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Shashikala
Born
Shashikala Jawalkar

(1932-08-04)4 August 1932
Solapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died4 April 2021(2021-04-04) (aged 88)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other namesShashikala Saigal
Years active1944–2006
Notable workAarti (1962)
Gumrah (1963)
SpouseOm Prakash Saigal
Awards
HonoursPadma Shri (2007)

Shashikala Saigal (née Jawalkar; 4 August 1932 – 4 April 2021),[1][2] better known by her first name, was an Indian film and television actress, who played supporting roles in hundreds of Bollywood films beginning in the 1940s.

Early years

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Shashikala Jawalkar was one of six children born in Solapur, Maharashtra[3] to a Hindu Bhavsar Shimpi caste Marathi speaking family. By age 5, she had already been dancing, singing and acting on stage in many towns in Solapur district.[4] When Shashikala was in her pre-teens, through ill luck, her father became bankrupt, and he brought his family to Bombay (now Mumbai), where they thought that Shashikala, the best-looking and most-talented among his children, could find work in movies. For some time, the family lived with friends and barely survived, while Shashikala wandered from one studio to another looking for work. She earned in bits and pieces till she met Noor Jehan, the reigning screen queen.

Noor Jehan's husband Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, was making the movie Zeenat then, and included Shashikala in a Qawwali scene.[5] Rizvi gave her a supporting role alongside Noorjehan and Dilip Kumar in the 1947 film Jugnu. She acted with Dilip Kumar again in the 1950 film Arzoo.

She worked with Shammi Kapoor in film Daku (1955).[6] She struggled on and got small roles in movies made by P. N. Arora, Amiya Chakravarti, and a few other producers. She first rose to fame with her role in Hindi film Pugdi (1948) produced by Prem Narayan Arora. She got roles in V. Shantaram's Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953)[7] and a few other movies. While in her early twenties, Shashikala met and married Om Prakash Saigal, who belonged to the Kundan Lal Saigal family, and has two daughters.[8]

Acclaimed supporting roles

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In 1959, she appeared in Bimal Roy's Sujata.[9] In Tarachand Barjatya's Aarti (1962), starring Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar, and Pradeep Kumar, Shashikala portrayed a negative role, which received positive reviews, and earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[10][11] Soon after, offers began to pour in to her for supporting roles. She appeared in Gumrah (1963) which won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress,[12] Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964),[13] Himalay Ki God Mein (1965), Waqt (1965),[14] Anupama (1966),[15] Phool Aur Patthar (1966),[16] Neel Kamal (1968), and Khubsoorat (1980).[10] She played a negative character in Chhote Sarkar (1974)[citation needed] starring Shammi Kapoor and Sadhana. While her female lead co-stars usually played roles of good-natured, modest, or pious women, Shashikala usually played either flighty and feisty bubbly women or vamps who plotted the downfall of others. Later in her acting career, she would typically play the role of a sister or mother-in-law. In 80s her acclaimed performances came in films like Phir Wahi Raat, Souten, Sargam. She performed in supporting roles in more than 100 films.

Recent acting roles

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Shashikala in recent years

In the past years, she has performed in a few television serials, including Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai for Sony, Apnaapan for Zee TV[citation needed], Dil Deke Dekho for Sab TV [citation needed]and Son Pari[17] for Star Plus. She had roles in Mother 98, Pardesi Babu,[18] Baadshah,[citation needed] Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi[19] and Chori Chori.

Awards

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Civilian Award
Film Awards
Year Award Film Category Result Ref.
1962 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Aarti Best Supporting Actress (Hindi) Won [22]
1963 Gumrah Won
1969 Rahgir Won
1960 Filmfare Awards Sujata Best Supporting Actress Nominated [11][23]
1963 Aarti Won
1964 Gumrah Won
1965 Ayee Milan Ki Bela Nominated
1966 Himalay Ki God Mein Nominated
1967 Phool Aur Patthar Nominated
Anupama Nominated
1969 Neel Kamal Nominated

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Veteran actor Shashikala dies at 88". The Economic Times. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Shashikala, who shone in shades of gray, dead". Avijit Ghosh. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Veteran actor Shashikala Om Prakash Saigal passes away". The Indian Express. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ PTI (4 April 2021). "Veteran actor Shashikala dies at 88". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Zeenat (1945)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Daku (1955)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Hindi Film Songs - Teen Batti Char Rasta (1953) | MySwar". myswar.co. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. ^ Vimla Patil (7 March 1999). "Peace that surpasseth understanding". The Tribune. p. Sunday Reading.
  9. ^ "Sujata (1959)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. ^ a b Pawar, Yogesh (10 May 2015). "Shashikala: Life behind the arclights". DNA India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Filmfare Awards Winners 1963: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 1963". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Gumrah (1963) – Review – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Waqt (1965) – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Anupama Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 4 February 2021
  16. ^ "Dharmendra celebrates 54 years of Phool Aur Patthar, says 'Removing my shirt did wonders for the film as well as for me'". Hindustan Times. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Son Pari". TV Guide. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Pardesi Babu Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 4 February 2021
  19. ^ "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB". bollywoodmdb.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Turn it up, folks - DNA". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  22. ^ "27th Annual BFJA Awards". Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    "33rd Annual BFJA Awards". Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  23. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners 1964: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 1964". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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