Using her uncle Raj Kapoors connection, Salma was soon hired. Hearing that Chopra was looking for a Muslim girl, Salma flew to Bombay to meet him. Raj Kappor too was on the lookout for a Muslim girl his movie Heena. Zeenat Aman (even though, half Muslim) he felt had a much too urban look to portray the character of Neelofar in his movie. He had just commissioned a heroine-oriented movie called Talaq Talaq Talaq and was on the look out for a Muslim actress. Chopra had just finished a female oriented hit with Zeenat Aman called Insaf Ka Tarazu. Present at the wedding were many prominent Indian directors, including B.R.Ĭhopra. When acclaimed Indian director Raj Kapoor was at the London reception of his son Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singhs wedding, he invited his cousin Zarina Agha (Salmas mother) to the reception. However, it didnt create any major ripples in the Hindi film circles at the time. Salma along with sister Sabina produced and sang for a record called AGHA - Salma and Sabina Agha sing ABBA hits in Hindi. She was married at 16 years of age to a prominent Pakistani settled in London. She won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1982 for the ghazal Dil ke Armaan in Nikaah. In 2011 she married Dubai businessman Manzar Shah who resides in Dubai while Salma is residing in Mumbai, India with her daughter Sasha.įinally, after her break with Mehmood Sipra, she signed Babbar Subhashs Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki with Mithun Chakraborty and Smita Patil. They got divorced in 2010 and they have two children together, daughter Sasha Agha and son Liaqat Ali Khan. She married Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh in early 80s but they soon got divorced.Īfter that she married Pakistani squash player Rahmat Khan in 1989. She has sung countless songs in Hindi films and also solo songs such as Pehla Pehla Pyaar Na Bhoole, Pyar Ek Nasha Hai, Come Closer, Dance Dance, Chumma Chumma, Mera Naam Salma, Ae Mere Mehboob, Shah-e-Madina and the list goes on.
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