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| Born | Shashikala Jawalkar (1932-08-04)4 August 1932 |
| Died | 4 April 2021(2021-04-04) (aged 88) |
| Other names | Shashikala Saigal |
| Years active | 1944–2006 |
| Notable work | Aarti (1962) Gumrah (1963) |
| Spouse | Om Prakash Saigal |
| Awards | |
| Honours | Padma Shri (2007) |
Shashikala Saigal (néeJawalkar; 4 August 1932 – 4 April 2021),[1][2] better known by her first name, was anIndian film and television actress, who played supporting roles in hundreds ofBollywood films beginning in the 1940s.
Shashikala Jawalkar was one of six children born inSolapur,Maharashtra[3] to a HinduBhavsarShimpi caste Marathi speaking family. By age 5, she had already been dancing, singing and acting on stage in many towns in Solapur district.[4] When Shashikala was in her pre-teens, through ill luck, her father became bankrupt, and he brought his family toBombay (nowMumbai), where they thought that Shashikala, the best-looking and most-talented among his children, could find work in movies. For some time, the family lived with friends and barely survived, while Shashikala wandered from one studio to another looking for work. She earned in bits and pieces till she metNoor Jehan, the reigning screen queen.
Noor Jehan's husbandShaukat Hussain Rizvi, was making the movieZeenat then, and included Shashikala in aQawwali scene.[5] Rizvi gave her a supporting role alongsideNoorjehan andDilip Kumar in the 1947 filmJugnu. She acted with Dilip Kumar again in the 1950 filmArzoo.
She worked with Shammi Kapoor in film Daku (1955).[6] She struggled on and got small roles in movies made by P. N. Arora, Amiya Chakravarti, and a few other producers. She first rose to fame with her role in Hindi film Pugdi (1948) produced by Prem Narayan Arora. She got roles inV. Shantaram'sTeen Batti Char Raasta (1953)[7] and a few other movies. While in her early twenties, Shashikala met and married Om Prakash Saigal, who belonged to theKundan Lal Saigal family, and has two daughters.[8]
In 1959, she appeared inBimal Roy's filmSujata.[9] InTarachand Barjatya'sAarti (1962), starringMeena Kumari,Ashok Kumar, andPradeep Kumar, Shashikala portrayed a negative role, which received positive reviews, and earned her theFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[10][11] Soon after, offers began to pour in to her for supporting roles. She appeared inGumrah (1963) which won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress,[12]Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964),[13] Godaan (1964),Himalay Ki God Mein (1965),Waqt (1965),[14]Anupama (1966),[15]Phool Aur Patthar (1966),[16]Neel Kamal (1968), andKhubsoorat (1980).[10] She played a negative character inChhote Sarkar (1974)[citation needed] starring Shammi Kapoor and Sadhana. While her female lead co-stars usually played roles of good-natured, modest, or pious women, Shashikala usually played either flighty and feisty bubbly women or vamps who plotted the downfall of others. Later in her acting career, she would typically play the role of a sister or mother-in-law. In 80s her acclaimed performances came in films likePhir Wahi Raat,Souten,Sargam. She performed in supporting roles in more than 100 films.
In the past years, she has performed in a few television serials, includingJeena Isi Ka Naam Hai forSony,Apnaapan forZee TV[citation needed],Dil Deke Dekho forSab TV[citation needed] andSon Pari[17] forStar Plus. She had roles inMother 98,Pardesi Babu,[18]Baadshah,[citation needed]Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham,Mujhse Shaadi Karogi[19] andChori Chori.
| Year | Award | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 1962 | Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Aarti | Best Supporting Actress (Hindi) | Won | [22] |
| 1963 | Gumrah | Won | |||
| 1969 | Rahgir | Won | |||
| 1960 | Filmfare Awards | Sujata | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [11][23] |
| 1963 | Aarti | Won | |||
| 1964 | Gumrah | Won | |||
| 1965 | Ayee Milan Ki Bela | Nominated | |||
| 1966 | Himalay Ki God Mein | Nominated | |||
| 1967 | Phool Aur Patthar | Nominated | |||
| Anupama | Nominated | ||||
| 1969 | Neel Kamal | Nominated |
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