Today we are going to tell you the story of an actress of Indian cinema who rebelled at every step. When women were forbidden to step out of the house, she broke all the customs and barriers and entered the film industry, that’s why she is called the first actress of Indian cinema. After that, she entertained everyone with her performances for decades and lived her life happily till the last moment. So today let us introduce you to Zohra Sehgal, who is no longer with us today but her stories are still famous.
Zohra Sehgal was born in a Pathan family.
Zohra Sehgal was born on 27 April 1912 in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, into a Pathan family. She belonged to the kingdom of Rampur. Zohra Sehgal’s full name was Sahibzadi Zohra Mumtaz Ullah Khan. It is said that Zohra Sehgal studied at Queen Mary’s College, Lahore and was a topper in school, but failed thrice in tenth. However, the reason for his failure was not his studies but his marriage. Indeed, Zohra’s father wanted her to get married, so she kept failing tenth so that she wouldn’t have to get married.
Married to a Hindu girl 8 years younger
Between 1935 and 1940, when he became part of a dance academy, he met Kameshwar Sahgal, a scientific painter and dancer from Indore, who was a Hindu and eight years his junior. In such a situation, as soon as the news of their love came in the society, an atmosphere like chaos was created. However, Johar did not care and married Kameshwar Sehgal. After the death of her husband in 1959, Johar moved to Delhi.
Zohra Sehgal’s film career was like this
Zohra Sehgal started her career with the movie Dharti Ke Lal. Apart from this, he acted in super hit films like Bhaji On The Beach, Dil Se, Khawahish, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Bend It Like Beckham, Saya, Chicken Tikka Masala, Mistress Of Spices, Veer-Zara. Zohra Sehgal was honored with many awards like Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Rashtriya Kalidas Samman for this contribution.