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Bollywood star who came from a 'conservative Muslim family' married 8 years younger Hindu man in 1942; had to flee from Lahore amid rising tension
July 16, 2025 7:03 pm
Zohra Sehgal fell in love with a Hindu man, who was eight years younger than her, and faced considerable opposition when she decided to marry him.
Why Guru Dutt's first feature Baazi remains the film Bollywood still owes a debt to, Raj Kapoor did it in his own style in Shree 420
July 15, 2025 5:44 pm
Gutu Dutt's 100th birth anniversary: So seminal was Guru Dutt's Baazi that just four years later, Raj Kapoor crafted his own interpretation of it in Shree 420.
Zohra Sehgal: The grand old lady of Indian cinema who walked in the West so Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai could fly
November 20, 2023 4:22 pm
Zohra Sehgal was a multi-hyphenate: an actor, a danseuse, a choreographer, and a stage performer. She defied the barriers of religion, age and gender at every step of her life and was full of zest till the very end.
Zohra Sehgal thought she was 'ugly' and not sexy, yet taught us how to live life: 'She tried hard to attract attention'
April 27, 2022 2:07 pm
On Zohra Sehgal's 110th birth anniversary, remembering the legend and her impeccable enthusiasm, and how she took unconventional decisions all her life.
Remembering Zohra Sehgal: Some lesser-known facts about the legendary actor
September 30, 2020 9:09 am
Here are some interesting facts about Zohra Sehgal, whose film Neecha Nagar was released at Cannes Film Festival on this day and went on to come Indian cinema's first international critical success and also received the festival's highest honour Palme d’Or prize
Take a Bow
May 03, 2018 12:05 am
Film screenings, theatre, puppetry, folk music and dance to light up Zohra Sehgal’s 106th birth anniversary
Dance, Play for Birthday
April 20, 2016 12:00 am
Zohra Segal Festival of Arts celebrates the passion of the diva who would have turned 104 this month.
Inside track: After the funeral
June 27, 2017 3:42 pm
Congress persons are unanimous that Vinod Rai was a disastrous choice as the Comptroller and Auditor General.
‘Ma will be angry if I don’t get on with life with a laugh’
July 20, 2014 8:00 am
Odissi dancer Kiran Segal pays a tribute to her flamboyant mother Zohra, who passed away recently.
Grand old lady rests on her laurels...
July 18, 2014 1:00 am
To encapsulate the life of an artiste like Zohra Sehgal in a few words is no mean task. Having lived to a grand old age of 102 years, her journey has been a colourful canvas of interesting and exciting incidents, peppered with her zest and verve for life. The gutsy, ‘young, naughty girl’ as Shah Rukh Khan described her, breathed her last on July 10 in Delhi, after suffering a cardiac arrest.
ZOHRA SEHGAL PHOTOS
From the archives: 10 photos of iconic actor Zohra Sehgal
September 29, 2020 10:36 am
Zora Sehgal was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998 and Kalidas Samman in 2001. She received the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honour, in 2010.
Zohra Sehgal cremated in Delhi
July 11, 2014 5:35 pm
Family and friends bid farewell to veteran actress Zohra Sehgal, who was cremated in New Delhi on Friday (July 11).
Remembering Veteran Actress of Indian Cinema – Zohra Sehgal
July 11, 2014 10:51 am
We remember Zoya Sehgal's immense contribution to cinema and her zest for life.
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