Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman was honoured with a special award for her contribution to the film industry as curtains came down on Yashwant International Film Festival. The 6th Yashwant International Film Festival-2016 is a joint venture of Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan and Pune Film Foundation. The festival was organised from January 22 to 28 and around 60-65 movies were screened. While 22 films were showcased in the category of Global Cinema, 14 in Kaleidoscope, six in Latin America, six in Country Focus, five in Retrospective, besides five Marathi movies and seven films of Hector Beveko. Presenting the award, NCP MP Supriya Sule said that Rehman always portrayed the role of a dignified lady in her career.
Presenting the award, NCP MP Supriya Sule said that Rehman always portrayed the role of a dignified lady in her career. “Our generation has grown up listening to Waheedaji’s songs. She has always portrayed the role of a dignified woman in her movies who fearlessly faces all the problems in life.”
Waheeda Rehman
- Waheeda Rehman has appeared in mainly Hindi films, as well as Tamil, Bengali and Telugu films.
- She is noted for her contributions to different genres of films from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.
- She has received a Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality, a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, a National Film Award for Best Actress and two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress, throughout her career.
- She has been cited as the Bollywood’s “most beautiful” actress by various media outlets, a title for which she has received substantial publicity.
