Bio
- Is the daughter of renowned Bollywood actor-director-producer Maruti Parab and actress Kamal Parab.
- Used to pick up fights with boys at school because of being teased for her weight.
- Went fishing with Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor while her father went hunting with actor Johnny Walker and others.
- Got her first break in the Bollywood film Jaan Haazir Hain (1975) when she was in 6th standard.
- Had the birth name Tahira Parab, but filmmaker Manmohan Desai rechristened her Guddi Maruti because she was Maruti's daughter and her nickname was Guddi.
- Had to support her family after her father passed away when she was still young.
- Replaced actress Preeti Ganguly for a fat girl's role in the song Moti Palle Pai Gayi in Sau Din Saas Ke (1980) because the actress had lost weight.
- Shed 10 kilos of weight when she performed in the stand-up comedy show Sorry Meri Lorry (1995).
- Lost her brother Dara Munawar Ali in 1997 after an attack by Chotta Shakeel' s henchman.
- Married a businessman and had trouble conceiving due to her overweight issue.
- Made a comeback on the silver screen in the Bollywood film Hum Sab Ullu Hain (2015) after a hiatus of nine years.
Guddi MarutiApril 4, 1959 (age 67)India
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Bio
- Is the daughter of renowned Bollywood actor-director-producer Maruti Parab and actress Kamal Parab.
- Used to pick up fights with boys at school because of being teased for her weight.
- Went fishing with Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor while her father went hunting with actor Johnny Walker and others.
- Got her first break in the Bollywood film Jaan Haazir Hain (1975) when she was in 6th standard.
- Had the birth name Tahira Parab, but filmmaker Manmohan Desai rechristened her Guddi Maruti because she was Maruti's daughter and her nickname was Guddi.
- Had to support her family after her father passed away when she was still young.
- Replaced actress Preeti Ganguly for a fat girl's role in the song Moti Palle Pai Gayi in Sau Din Saas Ke (1980) because the actress had lost weight.
- Shed 10 kilos of weight when she performed in the stand-up comedy show Sorry Meri Lorry (1995).
- Lost her brother Dara Munawar Ali in 1997 after an attack by Chotta Shakeel' s henchman.
- Married a businessman and had trouble conceiving due to her overweight issue.
- Made a comeback on the silver screen in the Bollywood film Hum Sab Ullu Hain (2015) after a hiatus of nine years.
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