"Raakhee" redirects here. For similar uses, see Rakhi.
Rakhee Gulzar
Rakhee Gulzar in 2012
Born
Rakhee Majumdar
(1947-08-15) 15 August 1947 (age 76)
Ranaghat, West Bengal, Dominion of India (present-day Republic of India)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1967–2019
Spouses
Ajay Biswas
(m. 1963; div. 1965)
Gulzar
(m. 1973)
Children
Meghna Gulzar
Awards
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
BJFA Award for Best Actress (Hindi)
Honors
Padma Shri
Raakhee Gulzar (néeMajumdar; born 15 August 1947), professionally known as Raakhee, is a popular Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi and Bengali films. In her four decades of acting, she has worked in more than 100 films. Raakhee has won several awards including two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards. In 2003, she received Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award.[1]
Raakhee made her film debut with the Bengali film Badhu Bharan (1967). She had her first Hindi film with Jeevan Mrityu (1970). Raakhee's career marked a turning point with Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972), Daag: A Poem of Love (1973), for which she won her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, and 27 Down (1974). She won her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Tapasya (1976). She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema with films like - Blackmail (1973),Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Doosra Aadmi (1977), Trishna (1978), Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978), Jurmana (1979),Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), Shakti (1982), Ram Lakhan (1989), for which she won her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, Baazigar (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), Border (1997), Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) and Shubho Mahurat (2003). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Raakhee married Oscar winner, poet, lyricist and author Gulzar in 1973 with whom she has a daughter, writer and director Meghna Gulzar. In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India's 75 Best Bollywood Actresses list.[2]
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Kapoor, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Simple Kapadia, Shreeram Lagoo and RakheeGulzar in a Guest appearance. The film's music was composed by Rajesh Roshan...
produced by Rakesh Roshan, starring Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Raakhee Gulzar, Mamta Kulkarni and Kajol in lead roles. Amrish Puri portrays the main antagonist...
an ensemble cast of Waheeda Rehman, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, RakheeGulzar, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh. This was Yash Chopra's second directorial...
Crack'd from Side to Side. Its ensemble cast includes Sharmila Tagore, RakheeGulzar, Nandita Das, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Anindya Chatterjee, Moumita Gupta...
Khanna and Tanuja, followed by Jaanwar Aur Insaan to Shashi Kapoor and RakheeGulzar, Do Aur Do Paanch to Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and...
become friends. The one person who supports Vijay is Dr. Sudha Sen (Raakhee Gulzar), who tries to make Vijay face up to his past and move on. Ravi and Mangal...
S.Productions banner and directed by Atma Ram. Starring Jeetendra, RakheeGulzar and music composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Shyam called him "Yaar Mera"...
success with Samir Ganguly's romantic thriller Sharmeelee (1971) opposite RakheeGulzar. After not having any notable release in 1972, the following year, he...
directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars The film stars Vinod Khanna, RakheeGulzar and Sanjay Khan. A family social film, strongly advocating national...
who falls deeply in love with a beautiful young girl named Pooja (RakheeGulzar) who ends up marrying someone else (Shashi Kapoor). The film was notable...
with the actress and television presenter Simi Garewal. Usman 2016, p. 13. Gulzar, Nihalani & Chatterjee 2003, p. 614. Roy, Gitanjali (10 October 2012). "Who...