Zohra Segal, the grand old lady of Indian cinema, celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday and cut her birthday cake in her own inimitable style.
Zohra Segal, the grand old lady of Indian cinema, celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday and cut her birthday cake in her own inimitable style.
Flowers for the birthday girl. Zohra Segal has had a long and illustrious career in dance, theatre and film. She started out as part of famous dancer Uday Shankar's troupe of artistes and then moved to acting, joining Prithvi Theatre. She's appeared in films as diverse as Bhajji On The Beach, Dil Se, Bend It Like Beckham, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Cheeni Kum.
Ms Segal's birthday celebrations also included a new book about her, released by Gursharan Kaur, the wife of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Coming Up: Celebs wish Zohra Segal on Twitter
Celebs wished Film, theatre and TV personality Zohra Segal, who turned 100 yesterday, on Twitter.
Salman Rushdie: The eminent Indian actress Zohra Sehgal is 100 years young! Congrats to my Zohra Khala! Much love from New York.
Viveck Vaswani: Zohra Sehgal turns 100 today! The only actress who has worked with Prithviraj Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor! Hats off and God bless you!
Anupam Kher: Zohra Sehgal the legendary actress turns 100 today. She is the symbol of Indian Cinema completing 100yrs. Happy Birthday GRAND LADY.:)
Kabir Bedi: Zohra Sehgal is a great treasure of the acting world. Her indomitable spirit is an inspiration to us all. Happy 100th!!!
Dia Mirza: 100th Birthday of the Grand Lady of Indian theatre and cinema Zohra Sehgal! What a journey!!! And what a Lady! #Salute #HappyBirthdayZohraji
Tusshar Kapoor: Happy 100th birthday to Zohra Sehgal, many more to come!
Vivek Oberoi: Happy birthday 2the wonderful actress whose smile & grace has lit our screens for over 60yrs, Zohra Sehgal celebrating her 100th bday today!
