Bio/Wiki
| Full name | Shashikala Jawalkar |
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| Nickname | Baby |
| After Marriage | Shashikala Jawalkar Saigal |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 161 cm |
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| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Caste | Bhavsar Shimpi |
| Ethnicity | Marathi |
| Hometown | Solapur, Maharashtra |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status (at the time of death) | Widowed |
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Family
| Father | Late Anantrao Jawalkar (Cloth merchant with a shop in Solapur) | ||
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| Mother | Name Not Known | ||
| Siblings | She had five siblings. | ||
| Spouse | Late Om Prakash Saigal (Film Director; relative of the legendary Indian singer K.L. Saigal) | ||
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Career
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| Last Film | Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav (2005) as South African Witness | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Shashikala was an experienced actress in Indian film and television. | |
| She grew up in a Marathi household. | |
| From the age of 5, she competed in acting, dancing, and singing contests in her hometown. | |
| Upon moving to Mumbai, her family faced challenges meeting their essential requirements. | |
| To support her family, she worked as a domestic help in neighboring homes. | |
| Her breakthrough came with the movie 'Pugree' in 1948. | |
| In her early twenties, she wed Om Prakash Saigal. |
