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Shyama (born Khurshid Akhtar; 7 June 1935 – 14 November 2017) was an Indian actress who appeared in Hindi films. She was active between 1945 and 1989, and is best known for her roles in Aar Paar (1954 film) and Barsaat Ki Raat (1960 film).
Nov 14, 2017 · From a child artiste to a heroine, Khurshid became the bread-earner for her family which had migrated to Bombay from Lahore. To make her sound sparky, the stalwart director, Vijay Bhatt ...
Nov 15, 2017 · Shyama, born Khurshid Akhtar, began her jaunt in Hindi cinema as a nine-year-old. She became one of the chorus singers in the qawwali Aahen na bhari in the Noorjehan starrer Zeenat (1945).
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Life and career[ edit] Birth[ edit] She was born in Lahore on 12 June 1935 into a Muslim family and was named Khurshid Akhtar. Career[ edit] Shyama arrived in Mumbai from Lahore in the 1940s. As a young girl, she acted in a few films such as Noor Jehan's husband Shauqat Rizvi's Zeenat (1945) and Meerabai (1947). [3] .
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- Fali Mistry (1953-1979; His Death)
Born Khursheed Akhtar in 1935 in Lahore, she started off in films as a child artist. She worked in minor roles in several films before she featured as a heroine in Shrimatiji (1952). She went on to enjoy a golden run with hits such as Aar Paar (1954) with Guru Dutt, the romantic musical Barsat Ki Rat (1960), and the Raj Kapoor-Meena Kumari ...
She fell in love with the ace cinematographer in 1951 while she worked with him in the movie – Sazaa. She was only 16 then. They got married two years earlier and the couple had three children.
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The then 9 years old girl was appreciated by star actress Noor Jahan on the same film set, which resulted in Shyama’s debut as a child artist.
