There aren’t many in south India who haven’t heard of the sensational Shakeela. From when she made her debut as ‘Silk’ Smitha’s sister to now, she has come a long way. Check out these cool, lesser-known facts about Shakeela.
- Shakeela was born as C.Shakeela Begum in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, on November 20, 1975.
- Belonging to a lower-middle class family, Shakeela quit studies at a very tender age. The actress had six siblings and to make both ends meet, young Shakeela started working to support her family.
- It is said that ‘Silk’ Smitha was her inspiration to having a career in Cinema.
- During the initial period of her acting career, Shakeela is said to have worked for free. This made several filmmakers approach the adult star for their low-budget films.
- Shakeela’s Tamil debut was Playgirls. Interestingly, the actress appeared as Silk Smitha’s younger sister in the movie.
- The actress has reportedly acted in 40 adult films.
- It was Shakeela’s Malayalam film Kinnarathumbikal, directed by RJ Prasad, got her instant fame. The movie was a huge hit and was dubbed in several Indian languages.
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By the late 90s, Shakeela rose to stardom acting in several adult films in languages spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.
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Shakeela was the only actress who rivaled the box-office collections of several top heroes in the 1990s.
- As her films had audience across borders, they were dubbed into foreign languages as well, like Chinese, Sinhala, and Nepalese.
- After Shakeela’s stardom started fading, the actress confined herself to cameo roles in the cinema of late.
- Comedy entertainer Thotti Gang earned immense fame for the actress in the Telugu mainstream film industry.
- The late 2000s saw Shakeela working in several mainstream films such as Jayam, Dhool, Chotta Mumbai, Vathiyar, Boss Engira Bhaskaran, Sakalakala Vallavan and several others.
- Shakeela is making her comeback as heroine with the Telugu film Seelavathi. Touted to be a supernatural thriller, the movie is directed by and produced by Sri Raam Dasari.
- Seelavathi is reportedly Shakeela’s 250th film.
A biopic on Shakeela
After the superhit Dirty Picture, which was loosely based on the life of South Indian actress Silk Smitha, a biopic on adult Shakeela is on the cards. Directed by Indrajit Lankesh, Bollywood actress Richa Chadha will be playing the adult star in the biopic.
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