Sadhana Shivdasani (2 September 1941 â€" 25 December 2015), popularly
known by the mononym Sadhana, was an Indian film actress, who appeared
in many successful films of 1960s and 70s. Regarded as one of the
finest top leading film actresses in the history of Hindi cinema,
Sadhana was the highest-paid actress of her time from early 1960s to
late 1970s. Popularly known as The Mystery Girl, Sadhana was one of
the most beautiful and the top actresses in the 1960s, a period
regarded as Bollywood's "golden era". She was active from 1960-1981.In
a career spanning over four decades, Sadhana starred in over 30
successful films such as Hum Dono, Woh Kaun Thi, Rajkumar, Waqt, Mere
Mehboob, Mera Saaya, Anita, Sachaai and Ek Phool do mali. Shivdasani
appeared in the Sindhi language film Abaana and entered the Hindi film
industry through the 1960s romantic film Love in Simla. Her fringe
haircut became popular during the 1960s and came to be known as the
"Sadhana cut".She became famous with her three suspense thriller
films; Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Mera Saaya (1966) and Anita (1967), all
directed by Raj Khosla. Sadhana was given a double role in her two
commercial successful films Woh Kaun Thi? and Mera Saaya. She was
nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for films such as
Woh Kaun Thi? and Waqt in 1965 and 1966 respectively. She took
retirement from the film industry in the mid-1970s before which she
also directed and co-produced a few films. She received the IIFA
Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to hit and evergreen
classic films of Bollywood.
known by the mononym Sadhana, was an Indian film actress, who appeared
in many successful films of 1960s and 70s. Regarded as one of the
finest top leading film actresses in the history of Hindi cinema,
Sadhana was the highest-paid actress of her time from early 1960s to
late 1970s. Popularly known as The Mystery Girl, Sadhana was one of
the most beautiful and the top actresses in the 1960s, a period
regarded as Bollywood's "golden era". She was active from 1960-1981.In
a career spanning over four decades, Sadhana starred in over 30
successful films such as Hum Dono, Woh Kaun Thi, Rajkumar, Waqt, Mere
Mehboob, Mera Saaya, Anita, Sachaai and Ek Phool do mali. Shivdasani
appeared in the Sindhi language film Abaana and entered the Hindi film
industry through the 1960s romantic film Love in Simla. Her fringe
haircut became popular during the 1960s and came to be known as the
"Sadhana cut".She became famous with her three suspense thriller
films; Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Mera Saaya (1966) and Anita (1967), all
directed by Raj Khosla. Sadhana was given a double role in her two
commercial successful films Woh Kaun Thi? and Mera Saaya. She was
nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for films such as
Woh Kaun Thi? and Waqt in 1965 and 1966 respectively. She took
retirement from the film industry in the mid-1970s before which she
also directed and co-produced a few films. She received the IIFA
Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to hit and evergreen
classic films of Bollywood.
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