Rajshree
{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1944)}}
{{About||1960s South Indian actress|Rajasree|the 1990s actress|Rajashree (actress)|other uses|Rajashree (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Rajshree - ETH Bibliothek Com L15-0265-0004-0005.tif
| caption = Rajshree in 1966
| name = Rajshree
| birthname = Rajashree Shantaram
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1944|10|08}}
| birth_place = Bombay, British Raj
| occupation = Actress
| parents = V. Shantaram (father), Jayashree (mother)
| citizenship = American
| yearsactive = 1954
1961–1973
| spouse = {{marriage|Greg Chapman|1967}}
| children = 1
}}
Rajashree Shantaram (born 8 October 1944), known mononymously as Rajshree, is an Indian actress. She is best known for her work in the movies Janwar and Brahmachari.
Personal life
Rajshree is the daughter of acclaimed Indian filmmaker V. Shantaram and actress Jayshree, his second wife. Her brother Kiran Shantaram was a former Sheriff of Mumbai.
While shooting with Raj Kapoor in America for the film Around the World, she met American student Greg Chapman. The two married three years later, on 28 November 1967 in an Indian ceremony that lasted five days. She went with her husband to permanently live in America.{{cite news|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/9549-actress-rajshree-honored-by-jain-group.html|title=Actress Rajshree Honored by Jain Group|date=2013-03-11|work=India West|accessdate=5 May 2013|archive-date=15 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515095515/http://www.indiawest.com/news/9549-actress-rajshree-honored-by-jain-group.html|url-status=dead}} They have one daughter and live in Los Angeles.{{cite book|title=India Today International|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ExEwAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=5 May 2013|date=October 2000|publisher=Living Media India Limited|page=106}}{{cite book|title=The Hindu Weekly Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2q05AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=5 May 2013|date=January 1968|publisher=K. Gopalan|page=18}}
She has been living in America for the last 30 years running a very successful custom clothing business with her husband, while still maintaining her interest in films. She was an assistant director on Hack-O-Lantern, Tainted Love and Monsoon and has done narration on a children's video titled "Ashok By Another Name".
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Subah Ka Tara | Sogi, Mohan's sister | |
| 1961 | Stree | ||
| 1963 | Grahasti | Kiran Khanna | |
| 1963 | Ghar Basake Dekho | Sharda Mehra | |
| 1964 | Shehnai | Preeti | |
| 1964 | Ji Chahta Hai | ||
| 1964 | Geet Gaya Patharon Ne | Vidya | |
| 1965 | Do Dil | Bijli | |
| 1965 | Janwar | Sapna | |
| 1966 | Sagaai | Sheel | |
| 1966 | Mohabbat Zindagi Hai | Neeta | |
| 1967 | Dil Ne Pukara | Asha | |
| 1967 | Gunahon Ka Devta | ||
| 1967 | Around the World | Rita | |
| 1968 | Suhaag Raat | ||
| 1968 | Brahmachari | Sheetal Chaudhary | |
| 1973 | Naina | Ravi's First Wife |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0707471}}
- {{Bollywood Hungama person|rajshree}}
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Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:20th-century Indian actresses
Category:Indian emigrants to the United States
Category:American actresses of Indian descent
Category:21st-century American women
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