Author: surhallsurhall
Date: Feb 15, 2008 13:34
surhall@gmail>>>Yesteryears' actress Manorama dead
February 15th, 2008 - 11:43 pm ICT by admin - Email This Post
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Yesteryears' actress Manorama, known for her
comic and negative roles, died here Friday. She was last seen in Deepa
Mehta's Oscar nominated "Water". The portly woman with exaggerated
eyelashes and expressions was popularly known for roles like the
wicked aunt in "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Ek Phool Do Maali" and "Do
Kaliyan".
However, she is also said to have worked as a heroine in quite a few
movies when she started her acting career in Lahore (now in Pakistan)
over six decades ago, according to one of her former colleagues.
She married Raja Naqsar, also an actor. The couple migrated to Mumbai
after partition in 1947 where Raja became a producer.
She could often drive audiences into splits by her mere presence. She
later appeared in a couple of TV serials.
Almost forgotten by the industry, Manorama surprised many when she
appeared in "Water" as the head of a widow's ashram in Varanasi. The
film, set in the early 20th Century, revolved around the plight of
widows in India forced into isolation and often prostitution
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