Simi Garewal
- Actress
- Director
- Producer
Simi Garewal was born on October 17, 1947 to a Punjabi Sikh family in
India. Her father was J.S Garewal who was in the military. Her mother
was a homemaker. Her family migrated to London in early 1953 when she
was barely 6 years old. In 1961, she moved back to India in order to
become an actress. She was offered a small role in the English film
Tarzan Goes to India (1962).
When the film was released, she was noticed by filmmakers which
resulted in getting more roles in Bollywood movies. However, her
accented Hindi blocked her pathway to becoming a successful actress and
hence, she was reduced to secondary roles in movies. In 1972, her nude
scene in Siddhartha (1972) created a
huge controversy in India and the film was not released due to
censorship problems. After 1972, her demand began diminishing and she
turned her attention to writing and direction. She now runs a TV show
named Rendezvous with Simi in which she interviews popular Bollywood
and Hollywood celebrities.
