Veteran actress Kiran Bala Sachdev better known by her stage name Tabassum. He entered cinema in the 40s and 50s as a child artist in hits like Bahaar, Nargis and Deedar. In his heyday, he hosted the popular talk show Phool Khile Hai Gulshan Gulshan from 1972 to 1993.
Born on July 9, 1944, the veteran actress-host is celebrating her 78th birthday today. On occasion, here are some lesser known facts about him:
Apart from being an actress, talk show host and YouTuber, Tabassum has also tried her hand at screenwriting.
She also directed a feature film Tum Par Hum Kurbaan.
According to media reports, Tabassum was born to Indian freedom fighters Ayodhyanath Sachdev and Asgari Begum. Growing up in Mumbai, she married Vijay Govil, brother of Arun Govil of Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan fame.
The actress’ father named her Tabassum while her mother named her Kiran Bala Sachdev.
Tabassum started her film career at the age of just 3 as a child artist.
Tabassum played the childhood role of Nargis in the 1951 film Deedar directed by Nitin Bose.
Tabassum has also previously been the host of the Indian television talk show Phool Khile Hai Gulshan Gulshan, which aired for almost 21 years from 1972 to 1993. He also worked as the editor of the Hindi magazine Grihalakshmi for 15 years.
Tabassum directed, produced and wrote Tum Par Hum Kurbaan in 1985, in which he introduced Johnny Lever as a comedian for the first time in front of an audience.
Tabassum was also seen as a judge on Zee TV’s stand-up comedy reality show Ladies Special in 2009. She has also been a part of the TV show Abhi Toh Main Jawan Hoon, which was based on the golden age of Hindi cinema.
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