| Zohra Segal
(born in 1912 at Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh) has lived an era as an actress
and dancer - The leading actress of Prithvi Theaters, Bombay, a leading
dancer of the Uday Shankar Ballet Company of pre- independence days and
a leading light of IPTA. Acting has been her first love. In her magnificent
theatre career, she has toured all over the world.
She has performed
in more than 112 cities of India and has been honoured with innumerable
awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for acting, the Padmashree
for her contribution to theatre, the Kalidas Samman and the title of Legend
of India for her lifelong contribution to Indian theatre.
She has also
acted on the British Stage, in tele-dramas and films, some of which are
“Tandoori Nights”, “Jewel in the Crown”, “Partition”, "Bhaiji on the Beach”,
“Bend it like Beckam”, “Anita and Family”. She is now a popular performer
in Bollywood.
She recites
poems in Urdu and in English. |
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