This actress is none other than veteran actress Bindu. Years ago, Bindu as Rita had created a stir with ‘Hungama Ho Gaya’ in ‘Anhoni’ (1973). This club number still rocks the dance floor. She gained a lot of fame by playing Shabbo in ‘Kati Patang’, Mona Darling in ‘Zanjeer’, Kamini in ‘Havas’.
Bindu was extremely beautiful and her personality was so wonderful that anyone fell in love with her as soon as they saw her. Although Bindu played mostly negative characters in her film career. The characters he played in reel life had a great impact on his real life as well.
Bingu had to face a lot of criticism in real life for playing the role of a vamp. So much so that women would hide their husbands as soon as they saw the beautiful point of Bala. This was revealed by the veteran actress herself during an interview.
In fact, in an interview given to Times of India, Bindu was asked what effect playing the role of a vamp had on her real life? On this the actress had said, “Oh yes! Once Rakhi and I hugged each other lovingly in public. During this time I heard someone from the crowd saying, ‘Why is Rakhi hugging Bindu?’ They thought I was evil. He used to abuse even in the theatre. But I took it as praise for good acting. These abuses were my reward.”
Bindu had further said, “I had done Qawwali, ‘Raj Ki Baat Kah Doon To’ with Pran Saheb in the 1973 film Raaj. This audience enthusiastically threw coins at the screen in the theatres.
Bindu had further revealed that when my male fans would come to meet me, their wives would drag them away. Women used to hide their husbands from me. They feared that I might start putting strings on their husbands. As if her husband was so handsome! I used to laugh it off. But today people have understood the difference between reel and real. As a person I am soft hearted. I apologize to people if anyone has been hurt because of me.
During this period, Bindu had also made many revelations about her crazy fans. Bindu had said that crazy lover used to write letters to me with blood. I was afraid to open such letters. The interesting thing is that he also told his blood group. What does his blood type have to do with me? Another crazy fan wanted to marry me. He had written, “If you come to the balcony, I will understand that you are ready to marry me. I had stopped going to the balcony.”
Bindu had also told in the interview that Bollywood’s tragedy queen Meena Kumari had advised her to become a vamp in films. She had said about this, ‘She (Meena Kumari) advised me not to get into the trap of becoming a heroine. Vamp position is vacant. You will rule there. This advice of his always remained in my mind.
Published at : 24 Apr 2024 01:42 PM (IST)
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