Shakila is an actress, best known for her roles in Guru Dutt

Guru Dutt

Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone , popularly known as Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He is often credited with ushering in the golden era of Hindi cinema...

's films: Aar Paar

Aar Paar

Aar-Paar is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language film. Directed by Guru Dutt, the film has music by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. A light-hearted film , Aar-Paar stars Johnny Walker, Shyama, Shakila, Jagdeep, Jagdish Sethi, Bir Sakuja, Rajendra, Amir Banu, Rashid Khan, M.A...

 (1954) and C.I.D. (1956). She also starred with Shammi Kapoor

Shammi Kapoor

Shammi Kapoor was an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema from the late 1950s until the early 1970s....

 in Shakti Samanta

Shakti Samanta

Shakti Samanta was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films like Howrah Bridge, China Town, Kashmir Ki Kali, An Evening in Paris, Kati Patang and Amar Prem.He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for Aradhana, Anuraag and Amanush,...

's China Town (film) (1962). She retired from films in 1963 when she married and decided to move to United Kingdom with her husband who was not from the film industry. Her sister Noor (short for Noorjehan) was married to Johnny Walker (actor)

Johnny Walker (actor)

Johnny Walker is the screen name of an Indian movie comedian, who acted in over 300 movies. He was born as Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi in Indore, India, the son of a mill worker. The family shifted to Mumbai when the textile mill his father worked in closed...

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The famous song Babuji Dheere Chalna from Aar Paar

Aar Paar

Aar-Paar is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language film. Directed by Guru Dutt, the film has music by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. A light-hearted film , Aar-Paar stars Johnny Walker, Shyama, Shakila, Jagdeep, Jagdish Sethi, Bir Sakuja, Rajendra, Amir Banu, Rashid Khan, M.A...

was filmed on her.

Filmography

• 1949 Duniya
• 1950 Dastan
• 1953 Armaan
• 1953 Madmust
• 1953 Shahenshah
• 1953/II Aaghosh
• 1954 Aar-Paar - Dancer (Captain's Moll)
• 1954 Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves
• 1954 Gul Bahar
• 1954 Halla Gulla
• 1954 Khushboo
• 1954 Laila
• 1954 Lal Pari
• 1954 Noor Mahal
• 1955 Mast Qalandar
• 1955 Ratna Manjari
• 1956 C.I.D. - Rekha
• 1956 Caravan
• 1956 Jhansi Ki Rani - Kashi (as Shakeela)
• 1956 Malika
• 1956 Paisa Hi Paisa
• 1956 Roop Kumari
• 1957 Begunah
• 1957 Naag Padmini
• 1957 Paristan
• 1958 Al Hilal
• 1958 Chaubees Ghante
• 1958 Post Box 999 - Nilima
• 1959 Forty Days
• 1959 Guest House - Neela
• 1959 Kali Topi Lal Rumal
• 1959 School Master
• 1960 Abdulla
• 1960 Baraat
• 1960 Dr. Shaitan
• 1960 Gambler
• 1960 Shriman Satyawadi
• 1961 Reshmi Rumal - Rekha Rai
• 1962 Baghdad Ki Raaten
• 1962 China Town - Rita D. Rai
• 1962 Naqli Nawab
• 1962 Tower House - Sabita
• 1963 Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye
• 1963 Mulzim
• 1963 Ustadon Ke Ustad - Nita

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