Just Like That | Waheeda Rehman: The storied life and legacy of an acting legend
Hindustan TimesCan you name the actress who has successfully worked with Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, the presiding male trinity of Hindi cinema, and who won the National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards for Best Actress, apart from being conferred the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan? She is none other than Waheeda Rehman, who was recently presented with the 53rd Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest accolade of the Indian film industry. The film was a super hit and Waheeda gave a stellar performance, for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. These are Bees Saal Baad, which was the highest-earning film that year, Kohraa, Teesri Kasam, which did not do well at the box office but got the National Award for Best Feature Film, Ram Aur Shyam, Khamoshi, where her role as the mentally unstable nurse who falls in love with her patient and ends in a mental asylum herself is unforgettable, and Reshma Aur Shera, for which she received the National Film Award for Best Actress.