Rajashree Shantaram (born 8 October 1944), known mononymously as Rajshree, is an Indian actress. She is best known for her work in the movies ''
Janwar'' and ''
Brahmachari''.
Personal life
Rajshree is the daughter of acclaimed Indian filmmaker
V. Shantaram and actress Jayshree, his second wife. Her brother
Kiran Shantaram was a former
Sheriff of Mumbai
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.
While shooting with
Raj Kapoor
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in America for the film ''Around the World'', she met American student Greg Chapman. The two married three years later, on 28 November 1967 in an Indian ceremony that lasted five days. She went with her husband to permanently live in America.
They have one daughter and live in
Los Angeles
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.
She has been living in America for the last 30 years running a very successful custom clothing business with her husband, while still maintaining her interest in films. She was an assistant director on ''Hack-O-Lantern'', ''Tainted Love'' and ''Monsoon'' and has done narration on a children's video titled "Ashok By Another Name".
Filmography
References
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Actresses in Hindi cinema
20th-century Indian actresses
Indian emigrants to the United States
American Hindus
Living people
1944 births
American actresses of Indian descent
21st-century American women
Shantaram family
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