Kamaljeet | |
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| Born | Shashi Rekhi |
| Died | 21 November 2000 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Kamal Jeet, Kamaljit, Kamaljit Singh |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Son of India, Shagoon |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Kamaljeet (born Shashi Rekhi) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films. His major work includes Son of India and Shagoon (co-starring Waheeda Rehman).
Rekhi married Indian actress Waheeda Rehman in 1974. The couple had a daughter and son – Kashvi and Sohail. [1] [2] [3]
Dev Anand was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. Anand is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. Through a career that spanned over six decades, he worked in more than 100 films. Anand is a recipient of four Filmfare Awards, including two for Best Actor. The Government of India honored him with Padma Bhushan, Indian third highest civilian honour in 2001 and with Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002.
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Kohraa is a 1964 Indian thriller horror film directed by Biren Nag, starring Waheeda Rehman, Biswajeet and Lalita Pawar. The film was adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel Rebecca, which was previously adapted by Alfred Hitchcock as Academy Award-winning Rebecca (1940), though some supernatural elements were added to it, including a few from the movie Psycho. This version is famous for its twist ending, which differs significantly from that of the original novel.
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Conversations with Waheeda Rehman is a biography by the producer of television documentaries and author Nasreen Munni Kabir, documenting Kabir's extensive conversations with the actress Waheeda Rehman about the actress' life and career. The biography details Rehman's birth in 1938 in Chingleput, her 54-year-long film career, and her 1974 marriage to the actor Kamaljeet, with whom she has two children. It was published on 19 February 2014 by Penguin Books. The book generated positive reviews from book critics; most of the praise was directed towards the book's question-and-answer format, and Kabir's and Rehman's style in questioning and answering, respectively.