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Laxmi Chhaya is a Actor Indian born on 7 january 1948
Laxmi Chhaya (January 7, 1948 – May 9, 2004) was an Indian actress and dancer who appeared in more than 55 Bollywood and Marathi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Teesri Manzil, Naunihal (1967), Mere Huzoor (1968) and Duniya. She may be best known in the United States as the masked dancer in the dance segment Jaan Pehechan Ho from the 1965 movie Gumnaam, portions of which were included in the opening credits of the 2001 U.S. film Ghost World.
Chhaya's film career extended from 1961 through at least 1982. After retiring from the cinema, Chhaya taught dancing to indigent children. She died of cancer in Mumbai in 2004 at the age of 56.
^ Listener's Bulletin No. 125, September 2004, p 4.
^ Laxmi Chhaya & Dilawar Khan ScreenIndia.com June 4, 2004
^ IMDB filmography
^ List of films at Amazon.com
^ The Man Who Loved Women at the Wayback Machine (archived octobre 23, 2011), Khalid Mohamed, The Asian Age, Oct. 15, 2011
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Laxmi Chhaya (January 7, 1948 – May 9, 2004) was an Indian actress and dancer who appeared in more than 55 Bollywood and Marathi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Teesri Manzil, Naunihal (1967), Mere Huzoor (1968) and Duniya. She may be best known in the United States as the masked dancer in the dance segment Jaan Pehechan Ho from the 1965 movie Gumnaam, portions of which were included in the opening credits of the 2001 U.S. film Ghost World.
Chhaya's film career extended from 1961 through at least 1982. After retiring from the cinema, Chhaya taught dancing to indigent children. She died of cancer in Mumbai in 2004 at the age of 56.
^ Listener's Bulletin No. 125, September 2004, p 4.
^ Laxmi Chhaya & Dilawar Khan ScreenIndia.com June 4, 2004
^ IMDB filmography
^ List of films at Amazon.com
^ The Man Who Loved Women at the Wayback Machine (archived octobre 23, 2011), Khalid Mohamed, The Asian Age, Oct. 15, 2011
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Bheegi Palkein (1982)
, 2h3Directed by Sisir Mishra
Genres Romance
Actors Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Dina Pathak, Sulabha Deshpande, Laxmi Chhaya, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffery
Roles Ishwar's sister
Rating60%
It was based on a family drama of Odisha Brahmin family, uncivilized casting systems at that time and about the blame between husband and wife in family.
Nagin Aur Suhagan (1979)
Genres Drama
Actors Vijay Arora, Rita Bhaduri, Mahesh Bhatt, Laxmi Chhaya, Paidi Jairaj, Mulraj Rajda
Rating61%
Sharafat Chod Di Maine (1976)
Actors Abhi Bhattacharya, Bindu, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffery, Helen Khan, Feroz Khan, Padma Khanna
Rating59%
Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty (1975)
Directed by Mohan Choti
Actors Tun tun (Uma Devi Khatri), Bindu, Laxmi Chhaya, Mohan Choti, Dharmendra, Helen Khan
Rating51%
Raaste Kaa Patthar (1972)
, 2h13Genres Action
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Laxmi Chhaya, Prem Chopra, Asit Sen, Satyen Kappu
Roles Tanu A. Thakur
Rating57%
Do Chor (1972)
Genres Crime
Actors Dharmendra, Tanuja, K. N. Singh (Krishan Niranjan Singh), Asit Sen, Laxmi Chhaya, Bhagwan Dada
Rating68%
A series of mystery burglaries are taking place in the homes of four wealthy men. The burglar takes a single piece of jewelry from each of the men, but not touching the cash and other jewelry, and leaving the calling card of a swastika. The police suspect Tony (Dharmendra), generally known in the community as a thief, but he claims innocence. He tries to find out who the real burglar is and catches Sandhya (Tanuja) stealing from one of the wealthy men. She tells him that she is taking back what is really her inheritance, as these items belong to her mother (played by Tanuja's real-life mother Shobhana Samarth), since these four men swindled her mother after her father's death. Her mother is now in a mental institution. Tony and Sandhya fall in love. He helps her recover all of her items and put the wealthy men behind bars. Sandhya's mother is well again. Tony and Sandhya promise to start a life together after they finish their respective short jail stints.
Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971)
Directed by Raj Khosla
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Asha Parekh, Laxmi Chhaya, Asit Sen, Asit Sen
Roles Munnibai - Dacait / Dancer
Rating71%
Patanga (1971)
Actors Shashi Kapoor, Vimi, Ajit Khan, Rajendra Nath, Laxmi Chhaya, Jagdish Raj
Roles Champa
Rating56%
Shyam (Shashi Kapoor) was a son of Ramu kaka who works in the palace of Kuwar Amar Singh (Ajit Khan). Amar Singh considers him as his own brother and gets him good education. Shyam meets with Renu (Vimi) on a train while going to Dehradun and immediately gets attracted to her. As she finds her purse in his coat, she misunderstands him for a thief. Later it is known to her that Kuldeep (Rajendra Nath) who was a petty thief, has stolen her purse and kept in Shyam's coat. She apologize him and they grow close. Meanwhile it is revealed that Kuldeep was the lost cousin of Renu and they reconcile. Amar Singh asks Chandan Singh's sister's hand for Shyam for which Chandan Singh feels insulted as Shyam was servant's son and rivalry grows between them.
Parwana (1971)
, 1h33Genres Thriller, Romance
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Navin Nischol, Yogeeta Bali Chakraborty, Om Prakash, Shatrughan Sinha, Lalita Pawar
Roles Kamla Singh
Rating66%
Amitabh plays Kumar Sen, an artist by profession. He is in love with Asha (Yogeeta Bali). Asha wins a trip to Ooty in a dance competition, and falls in love with a wealthy tea plantation owner, Rajesh (Navin Nischol). When Kumar finds out, he goes to Asha's uncle, Ashok Verma (Om Prakash), and demands Asha's hand in marriage. When Ashok refuses, Kumar kills him. The manner in which Kumar plans and executes the murder is regarded as an immensely brilliant and engaging sequence. Kumar boards and exits, various modes of transportation to avoid any possibilities of suspicion and finally frames Rajesh in the case and tries to win Asha's love. Asha, still in love with Rajesh, promises Kumar to stay with him forever, if he can get Rajesh released from his death sentence. Unable to digest that, Kumar understands that Rajesh will always remain Asha's love. He writes down his confession, gives it to Rajesh, and commits suicide.
Chetna (1970)
Directed by B. R. Ishara
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Shatrughan Sinha, Anil Dhawan, Rehana Sultan, Florence Ezekiel Nadira, Laxmi Chhaya, Asit Sen
Rating64%
In this film, actor Anil Dhawan (elder brother of director David Dhawan) plays the role of a shy and reclusive young man by the name of Anil, who gets introduced to a beautiful prostitute named Seema (Rehana Sultana) through his friend, Ramesh (Shatrughan Sinha). Anil and Seema become good friends through their increasing patience, acceptance, and understanding of each other's ways. They eventually fall in love.
Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi (1970)
Genres Horror
Actors Prithviraj Kapoor, Mumtaz, Helen Khan, Laxmi Chhaya, Fearless Nadia, Shatrughan Sinha
Rating60%
Mere Humsafar (1970)
Actors Jeetendra, Sharmila Tagore, Waheeda Rehman, Balraj Sahni, Laxmi Chhaya, Jeevan
Roles Kusum
Rating68%
My Love (1970)
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Nirupa Roy, Rajendra Nath, Madan Puri, Laxmi Chhaya
Roles Laxmi
Rating66%
Rootha Na Karo (1970)
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Shashi Kapoor, Nanda, Aruna Irani, Sulochana, Rajendra Nath, Tun tun (Uma Devi Khatri)
Rating60%
Neeta (Nanda) lives along with her widowed mother (Sulochana Latkar) and her cousin Naina (Kumari Naaz). Sudheer (Shashi Kapoor) was a poor young man and her long term friend, now her fiance. They both love each other deeply and Neeta's mother gives her consent for their marriage. But Naina always warns Neeta about Sudhir's intentions and says that he only loves her for her money. Neeta wouldn't listen to her and deeply trusts Sudhir.