Shyama Zutshi
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Born
8 February 1910
Shyama Zutshi
8 February 1910
Anand Bhavan, Allahabad, India
Died1953 (aged 42–43)
OccupationsActress, Freedom fighter
Yearsactive1934–1936
Shyama Zutshi | |
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 Shyama Zutshi, from a 1938 issue of The Indian Listener | |
| Born | Shyama Zutshi 8 February 1910 Anand Bhavan, Allahabad, India |
| Died | 1953 (aged 42–43) |
| Occupations | Actress, Freedom fighter |
| Years active | 1934–1936 |
| Children | Bittoni, born in 1947 and died in 2009. |
| Parent(s) | Pandit Ladli Prasad Zutshi (father) Lado Rani (mother)(Only daughter of Pandit Jivan Lal Tikku) |
| Relatives | See Nehru-Gandhi family |
Shyama Zutshi (8 February 1910 – 1953) was a Bollywood actress who was the first Kashmiri woman who joined films in 1934.[1]
Shyama Zutshi was born at the Anand Bhavan in Allahabad. She was the daughter of Barrister Pandit Ladli Prasad Zutshi who was the only son of Patrani (Sister of Motilal Nehru). She was admitted to Sacred Heart Convent, Lahore by her mother Lado Rani. She was fluent in English, Gujarati, Marathi, Urdu, Kashmiri and Hindi. She was also proficient in horse riding, singing and dancing.[2]