Zohra Sehgal, the dancer-turned-actress of yester
years offers so much wisdom. She says that Life has been tough but I
have been tougher. I beat life at its own game.
Many of us can never forget the famous
song of Sharukh Khan's movie Dil Se. Zohra's dancing nuances in the
song Jiya Jale... are above board and you must bow your head for
her doing flawless head movements even in that ripe age. The focal
point in the song is her eye-balls movement to the tune which
is so professional, chiseled to perfection.
She started her dancing career with Uday Shankar in
1935 and thereafter entered into celluloid world and later on television.
She is often called the grand old lady of Indian Cinema and Ladli of
entertainment with 7 decades of acting career. Recognizing her
contribution to the Indian Cinema, she was honoured with Padma Vibhushan
in 2010.
She wrote her own memoir Close-up Memoirs
of a Life on Stage & Screen in 2010 which is an interesting read.
Further, her daughter Kiran Segal also wrote a book on her mother "Zohra
Seagal: Fatty in October, 2012. These two books offer much of her personal
life to the world and how she weathered all difficulties in life.
Her sense of humour could be better emanated
from the fact that when asked what keeps her ticking, she replied , ' humour
and sex ! Revealing her health secret, she says that Sex is very
important for life to get going, I still want it !' Till her
last moment, she was a fountain of energy.
When I see centenarians like Zohra Sehgal, my
mind slides into reflective mood of what magic made them to live
such a long period. One lesson I learned from their lives is their
child-like enthusiasm and Zohra's persona overflows with this trait
and it is her main secret of living 102 fruitful years.
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