Google celebrates Zohra Sehgal's prolific career through pleasant doodle

Google’s homep on Tuesday paid a tribute to late actor Zohra Sehgal, who has made immense contributions to Indian cinema. According to Google blog related to doodle, on September 29, 1949, her film Neecha Nagar was screened at Cannes Film Festival where it also won highest hour of Palme d’Or. She has featured in a variety of Indian and international films in pivotal roles, leaving a lasting impact on audience.

Google hours Zohra Sehgal

Actor Zohra Sehgal is one of most celebrated actors of Indian film industry. On September 29, Google decided to pay tribute to late actor through a pleasant Google Doodle. se doodles celebrate major events and personalities through artistic representations of word ‘Google’. In Google Doodle on Zohra Sehgal created by guest artist Parvati Pillai, a cartoon figure of iconic actor has been sketched out between letters.

doodle has Zohra Sehgal dressed in a pink floral saree while she performs a few Bharatanatyam mudras. She is also spotted with a pleasant smile across her face while she poses amidst a flower-studded Google frame. In Google blog attached to doodle, site has mentioned how Zohra Sehgal was ‘ country’s first female actors to truly achieve recognition on international st’. blog also mentions that on this day, in 1946, Zohra Sehgal’s film Neecha Nagar became Indian cinema’s first international critical success by releasing at Cannes Film Festival. film also bagged Palme d’Or, which is highest hour of festival.

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Zohra Sehgal, whose full name is Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-Ullah Khan, was born in year 1912 in Saharanpur and passed away in year 2014 at of 102.  She has been a part of a wide range of critically acclaimed Bollywood films including Veer-Zaara, Dil Se… and ors. She also appeared in a few British television series in mid-1900s, including super hits like Doctor Who and Jewel in Crown. Zohra Sehgal also won International Indian Film Academy award in 2012 under category, ‘Special Award for Cinema at 100’.

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