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Meet the ‘other’ Shammi of Bollywood

We have seen actress Shammi in bit roles in scores of movies from Coolie No 1, Khuda Gawah, Hum, Arth, The Burning Train and the recent Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, as well as the television series Dekh Bhai Dekh.

The 84 year old actress does not like to sit idle, and wants to work even today.

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However, the second time I met her, Shammi was a charming host, and spent hours chatting about her life. Here are some excerpts.

I have lived in Mumbai all my moncler mens jackets life. My real name is Nargis Rabadi. I had an elder sister, Nina Rabadi, who was a fashion designer. My father was a priest in an agyari (Parsi fire Moncler Outlet temple). He died moncler sale when I was around three years old.

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They made tablets and I was in the packing department. My job was to collect the tablets that were not sealed in the tablet case and had fallen from the machine and put them into big bottles and then those tablets would go to hospitals for free distribution to patients. I was paid Rs 100 per month.

cheap moncler outlet I got into films by chance. A family friend we called Chinuu Mama was working with Mehboob saab (Khan, filmmaker). He was very friendly with Sheikh Mukhtar (actor and producer), who was cheap moncler starting a new film with Begum Para. He wanted another actress for the second lead. cheap moncler outlet

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cheap moncler Sheikh Mukhtar liked my spirit and I got the job. Next day I went to Mahalaxmi studio for the shooting. Mehboob’s actor from Aurat, Harish, was directing the film. said my name would have to be changed since there is already a Nargis in the industry. So my name was changed to Shammi. cheap moncler

My monthly salary was Rs 500. I monlcer down jackets had a three year contract and I couldn’t work outside without their permission.

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After I signed up, I had to attend the studio every day and practice acting even when I had no shoot. I had to read dialogues of other films and Harish taught me a lot of things since he was an actor himself. He taught me if you want to be a better actor you should know how to cry on your own without using glycerine

Harish was directing another film for Mukesh (singer) called Malhar. I was given the main lead in that film. Since the director was the same, I was allowed to work outside.

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After my first few films I told my mother let’s move out of Tata Building as some other deserving candidate should get it. I was earning good enough, so we shifted moncler sale outlet to Bandra.

Her mother Jaddan bai was strict; everybody was frightened of her. One day she came on moncler outlet online the sets and she told me, ‘Yeh sab badmaash log hai tum bahut achchi ho, sambhal ke rehna.’ (These are all rascals here, but you are very nice. Take care)

moncler sale Then she asked me, ‘Do you like to listen to music? When I said yes, she invited me home for a mehfil. There I met Nargis for the first time. Jaddanbai told Nargis cheap moncler jackets ‘Yeh nayee ladki hai isse sambhalna’ (she is a new girl; look after her). moncler sale

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Nargis was the first actor to be paid Rs 1 lakh; even Dilip Kumar did not get that kind of money moncler outlet then. It was the talk of the industry. Actors like me who did supporting roles would get anything around Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000.

My third film was with Dilip Kumar and Madhubala, called Sangdil. He was a top star then, and I was still getting to know the industry properly. Everybody was in awe of him. Every time Dilip Kumar entered the sets, everybody would be quiet and speak in low voices. I noticed this for a few days and then one day I asked him, ‘Every time you enter the cheap moncler outlet sets everybody stops talking. Are you God?’

moncler jackets outlet He started laughing and then jokingly said, ‘Agar tu zyada baat karegi, I will hit you.’ After that we became very friendly. I would tease him. Everybody would come and tell me you harass him so much he may get angry with you some day. But he never got angry with me. moncler jackets outlet

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