http://m.weibo.cn/h2w?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ndtv.com%2Farticle%2Fpeople%2Fzohra-sehgal-a-life-less-ordinary-556589%3Fpfrom%3Dhome-peopleZohraSehgallastappearedonscreenin2007'sSaawariya,aged90plus.(Filephoto)Intheunforgivingworldofshowbiz,whereshelflivesarenotoriouslytiny,actressanddancerZohraSehgal'scareerflourishedforseveraldecades.BornSahibzadiZohraBegumMumtaz-ullahKhanonApril27,1912,MsSehgalwasoneofsevenchildrenandgrewupnearDehradun.ShewassenttoLahore'sQueenMaryCollegeand,aftergraduating,pickedcareerovermarriage.AndsobeganastorymoreremarkablethananythatBollywoodcouldhavescripted.YoungZohra'suncleinEdinburgharrangedanapprenticeshipunderaBritishactor.MsSehgalmadeitfromLahoretoEuropebycarandboat,crossingIran,Syria,DamascusandEgypt.InEurope,shewasadmittedtoaballetschoolinDresdendespiteneverhavingdancedbefore.ShewasthefirstIndianattheschool.ItwasinDresden,whereshelivedforthenextthreeyears,thatshesawaperformancebyUdayShankar'sdancetroupeandwaspromisedajobwithhim.Thejobmaterialisedin1935afterMrShankarsentheratelegramaskinghertojoinhistroupeonatourofJapan.Overthenexteightyears,ZohraSehgalperformedacrosstheworldasoneoftheprincipaldancersofthetroupe.In1940,shebecameateacheratUdayShankar'sinstituteinAlmora.Here,shemetandfellinlovewithscientistanddancerKameshwarSehgal.Herparentsobjectedbutultimatelygavethecoupletheirblessingandtheyweremarriedin1942.MrandMrsSehgalhadtwochildrentogether.IntheuncertaindaysbeforethePartition,theSehgalsmovedtoMumbai.In1945,ZohraSehgaljoinedthePrithviTheatreandtouredwiththemfor14years.Shemadeherfilmdebutin1946,appearingfirstinDhartiKeLalandtheninChetanAnand'sNeechaNagarwhichwontopprizeatCannes.SheappearedinfilmslikeDilSe,BenditLikeBeckhamandHumDilDeChukeSanam.ShealsoappearedinBritishTVserialslikeTheJewelInTheCrown.ZohraSehgallastappearedonscreenin2007'sSaawariya,aged90plus.AmongthemanyhonoursthatMsSehgalwonwerethreeofIndia'sfourcivilianawards-thePadmaShri,PadmaBhushanandPadmaVibhushan.ZohraSehgaldiedinaNewDelhihospitaltoday.Shecelebratedher102ndbirthdayinApril.

性别: 女

星座: 金牛座

生卒日期: 1912年04月27日 至 2014年07月10日

出生地: 印度,北方邦,撒拉兰普

职业: 演员

更多外文名: Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan (本名)

imdb编号: nm0782247