Zaheera is an Indian actress. She debuted in the

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movie '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' in 1969. Credited as Zara, she played the role of an Indian girl. She acted in

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movies over the next decade. She appeared in a lead role for the first time in ''

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'' (1974), a movie with a controversial theme at that time. She also had roles in ''

Aadmi Sadak Ka ''Aadmi Sadak Ka'' is a 1977 Bollywood drama film produced and directed by Devendra Goel, it stars Shatrughan Sinha, Zaheera, Sujit Kumar, Deven Verma, Asit Sen and Agha. The film's music is by Ravi. Plot The Nath family consists of Retired ...

'' and ''

Naukri ''Naukri'' () is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It was critically acclaimed and became an unexpected flop at the box office. However over the years, the film has been appreciated by the audiences in its screening in tel ...

''. One of her hit films was ''Gambler'' with Dev Anand, Shatrughna Sinha, Zahida and Jeevan. She has worked in a few Punjabi movies as well. She used to write her name as Zaherra.

Filmography

* '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969): Zara * '' The Gambler'' (1971) (as Zahira): Julie * ''

Anokha Daan Anokha Daan is a 1972 Hindi film directed by Asit Sen. The film starred Anil Dhawan, Rakesh Pandey, Kabir Bedi, Archana and Zaheera. Cast * Archana * Kabir Bedi * Tarun Bose * Anil Dhawan * Mukri * Nadira * Rakesh Pandey * Zaheera Music Th ...

'' (1972) * '' Anjaan Raahen'' (1974): Sunita * ''

Alingan ''Alingan'' is a Hindi film starring Tushar Purwar, Anil Rastogi ,Vivek Anand Mishra and Prashant Rai in lead roles. Film has been shot at Varanasi , Prayagraj and Bhadrawah in Jammu. It was released on 25 March 2022. Plot Alingan is a story of ...

'' (1974) * ''

'' (1974): Maya/Kamini * ''

Toofan Aur Bijlee ''Toofan Aur Bijlee'' (The Storm and Lightning) is a 1975 Hindi action film produced and directed by Homi Wadia. The music direction was by Chitragupta with lyrics written by Kafil Azar. The film starred Arvind Kumar, Zaheera, Bhagwan, Mohan Cho ...

'' (1975): Madhuri/Sheela * ''

Zinda Dil ''Zinda Dil'' is a 1975 Bollywood film directed by Sikandar Khanna. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Rajesh Leher and Neetu Singh in the lead roles. Plot summary This is the story of two brothers and a father. The brothers are twins Arun Sharma ( ...

'' (1975): Rekha * ''

Mere Sartaj ''Mere Sartaj'' is a 1975 Bollywood film directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar. Cast * Alka as Sultana *Nazir Hussain as Parveen's dad *Jagdeep as Munir-Ul-Haq Qadri *Trilok Kapoor as Thakur Kaka *Satish Kaul as Javed Ahmed Gulrez *Padma Khanna ...

'' (1975): Parveen J. Gulrez * '' Ek Hans Ka Joda'' (1975): Tina * ''

Dharmatma ''Dharmatma'' () is a 1975 Hindi thriller movie and the first Bollywood film to be shot in Afghanistan. It was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. The movie is the first attempt in India to localise ''The Godfather''. The cast includes Feroz ...

'' (1975) (as Zahirra) * '' Harfan Maulaa'' (1976) (as Zaherra): Qawali Announcer * ''

Taxi Taxie ''Taxi Taxie'' is a 1977 Bollywood film directed by Irshad. In 1976, Martin Scorsese came up with Taxi Driver, a movie that went on to be viewed as one of the best films ever. Starring Robert De Niro, the movie garnered tremendous critical a ...

'' (1977): Jyoti Sharma * '' Saal Solvan Chadya'' (1977): Bubbly * ''

'' (1977) (as Zaherra): Vandana Tandon * '' Kaala Aadmi'' (1978) * '' Aahuti'' (1978): Kusum * ''

'' (1978): Ramola * ''

Khuda Kasam ''Khuda Kasam'' () is a Hindi-language action drama film, directed by K C Bokadia and produced by Amit Kumar Bokadia. The film was released on 26 November 2010 under the Sangeeta Pictures banners. The film was earlier titled "The Challenge". ...

'' (1981) (as Zahira): Latika * '' Shakka'' (1981) (as Zaherra): Meena *Do Khiladi (1976)

References

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* {{authority control Indian film actresses Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses in Punjabi cinema