She imbibed the nuances of European aesthetics from her mother and the resolve to stand up for her values from her father", wrote the biographer and columnist T.J.S. Naidu made her debut in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Anuradha opposite Balraj Sahni in 1960. Naidu's big break in popular cinema came with R. K. Nayyar's crime thriller, Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke (Love's Pathways, 1963), in which she played the lead female role of the adulterous wife. Loosely inspired by Gustave Flaubert's classic Madame Bovary, the film showcased her as the wife of an idealistic doctor - enacted by Balraj Sahni - who neglects her unknowingly, impacting their relationship. To fight her sense of loss and loneliness, she sought comfort in the philosophical teachings of J. Krishnamurthi in London. In 1962, she was seen in Ummeed. I was just about knee-high when the film had premiered at the now-defunct Naaz Cinema, which would seek to entice audiences with evocatively hand-painted hoardings above the marquee. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies Download the Outlook ​Magazines App. A discerning director, Mukherjee displayed great insight by choosing her for the role of a lonely housewife (Anuradha) in a remote Indian village who gives up her career as an established singer to live with her doctor husband, Dr. Nirmal Chowdhury, played by Balraj Sahni. It is believed that Satyajit Ray had expressed a desire to cast her opposite Marlon Brando and Shashi Kapoor in The Journey, which was unfortunately shelved. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? to your comment. Independent Premium. "Leela Naidu was aware, but not vain, about her beauty. Naidu made her debut as an actress in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Anuradha (1960). https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/rip-leela-naidu-1940-2009/663461 real-world solutions, and more. a prolonged illness. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post All rights reserved. India's internationally acclaimed master director Satyajit Ray, who had made some creative input in the making of The Householder, was reportedly so impressed by Naidu's performance that he planned an English film with herself alongside Marlon Brando and Shashi Kapoor, but the project never materialised. Please And such is Anuradha's (Leela Naidu) story. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Trikaal in 1985 and last acted in Pradeep Kishen's 1992 film,  Electric Moon, which also starred Arundhati Roy. Her husband Dom Moraes wandered off, saying, "Leela, don't chatter on for hours. What on earth was she doing clutching on to a swashbuckling Pradeep Kumar, and that too wearing an oversized flowing gown topped by a tiara? As an actress Naidu's classic performance came in Shyam Benegal's Trikal (Past, Present and Future, 1985) where she played the central character of a distraught widow, Maria Soares, who refuses to believe that her husband is dead. Daughter of famous nuclear physicist Ramaiah Naidu and a French mother, Leela Naidu was crowned Miss India in 1954. Leela Naidu, actress and model: born 1940; married firstly Tilakraj Oberoi (divorced, two daughters), 1960 Dom Moraes (divorced); died Mumbai 28 July 2009. They had two daughters, Maya and Priya, but the marriage didn't last. Leela Naidu, a reluctant actress in films, died on Tuesday, after The couple were later separated. Anuradha Roy (Leela Naidu), a noted radio singer, dancer and daughter of a rich man, falls in love with an idealistic doctor, Dr. Nirmal Chowdhary (Balraj Sahni). I withdrew from the scene much too soon. Leela Naidu will always be with me, though, pretty much like that unforgettable film hoarding of Anuradha above the Naaz marquee. Newest first, -1) ? Newest first, -1) ? She was 69. Naidu gave a studied and remarkably controlled performance. Born to Dr. Ramaiah Naidu, a renowned nuclear physicist from Andhra Pradesh (South India) and Marthe Naidu, an Irish Indologist of Swiss-French origin, Leela Naidu possessed the polish and sobriety of the Indian educated upper classes.

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