Rehana Sultan

Rehana Sultan
Born
Rehana Sultan

(1950-11-19) 19 November 1950 (age 73)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materFTII, Pune
OccupationActress
Years active1970–1992
SpouseB. R. Ishara
AwardsNational Award (Best Actress), 1971

Rehana Sultan (born 19 November 1950[1]) is an Indian actress best known for her debut role in the acclaimed 1970 film Dastak which won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. A graduate of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, she is also known for another bold role in the film Chetna (1970), which got her typecast thus ending her film career, despite its promising start.[1][2][3] She said "The sex in my films was not forced, but part of the narrative. Today, I feel these scenes are used for commercial reasons. All I can say is Babuda was ahead of his times."[4]

  1. ^ Rehana Sultan who was a trailblazing 'sexy actress' The Telegraph, 25 November 2005.
  2. ^ Anupama Chopra (28 September 2011). "Why Silk Smitha is Bollywood's favourite bad girl". NDTV Movies. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Rehana Sultan: The trail-blazing actress Bollywood forgot". BBC News. 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ Dubey, Bharati (6 August 2012). "Rehana Sultan: Bollywood's first 'bold actress' wants to act again". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 September 2020.