Simi Garewal (born 17 October 1947) is an actress. She is known for her work in the films Do Badan, Saathi, Mera Naam Joker, Siddhartha and Karz.
Simi Garewal was born in Delhi. Her father, J S Garewal served in the army rising to the rank of brigadier. Simi grew up in England and studied at Newland House School with her sister Amrita.
After spending much of her childhood in England, Garewal returned to India while a teenager. Her felicity with the English language induced the makers of the English-language film Tarzan Goes to India to offer her a role. A gangly 15-year-old, Garewal made her debut alongside Feroz Khan in this film in 1962. Her performance was good enough for her to fetch many more film offers. During the 1960s and '70s, she was in several notable Indian films, working with leading directors such as Mehboob Khan's Son of India, Raj Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker (1970), Satyajit Ray in Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest), Mrinal Sen in Padatik (The Guerilla Fighter) and Raj Khosla in Do Badan. She starred opposite Shashi Kapoor in Columbia Pictures' Siddhartha, an English-language movie based on the novel by Hermann Hesse. Garewal did a semi-nude scene in this film which caused some controversy in India.[3] Later, in the mid-1970s, she made an appearance in the popular film Kabhi Kabhie (1976), made by her brother-in-law Yash Chopra, and had a starring role in Chalte Chalte (1976).[4] Another notable role she played was as a vamp in Karz (1980). She starred in the BBC docu-drama Maharajas (1987), based on the book by Charles Allen.
In the early 1980s, her attention turned to writing and direction. She formed her own production company, Siga Arts International. She hosted, produced and directed a TV series for Doordarshan called It's a Woman's World (1983). She also made a documentary for Channel 4 in the UK called Living Legend Raj Kapoor (1984). This was followed by a three-part documentary on Rajiv Gandhi titled India's Rajiv. She wrote and directed a Hindi feature film Rukhsat and produced television commercials, for which she won the first prize from the 1988 Paters Award in Australia.
Garewal anchored the talk show Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
She usually wears her signature white clothes on TV shows and at award ceremonies, and is popularly known as "The Lady in White". Garewal recently appeared on Say Shava Shava 2008 as a host and judge. After the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008, Simi Garewal caused a storm of criticism in India and abroad by publicly calling for the Indian government to "carpet-bomb" the terrorist camps of its neighbour, Pakistan.
She returned to television with her new talk show India's Most Desirable on Star Plus which would interview Bollywood actors, business and media icons, and Indian cricketers about their "ideal and desirable beaus".
Simi Garewal has her own website which she uses to interact with her fans: www.simigarewal.com. The site has her voice reading the text.
In the early 1980s, Simi Garewal had a year long affair with Salman Taseer a renowned Pakistani businessman and later Governor of Punjab, Pakistan. Simi Garewal was married to Ravi Mohan of Khatri Chunnamal family from Old Delhi but her marriage was short and she is now divorced.
Simi Garewal is a popular TV host and has acted in few Bollywood movies. In 1972, for her nude scene in Siddhartha with actor Shashi Kapoor, the movie couldn't be released in India due to censorship and created controversy.
Simi Garewal was born in Delhi. Her father, J S Garewal served in the army rising to the rank of brigadier. Simi grew up in England and studied at Newland House School with her sister Amrita.
After spending much of her childhood in England, Garewal returned to India while a teenager. Her felicity with the English language induced the makers of the English-language film Tarzan Goes to India to offer her a role. A gangly 15-year-old, Garewal made her debut alongside Feroz Khan in this film in 1962. Her performance was good enough for her to fetch many more film offers. During the 1960s and '70s, she was in several notable Indian films, working with leading directors such as Mehboob Khan's Son of India, Raj Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker (1970), Satyajit Ray in Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest), Mrinal Sen in Padatik (The Guerilla Fighter) and Raj Khosla in Do Badan. She starred opposite Shashi Kapoor in Columbia Pictures' Siddhartha, an English-language movie based on the novel by Hermann Hesse. Garewal did a semi-nude scene in this film which caused some controversy in India.[3] Later, in the mid-1970s, she made an appearance in the popular film Kabhi Kabhie (1976), made by her brother-in-law Yash Chopra, and had a starring role in Chalte Chalte (1976).[4] Another notable role she played was as a vamp in Karz (1980). She starred in the BBC docu-drama Maharajas (1987), based on the book by Charles Allen.
In the early 1980s, her attention turned to writing and direction. She formed her own production company, Siga Arts International. She hosted, produced and directed a TV series for Doordarshan called It's a Woman's World (1983). She also made a documentary for Channel 4 in the UK called Living Legend Raj Kapoor (1984). This was followed by a three-part documentary on Rajiv Gandhi titled India's Rajiv. She wrote and directed a Hindi feature film Rukhsat and produced television commercials, for which she won the first prize from the 1988 Paters Award in Australia.
Garewal anchored the talk show Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
She usually wears her signature white clothes on TV shows and at award ceremonies, and is popularly known as "The Lady in White". Garewal recently appeared on Say Shava Shava 2008 as a host and judge. After the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008, Simi Garewal caused a storm of criticism in India and abroad by publicly calling for the Indian government to "carpet-bomb" the terrorist camps of its neighbour, Pakistan.
She returned to television with her new talk show India's Most Desirable on Star Plus which would interview Bollywood actors, business and media icons, and Indian cricketers about their "ideal and desirable beaus".
Simi Garewal has her own website which she uses to interact with her fans: www.simigarewal.com. The site has her voice reading the text.
In the early 1980s, Simi Garewal had a year long affair with Salman Taseer a renowned Pakistani businessman and later Governor of Punjab, Pakistan. Simi Garewal was married to Ravi Mohan of Khatri Chunnamal family from Old Delhi but her marriage was short and she is now divorced.
Simi Garewal is a popular TV host and has acted in few Bollywood movies. In 1972, for her nude scene in Siddhartha with actor Shashi Kapoor, the movie couldn't be released in India due to censorship and created controversy.
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एक लड़की जिसके खून में है क्रांति ..............
जन्मदिन / सिमी ग्रेवाल (17 अक्तूबर)
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दो बदन , मेरा नाम जोकर , सिद्धार्थ और कर्ज़ जैसी हिट फिल्मों की नायिका सिमी का जन्म 1947 में लुधियाना के एक जाट सिख परिवार में हुआ था । पिता फौज में ऊंचे पद पर थे सो उन्होने सिमी को पढ़ने के लिए लंदन भेज दिया । सिमी ने खुद स्वीकार किया है कि लंदन में उनके पड़ोसी जामनगर के महाराजा हिज़ हाइनेस दिग्विजय सिंह से उन्हें प्यार हो गया ,यह प्यार 3 साल चला ,दोनों ने खूब इस प्यार को जिया । 17 साल की उम्र में भारत लौटी और अँग्रेजी फिल्म Tarzan Goes to India में काम किया लेकिन राज कपूर की फिल्म ‘मेरा नाम जोकर’ से उनको प्रसिद्धि मिली । कोलम्बिया पिक्चर्स की अँग्रेजी फिल्म Siddhartha में नग्न दृश्य देकर इतनी विवादित हुईं कि भारतीय सेंसर बोर्ड ने इस फिल्म को भारत में प्रदर्शित नहीं होने दिया । चाचा यश चोपड़ा की फिल्म ‘कभी-कभी’ में भी काम किया । फिर अपनी प्रॉडक्शन कंपनी Siga Arts International के बैनर तले दूरदर्शन का धारावाहिक It's a Woman's World का निर्माण किया । बीबीसी के लिए भी राज कपूर और राजीव गांधी पर धारावाहिकों का निर्माण किया । वे सबसे ज्यादा चर्चित अपने टॉक शो Rendezvous with Simi Garewal से हुईं जिसमें बड़ी-बड़ी हस्तियों के इंटरव्यू दिखाए जाते थे । स्टार प्लस पर उनका India's Most Desirable सीरियल भी इसी तरह का था । सत्यजीत रे की फिल्म ‘अरण्येर दिनरात्रि’ में उन्होने एक संथाली लड़की जैसी लुक देने के लिए पूरे शरीर पर कालिख पोत ली थी । पाकिस्तानी उद्योगपति सलमान तासीर से प्यार हुआ लेकिन दिल्ली के सेठ रवि मोहन से उन्होने शादी की , यह शादी भी विफल रही ,तलाक हुआ और सिमी आजकल सिंगल जीवन जी रही हैं ।
आज सिमी 68वें साल में कदम रखने जा रहीं हैं, लेकिन उन्हें देखकर कोई कह नहीं सकता है कि वे इतनी उम्रदराज हैं। वे कहती हैं : "मैंने अपनी जिंदगी में अपने निजी जीवन को निजी ही बनाकर रखा। ऎसा करने से मुझे लगा कि मैं एक अदृश्य दुनिया में जीवन यापन कर कर रही हूं।“ उन्होने अपनी वेबसाइट www.simigarewal.com 2008 में लॉन्च की है जिसपर वो आज भी सक्रिय रहती हैं और अपने चाहने वालों के प्रश्नों का जवाब देती हैं ।
जन्मदिन पर सिमी को दीर्घ सक्रिय जीवन के लिए अशेष शुभकामनायेँ !
जन्मदिन / सिमी ग्रेवाल (17 अक्तूबर)
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दो बदन , मेरा नाम जोकर , सिद्धार्थ और कर्ज़ जैसी हिट फिल्मों की नायिका सिमी का जन्म 1947 में लुधियाना के एक जाट सिख परिवार में हुआ था । पिता फौज में ऊंचे पद पर थे सो उन्होने सिमी को पढ़ने के लिए लंदन भेज दिया । सिमी ने खुद स्वीकार किया है कि लंदन में उनके पड़ोसी जामनगर के महाराजा हिज़ हाइनेस दिग्विजय सिंह से उन्हें प्यार हो गया ,यह प्यार 3 साल चला ,दोनों ने खूब इस प्यार को जिया । 17 साल की उम्र में भारत लौटी और अँग्रेजी फिल्म Tarzan Goes to India में काम किया लेकिन राज कपूर की फिल्म ‘मेरा नाम जोकर’ से उनको प्रसिद्धि मिली । कोलम्बिया पिक्चर्स की अँग्रेजी फिल्म Siddhartha में नग्न दृश्य देकर इतनी विवादित हुईं कि भारतीय सेंसर बोर्ड ने इस फिल्म को भारत में प्रदर्शित नहीं होने दिया । चाचा यश चोपड़ा की फिल्म ‘कभी-कभी’ में भी काम किया । फिर अपनी प्रॉडक्शन कंपनी Siga Arts International के बैनर तले दूरदर्शन का धारावाहिक It's a Woman's World का निर्माण किया । बीबीसी के लिए भी राज कपूर और राजीव गांधी पर धारावाहिकों का निर्माण किया । वे सबसे ज्यादा चर्चित अपने टॉक शो Rendezvous with Simi Garewal से हुईं जिसमें बड़ी-बड़ी हस्तियों के इंटरव्यू दिखाए जाते थे । स्टार प्लस पर उनका India's Most Desirable सीरियल भी इसी तरह का था । सत्यजीत रे की फिल्म ‘अरण्येर दिनरात्रि’ में उन्होने एक संथाली लड़की जैसी लुक देने के लिए पूरे शरीर पर कालिख पोत ली थी । पाकिस्तानी उद्योगपति सलमान तासीर से प्यार हुआ लेकिन दिल्ली के सेठ रवि मोहन से उन्होने शादी की , यह शादी भी विफल रही ,तलाक हुआ और सिमी आजकल सिंगल जीवन जी रही हैं ।
आज सिमी 68वें साल में कदम रखने जा रहीं हैं, लेकिन उन्हें देखकर कोई कह नहीं सकता है कि वे इतनी उम्रदराज हैं। वे कहती हैं : "मैंने अपनी जिंदगी में अपने निजी जीवन को निजी ही बनाकर रखा। ऎसा करने से मुझे लगा कि मैं एक अदृश्य दुनिया में जीवन यापन कर कर रही हूं।“ उन्होने अपनी वेबसाइट www.simigarewal.com 2008 में लॉन्च की है जिसपर वो आज भी सक्रिय रहती हैं और अपने चाहने वालों के प्रश्नों का जवाब देती हैं ।
जन्मदिन पर सिमी को दीर्घ सक्रिय जीवन के लिए अशेष शुभकामनायेँ !
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