Sudha Bhuchar chooses the life of Zohra Sehgal
Actress and playwright Sudha Bhuchar chooses one of Bollywood’s first great international stars, Zohra Sehgal. From 2016.
She was known as 'the grand old lady of Indian cinema' who starred in many Bollywood films famous in India, but not at first in Britain. We got to know her best in her later years when Zohra Sehgal starred in the TV series – 'The Jewel in The Crown' and films such as 'Bend it like Beckham'. When interviewed aged 101 and asked what she had enjoyed most in her life she said 'Sex, sex and more sex '.
Nominating this week's Great Life is actress and playwright Sudha Bhuchar who along with the expert witness, Film Historian Lalit Mohan Joshi, tell the presenter Matthew Parris, how Sehgal broke boundaries to become the first Indian actor to have an international career.
The producer is Perminder Khatkar.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.
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Matthew Parris with Sudha Bhuchar and Lalit Mohan Joshi.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Parris |
| Interviewed Guest | Sudha Bhuchar |
| Interviewed Guest | Lalit Mohan Joshi |
| Producer | Perminder Khatkar |
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Tue 26 Apr 201616:30BBC Radio 4- Thu 11 Feb 202118:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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