Shashikala
I wish Hindi cinema had not typecast her: Sharmila Tagore on Shashikala
They shared screen space in one of their best films Anupama and Sharmila Tagore still remembers that experience with Shashikala. “Shashikalji was already a much-experienced actress whereas I was relatively new when we did Anupama together. It was Hrishida who cast her in a very positive role in Anupama because Hrishida always saw the good in every character. Otherwise Shashikalaji had been typecast as the negative woman, so much that I once heard that during an outdoor shooting the heroine was allowed to use the bathroom in a friendly local’s home, but not | Click Here...
“She Played Bad Women But Was An Angel,” Dharmendra On One Of His Favouite Co-stars Shashikala
When the ever-affable Dharmendra returned my call on Sunday evening he was deeply grieved. “I just heard Shashikala is no more,” he mumbled sadly before I could raise the topic. “We have done some of our best work together. I can’t remember all the films we worked together in. But three of my most favourite films Anupama, Devar and Phool Aur Patthar had Shashikala in very prominent roles,” recalls Dharamji . “She was my senior, She had done many films when I started my career. I think the first film we did together was Anpadh where Mala Sin | Click Here...
5 Evergreen Melodies You Didn’t Know Were Filmed On Shashikala
Tum jiyohazaaron saal (Sujata): One of Hindi cinema’s most popular birthday songs sung by Asha Bhosle for Bimal Roy’s Sujata was sung on screen by Shashikala. It became the most popular song of the film beating those other Sachin Dev Burman classics Jalte hain jisske liye and Kali ghata chhaye. Bachpanke din bhi kya din tthe(Sujata): Another perennial favourite from S D Burman sung by Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhosle. While Asha sang for Nutan, Geeta’s voice suited Shashika | Click Here...
Obituary: Shashikala No More, Hindi Cinema’s Favourite Badwoman Is Gone
The two most hated screen women in the North belt of India were Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. And we can’t really blame our emotional audiences for despising these women. Both super-talented, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala made a career out of villainy. In those days they called wicked woaen on screen ‘the vamp’. Villainy was only for men, you see. But Shashikala was a proud villain. She played manipulative scheming red-hot evil women in hundreds of films. In Neel Kamal she was the Sati Savitri heroine Waheeda Rehman’s sister-in-law. Together with her mother- | Click Here...
RIP: Veteran actress Shashikala passes away at 88
Some really sad news coming in from the Hindi entertainment industry once again. As per reports in DNA & News 18, veteran actress Shashikala has passed away. She was reportedly 88 when she breathed her last. Our condolences to the family of the lost soul and may the departed soul rest in peace. For more updates, stay tuned to IWMBuzz.com | Click Here...