Waheeda Rehman’s name is included in the legendary actresses of the 50-60s. There was a time when people were convinced of Wahida’s beauty, dancing, and acting. Waheeda Rehman has worked with many superstars of her time. But do you know that Wahida was once rejected because of her religion?
In fact, this has been revealed by Waheeda Rehman herself during a reality show. The actress told an anecdote related to her life on the sets of the program. She said that there was a time when she refused to learn Bharat Natyam because she was a Muslim. After that, she had to work hard to achieve it. However, after seeing her horoscope, Guruji agreed to teach Waheeda Rehman Bharat Natyam.
Waheeda further said that he felt the need to learn to dance with Guru ji. I kept sending it to my friend. He also said that later he asked him to bring my horoscope, but we don’t do horoscopes here. After this he asked me for my date of birth and he did my horoscope himself and when he saw my horoscope he said to his surprise that this girl would be my last and best student.
Guru ji’s words turned out to be correct and Waheeda turned out to be his best student, let us tell you that Waheeda Rehman took his first step in the world of acting with the Telugu film ‘Rozulu Marai’ which came in the year 1955. After this, Waheeda Rehman worked in many successful movies like ‘Pyaasa’, ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’, ‘Chowdwin Ka Chand’ and ‘Saheb Bibi Aur Ghulam’. Waheeda got her special identity in the industry from Devanand’s movie ‘Guide’.