Waheeda Rehman was born on 3 February 1938 to a Tamil Deccani Muslim family in Chengalpet of present-day Tamil Nadu, India. It is a common misconception that Rehman was born in Hyderabad instead of Tamil Nadu… See more

Rehman made her film debut with the Tamil film Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum as a dancer. However, the Telugu film Rojulu Marayi (1955) released prior to that; where she again performed to in a dance. The same year… See more

In April 1974, Waheeda married Shashi Rekhi (also known by his screen name Kamaljeet). They had worked together in the film Shagoon (1964). They had two children. After her marriage, they lived in a farmhouse in … See more