Radha Saluja (born 15 September 1951) is an Indian actress who has not only worked in Hindi cinema and Punjabi cinema but also also has several Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada movies to her credit. She was born on 15 September 1951 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, she is known for her Hindi films like Lakhon Me Ek, Do Raha, Haar Jeet and Ek Mutthi Aasmaan and the two Tamil blockbusters opposite M. G. Ramachandran Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga and Idhayakkani. In 1975, she also appeared in the breakthrough Punjabi film Morni (1975).
Career In the early 1970s, she appeared as a female lead in numerous films, like Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar (1973), Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974) and Man Jeete Jag Jeet, a Sikh religious film in Punjabi opposite Sunil Dutt. She costarred with M. G. Ramachandran in the Tamil films, Idhayakkani (1975) and Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga (1977), both blockbusters. She acted with N. T. Rama Rao and Rajinikanth in the Telugu film Tiger (1979).
In 1981, she appeared in Sazaye Maut by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, to whom her sister Renu was married. This was the full-length remake of Chopra's own diploma film at FTII, Pune, Murder at Monkey Hill (1976). She starred in the role that Anjali Paigankar had played in the original film.
Personal life Radha Saluja is the elder sister of well-known film editor Renu Saluja. After a stint in films she moved to Los Angeles, where she married Shamim Zaidi, host of an ethnic radio programme. She has sung with two music groups that performed across US. She took on a job with federal law services working as special interpreter of Asian languages at a Los Angeles court.
Filmography Hindi Year Film Role 1969Simla Road Nena1971 Do Raha Geeta1971 Lakhon Me Ek Gauri1972 Haar Jeet Radha 1972 Manavata Devi 1972 Chori Chori Komal 1972 Aage Badho Mehzabin1973 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Radha1973 Chalaak Monica Kapoor1973 Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar Geeta Mehta1973 Wohi Raat Wohi Awaaz 1974 Jeevan Sangram Amba1974 Gaal Gulabi Nain Sharabi 1974 Vada Tera Vada Mariya1976 Kasam 1977 Ali Baba 1977 Minoo Shobha1977 Jai Dwarkadheesh Devi Rukmani1977 Abhi To Jee Lein Rita1980 Jaaye To Jaaye Kahan 1981 Sazaye Maut Malika Modi1981 Maila Aanchal Nisha1983 Razia Sultan 2003 Banana Brothers Jayshree
Other Languages Year Film RoleLanguage 1972 Jaban LaxmiBengali1973Man Jeete Jag JeetGurmeetPunjabi1973SherniPunjabi1974Dukh Bhanjan Tera NaamRajniPunjabi1975MorniPunjabi1975Mittar Pyare NuKulwantPunjabi1975IdhayakkaniLakshmiTamil1977Indru Pol Endrum VaazhgaMenakaTamil1977AnugrahamSharadaMalayalam1978Nenjil Aadum Poo OndruTamil1978Derani JethaniPunjabi1979Neelakadalin OrathileJeevaTamil1979TigerRekhaTelugu1979Madhura SangamaKala & MalaKannada
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External links
Radha Saluja at Bollywood Hungama Radha Saluja at boo world