Background
Wahab was born in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. She is fluent in Telugu (her mother tongue), Urdu, Hindi and English.
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After receiving negative feedback about her appearance from film producer Raj Kapoor, Wahab worked on her appearance and attended film parties and events.
Career
She has also appeared in Malayalam films including the critically acclaimed Madanolsavam, Chamaram, Palangal and Adaminte Makan Abu. She was trained at Film and Institute of India (FTII), Pune. She eventually got noticed and was cast in films.
She was usually cast as the middle-class, natural beauty.
Wahab appeared in Basu Chatterjee"s Chit Chor (1976). Apart from it, she worked in Amol Palekar-Vijayendra starrer "Agar", followed by Raj Babbar starrer "Zajbaat", Arun Govil starrer "Sawan Ko Aane Do", Vikram Starrer "Raees Zada" et cetera
She has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam films. Wahab made a comeback to Malayalam films with Calendar, in 2009.
She has continued to act in Malayalam movies, most notably movies like Adaminte Makan Abu.
She appeared in My Name Is Khan as the mother of Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh Khan"s character). Wahab currently plays older roles in television serials.
Achievements
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Winner: The Global Indian Film And Television Honors for Best Actor In A Supporting Role – Female (2011) for My Name Is Khan Nominated: Screen Award for Best Actress In A Supporting Role (2011) for Rakht Charitra – I Nominated: Stardust Award for Best Actress In An Ensemble Cast (2011) for My Name Is Khan Nominated: Stardust Award for Best Actress In An Ensemble Cast (2011) for Rakht Charitra – I Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (1977) for Gharonda.
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