Raakhee Gulzar

Infobox actor

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name = Raakhi Gulzar
birthdate = birth date and age|1947|8|15
yearsactive = 1967 - 2003
location = India
spouse = Gulzar
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notable role =
filmfareawards=Best Supporting Actress: (1974)
Best Actress: Tapasya (1977)
Best Supporting Actress: Ram Lakhan (1990)
nationalfilmawards=Best Supporting Actress: "Shubho Mahurat"|

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.

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) "Lawaaris" (1981) "Jurmana" (1979) and "Bemisal" (1982) all with "Amitabh Bachchan" . She also did some memorable films like "" (1973), " Tapasya" (1976) . She also acted in other Bengali films such as "Paroma" (1984).

Towards the mid 1980s and 1990s she played elderly mother or supporting roles in films such as "Ram Lakhan" (1989), "Baazigar" (1993), "Khalnayak" (1993), "Karan Arjun" (1995), "Border" (1997), "Soldier" (1998) and "Baadshah" (1999).

Her last film was "Shubho Muhurat" in 2003 for which she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and she has since retired from the film industry.

Personal life

While still a teenager, Raakhee had an arranged marriage to Bengali film director Ajay Biswas, which ended shortly and unhappily thereafter.

She is now married to famous film director, poet and lyricist Gulzar. She has separated from Gulzar but never divorced him. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2003.She has a daughter called Meghna (Bosky) who had directed two films named "Filhaal" starring Sushmita Sen, Tabu, Sanjay Suri and Palaash Sen and "Just Married" starring Fardeen Khan and Esha Deol. Meghna also directed one of the part Puranmasi of Sanjay Gupta's Dus Kahaniyaan.

Awards and Nominations

;Won
*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;Nominated
*1972 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for "Aankhon Aankhon Mein"
*1976 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for "Kabhie Kabhie"
*1977 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for "Doosra Aadmi"
*1977 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for "Doosra Aadmi"
*1978 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for "Trishna"
*1979 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for "Jurmana"
*1981 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for "Baseraa"
*1985 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for "Saaheb"
*1993 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Anari
*1995 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Karan Arjun
*1997 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Border
*1998 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Soldier

Filmography

* "Badhu Bharan" (1967)
* "Baghini" (1968)
* "Jeevan Mrityu" (1970) ... Deepa
* "Sharmilee" (1971) ... Kanchan/Kamini
* "Reshma Aur Shera" (1971) ... Gopal's Wife
* "Paaras" (1971) ... Barkha Singh
* "Lal Patthar" (1971) ... Sumita
* "Pagli" (1972)
* "Wafaa" (1972) ... Saraswati
* "Shehzada" (1972) ... Chanda
* "Yaar Mera" (1972)
* "Shaadi Ke Baad" (1972) ... Shobha
* "Janwar Aur Insaan" (1972)
* "Beimaan" (1972)
* "Anokhi Pehchaan" (1972)
* "Aan Baan" (1972) ... Rekha
* "Aankhon Aankhon Mein" (1972) ... Parvati
* "Heera Panna" (1973) ... Roma
* "" (1973) ... Chandni
* " Blackmail" (1973) ... Asha Mehta
* "Banarasi Babu" (1973)
* "Joshila" (1973) ... Sapna
* "27 Down" (1974) ... Shalini
* "Chameli Memsaab" (1975)
* "Mere Sajna" (1975)
* "Angaarey" (1975)
* " Tapasya" (1976) ... Indrani "Indu" Sinha
* "Kabhi Kabhie" (1976) ... Pooja Khanna
* "Doosara Aadmi" (1977) ... Nisha
* "Trishna" (1978) ... Aarti S. Gupta
* "Kasme Vaade" (1978) ... Suman
* "Trishul" (1978) ... Geeta
* "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar" (1978) ... Kaamna
* "Hamare Tumhare" (1979) ... Maya
* "Jurmana" (1979) ... Rama Sharma
* "Kaala Patthar" (1979) ... Dr. Sudha Sen
* "Lootmaar" (1980) ... Raksha Bhagat
* "Aanchal" (1980) ... Shanti
* "Shaan" (1980) ... Sheetal Kumar
* "Rocky" (1981) ... Parvati
* "Laawaris" (1981) ... Vidya
* "Dhuaan" (1981)
* "Barsaat Ki Ek Raat" (1981)
* "Anusandhan" (1981) ... Rajni
* "Baseraa" (1981) ... Sharda Balraj Kohli
* "Shradhanjali" (1981)
* "Yeh Vaada Raha" (1982) ... Mrs. Sharda Rai Bahadur
* "Taaqat" (1982)
* "Shriman Shrimati" (1982) ... Parvatidevi
* "Bemisal" (1982) ... Kavita Chaturvedi (Sakhi)
* "Dil Aakhir Dil Hai" (1982) ... Kusum Desai
* "Shakti" (1982) ... Sheetal
* "Bandhan Kachche Dhaagon Ka" (1983)
* "Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye" (1984)
* "Paroma" (1984) ... Parama
* "Anand Aur Anand" (1984) ... Mrs. Arun Anand
* "Zameen Aasmaan" (1984)
* "Saaheb" (1985) ... Sujata Sharma
* "Zindagani" (198] ) ... Sumitra Devi
* "Muqaddar Ka Faisla" (1987) ... Laxmi
* "Dacait" (1987) ... Devi Choudhrain
* "Gold Medal" (1988)
* "Falak" (1988) ... Durga Verma
* "Ram Lakhan" (1989) ... Mrs. Sharda Pratap Singh
* "Santosh" (1989) ... Rachna
* "Jeevan Ek Sangharsh" ... Dharam Verma
* "Saugandh" (1991) ... Ganga
* "Pratikar" (1991) ... Saraswati Devi
* "Rudaali" (1993) ... Bhikni/Euli
* "Pratimurti" (1993)
* "Khal Nayak" (1993) ... Mrs. Aarti Prasad
* "Kshatriya" (1993) ... Maheshwari Devi
* "Dil Ki Baazi" (1993) ... Nirmaladevi
* "Anari" (1993)
* "Baazigar" (1993) ... Mrs. Shobha Sharma
* "Karan Arjun" (1995) ... Durga Singh
* "Kismat" (1995) ... Geeta
* "Border" (1997) ... Dharamvir's mother
* "Jeevan Yudh" (1997) ... Mrs. Rai
* "Ankhon Mein Tum Ho" (1997) ... Ranimaa (Mrs. Burman)
* "Sham Ghansham" (1998) ... Ganga Satyadev Singh
* "Barood" (1998) ... Gayetri Sharma
* "Soldier" (1998) ... Geeta Malhotra
* "Baadshah" (1999) ... Chief Minister Gayatri Bachchan
* "" (2001) ... Pratima Kapoor
* "" (2003) ... Purnima
* "Dil Ka Rishta" (2003) ... Mrs. Sharma
* "Shubho Mahurat" (2003) ... Ranga Pishima

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