RAAKHEE GULZAR

:''For the Tollywood film see Rakhi (film)''
'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

Career

Personal life

Awards

Filmography

External links

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) and ''Lawaaris'' (1981). She also did some memorable films like '' (1973), '' Tapasya'' (1976) , ''Jurmana'' (1979) and ''Bemisal'' (1982).
Towards the 1980s and 1990s she often played elderly mother roles in films such as ''Ram Lakhan'' (1989), ''Baazigar'' (1993), ''Khalnayak'' (1993), ''Karan Arjun'' (1995), ''Soldier'' (1998) and ''Baadshah'' (1999).
Her last film was ''Dil Ka Rishta'' in 2003 and she has not appeared in any films since.

Personal life

While still a teenager, Raakhee had a very brief unhappy marriage to Bengali film director Ajay Biswas.
She is now married to famous film director, poet and lyricist Gulzar. 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.

Awards

★ 1973 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for ''

★ 1976 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for '' Tapasya''

★ 1989 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Ram Lakhan

★ 2003 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Shubho Muhurat

Filmography

★ ''Shubho Mahurat'' (2003) ... Ranga Pishima

★ ''Dil Ka Rishta'' (2003) ... Mrs. Sharma

★ '' (2003) ... Purnima

★ '' (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

★ '' (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)

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