Hema Malini Birthday: Bollywood actress Hema Malini’s life is like an open book. A thin girl being rejected from Tamil films, coming to Hindi films and then surprising everyone with her dancing skills, the canvas is very big. Many actresses came and dominated the silver screen but there was no one like Hema.
Hema Malini made every character on screen her own beautifully. When she got the role of Dhanno’s babbling Basanti in ‘Sholay’, she got engrossed in it, be it the dream girl, Meera Bai or Swami Vivekananda’s mother Durga, the actress played every role with gusto.
Hema Malini is a classical dancer
On October 16, 1948, Jaya Chakraborty gave birth to a baby girl in a village in Tamil Nadu. The daughter of the Chakraborty family was born after Dussehra. The entire family was of religious nature. He was an ardent devotee of Goddess Lakshmi, hence his daughter was named Hema Malini. Hema was the only sister of two brothers. She was given classical dance training from the very beginning.
Bollywood debut with ‘Sapno Ke Saudagar’
Hema Malini’s career in Tamil films was over even before it started. The actress has also talked about this in many shows. Was shocked, felt bad but did not give up and then got a break in Hindi films. In 1969, she worked opposite Raj Kapoor in ‘Sapno Ke Saudagar’. Thin Hema started being liked. In 1970, Hema Malini’s three big films – ‘Tum Haseen Main Jawan’, ‘Abhinetri’ and ‘Johnny Mera Naam’ were released. All three films proved successful at the box office.
Dream girl became famous even in double role
In 1972, Hema played a double role in ‘Sita Aur Geeta’. This was also an out-of-the-box film of that era. The film was based on female characters on the lines of Dilip Kumar’s ‘Ram Aur Shyam’. Two twin sisters whose style is completely different from each other. Hema did complete justice to both the characters. Both Sanjeev Kumar and Dharmendra worked opposite him.
Also made headlines in the role of Maa DurgaIn 1998, a film ‘Swami Vivekananda’ was released on Doordarshan, Hema played the role of Maa Durga in the story based on the life of Vivekananda. Perhaps she will be the first superstar of main stream cinema who played the role of Durga Maa well. It felt as if I was having a direct interview with Shakti.
Made married Dharmendra a companion
In 1975, Hema also smelled great in Gulzar’s ‘Khushboo’. He brought the character Kusum alive. Then in 2003, when he made a comeback after years with ‘Baghban’, the same enthusiasm and passion was visible. Hema Malini’s personal life was also in discussion. His name is associated with Jitendra, Sanjeev Kumar, and Dharmendra. This is also mentioned in her biography ‘Hema Malini The Authorized Biography’.
Although the actress married the man Dharmendra. Dharmendra who was already married and was also the father of 4 children. But Krishna devotee Hema took the risk and got married.
Entered politics, won MP election thrice
Dream Girl, who was awarded Padma Shri, did more than 155 films and also appeared on the small screen through Nupur. Also produced and directed the film ‘Dil Aashna Hai’. From reel to real, he played every character with dedication, honesty and truthfulness. Raised Isha-Ahana as a mother, reached Rajya Sabha again Lok Sabha elections Tried her luck in, became MP from Mathura not once but thrice and her dedication to art still continues.
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