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Also known as Shashikala Saigal

Shashikala Saigal (née Jawalkar; 4 August 1932 – 4 April 2021), better known by her first name, was an Indian film and television actress, who played supporting roles in hundreds of Bollywood films beginning in the 1940s.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1932 births, 2021 deaths and 20th-century Indian actresses.

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  • Harinashikari Samudayadha Mahileyara Baduku

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
India
Active from
1933-08-04
Active to
2021-04-04

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Total plays
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Person.name
Shashikala
Person.image
Shashikala.jpg
Person.caption
Shashikala,
Person.birth_name
Shashikala Jawalkar
Person.birth_place
Solapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
Person.death_place
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Person.othername
Shashikala Saigal
Person.years_active
1944–2006
Person.notable_works
Aarti (1962)Gumrah (1963)
Person.spouse
Om Prakash Saigal
Person.awards
2 Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress
Person.honours
Padma Shri (2007)

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end of work period
2006-00-00
Commons category
Shashikala
date of birth
1932-08-04
birth name
Shashikala Jawalkar
date of death
2021-04-04
start of work period
1944-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Early years
  • Acclaimed supporting roles
  • Recent acting roles
  • Awards
  • Selected filmography
  • References
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Shashikala Saigal (née Jawalkar; 4 August 1932 – 4 April 2021), better known by her first name, was an Indian film and television actress, who played supporting roles in hundreds of Bollywood films beginning in the 1940s.

==Early years== Shashikala Jawalkar was one of six children born in Solapur, Maharashtra to a Hindu Bhavsar Shimpi caste Marathi speaking family. By age 5, she had already been dancing, singing and acting on stage in many towns in Solapur district. When Shashikala was in her pre-teens, through ill luck, her father became bankrupt, and he brought his family to Bombay (now Mumbai), where they thought that Shashikala, the best-looking and most-talented among his children, could find work in movies. For some time, the family lived with friends and barely survived, while Shashikala wandered from one studio to another looking for work. She earned in bits and pieces till she met Noor Jehan, the reigning screen queen.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shashikala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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