HELEN ,HINDI DANCER,ACTRESS BORN 1938 NOVEMBER 21
HELEN ,HINDI DANCER,ACTRESS BORN 1938 NOVEMBER 21 Helen Ann Richardson (born 21 November 1938), popularly known as only Helen (Hindustani pronunciation: [/heːleːn/]), is a Burma-born Indian film actress and dancer, working in Hindi films. She has received two Filmfare awards and has appeared in over 700 films,[2] and is often cited as the most popular nautch dancer of her time.[3] She was the inspiration for four films and a book.[4] She is the second wife of veteran writer-producer Salim Khan. Early life and background[edit source] Helen Ann Richardson was born on 21 November 1938 in Rangoon, Burma to an Anglo Indian father and Burmese mother.[5][6] Her father's name was George Desmier. She has a brother named Roger and a sister name Jennifer. Their father died during World War II. The family then trekked to Mumbai in 1943 in order to escape from the Japanese occupation of Burma. Helen told Filmfare during an interview in 1964: ...we trekked alternately throu...