Zaheera

Zaheera
Zaheera
	Zaheera on location in Switzerland filming On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1968
Born	Zaheera
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress

Zaheera is an Indian actress. She debuted in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969.^[1] She would go on to appear in Bollywood movies over the next decade. She appeared in a lead role for the first time in Call Girl (1974), directed by Vijay Kapoor, a movie with a controversial theme at that time and was a hit at the box office.^[2] She also had roles in Aadmi Sadak Ka and Naukri. One of her hit films was Gambler with Dev Anand, Shatrughna Sinha, Zahida and Jeevan. She has worked in a few Punjabi movies as well.

Personal life

Zaheera lived in the United Kingdom around the time of the shooting for On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and moved back to India to pursue a career in Bollywood. After her Bollywood career, she moved back to London.^{[citation needed]}

Zaheera was credited under multiple names throughout her career including Zara, Zahira, Zahirra, and Zaherra.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) (as Zara)
The Gambler (1971) (as Zahira): Julie
Anokha Daan (1972)
Anjaan Raahen (1974): Sunita
Alingan (1974)
Call Girl (1974): Maya/Kamini
Toofan Aur Bijlee (1975): Madhuri/Sheela
Zinda Dil (1975): Rekha
Mere Sartaj (1975): Parveen J. Gulrez
Ek Hans Ka Joda (1975): Tina
Dharmatma (1975) (as Zahirra)
Harfan Maulaa (1976) (as Zaherra): Qawali Announcer
Do Khiladi (1976)
Taxi Taxie (1977): Jyoti Sharma
Saal Solvan Chadya (1977): Bubbly
Aadmi Sadak Ka (1977) (as Zaherra): Vandana Tandon
Kaala Aadmi (1978)
Aahuti (1978): Kusum
Naukri (1978): Ramola
Khuda Kasam (1981) (as Zahira): Latika
Shakka (1981) (as Zaherra): Meena
Lubna (1982)

References

^ Mohamed, Khalid (11 February 2016). "The Vintage Divas and Spice Girls Of Hindi Cinema, We Miss Dearly". TheQuint. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Asia Times - Stripped to the bare essentials". Atimes.com. 10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 15 August 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Zaheera at IMDb

[1] Mohamed, Khalid (11 February 2016). "The Vintage Divas and Spice Girls Of Hindi Cinema, We Miss Dearly". TheQuint. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

[2] "Asia Times - Stripped to the bare essentials". Atimes.com. 10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 15 August 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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