Vyjayanthimala

Vyjayanthimala was born to actress and dancer Vasundhara Devi in a Tamilspeaking family in Chennai India on August 13 1933 At the age of 4 she got the rare chance of performing a dance before the Pope Then at the age of 15 while in her final year at school she was signedup by family friend MV Raman for a role in a Tamil film Vazhkai This movie was successful at the box office and was remade in Hindi during 1951 and released as Bahaar Since her entry into films from 1949 this actress who is also proficient in Bharat Natyam has appeared in approximately 62 movies the majority of them in the Hindi language Her career spanned from 1949 through to 1989 She has received a total of five awards for her performances in Devdas Sadhna Ganga Jamuna and Sangam as well as a lifetime achievement award during 1995 Her dance numbers such as Hothon Pe Aisi Baat Main Dabake Chali Aai Man Doley Mera Tan Doley Chad Gaiyo Paapi Bichua Main Ka Karu Ram Mujhey Buddha Mil Gaya continue to be popular even today She made waves when she appeared in a fire red swimsuit in Sangam She also paved the way for other South Indian actresses like Hema Malini Rekha Sridevi etc to make a transition to Bollywood Her career was managed by her grandmother Yadugiri Devi She married Raj Kapoors personal physician Dr Chamanlal Bali after he divorced his first wife and relocated to Chennai where she gave birth to a son actor Suchindra Bali After quitting films Vyjantimala took up shrimp farming opened up a dance academy even took an active interest in politics and with the backing of Indira Gandhis Congress Party was elected Member of Parliament during the 1980s She chose to quit politics due to principled differences during 1999 After the passing of her husband she now resides in Chennai with her son who is an aspiring actor in his own right and has removed herself completely from Bollywood in particular and movies in general though she could have easily continued on for another decade One of her hits Naya Daur originally in Black White has now been colorized and rereleased In 2007 she published her autobiography titled Bonding where she revealed that she didnt have an affair with Raj Kapoor her leading man and director from Sangam 1964 In 2011 her son Suchindra and daughterinlaw Nandini presented her with a grandchild named Swara