Satyajit Ray combined in himself the spirit of the traditional and the mind of the modern. For a long time, Indian cinema was synonymous with him to the world outside.
Waheeda Rehman birthday special: The face that could launch a thousand ships
A very expressive actress with exceptional dancing skills, Waheeda always left an ineradicable impression on the minds of the cine-goers
Had Christopher Marlowe been alive today, instead of referring to Helen of Troy, heâd have referred to Waheeda Rehman and exclaimed with euphoric joy, âThis is the face that can launch a thousand ships and aircraft!â Jokes aside, the grace, elegance, style and acting skills converging on one individual resulted in the creation of Waheeda Rehman.
In spite of being the coeval of Nargis, Meena Kumari, Madhubala, Vyjayanthimala and Nutan, there s some unexplained quality, kind of a je ne sais quoi in French, in Waheeda Rehman that differentiated her from the contemporaries. Her eternal and ineffable beauty is completely devoid of oomph and lasciviousness. A very expressive actress with exceptional dancing skills, Waheeda always left an ineradicable impression