SADHANA SHIVDASANI ,A LEGEND 1941 SEPTEMBER 2-2015 DECEMBER 25

SADHANA SHIVDASANI ,A LEGEND 

1941 SEPTEMBER 2-2015 DECEMBER 25

One of the most popular actresses of 60's Sadhana Shivdasani passed away today at Hinduja hospital. The cremation will take place tomorrow from her Santacruz residence. According to reports, Waheeda Rehman, Helen and Shaina NC too have reached to condole. 

After suffering from a tumour last year, she underwent a surgery for a small lesion in her mouth. Sadhna had been battling cancer for a very long time. Her most memorable films remain Mera Saaya, Wo Kaun Thi and Waqt. After major health problems like Thyroid, she had undergone a treatment at a hospital in Boston. She delivered back to back hits like Intaquam (1969), Ek Phool Do Mali (1969), and Geeta Mera Naam (1974) after returning from Boston. 

Here are 9 facts about Bollywood's most beloved actress Sadhana: 

1.Sadhna always wanted to become an actress. Sadhana Shivdasani's route to stardom began only after her family fled Karachi during the post-Partition riots and set up residence in the barracks near Sion, Mumbai. In 1955 she got her first little break. She played a chorus girl in the song "Mud mud ke na dekh... mud mud ke" in Raj Kapoor's Shree 420
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2. After spotting her doing a play at Jai Hind College, she was first approached for a role when she was 15. She was casted in India’s first Sindhi film titled Abaana (1958), where she played the role of Sheila Ramani’s younger sister. A token amount of 1 rupee was paid to her as a compensation
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3. One photograph changed her life! It was a photograph of her publicizing the film appeared in a movie magazine Screen, after which Sashadhar Mukherjee, one of Hindi cinema's major producers at that time, noticed her
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4. She began one of the major haircut trends. Remember Sadhna Cut? Yes, she's the one who began the trend.  Sadhana cut is inspired from Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn. Sadhana and her iconic hairstyle in their 1960 romantic film Love in Simla.
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5. Apart from all the films that she has done, she'll forever be remembered for Rafi –Asha duet "Abhi Na Jaao Chodkar", that till today remains evergreen!
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Wish we could sing this to her and bring her back to life: 




6. In 1963, she did Mere Mehboob. One of the scenes from the film where Rajendra Kumar encounters Sadhna for the first time and sees her eyes through her burqa is considered as one of the most remarkable scenes in Hindi Cinema
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Watch one of the scenes from the film right here:



7. Describing the visage of Sadhana in a burqa, a stunned Danny Denzongpa once described the sight as "unforgettable"!
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8. In 2014, 73 year old Sadhana had made a memorable public appearance. Along with Ranbir Kapoor, she walked the ramp in a pink sari at a fashion show to support the cause for cancer and AIDS patients
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9. Revealing her life post-retirement from films, she jokingly revealed,  “I do gardening for two hours in the morning. Then sometimes I take a massage. After lunch I go to the club and play cards. In the evening I watch TV. I also have a group of non-filmi friends.” 










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It would only be fair if we remember her for her contribution to Hindi cinema, her devotion to films and the woman she was. Here's another beautiful track which will forever be remembered! :) 













I don’t acknowledge Babita: Sadhana
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Two years ago, Sadhana had lodged a police complaint with alleging that Yusuf Lakdawala, a builder, is issuing death threats to her. The issue was over a two-storey bungalow, Sangeeta, in Santacruz, where Sadhana occupies a 3000-sq feet apartment on the ground floor. Naturally our first question to the ‘60s superstar is:
What’s the update on the property dispute? The matter is sub-judiced now. All I can point out is that my landlord was G V Bhonsle and not his divorced wife Asha Bhonsle who later sold the place to a builder. I have been staying in Sangeeta bungalow since 1960. Two years later, I got married to R K Nayyar and we moved to a flat in Carter Road. After a certain point, I used to shuttle between the two homes. Lakdwala came in as caretaker in 1985 and started harassing. I used to be very stressed earlier, but now, thanks to my lawyer Ameet Mehta, I have learnt to live with it.

You are still the Indian Greta Garbo, you were not even seen when some of your colleagues passed away…

 I hate funerals. After Yash Chopra passed away, I visited Pamela the next day. I also dropped in to see Dimple a day after Rajesh Khanna’s demise.
Are you in touch with anybody from the film fraternity? 

Waheeda Rehman, Nanda, Asha Parekh, Helen. We go out shopping and watch films together.

Are you in touch with your niece Babita? (Interrupts) No, there’s a family problem there and if and when we cross each other's path, we don't even acknowledge each other.
Have you ever been attracted to any of your co-stars? 

No, they were all married.
Rajesh Khanna was not married… (Laughs) 
R K Nayyar and I were going steady since our first film together, Love In Shimla. We took a step back for few years to concentrate on our careers.

Reportedly, that was because your parents were against the match...
 Yes, but the gap was bridged with time.

How was your married life? 

(Pauses) My marriage was a hurricane, there were good and bad moments, but we didn't part ways. If he felt that I was too dominating and I felt that he brought too many friends home. we decided to give each other space.

After how many years of marriage, did this happen? 
Eight years.

The interview will be incomplete without the 'Sadhana Cut'… (Smiles) It was R K Nayyar’s brainwave, inspired by Audrey Hepburn’s fringe. And the rest is history.