C. Shakeela, known mononymously as Shakeela, is an Indian actress and politician who has predominantly acted in

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language films. She is a member of

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. Shakeela debuted in the film ''Playgirls'' (1995) at the age of 18.

Early life

Shakeela was born in a Muslim family based in Kodambakkam, Madras, India. Her mother Chan Begum was from

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and father Chan Basha was from Madras."സിനിമാ അഭിനയവും വിവാദങ്ങൾ നിറഞ്ഞ ജീവിതവും"
'' 24 News Live''.

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. Retrieved 3 August 2019. She could not complete her school leaving certificate examination, eventually making her foray into films.

Career

From the beginning of her career, she acted in many B grade movies and soft-porn movies. One of her big hits was ''

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'', which brought her into limelight and resulted in an unheard-of craze for her from youngsters to the old. She did a few controversial topless scenes in her initial movies until she got noticed. Her B-Grade films were dubbed and released in almost all Indian languages. Her films were dubbed into foreign languages like Nepalese, Chinese, and Sinhala. After she acted in several movies, the soft-porn movies in India were colloquially called as "shakeela films". Shakeela hired a

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Surayya Banu to do her topless scenes. Shakeela started appearing in family character roles in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language movies since 2003. She wrote her autobiography in Malayalam, which covered her family, her background, as well as her acquaintance with notable film personalities, politicians and childhood friends. In January 2018, she announced her 250th film as an actor, ''Sheelavathi'', would begin production.

Personal life

In 2012, Shakeela announced that she will no longer act in B grade movies. Shakeela released her autobiography ''Shakeela: Aatmakatha'' in 2013. She also adopted a daughter named Mila.

Politics

Shakeela joined the

in March 2021.

Filmography

As an actress

Shakeela has featured in over 250 in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Odia and Telugu Language films in various roles.

Television

In popular culture

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directed her biopic ''

Shakeela C. Shakeela, known mononymously as Shakeela, is an Indian actress and politician who has predominantly acted in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films. She is a member of Indian National Congress. Shakeela debuted in the film ''Playgirls ...

'' based on her life in which

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portrays the title character.

References

External links

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