HEMAMALINI , 20 TH CENTURY NUMBER ONE ACTRESS IN INDIA BORN 1948 OCTOBER 16

HEMAMALINI , 20 TH CENTURY

NUMBER ONE ACTRESS IN INDIA 

BORN 1948 OCTOBER 16

Hema Malini ("Hema Malini Chakravarty") (born 16 October 1948, Ammankudi (Orathanadu), Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress, director, producer, dancer and politician.[2] 1963 she made acting début in Tamil film "Ithu Sathiyam" as a dancer/supporting actress. Malini first acted in main role in Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968), and went on to feature in numerous Bollywood films, primarily as the lead actress. In most of her films, she starred opposite her husband; Dharmendra and with Rajesh Khanna and Devanand.[3]

Hema Malini MP
Member of Parliament for Mathura
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Jayant Chaudhary
Personal details
Born	Hema Malini R Chakravarthy 16 October 1948 (age 68)[1] Ammankudi, Thanjavur district, Madras Presidency, India
Nationality	Indian
Spouse(s)	Dharmendra (m. 1979)
Children	Esha Deol Ahana Deol
Occupation	Actress, Producer and Politician
Awards	Padma Shri (2000)

Malini was initially promoted as the "Dream Girl", and in 1977 starred in a film of the same name.[3] She has played both comic and dramatic roles, as well as being a dancer.[4][5][6][7] She has appeared in more than 150 films.[5] During her career, Malini received eleven nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, winning the award in 1972. In 2000, 

Malini won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and also the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India.[8] In 2012, the Sir Padampat Singhania University conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Malini in recognition of her contribution to Indian cinema.[9] Malini served as chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation. In 2006, Malini received Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts (SaMaPa) Vitasta award from Bhajan Sopori in Delhi for her contribution and service to Indian culture and dance.

From 2003 to 2009, Malini was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament, as a representative of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[10] Malini has been involved with charitable and social ventures.
Early life and family[edit]

Malini pictured with her daughter Esha Deol (right)

Malini pictured with her daughter Esha Deol (right)

Malini was the third child born of a Tamil-speaking family to her mother Jaya Lakshmi Chakravarti, a film producer and VSR Chakravarti.[11][12] Malini attended the Andhra Mahila Sabha in Chennai where her favourite subject was history.[13] Malini studied at DTEA Mandir Marg and in 12th Standard left to begin her acting career.[14]

Malini's first film with Dharmendra was Sharafat (1970),[15] and they got married in 1979.[16][17] Dharmendra was already married at the time and had children, two of whom are Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Malini and Dharmendra have two children, Bollywood actress Esha Deol (born 1981)[18] and Ahana Deol (born 1985), an assistant director.[19][20][21]

Malini's niece is actress Madhoo who played the female lead in Phool Aur Kaante (1991), Roja (1992)[22] and Annayya (1993)).

Film career[edit]
1960s début[edit]
Malini was a supporting artiste in Idhu Sathiyam (1963) and portrayed a danseuse in Pandava Vanavasam (1965). In 1968, Malini played opposite Raj Kapoor in Sapno Ka Saudagar.[23] That was the beginning of her promotion as the "Bollywood dream girl."[23]

1970s[edit]
In Johnny Mera Naam (1970), Malini took a lead role and she took other challenging roles; for example, a young widow in Andaz (1971) and a poor woman in Lal Patthar (1971).[23] In 1972, Malini played opposite Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar in Seeta Aur Geeta.[24] Malini received a Filmfare Best Actress Award for this film.[25] Within four years of making her début, Malini was an established lead actress in Bollywood and classical dancer.[4][26][27] Malini's films of the 1970s include Sanyasi (1975), Dharmatma , Pratigya (1975). In Sholay (1975), Malini played the role of Basanti, a talkative girl.[23] Other works of the period include Trishul, Joshila, Khushboo (1975), Kinara (1977) and Meera (1979).

Malini performed with Dharmendra in 28 films including Sharafat, Tum Haseen Main Jawan, Naya Zamana, Raja Jani, Seeta Aur Geeta , Patthar Aur Payal, Dost (1974), Sholay (1975), Charas, Jugnu, Azaad (1978) and Dillagi (1978).

1980s and 1990s[edit]
After her marriage, Malini made films including Kranti, Naseeb (1981), Satte Pe Satta, Rajput, and Ek Nai Paheli (1984).[28] Malini portrayed the role of a classical singer in the film opposite Rajesh Khanna, which Times of India called one of the top film couples.[29] Her works also included Aandhi Toofan, Durgaa (1985), Ramkali (1985), Sitapur Ki Geeta (1987), Ek Chadar Maili Si (1986), Rihaee and Jamai Raja (1990).[23]

During this period, Malini performed with Dharmendra in Alibaba Aur 40 Chor, Baghavat, Samraat, Razia Sultan, Andha Kanoon (1983), Baghavat, and Raaj Tilak (1984).

She directed the film Dil Aashna Hai with Divya Bharti and Shahrukh Khan in the leading roles. Following this, Malini focused on dancing and television work.[23]

2000s[edit]
After taking a break from films for a number of years, Hema made a comeback with Baghban (2003).[23] for which she earned a Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination. She also played a substantial supporting role in the 2004 film Veer-Zaara. In 2011, she directed her second feature film Tell Me O Khuda which featured both her husband Dharmendra and her daughter Esha Deol.[30][31]

Political career[edit]
In 1999, Malini campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Vinod Khanna, a former Bollywood actor, in the Lok Sabha Elections in Gurdaspur, Punjab. In February 2004, Malini officially joined the BJP[32] From 2003 to 2009, she served as an MP to the upper house of the Rajya Sabha, having been nominated by the then President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam.

 In March 2010, Malini was made general secretary of the BJP, and in February 2011, she was recommended by Ananth Kumar, the party general secretary.[33] In the 2014 general elections for the Lok Sabha, Malini defeated the Mathura incumbent, Jayant Chaudhary (RLD) by 3,30,743 votes.[34][35] Malini was then elected to the Lok Sabha.[32][33]

Association with social causes[edit]
Malini is a supporter of the animal rights organisation, PETA India. In 2009, she wrote a letter to the Mumbai Municipal Commissioner urging him to ban horse carriages from the Mumbai`s busy streets.[36] In 2011, she wrote to the Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, urging him to ban bull fighting (jallikattu).[37] She said, "My friends at PETA have organised investigations at jallikattu events and documented that bulls are pulled roughly by their nose rings, punched, pummelled, hit with sharp sticks and crammed into trucks so tightly that they can barely move".[38] Malini won the title of "PETA Person of the Year".[39] As a vegetarian, she said, "Knowing that my food choices are helping the planet and animals too, makes me happy".[40]

Other work[edit]
Dance[edit]

Malini performing at a concert

Malini performing at a concert

Malini is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. Her daughters Esha Deol & Ahana Deol are also trained Odissi dancers. They performed with Malini in a production called Parampara for charitable events.[41][42] She also performed with her daughters at the Khajuraho Dance Festival.[43] Malini also studied Kuchipudi with Vempati Chinna Satyam and Mohiniattam with Kalamandalam Guru Gopalakrishnan. 

She has played a number of dance roles including Narasimha and Rama in Tulasidas's Ramcharitmanas.[44] In 2007, she performed in Mysuru on the eve of Dussera, where she played the roles of Sati, Parvati and Durga.[45] Malini owns the Natya Vihar Kalakendra dance school.[46]

Television[edit]
Malini has appeared in television series such as Jai Mata Ki (2000), directed by Puneet Issar. She played the role of goddess Durga.[47] Other television series appearances include Kamini Damini on Sahara One where she played twin sisters and Noopur which Malini directed and in which she played a Bharatanatyam dancer.[23]

Production and promotional work[edit]

Malini owned the editorship of New Woman, a Hindi woman's magazine.[48][49] In 2000, Malini was appointed as the first female chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation for a term of three years.[14][50]

In 2007, Malini entered a promotional contract with Kent RO Systems, makers of a mineral water purifier system.[51] Malini also became a brand ambassador for Pothys, a textile showroom in Chennai.[52]

Filmography[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Language	Source
1961	Idhu Sathiyam	Dancer	Tamil	[1]
1965	Pandava Vanavasam	Dancer	Telugu
1968	Sapno Ka Saudagar	Mahi		[2]
1969	Waris	Geeta
1969	Jahan Pyar Mile
1970	Tum Haseen Main Jawaan	Anuradha
1970	Sharafat	Chandni
1970	Abhinetri	Anjana
1970	Aansoo Aur Muskan	Radha/Girja
1970	Johny Mera Naam	Rekha		[2]
1971	Sri Krishna Vijayam	Rambha	Telugu
1971	Paraya Dhan	Rajjoo (Rajni)
1971	Naya Zamana	Seema Choudhury		[2]
1971	Lal Patthar	Saudamani/Madhuri		[2]
1971	Andaz	Sheetal		[2]
1971	Tere Mere Sapne	Maltimala
1972	Seeta Aur Geeta	Seeta/Geeta		[2]
1972	Raja Jani	Shanno		[2]
1972	Gora Aur Kala	Rajkumari Anuradha Singh
1972	Bhai Ho To Aisa	Roopa
1972	Babul Ki Galiyaan
1973	Shareef Budmaash	Seema
1973	Prem Parvat
1973	Chhupa Rustam	Ritu R. Jain
1973	Gehri Chaal	Hema		[2]
1973	Jugnu	Seema		[2]
1973	Joshila	Shalini
1974	Dulhan	Radha
1974	Amir Garib	Sunita/Soni
1974	Dost	Kaajal 'Kaju'
1974	Prem Nagar	Lata
1974	Kasauti	Sapna
1974	Patthar Aur Payal	Sapna Sinha
1974	Haath Ki Safai	Kamini Chopra		[2]
1975	Sunehra Sansar	Savita/Rani Padmavati
1975	Sanyasi	Aarti/Champa		[2]
1975	Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja
1975	Do Thug
1975	Dharmatma	Reshma		[2]
1975	Khushboo	Kusum		[2]
1975	Pratigya	Radha rani		[2]
1975	Sholay[2]	Basanti
1976	Sharafat Chod Di Maine
1976	Naach Uthe Sansaar	Nanki Mehto
1976	Maa	Nimmi
1976	Charas	Sudha
1976	Aap Beati	Geeta K. Kapoor
1976	Dus Numbri[2]	Sundari/Rosemary Fernandes
1976	Mehbooba[2]	Ratna/Jhumri
1976	Jaaneman	Santho/Ram Kali/Bantho/Santho Singh
1977	Shirdi Ke Sai Baba	Pooja
1977	Kinara[2]
1977	Khel Khilari Ka	Shaki's Lutera's fan
1977	Dream Girl	Sapna/Padma/Champabai/Dream girl/Rajkumari
1977	Dhoop Chhaon	Lajwanti "Lajjo"
1977	Chacha Bhatija	Mala
1977	Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein	Mohini
1978	Dillagi	Phoolrenu
1978	Azaad	Rajkumari Seema
1978	Apna Khoon	Geeta
1978	Trishul	Sheetal Varma
1979	Ratnadeep
1979	Janta Hawaldar
1979	Dil Kaa Heera	Roopa 'Parirani'
1979	Meera[2]	Meera Rathod
1979	Hum Tere Aashiq Hain
1980	The Burning Train	Seema
1980	Bandish	Madhu/Chanchal
1980	Do Aur Do Paanch	Shalu
1980	Alibaba Aur 40 Chor	Marjina
1981	Maan Gaye Ustad
	Jyothi	Gauri
	Dard	Seema
	Aas Paas	Seema
	Krodhi	Phoolvati	Guest appearance
	Kranti[2]	Rajkumari Meenakshi
	Naseeb[2]	Asha
	Kudrat	Chandramukhi/Paro
	Meri Aawaz Suno	Mrs. Sunita Kumar
1982	Samraat	Jennifer "Jenny" Gomes
	Farz Aur Kanoon
	Do Dishayen
	Bhagawat	Rajkumari Padmavati
	Satte Pe Satta	Indu R. Anand
	Suraag
	Rajput[2]	Janki D. Singh
	Desh Premee	Asha
	Meharbaani
1983	Taqdeer	Chandni
	Razia Sultan[2]	Razia Bano
	Andha Kanoon	Inspector Durga Devi Singh/Shanti
	Nastik[2]	Gauri
	Justice Chaudhury	Radha Chaudhary (Ramu's mom)
1984	Sharara
	Ram Tera Desh	Sunita
	Raaj Tilak	Roopa
	Qaidi	Dr. Sunita
	Ek Naya Itihas
	Ek Nai Paheli	M. K. Bhairavi
1985	Phaansi Ke Baad	Sapna
	Durga	Durga
	Aandhi-Toofan[2]	Sheela R. Singh
	Ramkali[2]	Raksha Chouhan/Ramkali Chouhan
	Yudh	Nafisa Khatun	Special appearance
	Hum Dono	Lata
	Babu	Kammo
1986	Ek Chadar Maili Si[2]	Ranno
1987	Sitapur Ki Geeta	Geeta Singh
	Hirasat
	Apne Apne	Seema R. Kapoor
	Anjaam
	Jaan Hatheli Pe	Mona
	Kudrat Ka Kanoon	Advocate Bharti Mathur
1988	Vijay	Suman Y. Bhalla/Suman A. Bhardwaj
	Mulzim	Jailer Shardadevi
	Mohabbat Ke Dushman	Shamajaan
	Rihaee[2]	Taku
1989	Galiyon Ka Badshah	Billoo
	Deshwasi
	Sachche Ka Bol-Bala	Greta Saunders 'Geeta'
	Santosh	Kavita
	Desh Ke Dushman
	Paap Ka Ant
1990	Lekin...	Tara	Guest appearance
1991	Jamai Raja	Durgeshwari Devi
	Hai Meri Jaan	Reshma
1994	Vivekananda
1995	Param Vir Chakra	Mother
1996	Aatank	Jesu's girlfriend
	Maahir	Mrs. Kamini Rai
1997	Himalay Putra	Seema
1998	Swami Vivekananda	Bhavatarini
2000	Hey Ram	Ambujam Iyengar
2001	Censor	Radha
2003	Baghban[2]	Pooja Malhotra
2004	Veer-Zaara	Maati
2005	Bhagmati	Special appearance as a dancer
2006	Ganga	Savitri
2006	Baabul	Shobhna Kapoor
2007	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag	Dancer
2007	Gangotri
2010	Sadiyaan	Benzir
2011	Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap	Sita
2011	Aarakshan	Shakunthala Thakral
2016	Aman Ke Farishtey	Geeta
2016	Gouthamiputra Shathakarni	Gautami Balashri	Telug