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Yashodhara Katju

Yashodhara Katju in Guru Dutt's Baaz (1953)

Real Name :- Yashodhara Katju

Hobbies and Interests:- Reading and Dancing

Notable Films :- Mahatma Vidur (1943), Dulhan (1943), Chandralekha (1948), Naach (1949), Bhai Behan (1950), Anakhien (1950), Naujawan (1951), Dholak (1951), Sindbad the Sailor (1952), Ek do Teen (1953), Baaz (1953), Shabab (1954)

Yashodhara Katju in Dholak (1951)

Other Info :- Yashodhara Katju was born on 15th April (Year ? ) in Lahore. She belonged to a very famous Kashmiri Brahmin family. Her father K.L. Katju was a senior official of U.P Government and a distinguished and famous politician.

Her family was settled in Lucknow for quite a while and she completed her Junior Cambridge there. She was also trained in classical dance, but film industry never utilized her dancing talents.

She always wanted to be an actress and on 15th August 1941 she joined National Studios. She played heroine and side heroine parts in films like Mahatma Vidur (1943), Dulhan (1943), Vijay Laxmi (1943) etc. Later she was reduced to character roles and became a popular comedienne in the 1950s. Her short plump stature and mischievous eyes really aided her in transitioning from leading to comedy roles. In films like Naujawan (1951), Dholak (1951), Sindbad the Sailor (1952), Ek do Teen (1953), Baaz (1953) etc she was cast in happy-go-lucky roles and even paired with other popular comedians of her time e.g. Bhagwan in Sindbad the Sailor (1952). Her last few films as character actress were released in early 1970s including Seema (1971), Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1972), Do Phool (1973) etc

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