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Whether she's called Rosie in "Guide"..
..or Gulabo in "Pyaasa".
She is the legendary Waheeda Rehman.
Born on 14th May 1936..
..in Chhengalpattu in Tamil Nadu.
"You look at something."
"You aim at something else."
"Let me live, cruel man."
"Don't drive me mad."
"You look at something."
"You aim at something else."
Waheeda Rehman's father..
..was a collector in the British Government.
And since childhood, she'd been trained..
..in Bharat Natyam with her sister.
It's surprising, she and her sister performed..
..before the first Viceroy of India.
She was famed for this performance.
That's when the film offers began to come in.
And Waheeda's dancing skills prompted..
..the legendary filmmaker..
..Gurudutt, to decide to train her and make her an actress.
For the first time, Gurudutt had her cast opposite...
Dev Anand in the film CID.
Recently a new parrot has entered your cage.
You're trying to make him talk.
But he's still silent.
That parrot?
Yes. I'm glad you've understood.
I can pay anything for him.
And in 1957, Gurudutt gave Waheeda Rehman..
..a role in his film, "Pyaasa".
This was a very powerful role.
Waheeda was called Gulabo in this film.
This film was based on a poet.
And, the character was being played by Gurudutt.
Gurudutt and Waheeda Rehman..
..had amazing on-screen chemistry.
Every song in the film "Pyaasa" was a superhit.
Specially, the song 'Jaane Kya', picturised on Waheeda Rehman.
"I don't know what you said."
"Who knows what I heard?"
"Something came out of it."
"Who know what.."
After "Pyaasa", Waheeda Rehman..
..became a permanent part of Gurudutt's films.
And his film, "Kaagaz ke phool", which was said to be..
..based on his life..
..he starred in that film, too.
"Time is ironic."
"You're not the same."
"I'm not the same".
This was the time, when the romance..
..between Waheeda Rehman and..
..Gurudutt was making news.
The news affected Gurudutt and Geeta Dutt's life, intensely.
But, Gurudutt and Waheeda Rehman..
..continued as a on screen couple.
In 1960, they both acted in a lovely film..
..which had music by Ravi Shankar Sharma.
And the lyrics were by Shakeel Badauni.
The film was called "Chaudvi Ka Chaand".
"You are the full moon, or a miracle."
"No matter what you are,
...You are tremendous."
Waheeda Rehman is one of the actresses..
..who always took risks.
While "Saheb, Biwi aur Ghulam" was being made..
..Gurudutt clearly told her, Meena Kumari..
..was the leading lady of the film.
This may not be a major part for you.
Would you like to play the second lead?
That's when Waheeda said yes, at once.
And she said, she has an unusual role in this film.
I would like to be part of this film.
In Saheb, "Biwi Aur Ghulam", Meena Kumari, Rehman..
..Gurudutt and Waheeda's acting...
...Skills were praised a lot, too.
The bee is naīve.
He's a guest in the garden.
And yet, he doesn't know, he doesn't know..
..when the buds smile.
The bee is naīve.
In 1963, Waheeda and Gurudutt..
..separated from each other.
And on 10th October 1964, Gurudutt died.
"Who knows who were those, who got love in lieu of love?"
"I asked for buds and I got a crown of thorns."
"Who knows who were those, who got love in lieu of love?"
Waheeda Rehman and Dev Anand's pairing..
..made a mark at the box office, too.
In 1956, they starred in CID...
...In 1958 they were in "Solva Saal".
In 1960, they acted in "Kaala Bazaar".
In 1962, they acted in "Baat Ek Raat Ki".
And in this way, they both got..
..to the film Guide together in 1965.
And after this film, they made a...
...New place for themselves..
..in the film industry.
"The hunter has arrived." "Beware, bird."
"A web of long locks is cast, escape quietly."
"A web of long locks is cast, escape quietly."
Fly away, bird.."
"..the hunter is crazed."
"You look somewhere." "You aim at something else."
It's not only with Dev Anand..
..she made a great pairing with Dilip Kumar, too.
And, with Raj Kapoor..
..she starred in a very unusual film.
The film was called "Teesri Kasam".
Then, came the time...
when Waheeda Rehman told Hemant Kumar..
..she wanted to make the film, "Khamoshi".
When he explained to her, that, the film would not work..
..she still said, we should make...
...Some films after our hearts.
"I recall your story, again."
"I recall your tale, again."
By the middle of the sixties'..
..Waheeda began to experiment, gradually.
And in 1973, for the first time..
..she played Jaya Bahaduri's mother..
..in the film, "Phagun".
Although she believes, she made a mistake..
..that she played a mother.
Because after this film..
..she got cast in a lot of roles as the mother.
And that was the time, she made the decision..
..everyone had been waiting for.
She was cast opposite a leading man in the film, "Shagun".
His name was Kamaljeet.
This film was released in 1964.
And she married Kamaljeet in 1974.
"I have done so much for your love."
"I've given my heart and taken on sorrow."
"I've given my heart and taken on sorrow."
"Sometimes, I spent time amid the flowers."
"Sometimes, I lived amid the thorns."
"I gave my heart and took on sorrow."
Waheeda played every kind of character.
Whether, she played Amitabh Bachhan's mother, in "Trishul"..
..or as Amitabh Bachhan's wife in "Kabhie Kabhie".
Or, in the film "Mashaal", with Mr. Dilip.
Or with Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachhan..
..in the film, "Namak Halaal".
In every character, she was highly praised.
After the 1991 film, "Lamhe"..
..she gave up acting for almost twelve years.
And as the year 2000 approached..
..she came back into films.
In "Om Jai Jagadish", in "Rang De Basanti"..
.."Delhi6, in these films..
..her maturity, won people's hearts.
In 1972, she won the Padmashree.
And in 2011, she won the Padmabhushan.
"The first dream, I ever saw."
"A colorful and innocent dream."
"Let me cradle you with my gaze."
"Let me sing you a lullaby."
After getting married, Waheeda Rehman shifted to Bangalore.
In 2002 after the death of her husband..
..she came back to Mumbai.
In the history of Indian cinema..
..she is considered a complete actress.
And she will always be mentioned proudly.
"Your lips are sensual."
"You are revered by the beauties of nature."
"You are the glamour of the world of beauty and love."
"You are the full moon.."
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