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Raakhee Gulzar ( Majumdar) (; born 15 August 1947), professionally known as Raakhee, is an Indian actress who primarily works in and Bengali films. One of the leading and most popular actresses of the 1970s and early 1980s, Raakhee is a recipient of several awards including two National Film Awards and three . In 2003, she received , India's fourth-highest civilian award.

Raakhee made her film debut with the Bengali film Badhu Bharan (1967). She had her first Hindi film with (1970). Raakhee's career marked a turning point with Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972), (1973), for which she won her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, and 27 Down (1974). She won her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Tapasya (1976).

Raakhee went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema with films like - Blackmail (1973), (1976), (1977), Trishna, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (both 1978), Kaala Patthar, Jurmana (both 1979), Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), Shakti (1982), (1989), for which she won her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, (1993), (1995), Border (1997), (2001) and (2003). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Raakhee married poet, lyricist and author in 1973 with whom she has a daughter, writer and director .


Early life
Raakhee was born in a family at in the of in the early hours of 15 August 1947, just hours after the independence of India.
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She received her early education in a local girls' school. Her father had a flourishing shoe business in his native village located in Meherpur, which was then a part of Nadia district of undivided India (modern-day ), before the partition of India, and thereafter he settled in West Bengal.


Career

Early work and breakthrough (1967–1975)
In 1967, the 20-year-old Raakhee acted in her first Bengali film Bodhu Boron and Baghini, after which she was offered the lead role in Rajshri Productions' crime thriller (1970) opposite .

In 1971, Raakhee played a double role opposite in the musical romance , and also starred in the dramas and Paras; all three films emerged as commercial successes and she quickly established herself as a leading actress of . (1972) opposite Rajesh Khanna and Aankhon Aankhon Mein (1972) opposite a relative newcomer showcased her comic abilities, though their box office returns was unsatisfactory. In 1973, she continued to display versatility even in relatively small roles in the romances and , with her strong performances, earning her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. In 1974, Raakhee won a Special Souvenir prize at the National Film Awards for 27 Down. The Telegraph commended her "nuanced take on an independent working woman who has more steel in her than the film’s flawed protagonist – truly a break from the synthetic women in films of the era".


Widespread success and critical acclaim (1976–1984)
In 1976, Raakhee's career peaked after starring in two movies that garnered her widespread acclaim. The first was 's , for which she earned her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination. Box Office 1976 The film had been written with Raakhee in mind, and she had agreed to do it during the making of Daag. Citing her as having "one of the most gorgeous faces to have been seen on the Hindi screen", magazine retrospectively called it "a perfect ode to her exquisiteness: Her wine eyes, a prism of myriad emotions. Her poignant voice holding back the surging sadness. She played the beautiful muse, whose parting leaves poet devastated. The threw open a second innings for the actress who then went on to star in blockbusters that left critics overwhelmed and art house actors envious. From initially being compared to actress , given her hazel eyes, and later to , given her proclivity towards the tragic, Raakhee cut through it all to stand apart".

The phenomenal success of Rajshri Productions' Tapasya (1976), a heroine-dominated drama, established Raakhee as a box-office name to reckon with. Starring opposite and , her portrayal of a family breadwinner who sacrifices her dreams and ambitions for the future of her younger siblings, earned Raakhee her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress. acknowledged her role as a "calculated risk", which required her to be shown in a "mature, somewhat middle aged role", and praised her "amazing restraint and conviction" in it. She later described the film as "one of the most important films of my career" and regards her performances in Blackmail (1973), Tapasya and Aanchal (1980) as her best.

Raakhee starred with in Heera Panna, Banarasi Babu (1973), (1973) and (1980). She starred opposite Shashi Kapoor in 10 released films: Sharmeelee, Jaanwar Aur Insaan (1972), Kabhie Kabhie (1976), (1977), the critically acclaimed Trishna (1978), (1981), Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka (1983), Zameen Aasmaan (1984), and (1985) and the unreleased Ek Do Teen Chaar. Her exemplary chemistry with was showcased in eight films: Kabhie Kabhie, Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978), (1978), Trishul (1978), (1979), Jurmana (1979), Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981), and (1982). In some films such as Jurmana, her name is even credited ahead of the hero. She also formed a popular pair with in films like (1979) and (1982).

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In 1981, a 23-year-old aspiring director Anil Sharma asked her to star in an out-and-out female oriented role in his debut film Shradhanjali. After the success of the film, Raakhee was flooded by strong heroine-dominated roles. At the peak of her career as a popular heroine, she surprised everyone by accepting strong character roles as sister-in-law to Rajesh Khanna in Aanchal, Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh in Shaan (1980), Mithun Chakraborty in (1981) , and mother to Amitabh in Shakti and Rishi Kapoor in Yeh Vaada Raha (1982). She also starred in several films at the time, with (1984) earning her the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress (Hindi).


Supporting parts and sporadic work (1985–present)
Towards the late 1980s, 1990s and 2000's, she played strong character roles as the elderly mother or a woman of principles in commercially successful films such as (1989), Anari (1993), (1993), (1993), (1995), Border (1997), Soldier (1998), (2001) and Dil Ka Rishta (2002). In 2003, she appeared in Rituparno Ghosh's mystery thriller , which earned her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. In a 2012 interview, she said that her favourite heroes were Rajesh Khanna and Shashi Kapoor. In 2019, Kolkata International Film Festival the film Nirbon directed by Goutam Halder was premiered, where Raakhee portrayed the role of Bijolibala, a 70 year old lady with a strong conviction. "Doing films is not on my agenda right now, but the story fascinated me" said Raakhee said about the adaptation of Moti Nandi's novel Bijolibalar Mukti.


Other work
Apart from her acting career, Raakhee delved into various other field, some of which include costume designing (for Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998)) and dress assistance (for Dil Kya Kare (1999)). In 1982, she lent her voice for the film Taaqat in the song "Teri Nindiya Ko Lag Jaaye Aag Re" sung alongside .


Personal life
Whilst still a teenager, Raakhee had an arranged marriage to Bengali journalist/film director Ajay Biswas, which ended shortly afterwards.

At the start of her film career, she dropped her surname and was mentioned in film credits only as "Raakhee", by which name she attained stardom, but upon marrying lyricist-director Sampooran Singh Kalra, professionally known as , she took his pen name as her surname and is credited thereafter as Raakhee Gulzar. The couple has a daughter, . When their daughter was only one year old, they separated.

After completing her graduation in films from New York University, Meghna went on to become a director of films including Filhaal... (2002), Just Married (2007) and (2007), and authored a biography of her father in 2004.

At one point, Raakhee stayed in her bungalow, "Muktangan" (bought from the Marathi playwright P. L. Deshpande), on Sarojini Road in Khar, . Later, she sold the property and moved to an apartment two buildings away, though the new highrise is still called by the same name, as she had wished. "My mother has lived her professional and personal life with tremendous dignity and grace", said Meghna Gulzar, daughter of Raakhee, in an interview. Presently, she lives a reclusive life in her farmhouse at on the outskirts of Mumbai, spending time in tending to a huge flock of animals, growing vegetables and reading books.


Filmography
Bengali film
Bengali film
Assamese film
DeepaHindi film debut
Kanchan/Kamini
Gopal's Wife
Barkha Singh
Sumita
Rekha
ParvatiNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Sapna
Meena
Chanda
Shova
Rosie
Saraswati
Sarla
Reema SinghSpecial appearance
ChandniWon – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Asha Mehta
Neela
SapnaSpecial appearance
Gori
ShaliniWon – National Film Award, Special Souvenir
Kammo
Shova
Indrani Sinha (Indu)Won – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Pooja KhannaNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
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NishaNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress & for Best Supporting Actress
ChameliBangla film
Aarti GuptaNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Suman
Geeta
Kaamna
Maya
Rama SharmaNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Dr. Sudha Sen
Bengali film
Raksha BhagatSpecial appearance
Shanti
Indu Gupta
Sheetal Kumar
Parvati
VidyaSpecial appearance
Rani Gayatri
RajniBengali-Hindi bilingual
Bengali-Hindi bilingual
Sharda Balraj KohliNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Bhabhi maa
Sharda Rai Bahadur
Devi
Parvati Devi
Kavita Chaturvedi (Sakhi)
Kusum Desai
SheetalNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Bhavna
Mrs. Arun Anand
Bengali film
Kavita
Aarti
Sujata SharmaNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Shanta
Sumitra Devi
Laxmi
Devi Choudhrain
Shobha/Dimple
Vidya
Durga Verma
Bengali film
Ganga
Sharda Pratap SinghWon – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Rachna
Dharam Verma
Ganga
Saraswati Devi
Bhikni/Euli
Bengali film
Mrs. Aarti Prasad
Maheshwari Devi
Nirmala Devi
SavitriNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Mrs. Shobha Sharma
Bengali film
Rajasthani tribal
Durga SinghNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Geeta
Bengali film
Rukmini
Bengali film
Dharamvir's motherNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Mrs. Rai
Ranimaa (Mrs. Burman)
Ganga Satyadev Singh
Gayatri Sharma
Geeta MalhotraNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Chief Minister Gayatri
Pratima Kapoor
Purnima
Mrs. Sharma
Ranga PishimaNational Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Bijolibaba
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Accolades

Civilian Award
2003Contribution in the field of Arts


Film Awards
1972Best ActressAankhon Aankhon Mein
1973Best Supporting Actress
1976Best Actress
Tapasya
1977
Best Supporting Actress
1978Best ActressTrishna
1979Jurmana
1981
1983Shakti
1985Best Supporting Actress
1989
1994Anari
1996
1998Border
1999Soldier
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1974National Film AwardsSpecial Souvenir27 Down
2003Best Supporting Actress
1973Bengal Film Journalists' Association AwardsBest Supporting Actress (Hindi)Daag
1984Best Actress (Hindi)


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