What is Zohra Sehgal?
[[File:Uday Shankar Ballet Troupe, ca (1935-37).jpg|200px|thumb|Sehgal (front left) with the [[Uday Shankar Ballet Troupe]] in the 1930s.]] '''Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan''' ('''Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan'''; 27 April 1912 &ndash; 10 July 2014), was better known by her [[stage name]] '''Zohra Sehgal'''. She was an [[Indian people|Indian]] actress and choreographer. Sehgal started her career as dancer with [[Uday Shankar]] in 1935. She also worked with him for the next eight years. She has been in many [[Bollywood]] [[movie]]s as a [[character actor]]. She has also been in [[English language]] movies and [[television show]]s. She has appeared in ''[[Bhaji on the Beach]]'' (1992), ''[[The Mystic Masseur]]'' (2001), ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' (2002), ''[[Dil Se..]]'' (1998) and ''[[Cheeni Kum]]'' (2007), ''[[The Jewel in the Crown (TV series)|The Jewel in the Crown]]'' (1984), ''[[Tandoori Nights]]'' (1985&ndash;87), ''[[Amma and Family]]'' (1996). She retired in 2007. Sehgal was born in [[Rampur district|Rampur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] in 1912.<ref>''Traversing Tradition: Celebrating Dance in India'', eds, Urmimala Sarkar Munsi; Stephanie Burridge (London: Routledge, 2011), p. 299</ref> She grew up in an [[aristocratic]] [[Islam|Muslim]] family.<ref>''Traversing Tradition: Celebrating Dance in India'', eds, Urmimala Sarkar Munsi; Stephanie Burridge (London: Routledge, 2011), p. 293</ref> She received the [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second-highest [[civilian honor]], in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307|title=This Year's Padma Awards announced|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|date=25 January 2010|accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref> She described herself as an [[Agnosticism|agnostic]], having been an [[Atheism|atheist]] in her youth.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/19/stories/2002121900450100.htm|title=Ninety and spunky|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 December 2002|accessdate=23 Febru