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Simi Garewal

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Simi Garewal
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Garewal in Jan 2012
BornSimrita Garewal
17 October 1947 (age 68)
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
OccupationFilm actor, Producer, director, Chat show Hostess
Years active1962 – present
Spouse(s)Ravi Mohan (divorced)
RelativesPamela Chopra (Aunt)
Yash Chopra (Uncle)
Aditya Chopra (Cousin)
Uday Chopra (Cousin)
WebsitePersonal website
Simi Garewal (born 17 October 1947) is an Indian actress and a talk show hostess. She is known for her work in the films Do Badan, Saathi, Mera Naam Joker, Siddhartha and Karz. She is also known for her celebrity talk show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.

Early life[edit]

Simi Garewal was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, in a Jatt Sikh family.[1][2] Her father, J S Garewal served in the Indian Army rising to the rank of brigadier. Simi grew up in England and studied at Newland House Schoolwith her sister Amrita.[3]

Film and television career[edit]

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.[4] 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 Kapoorin Columbia Pictures' Siddhartha, an English-language movie based on the novel by Hermann Hesse. Garewal did a nude scene in this film which caused some controversy in India.[5] Later, in the mid-1970s, she made an appearance in the popular film Kabhi Kabhie (1976), made by her uncle Yash Chopra, and had a starring role in Chalte Chalte (1976).[6] 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.[7]
She usually wears her signature white clothes on TV shows and at award ceremonies, and is popularly known as "The Lady in White".[8] Garewal recently appeared on Say Shava Shava 2008 as a host and judge.[9] 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".[10]
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.

Personal life[edit]

Garewal had her first serious relationship at the age of 17, with then Maharaja of Jamnagar, who was also her neighbor in England.[11] In the early 1980s, Garewal dated Salman Taseer, a Pakistani businessman.[12]
Garewal was married to Ravi Mohan of Chunnamal family from old Delhi but her marriage was short and she is now divorced.[13]

Popularity[edit]

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.[14][15]

Filmography[edit]

As an actress[edit]

YearFilmRoleNotes
1962Raaz Ki BaatKamal
1962Son of IndiaLalita
1962Tarzan Goes to IndiaPrincess Kamara
1965Teen DevianSimi/Radha Rani
1965Johar-Mehmood in GoaSimmi
1966Do BadanDr. AnjaliFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1968AadmiAarti
1968SaathiRajiniFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1968Ek RaatRekha B Sharma
1970Mera Naam JokerMary
1970Aranyer Din RatriDuliBengali film
1971AndazMona
1971Do Boond PaniGauri
1971Seema
1972Anokhi Pehchan
1972SiddharthaKamala
1973PadatikWoman who shelters activist
1973Namak HaraamManisha
1974Haath Ki SafaiRoma S Kumar
1976Naach Uthe SansaarSomu
1976Chalte ChalteGeeta
1976Kabhi KabhieShobha Kapoor
1977Abhi To Jee LeinMiss Mahajan
1979AhsaasAsha Choudhry
1980The Burning TrainSchool Teacher
1980KarzKamini VermaNominated - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1980Insaf Ka TarazuLawyer
1981NaseebHerselfCameo Appearance
1981Professor PyarelalRita
1981Biwi O BiwiNisha
1982Teri Meri KahaniMeena Sastry/Seema
1982HaathkadiPammi Mittal
1986Love and GodGhazala
1988RukhsatRadha TalwarAlso Director

Television[edit]

YearShow nameRoleNotes
1985Living Legend Raj KapoorWriter/DirectorDocumentary on Raj Kapoor for Channel Four Television, UK
1991India's RajivWriter/DirectorThree part documentary series on Rajiv Gandhi
1997Rendezvous with Simi GarewalHost

Awards and nominations[edit]

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          Simi Garewal is an Indian actress and a talk show hostess. She is known for her work in the films Do Badan, Saathi, Mera Naam Joker, Siddhartha and Karz. She is also known for her celebrity talk show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal. Wikipedia
          Born: October 17, 1947 (age 68), Ludhiana
          Aunts: Pamela Chopra
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