Google remembers iconic Indian actor and dancer Zohra Sehgal with a special doodle

Google on September 29 paid tribute to late veteran actor and dancer Zohra Sehgal by dedicating a doodle in remembrance of her iconic film 'Neeche Nagar'. She was one among country's first artists to achieve international recognition. Besides Padma Vibhushan, Sehgal also received some of nation's highest hour such as Kalidas Samman in 2001 and Padma Shri in 1998. 

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Google celebrates Zohra Sehgal with a special doodle 

special doodle by Google sees an elegant Zohra Sehgal acing classical dance mudras with a smile on her face. According to statement on Google's p, illustration of veteran actor and dancers has been made by artist Parvati Pillai to celebrate "one of country's first female actors to truly achieve recognition on international st." Sehgal's role in 'Neecha Nagar' is one of her earliest table works which were released at 1946 Cannes Film Festival on this day. 

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Google's statement furr stated that 'Neecha Nagar' was first Indian film to get international success because it won festival's highest hour, Palme d'Or prize. Sehgal was born in British India's Saharanpur, Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan attended a prestigious ballet school in Dresden, Germany in her 20s. Later she also went on a tour with Indian dance pioneer Uday Shankar and n transitioned into action after joining Indian People's atre Association in 1945. After some years, Sehgal moved to London where she worked in many British television classics such as 'Doctor Who' and miniseries ' Jewel in Crown'. As time passed, she was recognized as one of brightest stars of Indian cinema. Zohra Sehgal died on July 10, 2014, in New Delhi. 

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