Thankfully, her photos were constantly in magazines even though she hadn't had a release since Nikaah and refused most offers made to her. Both movies were shelved and Salma was left without a husband or career. Sipra's divorce came through while his love affair with Salma began to fade. However, Salma wasn't interested in movies much, she soon was introduced to Mehmood Sipra, a New York City business man, who made Salma drop all her movie assignments and produced movies for her, beginning with Begum Sahiba and Bebasi. Salma soon purchased Reena Roy's apartment in Bandra, while Reena packed bags to move to London with her new husband cricketer Mohsin Khan. In addition to winning the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for the song 'Dil Ke Armaan,' she also earned two Filmfare nominations: one for the song 'Pyar Bhi Hai Jawan' and the other for the song 'Dil Ki Yeh Arzo'. She earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. It is one of the strongest debuts for an actress and a huge vehicle for a newcomer. The movie went on to be a huge success and is considered a classic. They insisted on a name change and Chopra rechristened the movie Nikah.
The movie got stuck with the Islamic clerics who were to approve the movie before its release. The songs were a huge success even before the movie was released. When the music directors heard Salma's ABBA hits they signed her on to sing her own playback songs. Using her uncle Raj Kapoor's connection, Salma was soon hired. Hearing that Chopra was looking for a Muslim girl, Salma flew to Bombay to meet him. Soon Raj Kapoor nixed plans and went ahead with Prem Rog. Raj Kappor too was on the lookout for a Muslim girl his movie Heena.
Zeenat Aman (even though, half Muslim) he felt had a much too urban look to portray the character of Neelofar in his movie. He had just commissioned a heroine-oriented movie called Talaq Talaq Talaq and was on the look out for a Muslim actress. Chopra had just finished a female oriented hit with Zeenat Aman called Insaf Ka Tarazu. Present at the wedding were many prominent Indian directors, including B.R. When acclaimed Indian director Raj Kapoor was at the London reception of his son Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh's wedding, he invited his cousin Zarina Agha (Salma's mother) to the reception. However, it didn't create any major ripples in the Hindi film circles at the time. The record made a few waves and was applauded by critics. Salma along with sister Sabina produced and sang for a record called AGHA - Salma and Sabina Agha sing ABBA hits in Hindi. She was married at 16 years of age to a prominent Pakistani settled in London. She won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1982 for the ghazal 'Dil ke Armaan' in Nikaah.Īgha born to a wealthy father and in Karachi, moved to London at age 9. Salma Agha is a popular singer from Pakistan who sang as well as acted in Indian films in the 1980s and the early 1990s.
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