New Delhi. Actress Zarina Wahab, who made her mark with films like ‘Chitchor’ and ‘Gopikrishna’, has now returned after being away from the screen for a long time. She made her debut with the film ‘Ishq Ishq Ishq’ released in 1974, in which she was seen in the lead role. When Zarina Wahab entered Bollywood, it was very important to have fair complexion to become a heroine, but she was dark. Due to his dark complexion, he had to face many rejections and it was not at all easy for him to step into films.
In search of work, Zarina Wahab went to veteran actor Raj Kapoor and Raj Sahab rejected her as soon as he saw her. He also told the actress that she would never be able to become a heroine. Zarina was devastated after this insult. Zarina Wahab started her career with the film ‘Ishq Ishq Ishq’. This film could not do wonders at the box office, but after this film, Zarina came into limelight. He started getting offers for films.
Appeared in many films
Zarina Wahab got popularity from the film ‘Chitchor’. After this film, he worked in many films like ‘Gharaunda’, ‘Anapadh’, ‘Sawan Ko Aane Do’, ‘Sitara’, ‘Naiya’ and ‘Tadap’. Apart from this, she has been seen in TV serials like ‘Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli’, ‘Tumhari Disha’ and ‘Yeh Zindagi Hai Gulshan’.
The actress fell in love at first sight
During a conversation in ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’, Zarina had told about her first film, ‘Someone told me that Dev Saheb is casting for his film ‘Ishq Ishq Ishq’, so you can get a role there. . I immediately reached the set with all my photos. Without saying anything, without looking at anything, Dev Saheb passed by me and said that we are working together, but I wrote down my address and went away from there.
She further said, ‘After a week, Dev Saheb called me to meet him, I again went to meet him with my photographs. But he did not even look at my photos, he said, ‘There is no need to see photos to see that my face is photogenic’. The actress further says, ‘In those days, the film director’s eyes were like a camera’.