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
Debut |
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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. |