indian cinema heritage foundation

Cinemaazi remembers Persis Khambatta on her birth anniversary

2 Oct 1948
Cinemaazi remembers Persis Khambatta on her birth anniversary
Best known for going bald for her role in the highly successful sci-fi film Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), model-turned-actress Persis Khambatta made waves in Hollywood. Scouted by a well-known Mumbai photographer at the age of 13, she bagged a soap advertisement, topping it up by winning the Miss India crown at 17 in 1965.
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