Zohra Segal

"The training at Mary Wigmann's school was an excellent beginning because I became aware of the dimensions of space not only in the two-dimensional form, but in all its eight cardinal points which are taught in modern dance." (Magazine: The Indian Magazine of her People and Culture, March 1995, Page No. 9)

An iconic name, an unforgettable face... be it the dance, theater, television and silver screen there is no platform that Zohra Segal did not grace with her mesmeric presence in a career that spanned across sixty-years and two continents.

Zohra Segal (or sometimes spelled as Sehgal) was born as Sahibzadi Zohra Mumtazullah Khan Begum in Rampur on 27 April 1912 to Mumtazullah Khan and Natiqua Begum in what was then called United Provinces.

It’s impossible for Zohra’s infections 'joie de vivre' to rub off on anyone who has seen her on stage or in on the screen. Witnessing over a century of transition on stage and cinema, Zohra Segal’s contribution to the field remains peerless.

She passed away at the age of 102 on 10 July 2014 in New Delhi.