Cinemaazi greets Simi Garewal on her birthday

The Lady in White, Simi Garewal, was born on this day in 1947 to a Brigadier family and was sent to study in London at a very young age. She returned to India in her teens and enthusiastic about joining the films, she enrolled in Filmalaya’s Acting School After a few minor appearances in films like Mehboob Khan’s Son of India (1962) and Dev Anand's Teen Deviyan (1965), she finally caught everyone’s attention with Raj Khosla’s Do Badan in 1966, although she first acted in the 1962’s film Tarzan Goes to India. The famous song by Lata Mangeshkar Mere jeevan saathi, kali thi was picturised on her in the film Saathi (1968). One of the highlights in her career was when she got the opportunity to play a Santhal woman in Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri in the following year. Some of her other notable films are Mera Naam Joker (1970), Andaz (1971), Siddhartha(1972),Namak Haram (1973), and Karz(1980). Much before Koffee with Karan was popular, there was Rendezvous with Simi Garewal. She also made a feature film called Rukhsat and made a biographical documentary called Living Legend Raj Kapoor in 1984. She is also credited for making the widely loved Doordarshan show called It’s a Woman’s World in 1983. Cinemaazi greets her on her birthday!