Zaheera

Zaheera is an Indian actress, who made her debut in a James Bond (English) movie in 1969. In the English film ‘On Her Majesty's Secret Service’, she made her appearance as an Indian girl Zara. Later, she came back to Bollywood and ruled the screen often doing some B-grade movies and appeared only in sensational roles. She acted with Dev Anand Dev Anand would be nostalgically remembered by fil >> Read More... in the film’ Gambler’ (1971), and the film was a hit. Later she appeared in films like ‘Aaadmi Sadak Ka’ and ‘Naukri’ which had some substance in her character. Zaheera was chosen to play a sexy role in Feroz Khan’s Dharmatma for which she became famous. She was a carbon copy of actress Parveen Babi The actress who changed the face of Bollywood and >> Read More... but did not have the skill or talent to survive on screen.

She also acted with Parveen Babi in ‘ Aahuti Aahuti was a Hindi language television serial aire >> Read More... ’ which had Shashi Kapoor Shashi Kapoor, a name that needs no introduction, >> Read More... and Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan Lal Nagrath is the original name of >> Read More... playing lead characters. In 1974, she acted in a lead role in a film ‘Call Girl’ where she essayed the character of a call girl or prostitute. She acted opposite actor Vikram( Julie fame) in this movie. The poster of the movie exposed her as a modern Kamasutra girl, and the film did average business for her bold character. On screen, she could smoke, drink and wear all sexy costumes. She was not good in dancing and appeared in some qawwali songs. Zaheera acted in ‘Kaala Aadmi’ which was a big hit. The film had Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt was a great actor, director, producer, >> Read More... and Saira Banu When Saira made her debut in film Junglee, she was >> Read More... in the lead role. In 1975, she acted in a dual role essaying two sisters role for a film ‘Toofan Aur Bijlee’ and the film flopped badly. Zaheera was not a very talented actress, but she had a good screen presence, and people could easily identify her. But as she had no talent, she failed to identify her character, and people rejected her films very often. In 1978, she acted as a leading heroine opposite Rajesh Khanna Born as Jatin Khanna on 29th December 1942, the ch >> Read More... in a film named ‘Naukri’. The film was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee is a film director, writer an >> Read More... , but the film flopped despite earning a critical acclaim. Naukri also had Raj Kapoor Rajkapoor is a film maker and movie director from >> Read More... playing another leading role.

After a successful start with films like ‘Gambler’, ‘Aaahuti’ or ‘Call Girl’, when this yesteryear actress found her career in Bollywood failed to continue in the same high, she made a public knowledge that she was quitting films and wanted to go back to London to settle back into life.