Zohra Sehgal,Grand old lady of Indian cinema turns 100 years

Zohra Sehgal,Grand Old Lady of Indian Cinema turns 100 years on Friday April 27,2012.

Zohra Sehgal was born on April 27, 1912 at Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, third of her seven siblings — and grew up in Chakrata, now in Uttarakhand (near Dehra Dun). She began her career as a dancer with Uday Shankar in 1935, and performed across Japan, Egypt, Europe and the United States. She married scientist, painter and dancer Kameshwar Sehgal in August 1942. The couple had two children, Kiran and Pavan. 

Zohra Sehgal Choreographed for a few Hindi films as well including Guru Dutt's Baazi (1951) and the dream sequence song in Raj Kapoor's Awaara

Zohra Sehgal moved to London on a drama scholarship in 1962, and appeared there in many TV productions including The Jewel in the Crown, Tandoori Nights and My Beautiful Laundrette.

Returning to India in the mid-1990s, Sehgal acted in several films, plays and TV series. 

Her film credits include Masala (1991), Dillagi (1999), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Bend it Like Beckham (2002) and Veer-Zaara (2004). 

Awards

Padma Shri(1998) 

Padma Bhushan (2002) and 

Padma Vibhushan(2010)

Zohra Sehgal, who has starred in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Dil Se and Cheeni Kum, was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007)