Simi Garewal turns 70- Best of Rendezvous with Simi & Simi Selects

I always found Simi's interviewing style probing yet respectful, and she used to get stars to talk a lot more about their lives than other chat show hosts have been able to.

Posting a song of hers with Dev Anand from the film Teen Deviyan 😊

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My first break - Simi Garewal

JUNE 16, 2011 16:48 IST

How it happened

Having spent my childhood and teenage in London, it gave me a western orientation of mind.Never in my wildest of dreams did I imagine of being an actress. Yet, destiny had for me the fact that I would be facing the arc lights andputtinggrease paint on my face. As far as I can recollect, I made my debut with Tarzan Goes To India', a fantasy-oriented English film opposite the dashing and handsome Feroz Khan. I was Princess Kamara in the film and frankly speaking there was really not much of scope to display any histrionic ability in the film. There were a number of love scenes with Feroz in Tarzan Goes To India' but nothing worth mentionable.

How did it feel

At the age of 15, I did not know anything about the art of performing in front of the camera. Would I truly be able to make it as an actress? I had grave doubt initially. My accent was anglicised and not suited to the typical Hindi films that were made in the 60s. With a mind full of determination, hard labour and a long wait I did manage to prove my talent.

How life changed

I was first able to prove my acting prowess in Raj Khosla's Do Badan', an emotional saga of love and sacrifice. Though the film centred around Manoj Kumar, Asha Parekh and Pran, Raj Khosla gave me ample scope to perform as Dr. Anjali the eye specialist in Do Badan'. I still fondly remember how he picturised a close-up of mine during the song sequence, Naseeb Mein Jiske' and immediately after the song my emotional reaction as Manoj Kumar is slapped by Pran. Subdued emotions were required in the shot and I poured my heart into it. Raj Khosla and Manoj Kumar brought out the real me on screen for the first time.

My next memorable film was Teen Deviyan', a modern and mature love saga far ahead of its times. My co-stars were Nanda and Kalpana. Our hero was the evergreen, debonair Dev Anand. The entire atmosphere on the sets of Teen Deviyan' was very disciplined and it was a real experience performing romantic scenes with Dev Anand who excelled in them. In one scene where after a few bouts of drinking Dev has an emotional altercation with me and he excelled in the scene just as he expressed all his romance simply through his eyes in the song sequence, Kitni Sardi'.

I received a major character in Raj Kapoor's Mera Naam Joker', which gave me a strong footing as an actress and have been very fortunate to work with the likes of Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen in Aranyer Din Ratri' and Padatik', two of my truly memorable films.

http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/my-first-break-simi-garewal/article2109798.ece

http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/my-life-my-style-simi-garewal-114041800967_1.html