1. Priya Rajvansh, born Vera Sunder Singh, was an Indian actress, who is known for her performance in Hindi films like Heer Raanjha and Hanste Zakhm, amongst a handful of films she did during her career.
11 Facts About Priya Rajvansh
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Priya Rajvansh was born as Veera Sunder Singh in Shimla.
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Priya Rajvansh's father Sunder Singh was a Conservator in the Forest Department.
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Priya Rajvansh grew up in Shimla along with her brothers, Kamaljit Singh and Padamjit Singh.
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Priya Rajvansh studied at Auckland House, where she was school captain, and Convent of Jesus and Mary, Shimla.
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Priya Rajvansh passed intermediate from St Bede's College, Shimla in 1953, and joined Bhargava Municipal College, during this period, she acted in several English plays at Shimla's noted Gaiety Theatre.
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Priya Rajvansh's father was on a UN assignment, so after graduation she joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, UK.
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Priya Rajvansh's next film, Heer Raanjha came out only in 1970, where she acted opposite the rage of that time, actor Raaj Kumar, and the film was a hit.
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Priya Rajvansh's other noted films were Hindustan Ki Kasam, with Raaj Kumar, and Kudrat, paired opposite Rajesh Khanna, where she had a parallel role with Hema Malini as the lead.
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Priya Rajvansh starred opposite Dev Anand in Saheb Bahadur in 1977.
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Priya Rajvansh was murdered on 27 March 2000 in Chetan Anand's Ruia Park bungalow in Juhu, Mumbai, India.