Zohra Sehgal turns 101

Mumbai: Film industry and theatre doyenne Zohra Sehgal turned 101 Saturday.

The iconic artiste celebrated her 100th birthday last year with her official biography, ‘Zohra Segal: Fatty’. Zohra, often called Bollywood`s `laadli`, was last seen in films like ‘Cheeni Kum’ and ‘Saawariya’. In her career spanning almost eight decades, she has acted in a number of Bollywood and even Hollywood films. In 2008, Zohra Sehgal was named the `Laadli of the Century` by the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)-Laadli Media Awards. Actress Divya Dutta, who worked with the veteran actress in ‘Veer-Zaara’, took to Twitter to wish her. "Happy birthday the ever graceful Zohra Sehgal. I had the honour of working with her in `Veer-Zaara`. Those naughty eyes! Big hug and respects," she tweeted. IANS