- Born
- Birth nameZaheeda Hussain
- Nickname
- Zee
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Zaheeda Hussain was born to Akhtar and Iqbal Hussain on October 9th, 1944, in Bombay India. She has 4 brothers and 3 sisters, and was the niece of the actress Nargis and Anwar Hussain. Her first major film was Anokhi Raat in 1968, she later on went to star in 3 other films. Presently, Mrs. Hussain is married to Kesri Nandan Sahay and is of course Mrs. KN Sahay. She has 2 sons, Brajesh and Nilesh, who is aspiring to become an actor himself.
- IMDb mini biography by: Vishal Hussain
- Parents
- Raj Kapoor had given a blank cheque to Zaheeda's father and told him to let her be launched by the RK banner. Zaheeda was excited but it was Nargis who said no.
- In the early 60's Guru Dutt wanted to launch her his film Ali Baba Chalees Chor. She declined the offer because Dutt had a reputation on auditioning newcomers, then ditching them. The film was shelved once Guru Dutt passed away.
- Often confused with actress Zahira/Zaheera.
- Producer, Director Amar Jeet married her sister Rehana.
- Niece of Nargis.
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