Throwback: Waheeda Rehman Meena Kumari attend Minoo Mumtaz Wedding.
Throwback: Waheeda Rehman Meena Kumari attend Minoo Mumtaz Wedding.
Bollywood’s iconic legends, Waheeda Rehman and Meena Kumari attended the wedding of Minoo Mumtaz
In the 60’s there was sporadically a moment when many actors from the film fraternity would be spotted at an event together.
Even as there was rivalry and competition amidst them, some also refused to interact socially beyond the scope of the sets.
However, there was this one time when two contemporary actors of the same generation, iconic legends of Bollywood Waheeda Rehman and Meena Kumari, had attended a close wedding.
For the unversed, Minoo and her twin were the siblings of the legendary actor, Mehmood.
The two sisters married on the same day, and Meena and Waheeda attended their double ceremonies. However, it was the sheer yet simple beauty of both the actors and the brides, revealing once more the phrase of ‘beauty in simplicity’ that stole the show.
Even following many decades today, the gorgeous Waheeda Rehman continue to shine bright like a twinkle star up the above in Bollywood with her charming and gracious presence. Though she is aged it seems there is no stopping of her eternal beauty.
The yesteryear actors had recently joined as the guest in the chat show “The Invincibles” hosted by Arbaaz Khan. Amid many of their candid conversations, Waheeda recalled a memorable anecdote with her frequent co-star back in the days, late Sunil Dutt. She mentioned how on visiting Sunil, who was admitted to a hospital after a hectic political rally, the latter was surprised to find her hair completely white and not dyed.
Further, during her conversation in the same chat show, Waheeda also opened up on the initial phase of her career in the film industry. She recalled how the eminent filmmaker, Guru Dutt, had once thought he was making a mistake in casting her in his film, Pyaasa, since he found her skills almost useless and even compared her to a wooden doll. But, as destiny would have it, the film eventually ended up being a milestone achievement in her career, and instead of the previous apprehensions, it won her a lot of accolades and awards.
In yet another anecdote on her life, Waheeda spoke about an interesting moment when a film distributor asked the filmmaker, Guru Dutt, to suggest a name change for her since they felt it would not work in her favour. Nevertheless, the actress voiced her opinion on the same and staunchly refused to do any such thing. Her parents have given it to her and why should she change her name? She was ready to work hard, but a few things about which she didn’t I feel comfortable, she ill not do it because she won’t be able to.
Coming to her personal life, Waheeda Rehman married another eminent actor of the decade, Shashi Rekhi (better known by his stage name, Kamaljeet) in April 1974. Sadly, Shashi passed away in the year 2000 after suffering from a brain haemorrhage. The couple is blessed with two children, Kashvi and Sohail, who grew up to be eminent screenwriters by profession.
News input KV Raman
