Rakhee Gulzar was born on 15th August 1947 in West Bengal, India. She is a famous Indian Actress and has worked in the industry for four long decades. Her dialogue “Mere Karan Arjun Aayenge” has been one of the highlights of her overwhelming career.
Biography
Rakhee Gulzar made her debut in the Bengali film ‘Bandhu Baran’ which was a huge hit and she was immediately roped in by many filmmakers from Bollywood. Thus, she made her Bollywood debut with the movie ‘Jeevan Mritya’ starring opposite the legendary Dharmendra. Her pairing with Shashi Kapoor was often the talking point in those days. Together they did as many as nine films and many of them turned out to be blockbuster hits.
She was nominated as many as 16 times in her illustrious career and she holds the joint record along with Madhuri Dixit who was also nominated for the same number of times in female acting categories. Her last movie was Shubo Muharat in 2003 for which she also won the national award but Rakhee decided to hang off her boots after the movie and took a complete retirement from movies.
| BIRTHDAY | 15 August 1947 (Friday) |
|---|---|
| BIRTHPLACE | Ranaghat, Nadia, West Bengal |
| COUNTRY | India |
| AGE (in 2020) | 72 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Leo |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 159 cm in meters- 1.59 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 2” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 65 kg in Pounds- 143.3 lbs |
| CASTE | N/A |
Awards
| AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padma Shri | Civilian Award | 2003 | Arts |
Family
She was first married when she was just a teenaged girl to director Ajoy Biswas but after a couple of years, they got divorced. Then she married Film director and lyricist Gulzar in 1973. Together they have a daughter Meghna Gulzar.
Body Measurements
| Chest Size | 42 |
| Biceps Size | 15 |
| Waist Size | 34 |
| Skin Colour | Fair |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
