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{{Short description|Indian actress}} | |||
{{other uses|Shakila (disambiguation)}} | {{other uses|Shakila (disambiguation)}} | ||
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} | {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Shakila | | name = Shakila | ||
| image = Shakila | | image = Shakila Actress.jpg | ||
| image caption = | | image caption = | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = Badshah Begum | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|1|1|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1935|1|1|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Afghanistan]] | | birth_place = [[Kingdom of Afghanistan]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|9|20|1935|1|1|df=y}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|9|20|1935|1|1|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | | death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | ||
| resting_place = | | resting_place = | ||
| occupation = Actress | | occupation = Actress | ||
| years_active = 1949–1963 | | years_active = 1949–1963 | ||
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'''Shakila''' (1 January 1935 – 20 September 2017) was an Indian actress, best known for her roles in [[Guru Dutt]]'s films | '''Shakila''' (born '''Badshah Begum'''; 1 January 1935 – 20 September 2017) was an Indian actress, best known for her roles in [[Guru Dutt]]'s films, ''[[Aar Paar]]'' (1954) and ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' (1956).<ref>{{cite web |title=Babuji Dheere Chalna actress Shakila dies of cardiac arrest |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/shakila-aar-paar-actress-dies-1049290-2017-09-21 |website=India Today |access-date=22 September 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shakila, the star of 'Aar Paar' and 'CID' dies at the age of 82 |url=https://scroll.in/reel/851354/shakila-the-star-of-aar-paar-and-cid-dies-at-the-age-of-82 |website=Scroll.in |access-date=22 September 2024 }}</ref> | ||
== | ==Family== | ||
Shakila married Y. M. Elias in 1963. Her sister Noor (short for Noorjehan), married [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehinduretailplus.com/thehindu/fr/2003/08/01/stories/2003080101240300.htm |title=Johnny Walker... signing off on a high |work=The Hindu |date=1 August 2003 |access-date=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231024806/http://www.thehinduretailplus.com/thehindu/fr/2003/08/01/stories/2003080101240300.htm |archivedate=31 December 2013}}</ref> and their son is actor [[Nasirr Khan]]. Her other sister, Nasreen, also married and became a housewife. | |||
She quit the film industry and moved to London with her husband. After her marriage ended, she came back to Mumbai and remarried an [[Afghans|Afghan]] man who was the Consul General in India. They had a daughter Meenaz together, and they went to live abroad. In 1991, she suffered a terrible blow when their daughter jumped to her death. She then moved back to Mumbai and stayed close to her sisters and friends. She declined all film and television offers and refused to make an acting comeback, since she wanted fans to remember her as a young, beautiful heroine. She died of a massive heart attack at the age of 82 on 20 September 2017 in Mumbai, India. She is buried at Mahim cemetery in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]. | |||
== Career == | |||
Shakila's aunt was fond of movies and took the sisters to movie showings. Their family was on friendly terms with Kardar and Mehboob Khan. In fact, it was Kardar who offered her the chance to act in Dastaan (1949). She took the name Shakila and made her debut as a child artiste in the film, which starred [[Suraiya]]. She quickly acted in another film with Suraiya titled Duniya (1949). After working in secondary roles including in Gumasta (1951), Sindbad the Sailor (1952), Rajrani Damyanti (1952), Aagosh (1953), Shahenshah (1953), Raj Mahal (1953), Armaan (1953), people finally noticed her in Guru Dutt's Aar-Paar (1954). In it, she played the other woman in Guru Dutt's life, the cabaret dancer, who is disdained by society and is a complex and embittered person. Aar-Paar was a superhit film and its best songs were picturized on Shakila. Her sister Noor also appeared in the film. | |||
Dutt was impressed with Shakila's performance to repeat her in Raj Khosla's C.I.D. (1956), but she was eclipsed by Dutt's protégé Waheeda Rehman who made her debut in that film. Shakila's aunt was managing her career and she didn't want Shakila to be typecast in fantasy films, so she quoted a large sum of Rs. 10000 for Alibaba and Forty Thieves (1954) thinking it would dissuade the producer from casting her, but he agreed and she acted in the film. It became a hit. As a consequence, Shakila was reduced to B-grade mythological and fantasy films and she earned the title "Arbi Chehra" (Arabian Princess). She acted in Lalpari (1954), Veer Rajputani (1955), Roop Kumari (1956), Agra Road (1957), and Al-Hilal (1958). She played an ethereal fairy in "Hatim Tai" (1956), which is an A-grade colour hit film, based on an Arabian Nights tale. She created some stir in 1957, when her film opposite Kishore Kumar, [[Begunah]], was banned after 10 days of its release. The film was a copy of Hollywood's [[Knock on Wood (film)|Knock on Wood]] (1954) starring Danny Kaye and the producers of that film went to court and won the case to stop the screening of ''Begunah''. As a consequence, all the negatives of this film were destroyed. In 1958, she starred opposite Sunil Dutt in suspense/thriller Post Box. 999. In the latter part of her career, Shakti Samanta cast her in China Town (1962) opposite Shammi Kapoor, and the film's songs became a rage. | |||
She | |||
During the course of her fourteen-year career, she appeared in more than 50 films with well-known actors and directors. | |||
== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em| | {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| | ||
# ''Duniya'' (1949) | |||
# ''[[Dastan (1950 film)|Dastan]]'' (1950) | |||
# ''Saloni'' (1952) | |||
# ''Khubsurat'' (1952) | |||
# ''[[Sinbad the Sailor|Sindbad Jahazi]]'' (1952) | |||
# ''[[Armaan (1953 film)|Armaan]]'' (1953) | |||
# ''Madmust'' (1953) | |||
# ''[[Jhansi Ki Rani (1953 film)|Jhansi Ki Rani]]'' (1953) | |||
# ''Shahenshah'' (1953) | |||
# ''Aaghosh'' (1953) | |||
# ''[[Aar Paar]]'' - Dancer (1954) | |||
# ''Daan'' (1954) | |||
# ''Gul Bahar'' (1954) | |||
# ''Halla Gulla'' (1954) | |||
# ''Khushboo'' (1954) | |||
# ''Laila'' (1954) | |||
# ''Lal Pari'' (1954) | |||
# ''Ali Baba 40 Chor'' - Marjina (1954) | |||
# ''Noor Mahal'' (1954) | |||
# ''Mast Qalandar'' (1955) | |||
# ''Veer Rajputani'' (1955) | |||
# ''Shahi Chor'' (1955) | |||
# ''Ratna Manjari'' (1955) | |||
# ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' - Rekha (1956) | |||
# ''Caravan'' (1956) | |||
# ''Khul Ja Sim Sim'' (1956) | |||
# ''Hatim Tai'' (1956) | |||
# ''Malika'' (1956) | |||
# ''Paisa Hi Paisa'' (1956) | |||
# ''Passing Show'' (1956) | |||
# ''Roop Kumari'' (1956) | |||
# ''Husn Banu'' (1956) | |||
# ''Begunah'' (1957) | |||
# ''Naag Padmini'' (1957) | |||
# ''Chamak Chandni'' (1957) | |||
# ''Paristan'' (1957) | |||
# ''Patal Pari'' (1957) | |||
# ''Alladin Leila'' (1957) | |||
# ''Maya Nagri'' (1957) | |||
# ''Mohini'' (1957) | |||
# ''[[Agra Road (1957 film)|Agra Road]]'' (1957) | |||
# ''Taxi 555'' (1958) | |||
# ''Al Hilal'' (1958) | |||
# ''[[Hathkadi (1958 film)|Hathkadi]]'' (1958) | |||
# ''Amar Pyar'' (1958) | |||
# ''[[Chaubees Ghante]]'' (1958) | |||
# ''Sim Sim Marjeena'' (1958) | |||
# ''Post Box 999'' - Neelima (1958) | |||
# ''Forty Days'' (1959) | |||
# ''Guest House'' - Neela (1959) | |||
# ''Keechak Vadh'' (1959) | |||
# ''Kali Topi Lal Rumal'' - Champa (1959) | |||
# ''[[School Master (1959 film)|School Master]]'' (1959) | |||
# ''[[Abdulla (1960 film)|Abdulla]]'' (1960) | |||
# ''Baraat'' (1960) | |||
# ''Delhi Junction'' (1960) | |||
# ''Dr. Shaitan'' (1960) | |||
# ''Gambler'' (1960) | |||
# ''[[Shriman Satyawadi]]'' - Geeta (1960) | |||
# ''Reshmi Rumal'' - Rekha Rai (1961) | |||
# ''Do Bhai'' (1961) | |||
# ''Baghdad Ki Raaten'' (1962) | |||
# ''[[China Town (1962 film)|China Town]]'' - Rita D. Rai (1962) | |||
# ''Naqli Nawab'' - Shabnam (1962) | |||
# ''[[Tower House (1962 Hindi film)|Tower House]]'' - Sabita (1962) | |||
# ''Neeli Aankhen'' (1962) | |||
# ''Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye'' - Bimla (1963) | |||
# ''[[Mulzim (1963 film)|Mulzim]]'' - Asha (1963) | |||
# ''Shaheed Bhagat Singh'' (1963) | |||
# ''[[Ustadon Ke Ustad (1963 film)|Ustadon Ke Ustad]]'' - Neeta (1963) | |||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Category:1935 births]] | |||
[[Category:2017 deaths]] | |||
[[Category:Indian film actresses]] | [[Category:Indian film actresses]] | ||
[[Category:Place of birth missing]] | [[Category:Place of birth missing]] | ||
[[Category:Indian expatriates in the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Indian expatriates in the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Actresses in Urdu cinema]] | [[Category:Actresses in Urdu cinema]] | ||
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]] | [[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]] | ||
[[Category:Afghan emigrants to India]] | |||
[[Category:Indian people of Afghan descent]] | |||
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:46, 11 February 2026
Shakila | |
|---|---|
| Born | Badshah Begum 1 January 1935 |
| Died | 20 September 2017 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–1963 |
Notable work | Aar Paar (1954) C.I.D. (1956) China Town (1962) |
| Spouse(s) | Y. M. Elias (m. 1963) |
| Relatives | Johnny Walker (brother-in-law) |
Shakila (born Badshah Begum; 1 January 1935 – 20 September 2017) was an Indian actress, best known for her roles in Guru Dutt's films, Aar Paar (1954) and C.I.D. (1956).[1][2]
Family[edit | edit source]
Shakila married Y. M. Elias in 1963. Her sister Noor (short for Noorjehan), married Johnny Walker[3] and their son is actor Nasirr Khan. Her other sister, Nasreen, also married and became a housewife.
She quit the film industry and moved to London with her husband. After her marriage ended, she came back to Mumbai and remarried an Afghan man who was the Consul General in India. They had a daughter Meenaz together, and they went to live abroad. In 1991, she suffered a terrible blow when their daughter jumped to her death. She then moved back to Mumbai and stayed close to her sisters and friends. She declined all film and television offers and refused to make an acting comeback, since she wanted fans to remember her as a young, beautiful heroine. She died of a massive heart attack at the age of 82 on 20 September 2017 in Mumbai, India. She is buried at Mahim cemetery in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Career[edit | edit source]
Shakila's aunt was fond of movies and took the sisters to movie showings. Their family was on friendly terms with Kardar and Mehboob Khan. In fact, it was Kardar who offered her the chance to act in Dastaan (1949). She took the name Shakila and made her debut as a child artiste in the film, which starred Suraiya. She quickly acted in another film with Suraiya titled Duniya (1949). After working in secondary roles including in Gumasta (1951), Sindbad the Sailor (1952), Rajrani Damyanti (1952), Aagosh (1953), Shahenshah (1953), Raj Mahal (1953), Armaan (1953), people finally noticed her in Guru Dutt's Aar-Paar (1954). In it, she played the other woman in Guru Dutt's life, the cabaret dancer, who is disdained by society and is a complex and embittered person. Aar-Paar was a superhit film and its best songs were picturized on Shakila. Her sister Noor also appeared in the film.
Dutt was impressed with Shakila's performance to repeat her in Raj Khosla's C.I.D. (1956), but she was eclipsed by Dutt's protégé Waheeda Rehman who made her debut in that film. Shakila's aunt was managing her career and she didn't want Shakila to be typecast in fantasy films, so she quoted a large sum of Rs. 10000 for Alibaba and Forty Thieves (1954) thinking it would dissuade the producer from casting her, but he agreed and she acted in the film. It became a hit. As a consequence, Shakila was reduced to B-grade mythological and fantasy films and she earned the title "Arbi Chehra" (Arabian Princess). She acted in Lalpari (1954), Veer Rajputani (1955), Roop Kumari (1956), Agra Road (1957), and Al-Hilal (1958). She played an ethereal fairy in "Hatim Tai" (1956), which is an A-grade colour hit film, based on an Arabian Nights tale. She created some stir in 1957, when her film opposite Kishore Kumar, Begunah, was banned after 10 days of its release. The film was a copy of Hollywood's Knock on Wood (1954) starring Danny Kaye and the producers of that film went to court and won the case to stop the screening of Begunah. As a consequence, all the negatives of this film were destroyed. In 1958, she starred opposite Sunil Dutt in suspense/thriller Post Box. 999. In the latter part of her career, Shakti Samanta cast her in China Town (1962) opposite Shammi Kapoor, and the film's songs became a rage.
During the course of her fourteen-year career, she appeared in more than 50 films with well-known actors and directors.
Filmography[edit | edit source]
- Duniya (1949)
- Dastan (1950)
- Saloni (1952)
- Khubsurat (1952)
- Sindbad Jahazi (1952)
- Armaan (1953)
- Madmust (1953)
- Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)
- Shahenshah (1953)
- Aaghosh (1953)
- Aar Paar - Dancer (1954)
- Daan (1954)
- Gul Bahar (1954)
- Halla Gulla (1954)
- Khushboo (1954)
- Laila (1954)
- Lal Pari (1954)
- Ali Baba 40 Chor - Marjina (1954)
- Noor Mahal (1954)
- Mast Qalandar (1955)
- Veer Rajputani (1955)
- Shahi Chor (1955)
- Ratna Manjari (1955)
- C.I.D. - Rekha (1956)
- Caravan (1956)
- Khul Ja Sim Sim (1956)
- Hatim Tai (1956)
- Malika (1956)
- Paisa Hi Paisa (1956)
- Passing Show (1956)
- Roop Kumari (1956)
- Husn Banu (1956)
- Begunah (1957)
- Naag Padmini (1957)
- Chamak Chandni (1957)
- Paristan (1957)
- Patal Pari (1957)
- Alladin Leila (1957)
- Maya Nagri (1957)
- Mohini (1957)
- Agra Road (1957)
- Taxi 555 (1958)
- Al Hilal (1958)
- Hathkadi (1958)
- Amar Pyar (1958)
- Chaubees Ghante (1958)
- Sim Sim Marjeena (1958)
- Post Box 999 - Neelima (1958)
- Forty Days (1959)
- Guest House - Neela (1959)
- Keechak Vadh (1959)
- Kali Topi Lal Rumal - Champa (1959)
- School Master (1959)
- Abdulla (1960)
- Baraat (1960)
- Delhi Junction (1960)
- Dr. Shaitan (1960)
- Gambler (1960)
- Shriman Satyawadi - Geeta (1960)
- Reshmi Rumal - Rekha Rai (1961)
- Do Bhai (1961)
- Baghdad Ki Raaten (1962)
- China Town - Rita D. Rai (1962)
- Naqli Nawab - Shabnam (1962)
- Tower House - Sabita (1962)
- Neeli Aankhen (1962)
- Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye - Bimla (1963)
- Mulzim - Asha (1963)
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh (1963)
- Ustadon Ke Ustad - Neeta (1963)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Babuji Dheere Chalna actress Shakila dies of cardiac arrest". India Today. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ "Shakila, the star of 'Aar Paar' and 'CID' dies at the age of 82". Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ "Johnny Walker... signing off on a high". The Hindu. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Shakila on IMDb
- Shakila at Bollywood Hungama