Sabira Merchant
Sabira Merchant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 1942 Bombay (Mumbai) |
| Known for | Etiquette training |
| Father | Abdulhusein M. Thariani |
Sabira Merchant (née Vazirali) (born 4 August 1942) is a Miss India trainer and actor based in Mumbai.[1][2] She is a top etiquette trainer in India.[3][4]
Background
Merchant was born in Bombay to Goolshen and Abdulhusein M. Thariani, the fifth child. She was adopted by her maternal uncle and given the surname, Vazirali. She was sent to a finishing school in Switzerland. She is married to Chotu Merchant.
Career
She started acting as a theatre artiste in Bombay. In the 70's, she became very popular on the television with her show What’s the good word?, which ran for a record 15 years on Doordarshan. The theme music for the show was Glenn Miller's version of American Patrol
She later became a trainer and was very successful. She played the enchantress, Madame Manaeksha, in the BBC production Six steps to happiness. She has trained famous celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Diana Hayden, Akshata Prabhu, Yukta Mookhey and many more on international beauty pageants.
Her memoir, A Full Life, was published in 2022.[5]
She is also featured in the documentary "The world before her", as she is training young women for Miss India pageant.
References
- ^ "Class Act". The Hindu. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Weekend Retreat with Sabira Merchant". 27 December 1997.
- ^ "Sorry, chief minister!". 16 April 2010.
- ^ Amarnath, Nupur. "A smooth finish- Dressing for success". The Economic Times.
- ^ Merchant, Sabira; Parekh, Mitali (2022). A Full Life. Mumbai: Jaico Publishing House.
External links
- sabira merchant.net Archived 13 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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