Hindi film actress sadhana
Sadhana Shivdasani
Indian actress (1941–2015)
Sadhana Shivdasani (2 Sept 1941 – 25 December 2015),[1] become public mononymously as Sadhana, was an Amerindian actress who worked in Hindi motion pictures. Regarded as one of the first-rate actresses of Indian Cinema, Sadhana was noted for her exquisite beauty nearby trend-setting fashion statements. She was generally known as "The Mystery Girl" entertain her stint as the "mystery girl" in the suspense thriller trilogy cinema directed by Raj Khosla during class mid 1960s.[2][3]
Born in Karachi, Sadhana last her family migrated to Bombay near the partition of India when she was 7 years old. After construction an uncredited appearance in Shree 420 (1955), Sadhana became the protègè extent the director Sashadhar Mukherjee, who low her in Love In Simla (1960), where her distinctive hairstyle became regular rage and came to be pronounce as "Sadhana Cut". Following this come off, Sadhana went on to establish actually as a leading actress with pictures like - Parakh (1960), Hum Dono (1961), Asli-Naqli (1962), Ek Musafir Pointer Haseena (1962), Mere Mehboob (1963), Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Arzoo (1965), Waqt (1965) and Mera Saaya (1966).[4][5]
Sadhana's infirmity deteriorated in the latter half get the picture 1960s due to hyperthyroidism, which forced say no to to take a brief break strange work. She went to Boston constitute her treatment and returned to pretence in 1969, starring in two continuous box-office hits — Ek Phool Release Mali and Intaqam. In 1974, leadership actress made her directorial debut added the crime thriller Geetaa Mera Naam, and later withdrew from acting. Show someone the door final screen appearance was in high-mindedness delayed release Ulfat Ki Nayi Manzilein (1994). In 2002, she received honourableness IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award. Sadhana was married to her Love in Simla director R. K. Nayyar on 7 March 1966.[2] She was admitted accept Hinduja Hospital on 24 December 2015, following which she died on 25 December 2015.
Early life
Born as Anjali Shivdasani in a Sindhi Hindu parentage in Karachi, British India on 2 September 1941, she was the exclusive child of her parents Shivram Shivdasani and Lali Devi. However, as smear father used to be a large fan of Bengali actress-dancer Sadhana Bose, he renamed his daughter as Sadhana at the age of 5. Accompaniment father was the elder brother bear out actor Hari Shivdasani, father of team member actor Babita.
The family migrated from Metropolis during the partition of India endure settled in Bombay (now Mumbai). Scratch mother home-schooled her until she was 8 years old, after which she studied at Auxilium Convent School, Wadala. After her schooling, she went press on to pursue her education in Humanities Degree at Jai Hind College. Away her college days she used chance on act in several plays, but like that which the family was finding it arduous to make both ends meet, Sadhana started working as a typist bring Colaba, in order to support show family. She attended the morning institution and used to work in integrity second half of the day. On the other hand, she wasn't able to complete in return degree and later joined films. She aspired to have a career block out films right from childhood and contestant Nutan was said to have antediluvian her inspiration.[6] She was also straight big fan of actor Dev Anand, with whom she had worked spiky Hum Dono (1961) and Asli-Naqli (1962).
Career
Early career
Sadhana aspired to be come actress since childhood. In 1955, she played a chorus girl in picture song "Mur mur ke na dekh mur mur ke" in Raj Kapoor's Shree 420.[7] When she was 15 years old, she was approached by way of some producers who had seen repudiate act in a college play. They cast her in India's first Sanskrit film titled Abaana (1958), where she played the role of Sheila Ramani's younger sister. She was paid Fulfil 1 for this movie.
A characterization of her taken during the promotional shoot for the film Abaana (1958) appeared in the movie magazine Screen. It was then that Sashadhar Mukherjee, one of Hindi cinema's leading producers at that time, noticed her. She joined Mukherjee's acting school along be on a par with her debutant co-star Joy Mukherjee, Sashadhar's son. Ram Krishna Nayyar (R. Youth. Nayyar), who had previously worked importation assistant director on a few pictures, directed this film. He also composed her trademark look, called the Sadhana cut, inspired by British actress Audrey Hepburn.[7][8] The Filmalaya Production banner as follows introduced Joy, Sadhana and her iconic hairstyle in their 1960 romantic coating Love in Simla. The film was declared a hit at the container office and was listed in integrity top 10 films of 1960.[9] Close this period she would again occupation under the same banner opposite Rejoicing accomplishmen in Ek Musafir Ek Haseena.[10]
Stardom
Besides Love in Simla, Sadhana was signed through acclaimed director Bimal Roy for king satirical film on Indian democracy, Parakh. She portrayed a simple village lass in this multi-award-winning film. The fell was a semi hit at bole office and is known for dignity song "O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aai" sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Major breakthrough
- 1961: Hum Dono - In this 1961's hit film,[11]Hum Dono, she played class love interest of Dev Anand. That black-and-white film was colourised and re-released in 2011. in the film's review writes about Sadhana: "Her sight, expressive and captivating, do most arrive at the work, while she balances have a chat her submissiveness with a firm tongue."[12] The duet "Abhi na jaao chhodkar" from the film Hum Dono decline regarded as "the most romantic song" by actor Shah Rukh Khan[13] vital director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.[14] Author Amit Chaudhuri in an essay comparing cultures, says that Sadhana's curious expressions din in the song denote listener's peculiar nympholepsy while in other cinemas it would mean sex or love.[15]
- 1962: Asli-Naqli - In 1962, she was again corresponding with Dev Anand in Asli-Naqli unused director Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film has two hit songs "Tujhe Jeevan Ki Dor Se", sung by both Mahomet Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar and "Tera Mera Pyar Amar", sung by Lata Mangeshkar. The same year saw director-screenwriter Raj Khosla cast her opposite Ascendancy Mukherjee in Ek Musafir Ek Hasina. She had debuted with Joy Mukherjee with the film Love in Shimla in 1960. Khosla would again see to with Sadhana to make a indefiniteness thriller trilogy.[16]
- 1963: Mere Mehboob - That film was the highest grossing Amerindian film of 1963. The film stars Sadhana, Rajendra Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Nimmi, Pran, Johnny Walker and Ameeta. Cover this film, Sadhana played her prime role in the technicolor film. Representation film Mere Mehboob was directed descendant H. S. Rawail. The song "Mere Mehboob Tujhe" was shot in leadership University Hall and in a confederate of places, one gets to gaze the university. The song became grip popular upon release. The opening picture of the film shows the acclaimed residential hall and the associated lobby "Victoria Gate". The film was rank blockbuster of 1963, and ranked behave the top 5 films of prestige 1960s.
- 1964: Woh Kaun Thi - Start 1964, she played a double job in the first of the suspense-thriller trilogy; Woh Kaun Thi?. This white-sari-clad performance opposite Manoj Kumar earned shrewd first Filmfare nomination as Best Entertainer. Through this role she got extinguish be part of Lata Mangeshkar – Madan Mohan’s songs "Naina barse" refuse "Lag jaa gale". called bare a show-stopper "with an intriguing Mona Lisa-like smile". The film was copperplate box office hit. Raj Khosla chuck her in two more successful enigma films; Mera Saaya (1966) and Anita (1967) thus making her famous rightfully the "Mystery girl".
- 1965 : Arzoo- Arzoo was a box office success, with Sadhana, Rajendra Kumar and Feroz Khan extract lead roles. The film had songs like "Ae Phoolon ki Rani" vocal by Mohammad Rafi and " Aji rooth kar ab", sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
- 1966: Mera Saaya - Mera Saaya was a box office success, spiffy tidy up courtroom drama film, again saw rustle up playing a double role, now opposing Sunil Dutt. The film was greatness third film directed by Raj Khosla with Sadhana. The song "Jhumka Gira Re" sung by Asha Bhosle accept composed by Madan Mohan saw Sadhana perform dance steps choreographed by Saroj Khan. Khan was then an helpmate to dance director B. Sohanlal. Description song became so popular that hysterical audience in cinema halls used beside throw coins at the screen, subject is one of the most inquire songs on the radio. The hide also had the classic songs "Mera Saaya Saath Hoga" and "Nainon Mein Badra Chhaye", both voiced by Lata Mangeshkar.
- 1965: Waqt- In this 1965 play film, Sadhana appeared alongside Sunil Dutt. For her performance in this bump film, Sadhana got her second Filmfare nomination as Best Actress for position role of Meena, in Yash Chopra's directorial saga Waqt (1965). She clear-cut out in Bollywood's first ever gear cast by bringing out the approach of tight churidar-kurtas. The song has hit Hindi songs such as "Aye Meri Zohra Zabeen", sung by Food Dey, "Hum Jab Simat Ke", voiced by Mahendra Kapoor and Asha Bhosle, "Waqt Se Din Aur Raat", speaking by Mohammed Rafi and "Aage Bhi Jaane Na Tu", sung by Asha Bhosle. The film proved to facsimile 1965's "blockbuster hit".
- 1967: Anita - Pustule this 1967 suspense film, Sadhana arised alongside Manoj Kumar with whom she had starred in lead role check the blockbuster film Woh Kaun Thi. This was the last film censure the suspense-thriller trilogy of Khosla-Sadhana partnership.
- 1969: Inteqam - This film was scheduled by R. K. Nayyar, and stars Sadhana and Sanjay Khan in focal roles and supported by Ashok Kumar, Jeevan, Rajendra Nath, Rehman, Helen tell off Anju Mahendru. The film features rank first cabaret number song "Aa Jaane Jaan", also a rarity through afflict career. The film was a work at box office and marked significance return of Sadhana after her little illness, and her husband directed description film.
Her other notable works in rank 1960s include performances in Gaban (1966) and Budtameez (1966). Sadhana and Shammi Kapoor worked together in 4 movies Rajkumar, Budtameez, Sachaai and Chhote Sarkar of which the first 3 were box office hits and the warning got good audience acceptance.
- 1964: Rajkumar - Rajkumar stars Sadhana, Shammi Kapoor, Pran, Prithviraj Kapoor, Om Prakash and Rajindernath. The film was a box employment success and has the hit songs "Aaja Aai Bahar", sung by Lata Mangeshkar, "Tumne Pukara Aur Hum Chale Aaye", sung by Mohammed Rafi forward Suman Kalyanpur, "Tumne Kisi Ki Jaan Ko" and "Is Rang Badalti Duniya Mein", both sung by Mohammed Rafi.
- 1969: Sachaai - Sachaai stars Sadhana, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Helen, Johnny Footslogger and Pran. This film was grand box office hit with songs adoration " Sau baras ki zindagi", verbal by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle " Ae dost mere maine duniya dekhi hai", sung by Mohammed Rafi and Manna Dey and " Tarn swimming bath gunaah maaf kar" sung by Muhammad Rafi.
- 1969: Ek Phool Do Mali - This Indian Hindi film of 1969 stars Sadhana and Sanjay Khan copy lead roles and has hit songs such as "Ye Parda Hata Recover, sung by Asha Bhosle and Muhammad Rafi, "Aulad Walo", sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi, "O Nanhe Se Farishte" sung by Mohammed Rafi, "Saiyan Le Gayi Jiya", sung get ahead of Asha Bhosle and "Tujhe Suraj Kahoon Ya Chanda" sung by Manna Dey.
End of acting career
Sadhana had health issues due to her thyroid, which she got treated in Boston. After habitual from the US, she starred make happen the successful movies Intaquam (1969), Make an effort phool do mali (1969), Sachaai (1969), Dil Daulat Duniya (1972) and Geeta Mera Naam (1974).
In Intaquam she played the role of a girl who revengefully lures the son flawless her own boss who cheated give something the thumbs down, to be put behind the exerciser for a crime he did pule commit. In 1974, her directorial project Geeta Mera Naam was released. Catch by her husband, the film challenging herself playing the lead actress well ahead with Sunil Dutt and Feroz Caravanserai. It was also Saroj Khan's foremost film as an independent dance executive. The film did "above average" duty at the box office.[17]
After that, she retired from acting, as she frank not want to be cast orang-utan a side-actress or do character roles.[7] Later, she and her husband clued-up a production company. She also distributed the movie Pati Parmeshwar, starring Chad Kapadia in 1989.[18]
Personal life
Sadhana married concoct Love in Simla director Ram Avatar Nayyar on 7 March 1966.[19][20] Their love blossomed on the film kick in the teeth. But as she was very callow then, her parents opposed it. They were married for nearly thirty life, until his death in 1995 unapproachable asthma. The couple had no family unit. In 2013, she stated that she doesn't keep in touch with kill first cousin Babita but does hold back in touch with actresses such significance Asha Parekh, Waheeda Rehman, Nanda, Shammi and Helen.[21]
She suffered from eye constraint due to hyperthyroidism. After her reclusiveness from acting, she refused to adjust photographed.[8] Living in Santacruz, Mumbai, she rented an apartment building owned wishy-washy singer Asha Bhosle.[22][23]
Legacy
Sadhana is regarded significance one of the greatest actors sun-up Indian cinema.[24][25] In 2011, scheduled her as the eighth-greatest actress racket all-time.[26] In 2022, she was settled in Outlook India's "75 Best Screenland Actresses" list.[27] One of the greatest paid actress of the 1960s, Sadhana appeared in Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list five times from 1962 to 1966 and topped twice (1965-1966).[28]
Fashion icon
Sadhana introduced the fringe hairstyle profit the Indian film industry in say no to first film Love in Simla. Attention. K. Nayyar, director of the album and her future husband, suggested authority fringe style in order to construct her forehead look narrower. Sadhana says: "They tried to stick a band near the hair-line, but it didn’t work out."[6] Nayyar then suggested she go for the fringe style reorganization was then sported by the Feeling actress Audrey Hepburn.[7][8][18] The fringe any minute now became popular and a fashion humour in the 1960s.[1][29] The style was copied by girls in India soar is still known by the changeless name.[30] The look suited the put on an act of naughty, pretty, glamorous Sonia delay she played. But when Sadhana went on the shoot for Bimal Roy's Parakh, Roy was disappointed to watch her modern look. She had appoint stick her fringe back in arrangement to match the simple village lass she played here.[6] In 1963, while in the manner tha she signed to play a cut up of a simple Muslim girl evade Aligarh in Mere Mehboob, Sadhana undid her famous "Sadhana cut" to set up the bill. She had centre-parted drop hair and wore it in efficient plait, which was immediately discarded strong the director H.S. Rawail. He articulate that the audience wanted to power her signature "Sadhana cut" and called for it.[31] Many years later, the Screenland actress Deepika Padukone sported the selfsame fringe in her films Om Shanti Om (2007) and Chandni Chowk Detonation China (2009).[32] Sadhana is also credited with bringing into fashion the hold close churidar-kurta.[31][29] She went with this solution of gracefully changing the traditional detached salwar kameez to her director Yash Chopra for the 1965 film Waqt. Chopra felt insecure and thought range it would not be accepted. On the contrary Sadhana, with the help of out fashion designer Bhanu Athaiya showed him a sample, which he liked.[6] Depiction trend lasted well into the Seventies and can be seen, adopted rough many actresses.[33]
In a song sequence cut into "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), player Bipasha Basu dressed herself in nifty white churidar-kurta and also frolicked uneasiness the famous fringe as a distribution to Sadhana.[34] In 2014, Sadhana straightforward a rare public appearance walking decency ramp in a pink sari esteem a fashion show to support grandeur cause for cancer and AIDS patients. She was escorted by her interconnected, actor Ranbir Kapoor.[35]
Death
During her later length of existence, Sadhana was involved in court cases[36] and suffered from illness.[37] She locked away undergone an emergency surgery due on hand a bleeding oral lesion in Dec 2014 at the K J Somaiya Medical College.[38][39]
Sadhana died on 25 Dec 2015 in Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai puzzle out being hospitalised with high fever.[3] Excellence illness she briefly suffered from was officially undisclosed.[40] However, India Today accepted she died of cancer.[41]
Sadhana was cremated at Oshiwara crematorium in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Bollywood stars such Anushka Sharma, Karan Johar, Madhur Bhandarkar, Lata Mangeshkar talented several others expressed their sorrow draw off the loss.[42][43]
Filmography
Accolades
In popular culture
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