Zaheeda Hussain

Zaheeda Hussain (born 9 October 1944), commonly known by her mononym Zaheeda, is an Indian film actress, who is best known for appearing in films such as Anokhi Raat (1968), Gambler (1971), and Prem Pujari (1970).

Zaheeda Hussain
Born (1944-10-09) 9 October 1944
Mumbai, India
Other namesZaheeda
OccupationActress
Known for• Anokhi Raat

• Prem Pujari

• Gambler
Spouse(s)Kesri Nandan Sahay
Children2, including Nilesh Sahay
RelativesSee Dutt family

Born in Mumbai, she is daughter of Akhtar Hussain, who was film producer and son of director Jaddanbai.[1] Her aunt was Bollywood actress Nargis Dutt, and her uncle was character actor Anwar Hussain.

Zaheeda was originally offered the sister's role (later played by Zeenat Aman) in Hare Rama Hare Krishna by Dev Anand, but turned it down as she found it too bold of a role - the film turned to be a cult hit.[2] After this, a majority of her later films flopped, and Zaheeda eventually retired the film industry.[3] Zaheeda briefly returned to the silver screen in a DD1 serial Amrapali in 2002.

Personal life

Zaheeda Hussain later married a businessman, Kesri Nandan Sahay and retired from the film industry.[3] She has two sons, one of which, Nilesh Sahay, made his feature film debut with choreographer Ganesh Acharya's' Angel in 2011.[1]

Selected filmography
YearFilm
1968Anokhi Raat
1970Prem Pujari
1971Gambler

References
  1. "I want to be a bankable actor: Nilesh Sahay (Interview)". Sify.com. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. "Second lead, but not second fiddle". MiD DAY. 14 June 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. "My First Break". The Hindu. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2012.


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