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Thursday, 15th May 2014, 03:00 PM IST
Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman was flooded with calls and messages yesterday, wishing her for her 76th birthday. This has left the actress extremely perturbed. Apparently, several popular websites claim that it was her birthday yesterday (May 14), when it actually wasn’t.
The actress was born on February 3, 1938, and not on May 14, 1938, as stated by certain websites. Talking about this Waheeda said, “I've spent the morning apologising to everyone who called to wish me. I don't mind being wished twice in a year but it does get a bit awkward when people wish on the wrong day.”
On being asked if she dealt with the websites regarding the matter, she ruefully replied, “I'd written to Wikipedia, even phoned and mailed them. But for years they didn't pay any heed. They have corrected it now but it's too late. Several websites and newspapers have my birthday listed as May 14, 1938, and no one cares to check with me. A leading film trade paper last week published the same and when I asked them for a correction they issued a corrigendum but even then they didn't bother to putout the right date.” The legendary actress was born in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, and made her Bollywood debut with ‘C.I.D.’(1956). She is known for her films like ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’ (1959), ‘Guide’(1965), and ‘Khamoshi’ (1969). |