Waheeda Rehman to be conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award 2023

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By South First Desk

26/09/2023

On 26 September, Union Minister Anurag Thakur announced that veteran actor Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award 2023.

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Regarded one of India’s finest actors, Waheeda Rehman is best known for films like Pyaasa (1957), CID (1956), Guide (1965), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), and Trishul (1978).

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Waheeda Rehman, 85, made her acting debut with the 1955 Telugu films Rojulu Maraayi with Akkineni Nageshwara Rao and Jayasimha with Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao.

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In a career spanning over five decades, the actor worked in more than 90 films. She received a National Film Award for her role as a clanswoman in Reshma and Shera (1971).

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She is already the recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. Rehman was last seen in Skater Girl, a 2021 coming-of-age sports drama.

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She further wrote: “He never made me feel like ki main newcomer hoon aur woh established star hain. Naturally woh ek understanding thi, toh humne ek ke baad ek saat (seven) picturein ki.”

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She also shared that she was in Guide only because of Dev Anand. “He was the producer, and he had given me the contract pehle se.”

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