Simi Garewal

 ( 20th-century Indian Actresses ) 

Simi Garewal (born Simrita Garewal; 17 October 1947) is an Indian director, producer, talk show hostess, and former actress.

She is known for her work in Hindi films like Do Badan (1966), Saathi (1968), Mera Naam Joker (1970), Siddhartha (1972), Karz (1980) and Udeekaan (Punjabi film). She acted in the Bengali film Aranyer Din Ratri directed by Satyajit Ray; Padatik by Mrinal Sen. She is also known for her celebrity talk show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.

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Early life Garewal was born in Ludhiana on 17 October 1947. Rendezvous-with-Simi-Garewal . The Times of India. Her father, Brigadier J. S. Garewal served in the Indian Army. Simi is a cousin of Pamela Chopra, wife of director Yash Chopra. Simi's mother Darshi and Pamela's father Mohinder Singh were siblings. Simi grew up in England and studied at Newland House School with her sister Amrita. Rendezvous with Simi Garewal – The Times of India . The Times of India. (1 February 2004). Retrieved 26 June 2011.

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Film and television career After spending much of her childhood in England, Garewal returned to India while a teenager. Her fluency in the English language induced the makers of the English-language film Tarzan Goes to India to offer her a role. Garewal made her debut alongside Feroz Khan in this film released in 1962.[3] Her performance was good enough for her to fetch many more film offers. During the 1960s and '70s, she was in several notable Indian films, working with leading directors such as with Mehboob Khan in Son of India (1962), Raj Khosla in Do Badan (1966), Raj Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker (1970), Satyajit Ray in Aranyer Din Ratri (1970, Days and Nights in the Forest) and Mrinal Sen in Padatik (1973, The Guerilla Fighter). She starred opposite Shashi Kapoor in Columbia Pictures' Siddhartha (1972), an English-language movie based on the novel by Hermann Hesse. Garewal did a nude scene in this film which caused some controversy in India and was only released for exhibition after complying with cuts ordered by the Indian Censor board. 'I Don't Know One Editor In India Who Is Well-Read' . www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011. Movies: Siddhartha, a lost tale . rediff.com (21 September 2002). Retrieved 26 June 2011. Siddhartha (1972) . PopMatters. Retrieved 26 June 2011. Later, in the mid-1970s, she made an appearance in the popular film Kabhi Kabhie (1976), made by her brother in-law Yash Chopra, and had a starring role in Chalte Chalte (1976). Gloriously grey . Screenindia.com (17 October 2008). Retrieved 26 June 2011. Another notable role she played was as a vamp in Karz (1980). She starred in the BBC docu-drama Maharajas (1987), based on the book by Charles Allen.

In the early 1980s, her attention turned to writing and direction. She formed her own production company, Siga Arts International. She hosted, produced and directed a TV series for Doordarshan called It's a Woman's World (1983). She also made a documentary for Channel 4 in the UK called Living Legend Raj Kapoor (1984). This was followed by a three-part documentary on Rajiv Gandhi titled India's Rajiv. She wrote and directed a Hindi feature film Rukhsat and produced television commercials.

Garewal anchored the talk show Rendezvous with Simi Garewal. Simi Garewal's Rendezvous 100 Party. Sify.com (14 June 2004). Retrieved 26 June 2011.

She usually wears her signature white clothes on TV shows and at award ceremonies, and is popularly known as "The Lady in White". Garewal recently appeared on Say Shava Shava 2008 as a hostess and judge. Screen > The Business of Entertainment. Screenindia.com (4 January 2008). Retrieved 26 June 2011. After the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008, Simi Garewal aroused controversy by publicly calling for the Indian government to "carpet-bomb" the training camps in Pakistan for which she later apologised.

She returned to television with her new talk show India's Most Desirable on Star Plus which would interview only eligible singles, Bollywood actors, business and media icons, and Indian cricketers about their "ideal and desirable beaus".

Simi Garewal has her own website which she uses to interact with her fans. The site has her voice reading the text. She also has her own channel on YouTube where all her shows and documentaries are uploaded. The channel has received over 40 million views.

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Personal life Garewal had her first serious relationship at the age of 17, with the Nawanagar State, Shatrusalyasinhji who was also her neighbour in England. Garewal was later in a relationship with Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the Nawab of Pataudi, but he broke up with her after he met Sharmila Tagore. She was then in a relationship with the Pakistani politician Salman Taseer, which began in Dubai, and ended after a year.

In 1970, she married Ravi Mohan, a member of the aristocratic Chunnamal Haveli family from Delhi. They divorced in 1979.

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Filmography

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As an actress

1962	Raaz Ki Baat	Kamal
	Son of India	Lalita
	Kaneez		Shelved film
	Tarzan Goes to India	Princess Kamara	As Simi
1964	Vidyapati
1965	Teen Devian	Simi / Radha Rani	As Simi
	Johar-Mehmood in Goa	Simmi
1966	Do Badan	Dr. Anjali
1968	Aadmi	Aarti
	Saathi	Rajini	As Simi
	Ek Raat	Rekha B. Sharma	As Simi
1970	Mera Naam Joker	Mary
	Night In Calcutta
	Aranyer Din Ratri	Duli	Bengali language film
1971	Andaz	Mona
	Do Boond Pani	Gauri
	Seema
1972	Anokhi Pehchan
	Siddhartha	Kamala
1973	Padatik	Woman Who Shelters Activist	Bengali film
	Namak Haraam	Manisha
1974	Haath Ki Safai	Roma S. Kumar
	Doosri Sita	Doctor
	Dak Bangla
1976	Naach Uthe Sansaar	Somu
	Chalte Chalte	Geeta
	Kabhi Kabhie	Shobha Kapoor
1977	Abhi To Jee Lein	Miss Mahajan
1978	Udeekan	Naranjan 'Nanjo'
1979	Shaayad	Defence Counsel
	Ahsaas	Asha Choudhry
1980	The Burning Train	School Teacher
	Karz	Kamini Verma
	Insaf Ka Tarazu	Bharti Saxena's Lawyer
1981	Naseeb	Herself	Cameo appearance
	Professor Pyarelal	Rita
	Biwi-O-Biwi	Nisha
1982	Daulat Ka Nasha
	Dard Ka Rishta	Lady Dr. Mukharjee
	Teri Meri Kahani	Meena Sastry / Seema	TV Film
	Thikana		Shelved film
	Haathkadi	Pammi Mittal
1986	Love and God	Ghazala
1987–1988	Kings To Commoners		TV Series
1988	Rukhsat	Radha Talwar	Also director
1989	Izhaar

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Television

1983	It's A Woman's World	Producer/Director	Show about fashion, relationships and astrology
1984– 1986	Living Legend Raj Kapoor	Writer/Director	Documentary on Raj Kapoor for Channel Four Television, UK
1991	India's Rajiv	Writer/Director	Three-part documentary series on Rajiv Gandhi
1997–2005	Rendezvous with Simi Garewal	Hostess	5 seasons (140 episodes), on Star World India
2011	Simi Selects India's Most Desirable	Hostess	1 seasons (22 episodes), on Star World India

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External links

• Simi Garewal's Official YouTube Channel, of Siga Arts International
• Simi Garewal: the icon of style
• Kesavan, Mukul. "The Mumbai tragedy and the English language news media", The Telegraph, 4 December 2008.

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