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naseem Thinks Shantaram Wonderful !
Spends Thousands On Saris & Perfumes !
Beautiful But Terribly Shy Star
By : Hyacinth
You know Naseem is beautiful and that she has more glamour in her little finger than the average woman has in her whole being. Because of this, you've thought of her as an almost unearthly sort of person who could not possibly be concerned with the common things of life.
For instance, you'd never think of her cooking pulav or shamikabab, would you? Well, that's just exactly what she often does do. She loves these two dishes but she loves them even more when she cooks them herself.
Don't imagine we are trying to deglamorise Naseem. That isn't possible. Even with a sooty smudge on her nose as she vigorously stirs her culinary concoctions she manages to exude glamour. We just want you to realize that Naseem is a very human glamour queen.
Naseem was born on January 2nd. 1922, at Delhi. She is an only child but was not spoilt although her parents were quite well off. She went to school like any ordinary little girl and was considered a clever child. In 1934 she left school, and came to Bombay with her parents soon after. By this time she was quite sure that she was destined to
. . . .with a sooty smudge on her nose as she vigorously stirs her culinary concoctions.
be an actress. She had acted in two school plays and her success in them had fired her with this ambition.
MEETS SOHRAB MODI
Eventually in 1936 she met the famous Mr. Sohrab Modi who took one look at her and then decided at once that he wanted her to star in his picture "Hamlet" which he was making at Poona.
Although Naseem was thrilled at getting this chance to star in a picture she was also overcome with shyness at the thought of having to mix with strange people in the studio. She was so shy that her mother had to get a part in the film so that she could be near her daughter all the time. Naseem's mother is a fine singer and took the part of the Queen in "Hamlet".
Before she left Miner vas' in 1940 Naseem had to her credit seven pictures. They were "Hamlet", "Khan Bahadur", "Meetha Zahar", "Vasanti", "Divorce", "Pukar" and "Defeat". Now she works for Taj Mahal pictures and is a partner in the company. There are very few girls in India who at 21 are not only famous actresses but also part owners of a film company.
SHANTARAM WONDERFUL BUT OTHERS
If you ask Naseem if she has enjoyed working with all her directors she will say quite frankly, "No I didn't like working under any of them because none of them have been really good directors". So you see that although Naseem is shy, she is not afraid to be honest even if it means incurring the wrath of Important people.
But Naseem thinks that Shantaram is a wonderful director and she hopes that one day she will be able to work with him.
MISS NASEEM
But let me tell you more persona, things about Naseem. She is 5ft. 4 inches in height and weighs 106 lbs. She doesn't have to diet to keep this weight and this is fortunate because she wouldn't give up her pulav and shami-kababs even if she did show signs of getting fat!
Naseem's skin is a lovely gulden brown colour and her make-up harmonizes with it perfectly. The day I interviewed her she was dressed in a filmy white Moghul costume. She dresses like this at home, but wears saris when she goes out. She was
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