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Zaheeda Hussain (born 9 October 1944), commonly known by her mononym Zaheeda, is an Indian former actress. Born in Mumbai, she is daughter of Akhtar Hussain, who was film producer and the son of director Jaddanbai.[1] Her aunt was actress Nargis Dutt, and her uncle was character actor Anwar Hussain.

Zaheeda Hussain
Born	(1944-10-09) 9 October 1944 (age 78) Mumbai, India
Other names	Zaheeda
Occupation	Actress
Known for	• Anokhi Raat • Prem Pujari • Gambler
Spouse	Kesri Nandan Sahay
Children	2, including Nilesh Sahay
Relatives	See Dutt family

Zaheeda is best known for appearing in films such as Anokhi Raat (1968), Gambler (1971), and Prem Pujari (1970). She was originally offered by Dev Anand to appear as Jasbir/Janice in the cult-film Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), however she turned it down as she was reluctant to play the hero’s sister, and wanted to play the role of his beloved (played by Mumtaz); the role of Jasbir/ Janice went to Zeenat Aman and she had shot to fame. Meanwhile, Zaheeda continued to play the heroine and majority of her later films flopped, leading her to eventually retire the film industry.[2]

Personal life

Zaheeda Hussain later married a businessman, Kesri Nandan Sahay and retired from the film industry.[2] She has two sons, one of which, Nilesh Sahay, made his feature film debut with choreographer Ganesh Acharya's' Angel in 2011.[1]

Selected filmography

Year	Film
1968	Anokhi Raat
1970	Prem Pujari
1971	Gambler

References

External links

• Zaheeda Hussain at IMDb

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