Raakhee Gulzar

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Raakhi Gulzar
राख ी गुल जार

Raakhee in Sharmilee (1971)

August 15, 1947 (age 60)
Born
India
Years active 1967-2003
Spouse(s) Gulzar
Awards
Filmfare Awards
Best Supporting Actress: Daag: A Poem of Love
(1974)
Best Actress: Tapasya (1977)
Best Supporting Actress: Ram Lakhan (1990)
National Film Awards
Best Supporting Actress: Shubho Muhurat

Raakhee Gulzar (Hindi:राखी गुलजार) (born August 15, 1947 in India), also known as
Raakhee or Rakhi, is an Indian Bollywood actress originally from the state of West
Bengal . Raakhee Gulzar's career spans from the late 1960s to 2003.

Contents
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• 1 Career
 • 2 Personal life
• 3 Awards & Nominations
• 4 References
• 5 Filmography

• 6 External links

[edit] Career
Raakhee won rave reviews for her first Bengali film Badhu Baran 1967 in Calcutta after
which she was offered the lead role in her first Hindi film, Rajshri Productions Jeevan
Mrityu with Dharmendra in 1970.

She shot to fame in the 1971 film Sharmilee where she played a double role opposite
Shashi Kapoor. She has since starred in many more Hindi blockbuster films most notably
Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1977), Trishul (1978), Kaala Patthar
(1979) Lawaaris (1981) Jurmana (1979) and Bemisal (1982) all with Amitabh Bachchan
. She also did some memorable films like Daag (1973), Tapasya (1976) . She also acted
in other Bengali films such as Paroma (1984).

Towards the mid 1980s and 1990s she played elderly mother or supporting roles in films
such as Ram Lakhan (1989), Baazigar (1993), Khalnayak (1993), Karan Arjun (1995),
Soldier (1998) and Baadshah (1999).

Her last film was Shubho Muhurat in 2003 for which she won the National Film Award
for Best Supporting Actress and she has since retired from the film industry.

[edit] Personal life

While still a teenager, Raakhee had an arranged marriage to Bengali film director Ajay
Biswas, which ended shortly and unhappily thereafter.

She is now married to famous film director, poet and lyricist Gulzar. She has separated
from Gulzar but never divorced him. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2003. She has a
daughter called Meghna (Bosky) who had directed a film named Filhaal starring
Sushmita Sen, Tabu, Sanjay Suri and Palaash Sen.

[edit] Awards & Nominations

• 1972 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Aankhon Aankhon Mein
• 1973 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Daag: A Poem of Love
• 1976 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Kabhie Kabhie
• 1976 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Tapasya
• 1977 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Doosra Aadmi
 • 1977 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Doosra Aadmi[1]
• 1978 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Trishna
• 1979 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Jurmana
• 1981 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Baseraa
• 1985 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Saaheb
• 1989 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Ram Lakhan
• 1993 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Anari
• 1995 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Karan Arjun
• 1997 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Border
• 1998 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Soldier
• 2003 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Shubho Muhurat

[edit] References
1. http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf (Rakhee was nominated for
Filmfare awards for the same performance in Doosra Aadmi in two categories: Best
Actress and Best Supporting Actress

[edit] Filmography
This article or section contains a list of works that does not follow the Manual of
Style for lists of works (often, but not always, due to being in reverse-
chronological order) and may need cleanup.

• Shubho Mahurat (2003) ... Ranga Pishima

• Dil Ka Rishta (2003) ... Mrs. Sharma
• Talaash: The Hunt Begins (2003) ... Purnima
• Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) ... Pratima Kapoor
• Baadshah (1999) ... Chief Minister Gayatri Bachchan
• Soldier (1998) ... Geeta Malhotra
• Barood (1998) ... Gayetri Sharma
• Sham Ghansham (1998) ... Ganga Satyadev Singh
• Ankhon Mein Tum Ho (1997) ... Ranimaa (Mrs. Burman)
• Jeevan Yudh (1997) ... Mrs. Rai
• Border (1997) ... Dharamvir's mother
• Kismat (1995) ... Geeta
• Karan Arjun (1995) ... Durga Singh
• Baazigar (1993) ... Mrs. Shobha Sharma
• Anari (1993)
• Dil Ki Baazi (1993) ... Nirmaladevi
• Kshatriya (1993) ... Maheshwari Devi
• Khal Nayak (1993) ... Mrs. Aarti Prasad
• Pratimurti (1993)
• Rudaali (1993) ... Bhikni/Euli
• Pratikar (1991) ... Saraswati Devi
• Saugandh (1991) ... Ganga
• Jeevan Ek Sangharsh ... Dharam Verma
• Santosh (1989) ... Rachna
• Ram Lakhan (1989) ... Mrs. Sharda Pratap Singh
• Falak (1988) ... Durga Verma
• Gold Medal (1988)
• Dacait (1987) ... Devi Choudhrain
• Muqaddar Ka Faisla (1987) ... Laxmi
• Zindagani (1986) ... Sumitra Devi
• Saaheb (1985) ... Sujata Sharma
• Zameen Aasmaan (1984)
• Anand Aur Anand (1984) ... Mrs. Arun Anand
• Paroma (1984) ... Parama
• Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye (1984)
• Bandhan Kachche Dhaagon Ka (1983)
• Shakti (1982) ... Sheetal
• Dil Aakhir Dil Hai (1982) ... Kusum Desai
• Bemisal (1982) ... Kavita Chaturvedi (Sakhi)
• Shriman Shrimati (1982) ... Parvatidevi
• Taaqat (1982)
• Yeh Vaada Raha (1982) ... Mrs. Sharda Rai Bahadur
• Shradhanjali (1981)
• Baseraa (1981) ... Sharda Balraj Kohli
• Anusandhan (1981) ... Rajni
• Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981)
• Dhuaan (1981)
• Laawaris (1981) ... Vidya
• Rocky (1981) ... Parvati
• Shaan (1980) ... Sheetal Kumar
• Aanchal (1980) ... Shanti
• Lootmaar (1980) ... Raksha Bhagat
• Kaala Patthar (1979) ... Dr. Sudha Sen
• Jurmana (1979) ... Rama Sharma
• Hamare Tumhare (1979) ... Maya
• Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) ... Kaamna
• Trishul (1978) ... Geeta
• Kasme Vaade (1978) ... Suman
• Trishna (1978) ... Aarti S. Gupta
• Doosara Aadmi (1977) ... Nisha
• Kabhi Kabhie (1976) ... Pooja Khanna
• Tapasya (1976) ... Indrani "Indu" Sinha
• Angaarey (1975)
• Mere Sajna (1975)
• Chameli Memsaab(1975)
• 27 Down (1974) ... Shalini
• Joshila (1973) ... Sapna
• Banarasi Babu (1973)
• Blackmail (1973) ... Asha Mehta
• Daag (1973) ... Chandni
• Heera Panna (1973) ... Roma
• Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972) ... Parvati
• Aan Baan (1972) ... Rekha
• Anokhi Pehchaan (1972)
• Beimaan (1972)
• Janwar Aur Insaan (1972)
• Shaadi Ke Baad (1972) ... Shobha
• Yaar Mera (1972)
• Shehzada (1972) ... Chanda
• Wafaa (1972) ... Saraswati
• Pagli (1972)
• Lal Patthar (1971) ... Sumita
• Paaras (1971) ... Barkha Singh
• Reshma Aur Shera (1971) ... Gopal's Wife
• Sharmilee (1971) ... Kanchan/Kamini
• Jeevan Mrityu (1970) ... Deepa
• Baghini (1968)
• Badhu Bharan (1967)