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Laxmi Chhaya is a Actor Indian born on 7 january 1948

Laxmi Chhaya

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Nationality Inde
Birth 7 january 1948
Death 9 may 2004 (at 56 years) at Mumbai (Inde)

Laxmi Chhaya (January 7, 1948 – May 9, 2004) was an Indian actress and dancer who appeared in more than 55 Bollywood and Marathi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Teesri Manzil, Naunihal (1967), Mere Huzoor (1968) and Duniya. She may be best known in the United States as the masked dancer in the dance segment Jaan Pehechan Ho from the 1965 movie Gumnaam, portions of which were included in the opening credits of the 2001 U.S. film Ghost World.

Chhaya's film career extended from 1961 through at least 1982. After retiring from the cinema, Chhaya taught dancing to indigent children. She died of cancer in Mumbai in 2004 at the age of 56.



^ Listener's Bulletin No. 125, September 2004, p 4.

^ Laxmi Chhaya & Dilawar Khan ScreenIndia.com June 4, 2004

^ IMDB filmography

^ List of films at Amazon.com

^ The Man Who Loved Women at the Wayback Machine (archived octobre 23, 2011), Khalid Mohamed, The Asian Age, Oct. 15, 2011

Usually with

Asit Sen
Asit Sen
(14 films)
Nazir Hussain
Nazir Hussain
(7 films)
Rajendra Nath
Rajendra Nath
(9 films)
Asit Sen
Asit Sen
(9 films)
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Laxmi Chhaya (40 films)

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Bheegi Palkein
Bheegi Palkein (1982)
, 2h3
Directed by Sisir Mishra
Genres Romance
Actors Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Dina Pathak, Sulabha Deshpande, Laxmi Chhaya, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffery
Roles Ishwar's sister
Rating60% 3.0075653.0075653.0075653.0075653.007565
It was based on a family drama of Odisha Brahmin family, uncivilized casting systems at that time and about the blame between husband and wife in family.
Do Chor
Do Chor (1972)

Genres Crime
Actors Dharmendra, Tanuja, K. N. Singh (Krishan Niranjan Singh), Asit Sen, Laxmi Chhaya, Bhagwan Dada
Rating68% 3.4150053.4150053.4150053.4150053.415005
A series of mystery burglaries are taking place in the homes of four wealthy men. The burglar takes a single piece of jewelry from each of the men, but not touching the cash and other jewelry, and leaving the calling card of a swastika. The police suspect Tony (Dharmendra), generally known in the community as a thief, but he claims innocence. He tries to find out who the real burglar is and catches Sandhya (Tanuja) stealing from one of the wealthy men. She tells him that she is taking back what is really her inheritance, as these items belong to her mother (played by Tanuja's real-life mother Shobhana Samarth), since these four men swindled her mother after her father's death. Her mother is now in a mental institution. Tony and Sandhya fall in love. He helps her recover all of her items and put the wealthy men behind bars. Sandhya's mother is well again. Tony and Sandhya promise to start a life together after they finish their respective short jail stints.
Mera Gaon Mera Desh
Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971)

Directed by Raj Khosla
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Asha Parekh, Laxmi Chhaya, Asit Sen, Asit Sen
Roles Munnibai - Dacait / Dancer
Rating70% 3.5288353.5288353.5288353.5288353.528835
Patanga
Patanga (1971)

Actors Shashi Kapoor, Vimi, Ajit Khan, Rajendra Nath, Laxmi Chhaya, Jagdish Raj
Roles Champa
Rating56% 2.8319852.8319852.8319852.8319852.831985
Shyam (Shashi Kapoor) was a son of Ramu kaka who works in the palace of Kuwar Amar Singh (Ajit Khan). Amar Singh considers him as his own brother and gets him good education. Shyam meets with Renu (Vimi) on a train while going to Dehradun and immediately gets attracted to her. As she finds her purse in his coat, she misunderstands him for a thief. Later it is known to her that Kuldeep (Rajendra Nath) who was a petty thief, has stolen her purse and kept in Shyam's coat. She apologize him and they grow close. Meanwhile it is revealed that Kuldeep was the lost cousin of Renu and they reconcile. Amar Singh asks Chandan Singh's sister's hand for Shyam for which Chandan Singh feels insulted as Shyam was servant's son and rivalry grows between them.
Parwana
Parwana (1971)
, 1h33
Genres Thriller, Romance
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Navin Nischol, Yogeeta Bali Chakraborty, Om Prakash, Shatrughan Sinha, Lalita Pawar
Roles Kamla Singh
Rating66% 3.3278553.3278553.3278553.3278553.327855
Amitabh plays Kumar Sen, an artist by profession. He is in love with Asha (Yogeeta Bali). Asha wins a trip to Ooty in a dance competition, and falls in love with a wealthy tea plantation owner, Rajesh (Navin Nischol). When Kumar finds out, he goes to Asha's uncle, Ashok Verma (Om Prakash), and demands Asha's hand in marriage. When Ashok refuses, Kumar kills him. The manner in which Kumar plans and executes the murder is regarded as an immensely brilliant and engaging sequence. Kumar boards and exits, various modes of transportation to avoid any possibilities of suspicion and finally frames Rajesh in the case and tries to win Asha's love. Asha, still in love with Rajesh, promises Kumar to stay with him forever, if he can get Rajesh released from his death sentence. Unable to digest that, Kumar understands that Rajesh will always remain Asha's love. He writes down his confession, gives it to Rajesh, and commits suicide.
Chetna
Chetna (1970)

Directed by B. R. Ishara
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Shatrughan Sinha, Anil Dhawan, Rehana Sultan, Florence Ezekiel Nadira, Laxmi Chhaya, Asit Sen
Rating64% 3.2366353.2366353.2366353.2366353.236635
In this film, actor Anil Dhawan (elder brother of director David Dhawan) plays the role of a shy and reclusive young man by the name of Anil, who gets introduced to a beautiful prostitute named Seema (Rehana Sultana) through his friend, Ramesh (Shatrughan Sinha). Anil and Seema become good friends through their increasing patience, acceptance, and understanding of each other's ways. They eventually fall in love.