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Sheila Ramani(1932-2015)

  • Actress
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Sheila Ramani
Mangal drives a taxi by day, then drinks at night, listens to his singer girlfriend Sylvie and then goes into a drunken stupor - and wakes up with a hangover. One day, while assisting another taxi driver, Mangal comes to the assistance of a damsel in distress who is being molested by two thugs. Mangal gallants rescues her and attempts to take her to her destination, to no avail, as the person she is looking for has moved. The next day, Mangal and the young woman, Mala, again attempt to seek Ratanlal, a music director, but the entire day is spent in vain. Mala lives in Mangal's tiny apartment and both become attracted to each other. When Mala finds out about Sylvie, she leaves him. He goes in her search, but finds that she has become a famous singer with the help of her music director friend. Will Mangal ever get a chance to tell about his love for Mala? What will Sylvie's reaction be?
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Sheila Ramani was born on 2 March 1932 in Sindh, British India. She was an actress, known for Return of Mr. Superman (1960), Sultana Daku (1956) and Railway Platform (1955). She was married to Zaal Cowasji. She died on 15 July 2015 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
BornMarch 2, 1932
DiedJuly 15, 2015(83)
BornMarch 2, 1932
DiedJuly 15, 2015(83)
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Known for

Return of Mr. Superman (1960)
Return of Mr. Superman
3.9
  • Usha(as Shiela Ramani)
  • 1960
Sultana Daku
  • Actress
  • 1956
Sunil Dutt and Nalini Jaywant in Railway Platform (1955)
Railway Platform
7.5
  • Rajkumari Indira
  • 1955
Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik in Taxi Driver (1954)
Taxi Driver
6.8
  • Sylvie
  • 1954

Credits

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Actress

  • Awara Ladki
    • 1967
  • Manoj Kumar, Ameeta, Nirupa Roy, and Vijay Dutt in Maa Beta (1962)
    Maa Beta
    6.2
    • Muniya
    • 1962
  • Return of Mr. Superman (1960)
    Return of Mr. Superman
    3.9
    • Usha (as Shiela Ramani)
    • 1960
  • Jungle King
    • Sheba
    • 1959
  • Bhagwan Aur Shaitan
    • 1959
  • Abana (1958)
    Abana
    8.2
    • 1958
  • Anjali
    • 1957
  • Arpan
    6.0
    • Rajkumari Madhuri
    • 1957
  • Mumtaz Mahal (1957)
    Mumtaz Mahal
    • 1957
  • Anokhi
    • (as Sheela Ramani)
    • 1956
  • Dev Anand and Sheila Ramani in Funtoosh (1956)
    Funtoosh
    7.5
    • Nilu
    • 1956
  • Sultana Daku
    • 1956
  • Meena Shorey in Awara Shehzadi (1956)
    Awara Shehzadi
    • 1956
  • Sheila Ramani in Gulam Begum Badshah (1956)
    Gulam Begum Badshah
    6.6
    • 1956
  • Guru Ghantal
    • 1956

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sheela Ramani
  • Born
    • March 2, 1932
    • Sindh, British India
  • Died
    • July 15, 2015
    • Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Zaal Cowasji(his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was the star in India's first Sindhi film Abana (1960) and a then unknown teenager Sadhana played her younger sister. When Sadhana asked for her autograph, Sheila said that the day will come when she'd ask for Sadhana's autograph. The prediction came true as Sadhana became one of the great stars of Hindi cinema in the 1960s.

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