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Priya Rajvansh

Priya Rajvansh

Born: 1937-01-01 • Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Priya Rajvansh (1937 – 27 March 2000), born Vera Sunder Singh, was an Indian film actress, who is known for her performance in Hindi films like, Heer Raanjha (1970) and Hanste Zakhm (1973), amongst a handful of films she did during her career.

Priya Rajvansh was born as Veera Sunder Singh in Shimla. Her father Sunder Singh was a Conservator in the Forest Department. She grew up in Shimla along with her brothers, Kamaljit Singh (Gulu) and Padamjit Singh. She studied at Auckland House, where she was school captain, and Convent of Jesus and Mary, Shimla. She passed intermediate from St. Bede's College, Shimla in 1953, and joined Bhargava Municipal College (BMC), during this period, she acted in several English plays at Shimla's noted Gaiety Theatre.

Her father was on a UN assignment, so after graduation she joined the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, UK.

Filmography
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Haathon Ki Lakeeren
1986 • Mala R. Singh Yadav
Kudrat poster
Kudrat
1981 • Karuna Singh
Saheb Bahadur poster
Saheb Bahadur
1977 • Meena
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Hindustan Ki Kasam
1973
Hanste Zakhm poster
Hanste Zakhm
1973 • Chanda / Meena "Minno"
Heer Raanjha poster
Heer Raanjha
1970 • Heer
Haqeeqat poster
Haqeeqat
1964 • Angmo