Peace Kanwal
Born1930s
Amritsar
Occupation(s)Actress, painter

Peace Kanwal (born 16 December, in the 1930s) is an Indian film actress and painter.

Early life

Kanwal was born in Amritsar, the daughter of Indriyaas (Andrew) Munshilal Kanwal. Both parents were from Rajput families; her father was a Christian missionary and a doctor at hospitals in Agra and Amritsar. She was admitted to Ludhiana Medical College.[1]

Career

While in medical school, Kanwal won a national beauty contest in 1953, and followed an acting career instead. She appeared in several films between 1953 and 1991, including Dil-E-Nadaan (1953),[2][3] Barati (1954), Kismet (1956),[4] Barsaat Ki Raat (1960), Aarti (1962), Aasmaan (1982), and Woh Subah Kabhi to Aayegi (1991). She endorsed Kaminia Toiletries, including hair products, soap, and makeup; the product line's name was similar to that of her character, Kamini, in Dil-E-Nadaan.[5][6]

Kanwal is a painter and has exhibited her art internationally, including a 1974 solo show in New York City.[7] She is active on behalf of the War Widows Organization, Friends of Children, and Lioness Club.[1][8]

Personal life

Kanwal married Sushil Ruia in 1955. They had a son, and legally separated in 1968. Her second husband is V. Mahesh, grandson of politician V. V. Giri; they married in 1977. The couple live in Mumbai, as of 2020.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sharma, Shishir Krishna (27 March 2020). "'Khamosh Zindagi Ko Ek Afsana Mil Gaya': Peace Kanwal". Cinemaazi. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Abbasi, Yasir (18 December 2018). Yeh Un Dinoñ Ki Baat Hai: Urdu Memoirs of Cinema Legends. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-87471-05-4.
  3. ↑ "At the Premiere". The Bombay Chronicle Weekly. 12 July 1953. p. 22. Retrieved 13 November 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Pinto, Jerry (2006). Helen: The Life and Times of an H-bomb. Penguin Books India. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-14-303124-6.
  5. ↑ Advertisement for Kaminia Toiletries, Evening Standard (13 February 1955): 1. via Google News
  6. ↑ Majumdar, Neepa; Mazumdar, Ranjani (23 August 2022). A Companion to Indian Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-1-119-04819-0.
  7. ↑ "Museums & Galleries". Daily News. 21 July 1974. p. 173. Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Governor, MJF Lion Prashant A. Patil, District (2 October 2016). Lions 323A3 District Directory (2016-17): Digital Edition. Signpost Celfon.In Technology. p. 146.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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