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Raakhee Gulzar (Bengali pronunciation: [rakʰi]; née Majumdar; born 15 August 1947), professionally known as Raakhee, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Bengali films. One of the leading and greatest actresses of the 1970s and early 1980s,[1][2] Raakhee is a recipient of several awards including two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards. In 2003, she received Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award.[3]

Rakhee Gulzar
Rakhee Gulzar in 2024
Born
Rakhee Majumdar

(1947-08-15) 15 August 1947 (age 78)
OccupationActress
Years active1967–present
Spouse
    Ajay Biswas
    (m. 1963; div. 1965)
    (m. 1973; sep. 1974)
ChildrenMeghna Gulzar (daughter)
HonorsPadma Shri

Raakhee made her film debut with the Bengali film Badhu Bharan (1967). She had her first Hindi film with Jeevan Mrityu (1970). Raakhee's career marked a turning point with Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972), Daag: A Poem of Love (1973), for which she won her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, and 27 Down (1974). She won her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Tapasya (1976).

Raakhee went on to establish herself as one of the leading and greatest actresses of Hindi cinema with films like - Blackmail (1973), Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Doosra Aadmi (1977), Trishna, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (both 1978), Kaala Patthar, Jurmana (both 1979), Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), Shakti (1982), Ram Lakhan (1989), for which she won her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, Baazigar (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), Border (1997), Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) and Shubho Mahurat (2003). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Raakhee married poet, lyricist and author Gulzar in 1973 with whom she has a daughter, writer and director Meghna Gulzar.

Early life

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Raakhee was born in a Bengali family at Ranaghat in the Nadia district of West Bengal on 15 August 1947.[4][5] She received her early education in a local girls' school. Her father had a flourishing shoe business in his native village located in Meherpur, Bangladesh which was then a part of Nadia district of undivided India (modern-day Bangladesh), before the partition of India, and thereafter he settled in West Bengal.

Career

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Early work and breakthrough (1967–1975)

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In 1967, the 20-year-old Raakhee acted in her first Bengali film Bodhu Boron and Baghini, after which she was offered the lead role in Rajshri Productions' successful crime thriller Jeevan Mrityu (1970) opposite Dharmendra.[6][7]

Raakhee played a triple role opposite Shashi Kapoor in the musical romance Sharmeelee, and also starred in the dramas Lal Patthar and Paras; all three films emerged as commercial successes and she quickly established herself as a leading actress of Hindi Cinema. Shehzada (1972) opposite Rajesh Khanna and Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972) opposite a relative newcomer Rakesh Roshan showcased her comic abilities, though their box office returns was unsatisfactory.[8] In 1973, she continued to display versatility even in relatively small roles in the romances Heera Panna and Daag: A Poem of Love, with her strong performances, earning her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter.[9] In 1974, Raakhee won a Special Souvenir prize at the National Film Awards for 27 Down. The Telegraph commended her "nuanced take on an independent working woman who has more steel in her than the film’s flawed protagonist – truly a break from the synthetic women in films of the era".[10]

Widespread success and critical acclaim (1976–1984)

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In 1976, Raakhee's career peaked after starring in two movies that garnered her widespread acclaim. The first was Yash Chopra's Kabhi Kabhie, for which she earned her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination.[11] The film had been written with Raakhee in mind, and she had agreed to do it during the making of Daag. Citing her as having "one of the most gorgeous faces to have been seen on the Hindi screen", Filmfare magazine retrospectively called it "a perfect ode to her exquisiteness: Her wine eyes, a prism of myriad emotions. Her poignant voice holding back the surging sadness. She played the beautiful muse, whose parting leaves poet Amitabh Bachchan devastated. [The film] threw open a second innings for the actress who then went on to star in blockbusters that left critics overwhelmed and art house actors envious. From initially being compared to actress Nimmi, given her hazel eyes, and later to Meena Kumari, given her proclivity towards the tragic, Raakhee cut through it all to stand apart".[12]

The phenomenal success of Rajshri Productions' Tapasya (1976), a heroine-dominated drama, established Raakhee as a box-office name to reckon with. Starring opposite Asrani and Parikshit Sahni, her portrayal of a family breadwinner who sacrifices her dreams and ambitions for the future of her younger siblings, earned Raakhee her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The Hindu acknowledged her role as a "calculated risk", which required her to be shown in a "mature, somewhat middle aged role", and praised her "amazing restraint and conviction" in it.[13] She later described the film as "one of the most important films of my career" and regards her performances in Blackmail (1973), Tapasya and Aanchal (1980) as her best.[14][15]

Raakhee starred with Dev Anand in Heera Panna, Banarasi Babu (1973), Joshila (1973) and Lootmaar (1980). She starred opposite Shashi Kapoor in 10 released films: Sharmeelee, Jaanwar Aur Insaan (1972), Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Doosra Aadmi (1977), the critically acclaimed Trishna (1978), Baseraa (1981),[16] Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka (1983), Zameen Aasmaan (1984), and Pighalta Aasman (1985) and the unreleased Ek Do Teen Chaar.[17] Her exemplary chemistry with Amitabh Bachchan was showcased in eight films: Kabhie Kabhie, Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978), Kasme Vaade (1978), Trishul (1978), Kaala Patthar (1979), Jurmana (1979), Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), and Bemisal (1982). In some films such as Jurmana, her name is even credited ahead of the hero. She also formed a popular pair with Sanjeev Kumar in films like Hamare Tumhare (1979) and Shriman Shrimati (1982).[18][19]

In 1981, a 23-year-old aspiring director Anil Sharma asked her to star in an out-and-out female oriented role in his debut film Shradhanjali. After the success of the film, Raakhee was flooded by strong heroine-dominated roles. At the peak of her career as a popular heroine, she surprised everyone by accepting strong character roles as sister-in-law to Rajesh Khanna in Aanchal, Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh in Shaan (1980), Mithun Chakraborty in Dhuan (1981), and mother to Amitabh in Shakti and Rishi Kapoor in Yeh Vaada Raha (1982). She also starred in several Bengali films at the time, with Paroma (1984) earning her the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress (Hindi).[20]

Supporting parts and sporadic work (1985–present)

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Towards the late 1980s, 1990s and 2000's, she played strong character roles as the elderly mother or a woman of principles in commercially successful films such as Ram Lakhan (1989),[21] Anari (1993), Khalnayak (1993), Baazigar (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), Border (1997), Soldier (1998), Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001) and Dil Ka Rishta (2002).[22][23] In 2003, she appeared in Rituparno Ghosh's mystery thriller Shubho Mahurat, which earned her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.[24][25] In a 2012 interview, she said that her favourite heroes were Rajesh Khanna and Shashi Kapoor. In 2019, Kolkata International Film Festival the film Nirbon directed by Goutam Halder was premiered, where Raakhee portrayed the role of Bijolibala, a 70 year old lady with a strong conviction. "Doing films is not on my agenda right now, but the story fascinated me" said Raakhee said about the adaptation of Moti Nandi's novel Bijolibalar Mukti.[26]

Other work

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Apart from her acting career, Raakhee delved into various other field, some of which include costume designing (for Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998)) and dress assistance (for Dil Kya Kare (1999)). In 1982, she lent her voice for the film Taaqat in the song "Teri Nindiya Ko Lag Jaaye Aag Re" sung alongside Kishore Kumar.[27]

Personal life

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Whilst still a teenager, Raakhee had an arranged marriage to Bengali journalist/film director Ajay Biswas, which ended shortly afterwards.

At the start of her film career, she dropped her surname and was mentioned in film credits only as "Raakhee", by which name she attained stardom, but upon marrying lyricist-director Sampooran Singh Kalra, professionally known as Gulzar, she took his pen name as her surname and is credited thereafter as Raakhee Gulzar. The couple has a daughter, Meghna Gulzar. When their daughter was only one year old, they separated.[28]

After completing her graduation in films from New York University, Meghna went on to become a director of films including Filhaal... (2002), Just Married (2007) and Dus Kahaniyaan (2007),[29] and authored a biography of her father in 2004.[30][31]

At one point, Raakhee stayed in her bungalow, "Muktangan" (bought from the Marathi playwright P. L. Deshpande), on Sarojini Road in Khar, Mumbai. Later, she sold the property and moved to an apartment two buildings away, though the new highrise is still called by the same name, as she had wished. Meghna said in an interview that "My mother has lived her professional and personal life with tremendous dignity and grace".[32] Presently, she lives a reclusive life in her farmhouse at Panvel on the outskirts of Mumbai, spending time in tending to a huge flock of animals, growing vegetables and reading books.[33][34][35][36]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
1967Badhu BharanBengali
1968BaghiniBengali [37]
1970AparajeyaBinaAssamese [7]
Jeevan MrityuDeepa Hindi Hindi debut
1971SharmileeKanchan/Kamini Hindi
Reshma Aur SheraGopal's Wife Hindi
ParasBarkha Singh Hindi
Lal PattharSumita Hindi
1972Anokhi Pehchan Hindi
Aan BaanRekha Hindi
Aankhon Aankhon MeinParvati Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress [38]
BeimaanSapna Hindi
Janwar Aur InsaanMeena Hindi
ShehzadaChanda Hindi
Shaadi Ke BaadShova Hindi
Sub Ka SaathiRosie Hindi
WafaaSaraswati Hindi
Yaar MeraSarla Hindi
1973Heera PannaReema Singh Hindi Special appearance
Daag: A Poem of LoveChandni Hindi Won – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress [39]
BlackmailAsha Mehta Hindi
Banarasi BabuNeela Hindi
JoshilaSapna Hindi Special appearance
1974PagliGori Hindi
27 DownShalini Hindi Won – National Film Award, Special Souvenir [40]
1975Mere SajnaKammo Hindi
AngaareyShova Hindi
1976TapasyaIndrani Sinha (Indu) Hindi Won – Filmfare Award for Best Actress [41]
Kabhi KabhiePooja Khanna Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress [19]
1977Doosra AadmiNisha Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress & for Best Supporting Actress
1978Chameli MemsahebChameli Bangla [20]
TrishnaAarti Gupta Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Kasme VaadeSuman Hindi
TrishulGeeta Hindi
Muqaddar Ka SikandarKaamna Hindi
1979Hamare TumhareMaya Hindi
JurmanaRama Sharma Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Kaala PattharDr. Sudha Sen Hindi
Shyamla Bengali
1980LootmaarRaksha Bhagat Hindi Special appearance
AanchalShanti Hindi
Hum KadamIndu Gupta Hindi
ShaanSheetal Kumar Hindi
1981RockyParvati Hindi [16]
LaawarisVidya Hindi Special appearance
DhuaanRani Gayatri Hindi
Barsaat Ki Ek RaatRajni Bengali-Hindi bilingual
AnusandhanTamoshaBengali-Hindi bilingual
BaseraaSharda Balraj Kohli Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
ShradhanjaliBhabhi maa Hindi
1982Yeh Vaada RahaSharda Rai Bahadur Hindi
TaaqatDevi Hindi
Shriman ShrimatiParvati Devi Hindi
BemisalKavita Hindi
Dil Aakhir Dil HaiKusum Desai Hindi
ShaktiSheetal Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1983Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon KaBhavna Hindi [17]
1984Anand Aur AnandMrs. Arun Anand Hindi
Bandh Honth Hindi
ParamaParamaBengali
Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye Hindi
Zameen AasmaanKavita Hindi
1985Pighalta AasmanAarti Hindi
SaahebSujata Sharma Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
1986AmmaShanta Hindi
ZindaganiSumitra Devi Hindi
1987Muqaddar Ka FaislaLaxmi Hindi
DacaitDevi Choudhrain Hindi
1988Gold MedalShobha/Dimple Hindi
Mere BaadVidya Hindi
FalakDurga Verma Hindi
PrateekSunandaBengali
Sagar SangamGanga Hindi
1989Ram LakhanSharda Pratap Singh Hindi Won – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress [42]
SantoshRachna Hindi
1990Jeevan Ek SangharshDharam Verma Hindi
1991SaugandhGanga Hindi
PratikarSaraswati Devi Hindi [26]
1993RudaaliBhikni/Euli Hindi
Pratimurti Bengali
Khal NayakMrs. Aarti Prasad Hindi
KshatriyaMaheshwari Devi Hindi
Dil Ki BaaziNirmala Devi Hindi
AnariSavitri Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
BaazigarMrs. Shobha Sharma Hindi
1994Phiriye DaoArjun's motherBengali [27]
Swami VivekanandaRajasthani tribal Hindi
1995Karan ArjunDurga Singh Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress [43]
KismatGeeta Hindi
1996Durjan Bengali
JaanRukmini Hindi
1997Achena Atithi Bengali
BorderDharamvir's mother Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress [23]
Jeevan YudhMrs. Rai Hindi
Ankhon Mein Tum HoRanimaa (Mrs. Burman) Hindi
1998Sham GhanshamGanga Satyadev Singh Hindi
BaroodGayatri Sharma Hindi
SoldierGeeta Malhotra Hindi Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
1999BaadshahChief Minister Gayatri Hindi
2001Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of LovePratima Kapoor Hindi [44]
2003Talaash: The Hunt BeginsPurnima Hindi
Dil Ka RishtaMrs. Sharma Hindi [45]
Shubho MahuratRanga Pishima Bengali National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress [46]
2009Classmates Hindi
2019NirbaanBijolibaba Bengali
2025 Aamar Boss Bengali

Accolades

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Civilian Award

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2003 Padma Shri Contribution in the field of Arts Honoured [47]

Film Awards

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1972 Filmfare Awards Best Actress Aankhon Aankhon Mein Nominated [48]
1973 Best Supporting Actress Daag: A Poem of Love Won
1976 Best Actress Kabhi Kabhie Nominated
Tapasya Won
1977 Doosra Aadmi Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
1978 Best Actress Trishna Nominated [49]
1979 Jurmana Nominated
1981 Baseraa Nominated [50]
1983 Shakti Nominated [51]
1985 Best Supporting Actress Saaheb Nominated [52]
1989 Ram Lakhan Won [53]
1994 Anari Nominated [54]
1996 Karan Arjun Nominated [55]
1998 Border Nominated [56]
1999 Soldier Nominated [57]
1974 National Film Awards Special Souvenir 27 Down Won [58]
2003 Best Supporting Actress Shubho Mahurat Won [59]
1973 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Best Supporting Actress (Hindi) Daag Won [60]
1984 Best Actress (Hindi) Paroma Won

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