| access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1966
|1966
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|[[BFJA Awards for Best Actress (Hindi)|Best Actress (Hindi)]]
|[[BFJA Awards for Best Actress (Hindi)|Best Actress (Hindi)]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080506034230/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196932.htm 32nd Annual BFJA Awards]</ref>
|-
|-
|1967
|1967
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| rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nominations – 1967 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366594.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029231245/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366594.cms |archive-date=29 October 2007}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1968
|1968
|''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]''
|''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]''
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|-
|1970
|1970
|''[[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]]''
|''[[Khamoshi (1970 film)|Khamoshi]]''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nominations – 1970 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366830.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040323041919/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366830.cms |archive-date=23 March 2004}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1971
|1971
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|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 2008 |title=Reshma Aur Shera 1971 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Reshma-Aur-Shera-1971/article15391878.ece |access-date=31 December 2018 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1976
|1976
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| rowspan="4" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nominations – 1976 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366919.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710105030/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366919.cms |archive-date=10 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1982
|1982
|''[[Namkeen]]''
|''[[Namkeen]]''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nominations – 1982 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367120.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708001712/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367120.cms |archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1989
|1989
|''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]''
|''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|-
|1991
|1991
|''[[Lamhe]]''
|''[[Lamhe]]''
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nominations – 1991 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368596.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710182858/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368596.cms |archive-date=10 July 2012}}</ref>
|}
|}
'''Awards references:'''<ref>{{cite news |title=The Winners – 1966 |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366585.cms |publisher=Filmfare Awards |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708000553/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366585.cms |archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080506034230/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196932.htm 32nd Annual BFJA Awards]</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=The Winners – 1968 |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366813.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710162530/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366813.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2012 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |access-date=15 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Reshma-Aur-Shera-1971/article15391878.ece |title=Reshma Aur Shera 1971 |date=25 October 2008 |work=The Hindu |access-date=31 December 2018 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366477.cms |title=The Nominations – 1962 |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708060818/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366477.cms |archive-date=8 July 2012 |publisher=Filmfare Awards}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366594.cms |title=The Nominations – 1967 |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029231245/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366594.cms |archive-date=29 October 2007 |publisher=Filmfare Awards}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Nominations – 1970 |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366830.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040323041919/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366830.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 March 2004 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |access-date=15 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366919.cms |title=The Nominations – 1976 |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710105030/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366919.cms |archive-date=10 July 2012 |publisher=Filmfare Awards}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367120.cms |title=The Nominations – 1982 |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708001712/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/367120.cms |archive-date=8 July 2012 |publisher=Filmfare Awards}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368596.cms |title=The Nominations – 1991 |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710182858/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368596.cms |archive-date=10 July 2012 |publisher=Filmfare Awards}}</ref>


=== Honours ===
=== Honours ===
*[[Padma Shri]] in 1972  
*[[Padma Shri]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)|url= http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220252/http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf|archivedate=14 September 2017|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=21 May 2014|accessdate=22 March 2016|pages=37–72}}</ref>
*[[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 1994
*[[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lifetime Achievement (Popular) |publisher=Filmfare Awards |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33782146 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212082935/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33782146 |archive-date=12 February 2008}}</ref>
*[[IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2001
*[[IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2001/ |title=IIFA Through the Years – IIFA 2001: South Africa |website=International Indian Film Academy Awards |access-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925131700/http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2001/ |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref>
*In October 2004, a Waheeda Rehman film-retrospective was held at the Seattle Art Museum and the [[University of Washington]] where Rehman participated in spirited-panel-and-audience discussions on her most memorable films; ''[[Pyaasa]]'', ''[[Teesri Kasam]]'' and ''[[Guide(film)|Guide]].''
*[[NTR National Award]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=N.T.R. NATIONAL FILM AWARDEES|url=https://www.apsftvtdc.in/ntr-national-film-award.html|access-date=3 January 2021|website=APSFTVTDC}}</ref>  
*[[NTR National Award]] in 2006
*[[Padma Bhushan]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brajesh Mishra, Azim Premji, Montek in list of 128 Padma awardees |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Brajesh-Mishra-Azim-Premji-Montek-in-list-of-128-Padma-awardees/articleshow/7361816.cms |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716120734/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Brajesh-Mishra-Azim-Premji-Montek-in-list-of-128-Padma-awardees/articleshow/7361816.cms |archive-date=16 July 2012}}</ref>
*[[Padma Bhushan]] in 2011
*Rashtriya Kishore Kumar Samman from the Government of [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2020 |title=Waheeda Rehman conferred with Kishore Kumar Award |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/waheeda-rehman-conferred-with-kishore-kumar-award-6250909/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
*Rashtriya Kishore Kumar Samman from the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2020
*[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]: India's highest award for cinematic excellence for the year 2021, awarded in 2023 at the [[69th National Film Awards]].<ref name="Waheeda Rehman honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for contributions to Indian cinema, expemplifying ‘strength of Bharatiya Nari’">{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |title=Waheeda Rehman honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for contributions to Indian cinema, expemplifying 'strength of Bharatiya Nari' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/waheeda-rehman-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-for-contributions-to-indian-cinema-expemplifying-strength-of-bharatiya-nari-8956704/ |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926093107/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/waheeda-rehman-honoured-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-for-contributions-to-indian-cinema-expemplifying-strength-of-bharatiya-nari-8956704/ |archive-date=26 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Honours references:'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Lifetime Achievement (Popular) |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33782146 |publisher=Filmfare Awards |access-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212082935/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33782146 |archive-date=12 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Brajesh Mishra, Azim Premji, Montek in list of 128 Padma awardees |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Brajesh-Mishra-Azim-Premji-Montek-in-list-of-128-Padma-awardees/articleshow/7361816.cms |url-status=live |access-date=26 January 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716120734/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Brajesh-Mishra-Azim-Premji-Montek-in-list-of-128-Padma-awardees/articleshow/7361816.cms |archive-date=16 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-04 |title=Waheeda Rehman conferred with Kishore Kumar Award |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/waheeda-rehman-conferred-with-kishore-kumar-award-6250909/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Further reading ==
 
* {{Cite book |last=Kabir |first=Nasreen Munni |title=[[Conversations with Waheeda Rehman]] |publisher=[[Penguin India]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-06-70086-92-4 |author-link=Nasreen Munni Kabir}}


==References==
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* {{cite book |title=[[Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema]] |last1=Gulzar |last2=Nihalani |first2=Govind |last3=Chatterjee |first3=Saibal |author-link1=Gulzar |author-link2=Govind Nihalani |author-link3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] |year=2003 |isbn=81-7991-066-0 |ref=En}}
* {{cite book |title=[[Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema]] |last1=Gulzar |last2=Nihalani |first2=Govind |last3=Chatterjee |first3=Saibal |author-link1=Gulzar |author-link2=Govind Nihalani |author-link3=Saibal Chatterjee |publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] |year=2003 |isbn=81-7991-066-0 |ref=En}}
== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book |last=Kabir |first=Nasreen Munni |title=[[Conversations with Waheeda Rehman]] |publisher=[[Penguin India]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-06-70086-92-4 |author-link=Nasreen Munni Kabir}}


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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928174821/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-23/news-interviews/28202984_1_guru-dutt-rojulu-maraayi-waheeda-rehman Waheeda Rehman Interview]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061210124307/http://www.geocities.com/chchamuk_chchaili/WaheedaRehman.html?1092378902750 A Film Retrospective in Seattle. October 2004]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061210124307/http://www.geocities.com/chchamuk_chchaili/WaheedaRehman.html?1092378902750 A Film Retrospective in Seattle. October 2004]
* [http://www.tunesdiary.com/playlist/120 Popular Waheeda Rehman songs]{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3694350.ece Queen of Hearts] interview with Rehman published in ''[[The Hindu]]''
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3694350.ece Queen of Hearts] an interview with Rehman published in ''The Hindu''


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Waheeda Rehman
Rehman in 2019
Born (1938-02-03) 3 February 1938 (age 88)
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1955–1991
  • 2002–present
Works
Full list
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1974; died 2000)
Children2
Honours

Waheeda Rehman (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian actress. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished actresses, she has worked in more than 90 feature films, in a career spanning over five decades. Her accolades include a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She was honoured with India's civilian awards; the Padma Shri in 1972 and the Padma Bhushan in 2011.[1][2] In 2021, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema.[3][4]

Rehman made her acting debut with the Telugu film Rojulu Marayi (1955). She rose to prominence by her collaborations with Hindi filmmaker Guru Dutt in the dramas Pyaasa (1957), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962). She had success with the romantic drama Guide (1965), for which she won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She won the award again for her performance in the romantic thriller Neel Kamal (1968), and additionally earned nominations for her roles in the comedy Ram Aur Shyam (1967) and the drama Khamoshi (1970). For portraying a clanswoman in the crime drama Reshma Aur Shera (1971), she won the National Film Award for Best Actress.

Since the 1970s, Rehman has worked primarily in supporting roles, appearing in Yash Chopra's romantic dramas Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Chandni (1989) and Lamhe (1991), and action films Trishul (1978) and Mashaal (1984). Other notable supporting roles were in the 1982 films Namkeen and Namak Halaal. In 1994, she was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. Following a hiatus, she has worked intermittently, appearing in the social dramas Water (2005), Rang De Basanti (2006) and Delhi 6 (2009).

Apart from her acting career, Rehman is a philanthropist. She is an advocate for education and is an ambassador for RangDe, an organisation combating poverty in India.[5] Template:Toc limit

Early life

Waheeda Rehman was born on 3 February 1938[6][7][8] to a Deccani Muslim family in Chengalpet of present-day Tamil Nadu, India. It is a common misconception that Rehman was born in Hyderabad instead of Tamil Nadu.[9] Her father was Mohammed Abdur Rehman and her mother was Mumtaz Begum, and she was the youngest out of 4 daughters.[10] As a child, she and her sisters were trained Bharatanatyam in Chennai.[11] She studied in St. Joseph's Convent in Visakhapatnam when her father was posted there in the then-Madras Presidency. Her father, who worked as a district commissioner, died in 1951 while she was in her early teens.[12][13]

Rehman's dream was to become a doctor, but due to her family's circumstances emotionally and financially, alongside her mother's illness, she abandoned her goal. In order to help her family, she accepted movie offers that stemmed from her dancing abilities.[14]

Acting career

Beginnings and breakthrough

Rehman made her film debut with the Tamil film Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum as a dancer. However, the Telugu film Rojulu Marayi (1955) released prior to that; where she again performed to in a dance. The same year, she also played the lead role opposite N. T. Rama Rao in the film Jayasimha. Subsequently, her cameo appearance in Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum released in 1956. Based on the folktale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, it was the first Tamil film to be colourised.[15] In the mid-1950s, she established a working relationship with Dev Anand wherein they had a number of successful films to their credit which include Solva Saal (1958). Suresh Kohli of The Hindu writes on her performance in Solva Saal; "Though barely 20 then and only in her fourth Hindi release, Rehman demonstrates her class: both in serious scenes demanding intensity and through sparkling, mischievous eye movements during lighter moments."[16]

Collaborations with Guru Dutt

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Waheeda in Pyaasa (1957)

Rehman's performances caught the eye of Hindi filmmaker Guru Dutt, whom she considered her mentor.[17] Dutt brought her to Bombay (present-day Mumbai) and cast her as Kamini in the crime thriller C.I.D. (1956). Because of the trend set of the then popular actresses such as Madhubala, Nargis and Meena Kumari, Waheeda was asked to use a stage name, reasoning that her name should be "something sexy", which she refused and continued with her birth name.[18] Dutt would next cast her in her first lead role in Hindi films in the drama Pyaasa (1957), where she portrayed a prostitute. The film was a commercial success, and it has been regarded by critics as one of the greatest films ever made.[19][20] She continued collaborations with Dutt which include the noir film 12 O'Clock (1958),[21] the romantic drama Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), and the Muslim social film Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960); all of which earned her critical praise.[22] Rehman and Dutt's last collaboration was the romantic drama Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), which starred Dutt, Kumari, and Rehman herself in a supporting role.[23] The film was a major success, being lauded by both Indian and international critics.[24] This earned Rehman her first Filmfare nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress,[25] meanwhile the film itself received nominations for the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival and won the Filmfare Award for Best Film.[26]

Widespread success

The actress next ventured into Bengali film-making with Satyajit Ray's film Abhijan (1962).[27] Following this, she played a murder suspect in Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962), a girl embroiled in a sibling feud in Rakhi (1962) and an infertile woman in Ek Dil Sau Afsane (1963). As a leading lady, she was cast opposite many familiar faces of Hindi Cinema; notably, this includes Sunil Dutt in Mujhe Jeene Do (1962), Nirupa Roy in Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya (1963) and Biswajit in the horror film Kohraa (1964), the drama Majboor (1964), and the psychological-thriller Bees Saal Baad (1962)—the latter becoming the highest-grossing Hindi film of 1962.[28] At the end of 1964, Rehman became the third-highest paid actress in Hindi films, from 1959 to 1964.

(L-R) Nanda, Waheeda Rehman, Helen and Sadhana

Guide (1965)

Vijay Anand's magnum opus, the 1965 romantic drama Guide was an adaptation of the same book written by R. K. Narayan, published in 1958.[29] Rehman starred as Rosie, a rebellious, strong-willed wife of an unfaithful archaeologist. She stated that the role proved difficult for her, particularly because it broke several film stereotypes at the time.[30] Guide was a major commercial success, emerging as the fifth-highest grossing Hindi film of 1965, and it opened to widespread critical acclaim, with Rehman's performance receiving particular praise. Trisha Gupta of Hindustan Times writing, "Rosie was triply unusual: a woman who walks out of an unhappy marriage, begins a romantic relationship with a man who isn't her husband, and simultaneously embarks on a successful career as a dancer. She would be an unusual Hindi film heroine even today..."[31] and ranked her performance amongst Indian cinema's greatest. For her performance, Rehman won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress, and Guide went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Film. It became India's official entry to the Oscars, though it did not get nominated. It is now considered a cult classic, and is considered Rehman's signature film performance.[32]

Continued success

Rehman's peak continued when she was paired with other well-established superstars, namely Dilip Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Raj Kapoor, and Rajesh Khanna. Among her most acclaimed films of the late 1960s include Teesri Kasam (1966), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Ram Aur Shyam (1967), Neel Kamal (1968) and Khamoshi (1969). The last three films each earned Rehman consecutive nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress each, winning her second award for Neel Kamal.[33] In her highly praised role in Khamoshi starring alongside Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra, she plays a nurse who goes mentally insane after falling in love with one of her patients, and eventually is sent to her own mental institution. Other commercial successes of this period were Patthar Ke Sanam (1967) and Aadmi (1968). At the end of the 1960s, Rehman ranked a new record amongst herself in becoming the second-paid actress in Hindi films, from 1964 to 1969. She states herself, "For Solva Saal, my first film as a freelancer, I received ₹30,000. The highest I ever earned in my career was Rs. 7 lakh for a film."[34]

Reshma Aur Shera (1971)

For headlining the film Reshma Aur Shera (1971), Rehman won the National Film Award for Best Actress, which is India's equivalent to the Academy Award for Best Actress.[35] Reshma Aur Shera was also nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival and was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film,[35] however the film failed at the box office.[36]

Later roles and sporadic work

Rehman began experimenting with roles at this stage of career. She accepted the offer to play a mother to Jaya Bhaduri in Phagun (1973). In her new innings from the '70s, her successful films include Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Trishul (1978), Jwalamukhi (1980), Naseeb (1981), Namkeen (1982), Dharam Kanta (1982), Namak Halaal (1982), Coolie (1983), Mashaal (1984), Chandni (1989) and Lamhe (1991).[37][10] Kabhi Kabhie, Namkeen, Chandni and Lamhe garnered her nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Film expert Rajesh Subramanian reported that Manmohan Desai had approached Rehman, on behalf of Shammi Kapoor, during the making of Naseeb. In the song "John Jani Janardhan", Kapoor and Rehman make a grand-entry holding hands. Incidentally, this was the first time the two stars appeared together on screen.[10] After her appearance in Lamhe (1991), she announced a sabbatical from the film industry.[37][10]

Rehman in 2012

Initially, Rehman was supposed to play the role of her frequent co-star Amitabh Bachchan's mother in Karan Johar's ensemble family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).[10] However, after having shot a few scenes, she dropped out of the film due to her husband's death in November 2000; subsequently, her role was then played by Achala Sachdev.[38] In recent years, she has played motherly roles in Om Jai Jagadish (2002), Water (2005), 15 Park Avenue (2005), Rang De Basanti (2006) and Delhi 6 (2009), all of which earned her critical acclaim.[37][10]

In 2011, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Bhushan, and in 2013 with the Cenetary Award for Indian Film Personality for her contribution to Indian Cinema. A biography has been written and published in 2014 about Rehman, entitled Conversations With Waheeda Rehman,[39] which consist of interviews collected by author and director Nasreen Munni Kabir.

Personal life

In April 1974, Waheeda married Shashi Rekhi (also known by his screen name Kamaljeet).[40] They had worked together in the film Shagoon (1964). They had 1 son; Sohail and 1 daughter; Kashvi, both of whom are writers. After her marriage, they lived in a farmhouse in Bangalore but after Rekhi's death on 21 November 2000, Waheeda moved back to her sea-view bungalow in Bandra, Mumbai, where she currently resides.[41][42]

She is private about her life and seldom speaks about it, as said in an interview at the launch of Conversations with Waheeda Rehman: "I don't want to get into it. My private life should remain private. It is nobody's business. I know we are public figures, so when I fight with my husband, do you want to know about it?"[43]

Reception and legacy

Rehman at an event in 2010

Rehman is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema.[44] Rediff.com placed her in their "Bollywood's Best Actresses of all time" list.[45] In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India's "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.[46] One of the highest paid actress of mid- to late 1960s and early 1970s, Rehman appeared in Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list in 1967 and 1968.[47] Rehman was placed 3rd in Rediff.com's "Best Bollywood Debut Ever" list, for her film CID.[48] In 2011, they listed her as the fifth-greatest actress of all-time after Nargis, Smita Patil, Nutan and Meena Kumari.[49] In 2012, Rehman was placed 9th by NDTV in its "The Most Popular Actress of All Time" list.[50] Filmfare included Rehman's performances in Guide in its list of Bollywood's "80 Iconic Performances".[51] Rehman was also placed in Times of India's "50 Beautiful Faces" list.[52]

Devesh Sharma of Filmfare termed her "dusky danseuse".[53] Arushi Bhaskar of Indian Express said, "Waheeda Rehman has a rich filmography to her name that reflects the changing ethos of Indian cinema as well as her own talents."[54] Sharla Bazliel of India Today noted, "Her name means "the unique one" and few actors have had a career, and life, quite like Waheeda Rehman."[55] Mukul Kesavan of The Telegraph talked about her work with Guru Dutt and said, "Waheeda Rehman is Hindi cinema's greatest actor but it is a mistake to make that claim, as often happens, on the basis of her work in Guru Dutt's films. Guru Dutt sprinkled her with stardust; as an actor, she made herself."[56] Dinesh Raheja of Rediff.com noted, "Rehman's simple beauty and refreshingly natural style of acting gave her an edge over the carefully-lacquered bouffant brigade of the 1960s."[57][58]

Filmography

Awards and honours

President Murmu presenting the Dadasaheb Phalke Award to Ms. Rehman at the 69th National Film Awards on 17 October 2023.
Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
1962 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [59]
1965 Guide Best Actress Won [60]
Chicago International Film Festival Best Actress Won [61]
1966 Teesri Kasam BFJA Awards Best Actress (Hindi) Won [62]
1967 Ram Aur Shyam Filmfare Awards Best Actress Nominated [63]
1968 Neel Kamal Won [33]
1970 Khamoshi Nominated [64]
1971 Reshma Aur Shera National Film Awards Best Actress Won [65]
1976 Kabhi Kabhie Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [66]
1982 Namkeen Nominated [67]
1989 Chandni Nominated
1991 Lamhe Nominated [68]

Honours

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