1. Simi Garewal was born on Simrita Garewal; 17 October 1947 and is an Indian actress, director, producer and a talk show hostess.
22 Facts About Simi Garewal
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Simi Garewal is known for her work in Hindi films like Do Badan, Saathi, Mera Naam Joker, Siddhartha, Karz and Udeekaan.
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Simi Garewal acted in the Bengali film Aranyer Din Ratri directed by Satyajit Ray; Padatik by Mrinal Sen.
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Simi Garewal is known for her celebrity talk show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
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Simi Garewal grew up in England and studied at Newland House School with her sister Amrita.
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Simi Garewal made her debut alongside Feroz Khan in this film released in 1962.
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Simi Garewal's performance was good enough for her to fetch many more film offers.
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Simi Garewal starred opposite Shashi Kapoor in Columbia Pictures' Siddhartha, an English-language movie based on the novel by Hermann Hesse.
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Simi Garewal did a nude scene in this film which caused some controversy in India and was only released for exhibition after complying with cuts ordered by the Indian Censor board.
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Simi Garewal starred in the BBC docu-drama Maharajas, based on the book by Charles Allen.
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Simi Garewal formed her own production company, Siga Arts International.
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Simi Garewal hosted, produced and directed a TV series for Doordarshan called It's a Woman's World.
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Simi Garewal made a documentary for Channel 4 in the UK called Living Legend Raj Kapoor.
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Simi Garewal wrote and directed a Hindi feature film Rukhsat and produced television commercials.
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Simi Garewal usually wears her signature white clothes on TV shows and at award ceremonies, and is popularly known as "The Lady in White".
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Simi Garewal recently appeared on Say Shava Shava 2008 as a host and judge.
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Simi Garewal returned to television with her new talk show India's Most Desirable on Star Plus which would interview only eligible singles, Bollywood actors, business and media icons, and Indian cricketers about their "ideal and desirable beaus".
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Simi Garewal has her own website which she uses to interact with her fans.
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Simi Garewal has her own channel on YouTube where all her shows and documentaries are uploaded.
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Simi Garewal had her first serious relationship at the age of 17, with the Maharaja of Jamnagar, Shatrusalyasinhji who was her neighbour in England.
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Simi Garewal was later in a relationship with Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the Nawab of Pataudi, but he broke up with her after he met Sharmila Tagore.
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Simi Garewal was then in a relationship with the Pakistani politician Salman Taseer, which began in Dubai, and ended after an year.