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Sadhana Shivdasani “Mera Saya Saath Hoga” ( 2 -9- 1941) to ( 25 -12- 2015)
Lucknow:Sadhana Shivdasani better known as Sadhana, was an Indian actress who was one of the top stars in the 1960s and the early 1970s.Sadhana passed away on Friday morning 25 december at her residence after a long battle with cancer.
Known for films like Mera Saaya, Wo Kaun Thi and Waqt, the legendary actress made the fringe Sadhana cut hairstyle a popular look for a long time.She was suffering from a small lesion in her mouth that was cancerous and underwent a successful surgery for the same.
Born in a Sindhi family in Karachi Sadhana was named after her father’s favorite actress-dancer Sadhana Bose. Her father was the brother of actor Hari Shivdasani, father of actress Babita.The family fled from Karachi during the post-partition riots and settled in Mumbai. Her mother home-schooled her until she was 8 years old after which she studied at Auxilium Convent, Wadala and Jai Hind college.
Sadhana aspired to be an actress since childhood. . In 1955 she played a chorus girl in the song “Mur mur ke na dekh mur mur ke” in Raj Kapoor’s Shree 420.Love in Simla, Ek Musafir Ek Haseena,Parakh,Hum Dono,Asli Nakali,Mere Mehboob,Wo Kon Thi,Ek Phool Do Maali, Geeta Mera Naam,Dil Daulat Duniya were some of her blockbusters.
She acted in 33 films as lead heroine and had 27 hits .Sadhana married her’ Love in Simla’ director Ram Krishna Nayyar on 7 March 1966. Sadhana introduced her signature “Sadhana cut” which immediately became a fashion statement among young girls in India . Later Deepika Padukon copied this hairstyle in her movie Om Shanti Om.Sadhana is also credited for bringing into fashion tight chudidar-kurta which she first wore in her movie Waqt.
She was nominated for the Filmfare Award inBest Acterss category for her roles in Wo Kon Thi? and Waqt. For her contribution towards the film industry, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the IIFA in 2002.Though Sadhana is not among us anymore but she will always be remembered as one of the most versatile actress of Indian cinema as aptly stated in one of her song “mera saaya saath hoga”
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