No wonder Shakeel Badayuni was inspired to write Chaudhvi Ka Chand Ho Ya Aftab Ho,Jo Bhi Ho Khuda Ki Kasam Lajawab Ho. It can probably be called the 'million-dollar glance'. There she is, sitting in a convertible, throwing back her head and letting her hair fly in the wind. She turns and looks at Guru Dutt seated beside her. Her eyes are aflame yet strangely subdued. She looks at him shyly, almost coyly.
In that one glance, her feminine grace, her poise, her ada is there for the world to see and revel in. Yes, Waheeda Rehman in Kaagaz Ke Phool proves, beyond doubt, how graceful and talented an actress she is. Waheeda Rehman was clearly the "Golden Girl" in the "Golden Era" of Hindi Cinama in Bollywood.
Whether it was the role of Femme Fatale or a prostitute, she portrayed it in a tragic and romantic manner,a way totally different from the conventions of Hindi Cinema of those days,by physical and mental presence which she brought to her roles.Grace was always this lady's middle name.
