Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : A
The correct answer is Zohra Sehgal. - Zohra Sehgal, a quintessential Bollywood diva who essayed character roles with aplomb in a career spanning over seven decades in both theatre and cinema, died here today at the age of 102.
- Sehgal, a vivacious personality, started her career as a dancer with Uday Shankar in 1935.
- She had appeared in many Bollywood films as a character actor as well as in English language films besides television series and plays.
- Often called the grand old lady of Bollywood, she last appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya in 2007.
- A Padma Shri awardee, she also received the Padma Vibhshan in 2010.
- Sehgal called the "laadli" of entertainment and the doyenne of Indian theatre was part of many a film and stage production over the past seven decades.
- She starred in films like "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", "Dil Se" and "Cheeni Kum" (with Amitabh Bachchan).
- Hence, option 1 is correct.
- Nargis Dutt was an Indian film actress, who starred in classic films of Bollywood.
- Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, she made her screen debut in a minor role at the age of 5 with Talash-E-Haq, but her acting career actually began with the film Tamanna.
- Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), popularly known by the mononym Suraiya, was a popular actress and playback singer in India's Hindi language films. She was active from 1936 to 1963.
- In a career spanning from 1936 to 1963, Suraiya acted in 67 films and sang 338 songs.
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