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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{About || 1960s [[Bollywood]] actress|Rajshree|the 1990s actress|Rajashree (actress)|other uses|Rajashree (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_name = Kusuma Kumari<ref>Wa</ref>
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Eluru]], [[Godavari District]], [[Madras presidency]]. Now in [[Eluru]], [[Eluru district]], [[Andhra]].
| death_date =
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| other_names = Rajasri, Gracy, Rajasree T.
| years_active = 1956–1979
| spouse = {{marriage| Thota Panchajanyam
|1983|end =died}}
| website =
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Indian classical dance|Classical dancer]]
| children = 1 son (b.1979)
}}
'''Rajasree''' (Rajasree Thota Panchajanyam,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/sengamala-theevu-24357/cast-crew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107061314/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/sengamala-theevu-24357/cast-crew|url-status=live|archive-date=7 January 2018|title=Sengamala Theevu|website=cinestaan.com|access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref> Kusuma Kumari
==Film industry==
Rajsree first appeared as a child artiste in the Tamil film ''Naga Devadhai'' in 1956. She worked as child artiste in films like ''Bhaktha Ambarisha'' (1959) and ''Mangalyam'' (1960) in Telugu, ''Aasha Sundari'' (1960) in Kannada, ''Petraval Kanda Peruvazhvu'' (1960) and ''Baktha Sabari'' (1960) in Tamil. She debuted as a young heroin in Telugu film Nitya Kalyanam Paccha Thoranam in 1960 opposite another debutante Hero [[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)]]. She acted as the supporting young heroine with the Malayalam film ''Bharya'' (1962). Her character was named Gracy. With the success of her debut Malayalam film, Rajsree was always credited throughout her Malayalam film career as Gracy. Some of her famous Malayalam movies include ''Kadalamma'' (1963), ''Rebecca'' (1963), ''Pazhassi Raja'' (1964) and ''Shakuntala'' (1965). However, she was cast only as supporting and second lead actress in Tamil films like ''Sengamala Theevu'' (1962), ''Nichaya Thaamboolam'' (1962), ''Thendral Veesum'' (1962), ''Kalai Arasi'' (1963), ''Yarukku Sondham'' (1963) and ''Kattu Maina'' (1963) in the period 1962 to 1963.
However, she continued to be very selective as far as her choice of doing Malayalam movies was concerned. Her notable films in Malayalam as the lead heroine include ''Jail'' (1966), ''Kadamattathachan'' (1966), ''Anarkali'' (1966), ''Udhyogastha'' (1967), ''Karutha Rathrikal'' (1967), ''Kadal'' (1968), ''Dial 2244'' (1968), ''Urangatha Sundary'' (1969), ''Sree Guruvayoorappan'' (1972), ''Sreemurukan'' and ''Devi Kanyaakumaari'' (1974). She did about 30 movies in Malayalam. Her last Malayalam film was ''Vishwaroopam'' (1978).
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It was the Tamil comic classic, ''[[Kaadhalikka Neramillai]]'', that catapulted Rajasree to national fame. She quoted in an interview "When I got a call from such a big banner as Chitralaya asking me to be present at the studio the next morning, I couldn't believe my ears. Many artistes had been considered for the role, I had heard. The song, "Anubavam Pudhumai", was the sequence that was shot first. They liked it and I did the film,". Rajasree went on to play the same role in Telugu with Akkini Nageswara Rao and in Hindi with [[Shashi Kapoor]] — she was the only one to repeat the role in the remakes. She quoted in interview "I remember [[Nagesh]] pulling my leg often shouting out "Dhigilazhagi" whenever I was on the sets,". Hence both during the shooting of Bama Vijayam and every time she met actor Nagesh, he would always call her as Dhiglazhagi as in the film, a thief refers to her by that name.
It was decided by Sridhar to remake ''Kadhallikaa Neram Illai'' in Hindi as ''Pyar Kiye Jaa'' and he retained only Rajasree from the original. Her debut Hindi film was a major box office hit in 1966. This led to her receiving films in Hindi as well. However, none of her
She made her heroine debut in Telugu films with Nitya Kalyanam Paccha Thoranam in 1960 opposite Hero [[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)]] and ''Constable Kuthuru'' (1962) opposite Kanta Rao, but previously she had been already introduced as a child artist in ''Nagula Chavithi'' (1956). She was cast as the heroine of N. T. Rama Rao in films like ''[[Aggi Barata]]'' (1966), ''[[Pidugu Ramudu]]'' (1966), ''Aggi Veerudu'' (1969) and ''Chitti Chellelu'' (1969). Her pairing opposite actor Kanta Rao was a box office success. The pair Rajasree-Kanta Rao worked in ''Pakkalo Ballem'' (1965), ''Bangaru Timmaraju'' (1964), ''Saptaswaralu'' (1969), ''Pratigyna Palana'' (1966), ''Vijaya Simha'' (1965), ''Aggidora'' (1967), ''Bhoolokamlo Yamolokam'' (1966), ''Devudichchina Bharta'' (1968), ''Veera Pooja'' (1968), ''Ranabheri'' (1968), ''Aggimeeda Guggilam'' (1968), ''Oke Kutumbham'' (1970), ''Merupu Veerudu'' (1970), ''Maa Manchi Akkayya'' (1970), ''Prema Jeevulu'', ''Bhale Ettu Chivaraku Chittu'' (1970) and ''Raite Raju'' (1970). They worked in another 10 movies where they were not paired opposite each other. She did about 76 films in Telugu. Her last film in Telugu was ''Andame Anandham'' (1977).
Her debut film in Kannada was ''Kantheredu Nodu'' (1961). The Kannada film ''Thejaswini'', produced by M. Pandaribai, made Rajasree a popular in the Kannada film circle. She played second lead supporting roles in Kannada films like ''Swarna Gowri'', ''Rathna Manjari'', ''Karuneye Kutumbada Kannu'' and ''Chandra Kumara''. She regularly starred in mythological period films like ''Santha Thukaram'' (1963), ''Shivarathri Mahathme'' and ''Shivagange Mahathme'' with either [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] or [[Udaykumar]] or both. After achieving success in Tamil with ''Kadhalikka Neram Illai'', she decided to do only lead heroine roles even in Kannada from 1964. Her Kannada films as lead heroine include ''Chandavalliya Thota'', ''Satya Harishchandra'' (1965), ''Bala Nagamma'' (1966), ''Bhale Basava'', ''Mr. Rajkumar'' (1970), ''Jwala Mohini'', ''CID 72'' and ''C.I.D. Rajanna''. She was part of the cast in 14 films in Kannada with [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] in the lead role. She did 30 films in Kannada with her last movie being ''Devadhasi'' (1978).
She went on to do comedy films as the lead heroine in Tamil to capitalize on her comic abilities like ''Bama Vijayam'' (1967),
==Personal life==
Rajasree hails from a village in [[Eluru]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. She was born with a sister and her father was a railway station master. Rajasree was ten years old when she came to [[Chennai]]. She
==Awards==
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# ''[[Intinti Katha]]'' (1974)
# ''[[Panjaramlo Pasipapa]]'' (1973)
# ''Kalavari Kutumbam''<ref>{{cite web |title=Kalavari Kutumbam (1972) |url=https://indiancine.ma/PBJ/info |website=Indiancine.ma |access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref> (1972) as Kalpana
# ''[[Atthanu Diddina Kodalu]]'' (1972)
# ''[[Prema Jeevulu]]'' (1971)
# ''[[Pattindalla Bangaram]]''<ref>{{Citation |title=Pattindalla Bangaram (1971) |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/pattindalla-bangaram/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |language=en}}</ref> (1971) as Bharathi
# ''[[Adavi Veerulu]]'' (1971)
# ''[[Vikramarka Vijayam]]'' (1971)
# ''[[Anuradha (1971 film)|Anuradha]]'' (1971) as Aruna
# ''[[Bangaru Kutumbam (1971 film)|Bangaru Kutumbam]]'' (1971)
# ''[[Chitti Chellelu]]'' (1970)
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# ''[[Bale Etthu Chivariki Chitthu]]'' (1970)
# ''[[Merupu Veerudu]]'' (1970)
# ''[[Ukku Pidugu]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukku Pidugu - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ukku_pidugu |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> (1969) as Padmavathi Devi
# ''[[Gopaludu Bhoopaludu]]'' (1969)
# ''[[Sattekalapu Satteya]]'' (1969)
# ''[[Sabash Satyam]]'' (1969)
# ''[[Takkari Donga Chankkani Chukka]]'' (1969)
# ''[[Devudichina Bhartha]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devudichina Bhartha (1969) |url=https://indiancine.ma/NIE |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> (1969) as Amruthavalli
# ''[[Aggi Veerudu]]'' (1969)
# ''[[Ukku Pidugu]]'' (1969)
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# ''[[Gandara Gandadu]]'' (1969)
# ''[[Govula Gopanna]]'' (1968)
# ''[[Aggi Meeda Guggilam]]'' (1968) as Chandraprabha
# ''[[Rajayogam (1968 film)|Rajayogam]]'' (1968)
# ''[[Ranabheri]]'' (1968)
# ''[[Bhale Kodallu]]'' (1968)
# ''[[Evaru Monagadu]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Evaru Monagadu (1968) |url=https://indiancine.ma/MWV |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> (1968) as Padma
# ''[[Rahasyam (1967 film)|Rahasyam]]'' (1967)
# ''[[Aggidora]]'' (1967)
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# ''[[Bhulokamlo Yamalokam]]'' (1966)
# ''[[Prathigna Palana]]'' (1966)
# ''[[Aakasaramanna]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aakasaramanna (1965) |url=https://indiancine.ma/LKT |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> (1965) as Chandravathi
# ''[[Prameelarjuneeyam|Prameelarjuna Yuddham]]'' (1965)
# ''[[Aatma Gowravam]]'' (1965)
# ''[[Vijaya Simha]]'' (1965)
# ''[[Manushulu Mamathalu]]'' (1965)
# ''[[Preminchi Choodu (1965 film)|Preminchi Chudu]]'' (1965)
# ''[[Mangamma Sapatham (1965 film)|Mangamma Sapatham]]'' (1965)
# ''[[Pakkalo Ballem]]'' (1965)
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# ''[[Aggi Pidugu]]'' (1964)
# ''[[Totalo Pilla Kotalo Raani]]'' (1964)
# ''[[Ramadasu (1964 Film)|Bhaktha Ramadasu]]'' (1964)
# ''[[Pooja Phalam]]'' (1964)
# ''[[Bangaru Timmaraju]]'' (1964)
# ''[[Guruvunu Minchina Sishyudu]]'' (1963)
# ''[[Madana Kamaraju Katha]]'' (1962) as Mohana
# ''[[Conistable Kuthuru]]'' (1962)
# ''[[Dakshayagnam (1962 film)|Dakshayagnam]]'' (1962)
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# ''[[Mahamantri Timmarusu (film)|Mahamantri Timmarusu]]'' (1962)
# ''[[Nitya Kalyanam Paccha Thoranam]]'' (1960)
# ''[[Sahasra Siracheda Apoorva Chintamani]]'' (1960) as Princess who imprisons Prathapa Simha
# ''[[Mangalyam (Telugu film)|Mangalyam]]'' (1960)
# ''[[Bhaktha Ambarisha]]'' (1959)
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! Year
! Film
! Role
|-1964 kadhalikka neramillai first Tamil movie..
| 1978 || ''Iravu 12 Mani'' ||
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| 1976 || ''Veeduvarai Uravu'' ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1975 || ''Amudha'' || Anbarasi
|-
| ''[[Naalai Namadhe (1975 film)|Naalai Namadhe]]'' || Kamala
|-
| ''[[Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)|Swami Ayyappan]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1974 || ''[[Akkarai Pachai]]'' || Usha
|-
| ''[[Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film)|Netru Indru Naalai]]'' || Amudha
|-
| ''Pathu Matha Bandham'' || Mallika
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1973 || ''[[Pattikaattu Ponnaiya]]'' || Megala
|-
| ''[[School Master (1973 film)|School Master]]'' || Ponggodi
|-
| rowspan="1" | 1972 || ''Ellai Kodu'' || Bhavani
|-
| rowspan="
|-
| ''[[Aathi Parasakthi]]'' || Lakshmi Devi
|-
| ''[[Pattondru Ketten]]'' ||
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| ''Poi Sollathae'' ||
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| ''Needhi Dhevan'' ||
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| rowspan="3" | 1970 || ''[[Patham Pasali]]'' || Radha
|-
| ''[[Sorgam]]'' || Anjana
|-
| ''Namma Veettu Deivam'' ||
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| rowspan="6" | 1969 || ''[[Kumara Sambhavam]]'' || Urvasi
|-
| ''Singapore Seeman'' ||
|-
| ''[[Avare En Deivam]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Adimai Penn]]'' || Princess Muthazhagi
|-
| ''[[Poova Thalaiya (1969 film)|Poova Thalaiya]]'' || Raji
|-
| ''Ulagam Ivvalaudhan''
|| Sumathi
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1968 || ''[[Kudiyirundha Koyil]]''
|-
| ''Siritha Mugam''
|-
| ''[[Delhi Mapillai]]''
|-
| ''Neeyum Naanum''
|-
| ''[[Kallum Kaniyagum]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1967 || ''[[Selva Magal]]''
|-
| ''[[Anubavam Pudhumai]]''
|-
| ''[[Anubavi Raja Anubavi]]''
|-
| ''[[Bama Vijayam (1967 film)|Bama Vijayam]]''
|-
| ''[[Thaikku Thalaimagan]]''
|-
| rowspan="1" | 1966 || ''Thayin Mel Aanai'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1965 || ''[[Neela Vanam]]''
|-
| ''Vazhikaathi''||
|-
| ''[[Iru Thuruvam]]''
|-
| ''[[Poomalai]]''
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1964 ||
|-
| ''Amma Engey'' ||
|-
| ''Magaley Un Samathu'' || Alli
|-
| ''[[Nal Varavu]]'' ||
|-
| ''Nanum Manidhandhaan'' ||
|-
| ''[[Poompuhar (film)|Poompuhar]]'' || Madhavi
|-
| ''[[Kaadhalikka Neramillai]]'' || Nirmala/Nimmi
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1963 || ''[[Kaattumaina]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Yarukku Sontham]]'' || Mallika
|-
| ''[[Manthiri Kumaran]]'' || Rani
|-
| ''[[
|-
| ''[[Kubera Theevu]]'' || Vasanthi
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1962 || ''[[Nichaya Thaamboolam]]'' || Sarala
|-
| ''[[Sengamala Theevu]]'' || Kanni
|-
| ''[[Thendral Veesum]]'' ||
|-
| ''Neeya Naana?'' ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Panam Panthiyile]]'' || Santha
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1960 || ''Baktha Sabari'' ||
|-
| ''Petraval Kanda Peruvazhvu'' ||
|-
| 1956 || ''Naga Devathai'' || Child Artist (Debut in Tamil)
|}
===Kannada===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1960
|
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|-
|1960
|''[[Aasha Sundari]]''
|
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|-
|1962
|
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|-
|1962
|
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|''[[Rathna Manjari]]'' |
|
|-
|1962
|''[[Karuneye Kutumbada Kannu]]''
|
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|-
|1962
|''[[Kantheredu Nodu]]''
|
|
|-
|1963
|''[[Santha Thukaram]]''
|
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|-
|1963
|''[[Chandra Kumaara]]''
|
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|-
|1964
|''[[Shivarathri Mahathme]]''
|
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|-
|1964
|''[[Shivagange Mahathme]]''
|
|
|-
|1964
|''[[Chandavalliya Thota]]''
|
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|-
|1965
|''[[Satya Harishchandra (1965 Kannada film)|Satya Harishchandra]]''
|
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|-
|1965
|''[[Naagapooja]]''
|
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|-
|1966
|''[[Bala Nagamma (1966 film)|Bala Nagamma]]''
|
|
|-
|1968
|''[[Arunodaya]]''
|
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|-
|1969
|''[[Gruhalakshmi (1969 film)|Gruhalakshmi]]''
|
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|-
|1969
|''[[Bhale Basava]]''
|
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|-
|1970
|''Sukha Samsaara''
|
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|-
|1970
|''[[Mr. Rajkumar]]''
|
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|-
|1970
|''[[C.I.D. Rajanna]]''
|
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|-
|1970
|''[[Modala Rathri]]''{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
|Rajani
|
|-
|1973
|''[[Jwala Mohini]]''
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|-
|1973
|''[[CID 72]]''
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|-
|1974
|Urvashi
|
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|-
|1974
|''[[Mahadeshwara Pooja Phala]]''
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|-
|1974
|''[[Mannina Magalu]]''
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|1975
|Aashirvaada
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|1975
|Naaga Kanye
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|1977
|''[[Shani Prabhava]]''
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|1978
|Devadasi
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|}
===Malayalam:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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| 1962 || ''[[Bharya (1962 film)|Bharya]]'' ||Gracy
| Malayalam debut
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| 1963 || ''[[Kadalamma]]'' || ||
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| 1966 || ''Jail''
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| 1966 || ''Kadamattathachan''
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| 1966 || ''[[Anarkali (1966 film)|Anarkali]]''
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| 1967 || ''[[Udhyogastha]]''
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| 1967 || ''[[Karutha Rathrikal]]''|| ||
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| 1973 ||''[[Manassu]]''|| ||
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| 1973 ||''[[Ponnaapuram Kotta]]''||Maalu||
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| 1974 ||''[[Devi Kanyaakumaari]]''||Devaki||
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===Hindi===
{|class="wikitable"
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! Year
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! Notes
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| 1966 || ''[[Pyar Kiye Jaa]]'' || Nirmala
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| 1967 || ''
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| 1968 || ''Payal Ki Jhankar'' || Kala ||
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0707365}}
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