ZAHEEDA HUSSAIN HINDI ACTRESS BORN 1944 OCTOBER 9
ZAHEEDA HUSSAIN HINDI ACTRESS BORN 1944 OCTOBER 9 Zaheeda Hussain (born 9 October 1944), commonly known by her mononym Zaheeda , is an Indian former actress. Born in Mumbai, she is daughter of great Akhtar Hussain, who was film producer and the son of director Jaddanbai . [1] Her aunt was actress Nargis Dutt , and her uncle was character actor Anwar Hussain . Zaheeda is best known for appearing in films such as Anokhi Raat (1968), Gambler (1971), and Prem Pujari (1970). She was originally offered by Dev Anand to appear as Jasbir/Janice in the cult-film Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), however she turned it down as she was reluctant to play the hero’s sister, and wanted to play the of his beloved (played by Mumtaz ); the role of Jasbir/ Janice went to Zeenat Aman and she had shot to fame. Meanwhile, Zaheeda continued to play the heroine and majority of her l...