Bindiya Goswami is an Indian former actress, known for her work in Hindi films of the 1970s and 1980s. The actress is famous for her role as Urmila Shankar in the 1979 Bollywood film Golmaal.
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Bindiya Goswami was born on Saturday, January 6, 1962 in Karman, Bharatpur (Rajasthan) (age 60 years; as of 2022). As a child, she aspired to become a flight attendant like her older sister, Pearl. However, her life took a major turn at the age of fourteen, when she attended a party at the house of her neighbor, the composer Pyarelal, and Hema Malini’s mother Jaya Chakravarti noticed Bindi Ya Goswami looks a lot like Hema Malini. Thereafter, Jaya Chakravarthy suggested the producers of the film Jeevan Jyothi (1976) to cast Bindiya in the film. Later, on the recommendation of Jaya Chakravarthy, she also got a role in the film Mukti (1977). In an interview, Bindya talked about Jaya Chakravarthy’s role in launching her acting career. she says,
Jayaji was known to protect Hemaji. My mother felt that I would also be in safe hands. Jayaji is full of energy. Her kajal bhari eyes and quiet presence are mesmerizing.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
parents and siblings
Bindiya Goswami’s father Shri Venugopal Goswami was a priest at Vallabh Sampraday; His mother’s name is Dolly Goswami, a Catholic. She has two siblings, a brother named Rajiv Goswami and a sister named Pearl.
husband and children
In 1980, Bindiya Goswami married 18-year-old actor Vinod Mehra. In 1984, Bindiya Goswami and Vinod Mehra ended their marriage of four years. Vinod Mehra died of heart disease in October 1990.
Bindiya Goswami and her first husband Vinod Mehra
In 1985, a year after her divorce from Vinod Mehra, Bindiya Goswami began dating director JP Dutta, and she reportedly Married him the same year.
Bindiya Goswami and JP Dutta got married in 1985
In an interview, she talked about Vinod Mehra and JP Dutta. she says,
He is one of the nicest people I have ever met. A great soul! But my mukkam, my destiny is JP Saab and my two daughters Nidhi and Siddhi”
Bindiya Goswami has two daughters, Nidhi Dutta and Siddhi Dutta, from her second marriage to JP Dutta.
Bindiya Goswami with her daughters Nidhi Dutta and Siddhi Dutta
Her daughter Nidhi Dutta is an actress and Sidhi Dutta is trying her hand at filmmaking. In an interview, Bindiya Goswami said of her daughters:
I have taught her what to do and what not to do in life. How she moves forward in life and pursues her dreams is her own. But I told her not to be disappointed if her movie doesn’t work. Some of JP’s films may not have been successful, but they were part of the film university syllabus. ”
Profession
acting
Bindiya Goswami started her acting career with the film Jeevan Jyoti (1975).
Bindiya Goswami as Jeevan Jyoti
Within a year of her debut, she was cast in the film Mukti (1977) directed by Raj Tilak. “Jeevan Jyoti”, a remake of the Telugu film “Muthyala Muggu” (1975), failed, while “Mukti” (1977) was a hit.
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Bindya’s looks and performance attracted the director. She played the female lead in several of Basu Chatterjee’s hit films such as Khatta Meetha (1978) and Hamari Bahu Alka (1982). She is widely acclaimed for her role in the hit Khatta Meetha in the 1970s and 1980s. Bindiya Goswami later played the role of Urmila Shankar in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film Golmaal; the role turned out to be the best role of her career.
Bindiya Goswami played Urmila Shankar in the film Golmaal (1979)
In 1980, she starred in the film Shaan directed by Ramesh Sippy. She appeared in many Hindi films with Vinod Mehra such as Dada (1979), Jaandhar (1979), Mukapura (1979) and Hooddahl” (1982).
Bindiya Goswami and Vinod Mehra starred in the film Dada (1978)
After Bindya married Vinod Mehra in 1979, her acting career began to decline. The reason behind this is that Vinod Mehra is already married to Meena Brocka. Although Vinod Mehra and Meena’s marriage was not successful and they separated soon after Vinod and Bindya got married, the controversies that arose due to their marriage began to fuel Bindya’s acting career create obstacles. After four years of unsuccessful marriage, Vinod Mehra and Bindya Goswami filed for divorce.
Fashion Design
After ending her acting career, she started designing costumes for her husband JP Dutta’s films. She has designed costumes in films such as Border (1997), Refugee (2000), Kargil (2003) and Umrao Jaan (2007).
Facts/Trivia
- According to reports, Bindiya Goswami’s father, Shri Venugopal Goswami, was married seven times in his life.
- According to Bindiya Goswami, she was often accompanied by her mother on film sets as her mother did not want her to interact with anyone else.
- In an interview with Filmfare, she was asked if she attracts male attention on film sets, to which she replied:
Will you believe me when I say there is no male attention at work? Except for a quarter of the time I ended up getting married.”
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