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Meenakshi Shirodkar is a Actor born on 11 october 1916
Meenakshi Shirodkar (October 11, 1916 – June 3, 1997), born Ratan Pednekar, was an Indian actress who mainly worked in Marathi films, Marathi theatre, and television. She made her debut in 1938 and continued to act in films until the early 1970s. Her appearance in a swimsuit in the Marathi film Brahmachari (1938) with Master Vinayak stunned the traditional audience. She is a grandmother of two Bollywood actresses, Namrata Shirodkar and Shilpa Shirodkar.
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Meenakshi Shirodkar (October 11, 1916 – June 3, 1997), born Ratan Pednekar, was an Indian actress who mainly worked in Marathi films, Marathi theatre, and television. She made her debut in 1938 and continued to act in films until the early 1970s. Her appearance in a swimsuit in the Marathi film Brahmachari (1938) with Master Vinayak stunned the traditional audience. She is a grandmother of two Bollywood actresses, Namrata Shirodkar and Shilpa Shirodkar.
Biography
Shirodkar was born Ratan Pednekar on October 11, 1916 to a Maharashtrian family. She started learning Indian classical music at the early age. In 1936 she married Dr. Shirodkar with whom she had a son. Her granddaughters and Bollywood actresses Namrata Shirodkar and Shilpa Shirodkar also worked in the film industry. Namrata was crowned as Miss India in 1993. On June 4, 1997, Shirodkar died at the age of 80 in Mumbai.Usually with
Filmography of Meenakshi Shirodkar (12 films)
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Pakeezah (1972)
, 2h6Directed by Kamal Amrohi (Amrohvi)
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Musical films, Bollywood, Erotic thriller films
Actors Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Florence Ezekiel Nadira, Sapru, Kamal Kapoor
Rating71%
This movie is about the tawaif Sahibjaan (Meena Kumari), who is born to a courtesan, Nargis (also Meena Kumari). After being spurned by her lover Shahabuddin's (Ashok Kumar) family, Nargis is driven to a graveyard where she gives birth to Sahibjaan secretly. Nargis dies during childbirth and her sister Nawabjaan (Veena)- a brothel madam - brings her up as her own. Unable to break away from the vicious circle, Sahibjaan grows up to be a beautiful and popular dancer/singer. Forest ranger Salim Ahmed Khan (Raaj Kumar), enthralled by her beauty and innocence, eventually convinces her to elope with him, which she does. But trials and tribulations await Sahibjaan as she is recognized by men wherever she goes in the company of Salim. When Salim renames her Pakeezah (pure of heart) and takes her to a cleric to be legally married, she refuses and returns to the brothel. Salim eventually decides to marry someone else and invites Sahibjaan to dance at his wedding; she agrees. During this event, Nawabjaan recognises Shahabuddin and calls him to witness the irony of the situation: It is his own daughter dancing and entertaining his family.
Mere Huzoor (1968)
, 2h45Actors Mala Sinha, Raaj Kumar, Jeetendra, Laxmi Chhaya, Indira, Johnny Walker
Rating66%
Raj Tilak (1958)
, 2h51Directed by Subramaniam Srinivasan
Genres Adventure
Themes Prison films, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about royalty
Actors Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini Ramachandran, Pran Krishan Sikand, Bipin Gupta, Gajanan Jagirdar
Rating60%
Miss Mary (1957)
Directed by L. V. Prasad
Genres Comedy
Actors Meena Kumari, Gemini Ganesan, Kishore Kumar, Jamuna, Om Prakash, Meenakshi Shirodkar
Rating70%
The film is a light-hearted comedy with Meena Kumari (who regularly played tragedienne roles) performing one of her rare comic acts. The story is about Arun (Gemini Ganeshan), an unemployed teacher who comes across an advertisement offering a job at the Lakshmi School with the proviso that only married couples need apply. He meets Miss Mary (Meena Kumari), a Christian girl who is badly in need of a job to pay off her parents’ debt. She agrees to pose as his wife. They hire Nakdu (Om Prakash), a beggar cum conman as a servant to keep up the pretense. The school owner couple (Rai Sahib and his wife), is looking for their long lost daughter Lakshmi (hence the Lakshmi School), who went missing sixteen years ago and the only thing tying her to them is a locket and an identification mark in the form of a mole on her left foot. They employ a detective Raju (Kishore Kumar) to find her. Raju is an orphan brought up as a nephew by the Rai Sahib. The old couple find a resemblance in Mary to their daughter and show her a photo of Lakshmi that looks like her. Mary tells them that she can’t be their daughter as she was brought up in a Christian environment by Christian parents.
Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952)
, 3h13Directed by L. V. Prasad
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors G. Varalakshmi, Kommareddy Savitri, Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, Govindarajula Subba Rao, Suryakantam, Meenakshi Shirodkar
Rating73%
Govindaiah (Doraiswamy), a pleader gumasta wants Raja to marry Chitti. She, however, loves an endearing bodybuilder to whom by traditional obligations, she rightfully belongs. Govindaiah makes Raja's marriage to Chitti on the precondition for helping to find a husband for Raja's sister Ammadu (Varalakshmi). Raja rejects the deal and, with his younger brother, sets out to find a groom for Ammadu.
Ramshastri (1944)
Directed by Gajanan Jagirdar
Genres Historical
Actors Gajanan Jagirdar, Lalita Pawar, Master Vithal, Anant Purushottam Marathe, Meenakshi Shirodkar
Rating62%
Brahmachari (1938)
Genres Drama
Actors Meenakshi Shirodkar
Roles Kishori
Audumbar is a young and ordinary man. On one occasion he happens to listen to the lecture given by Deshbhakta Jatashankar. Jatashankar in his speech emphasizes on discipline and celibacy, the principals of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. This speech inspires Audumbar and he decides to join the institute of Acharya Chandiram. He renounces his sexual desires and also throws away his collection of posters of film actors.