Simi Garewal
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Simi Grewal (b 1944?) is an Indian Hindi movie actress. Born in India, her father was a brigadier in the army. She grew up in England and came back to India as a teen to become an actress. In the 1960s and 70s she played in Bollywood movies, working with leading directors such as Raj Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker (1970),Satyajit Ray in Aranyer Din Ratri (Days & Nights in a Forest) and Mrinal Sen in Padatik (The Guerilla Fighter). She also starred in Columbia Pictures' Siddhartha, based on the novel by Herman Hesse, a role in which Garewal did a nude scene that caused some controversy in India. She was once married to O.P. Bahl, which did not last long.
She turned to writing and direction in the 80's, forming her own production company, Siga Arts International. Her 3-part documentary on Rajiv Gandhi titled India's Rajiv received acclaim. She also wrote and directed a Hindi feature film Rukhsat and produced television commercials. Today she anchors the popular talk show Rendezvous with Simi Grewal, now in its 8th year. She wears her signature white clothes on TV shows and at award ceremonies, and is popularly known as "The Lady in White". She has done explicit sex scenes in bollywood
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