Happy Birthday Simi Garewal!

Yesterday marked the birthday of Bollywood's yesteryear diva fondly known as the "Lady in White". Yes, we are talking of actress and chat show queen, Simi Garewal.

Published: Friday,Oct 18, 2013 20:24 PM GMT-06:00

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Yesterday marked the birthday of Bollywood's yesteryear diva fondly known as the "Lady in White". Yes, we are talking of actress and chat show queen, Simi Garewal.

Garewal was born in Delhi to J.S. Garewal on 17th October,1947 but soon shifted to London to live with her sister and study at Newland House School. However, she returned to India in her teens weaving dreams of becoming an actress. In order to make those dreams come true, she joined the Filmalaya Acting School and reminded Mehboob Khan about how they met two years ago where she professed her eagerness to act. Khan, who was then in the process of wrapping up Son Of India (1962), offered her a small role in the film.She was again seen in the movie named Mera Naam Joker (1970) in a minor role, co-starring Manoj Kumar and Raj Kapoor. She has also worked in the movies Do Badan, Saathi and Karz.

In 1980, she married Ravi Mohan who belonged to the Royal ChunnaMal family from Old Delhi. However, her marriage was short affair and and they soon divorced. She then decided to return her focus to her career with her attention shifting to behind the cameras, thus opening her own production company named Siga Arts International. Produced by her own company, she hosted TV shows such as Living Legend Raj Kapoor (1984) and Rendezvous with Simi Garewal (1997). She returned to TV yet again in the year 2011 by hosting the talk show on Star Plus titled India's most Desirable.

Apart from on-screen, Garewal is famous for making public appearances mostly in white colored outfits that are neatly designed and suited to her personality. She has also quite an impressive list of songs to her credit from her credible appearances in films. Below are just a few we tend to remember when thinking of her.

"Mere Jeevan Saathi" - Saathi
"Yeh Kaun Aaya" - Saathi
"Teetar Ke Do Aage Teetar" - Mera Naam Joker
"Jab Bhi Yeh Dil" - Seema
"Pital Ki Mori Gagri" - Do Boond Pani
"Wada Kar Le Sajna" - Haath Ki Safai
"Ek Haseena Thi" - Karz
"Chalte Chalte" - Chalte Chalte

With this, we at BollyCurry wish this charming diva in white a very happy belated birthday and hope she continues to entertain us in the many years to come.

Author: Vaishnavi V.
Editors: Siona M. & Jenifer Y.
Graphics: Virina R.