ACTOR

Sadhana Shivdasani

1941 - 2015

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Sadhana Shivdasani (2 September 1941 – 25 December 2015), known mononymously as Sadhana, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the finest actresses of Indian Cinema, Sadhana was noted for her exquisite beauty and trend-setting fashion statements. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sadhana Shivdasani has received more than 3,546,227 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Sadhana Shivdasani is the 5,974th most popular actor (up from 6,642nd in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 90th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Pakistani Actor.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

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  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sadhana Shivdasani ranks 5,974 out of 13,578. Before her are Peggy Ann Garner, Anthony Newley, Charles Korvin, Christian Coulson, William Mapother, and Ian McElhinney. After her are Diego Ramos, Dar Salim, Ron Livingston, Karen Gillan, Wayne Allwine, and James Nesbitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Sadhana Shivdasani ranks 511. Before her are Helga Niessen Masthoff, Aníbal Tarabini, Heidi Biebl, José Carlos, Earl Young, and Wolfgang Hofmann. After her are Jackie DeShannon, Christopher Jones, Wilfrid Napier, Teodor Meleșcanu, Bobby Hutcherson, and R. James Woolsey Jr.. Among people deceased in 2015, Sadhana Shivdasani ranks 376. Before her are Oganes Zanazanyan, Martin Litchfield West, Herberto Hélder, Léon Mébiame, Valmir Louruz, and Bruno Pesaola. After her are Daniel von Bargen, Elsa Cayat, Maria Golubnichaya, Ann Rule, Allen Toussaint, and Richard Dysart.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Sadhana Shivdasani ranks 93 out of 217. Before her are Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690), Birbal Sahni (1891), Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932), Margaret Lockwood (1916), Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1950), and J. B. Kripalani (1888). After her are Prem Chopra (1935), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), Shujaat Hussain (1946), Mirza Masroor Ahmad (1950), Ram Jethmalani (1923), and Khushwant Singh (1915).

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Among ACTORS In Pakistan

Among actors born in Pakistan, Sadhana Shivdasani ranks 16. Before her are Raaj Kumar (1926), Art Malik (1952), Balraj Sahni (1913), Noor Jehan (1926), Babita (1947), and Margaret Lockwood (1916). After her are Prem Chopra (1935), Manorama (1926), Sultan Rahi (1938), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (1944), Iqbal Theba (1963), and A. K. Hangal (1915).

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Television and Movie Roles

Mera Saaya
Geeta/Raina (aka Nisha)
A lawyer's wife dies in his arms. Yet, another woman - identical in appearance and accused of aiding a gang of bandits - claims to be the lawyer's wife. A courtroom drama ensues.
Jan 1st 19667 / 10
Hum Dono
Mita
An Indian army captain must break bad news to a sick woman.
Jan 1st 19615.2 / 10
Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee
Neena Bakshi
Rohit, Whiskey, and Kumar (Rajendra Kumar, Rajendra Nath, and Prem Chopra respectively) are childhood friends. While travelling to his estate in the company of Whiskey, Rohit meets with beautiful Neena (Sadhana), and falls in love with her. Subsequently, he meets with her father (Raj Mehra) where they are properly introduced, and she too falls in love with him. Unknowingly, Kumar also sends his proposal for marriage to Neena, but Neena rejects it. Kumar is offended and shortly before the marriage of Neena and Rohit, molests Neena. Rohit and Kumar become enemies, have a fight and Kumar loses sight in his left eye. Feeling that she is not worthly of Rohit anymore, Neena refuses to marry Rohit. Will Rohit and Neena ever get together again? Will they continue to be haunted by Kumar?
Jan 2nd 19716.5 / 10