Shashikala Biography
Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solapur, Maharashtra in a well-to-do Marathi-speaking Jawalkar family. By age 5, she had aleady been dancing, singing, and acting on stage in many towns in Solapur district.
When Shashikala was in her preteens, through ill luck, her father became bankrupt, and he brought his family to Bombay (Mumbai) with the thought that Shashikala, the best looking and talented among his children, could find work in movies. For some time, the family lived with friends, and barely survived, while Shashikala wandered from studio to studio looking for work. She earned in bits and pieces till she met Noor Jehan, the reigning screen queen of the era.
Noor Jehan's husband, Shaukat, was making a movie Zeenat then, and included Shashikala in a qawwali scene. She received 25 rupees for her role. She struggled on, and got small roles in movies made by P. N. Arora, Amiya Chakravarti, and a few other producers. She got a role in V. Shantaram's Teen Batti Char Rasta, and a few other movies.
While in her early twenties, Shashikala met and married Om Prakash Saigal, who belonged to the Kundan Lal Saigal family, and had two daughters.
Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solapur, Maharashtra in a well-to-do Marathi-speaking Jawalkar family. By age 5, she had aleady been dancing, singing, and acting on stage in many towns in Solapur district.
When Shashikala was in her preteens, through ill luck, her father became bankrupt, and he brought his family to Bombay (Mumbai) with the thought that Shashikala, the best looking and talented among his children, could find work in movies. For some time, the family lived with friends, and barely survived, while Shashikala wandered from studio to studio looking for work. She earned in bits and pieces till she met Noor Jehan, the reigning screen queen of the era.
Noor Jehan's husband, Shaukat, was making a movie Zeenat then, and included Shashikala in a qawwali scene. She received 25 rupees for her role. She struggled on, and got small roles in movies made by P. N. Arora, Amiya Chakravarti, and a few other producers. She got a role in V. Shantaram's Teen Batti Char Rasta, and a few other movies.
While in her early twenties, Shashikala met and married Om Prakash Saigal, who belonged to the Kundan Lal Saigal family, and had two daughters.
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Shammi Kapoor, Shashikala & Anoop Kumar - Nain Tumhare Mazedaar - Junglee
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