Hema Malini is a veteran Bollywood actress, film producer and Indian politician, also popularly known as “Dream Girl”. Apart from working in mainstream Hindi films, Hema Malini has also worked in Tamil films.
Biography/Wiki
Hema Malini was born on Saturday, October 16, 1948 in Giyapuram, Tiruchirappalli district, Madras Presidency, India (age 73; as of 2021) as Hema Malini Chakravarthy. Her mother was a film producer, so Hema Malini was exposed to the film industry. However, her first love was dancing and she wanted to be a dancer in movies. She was in grade 12 when she played a dancer in her first film.
In 1964, she auditioned for a Tamil film Venniradai, but was rejected by director CV Sridhar because she was very thin at the time. Later, she made her debut with the Hindi film Sapno Ka Saudagar, which did not do well at the box office.
Sapno Ka Sodaga movie poster
After the release of Hema Malini’s debut film, there was no looking back. She received more film offers. Her performance in the romantic comedy “Seeta Aur Geeta” and the film “Sholay” was critically acclaimed.
appearance
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 60kg
Eye color: dark brown
Hair color: black
family, caste and husband
Hema Malini Born into a Tamil speaking Hindu family. Her mother Jaya Lakshmi Chakravarti is a filmmaker in the South Indian film industry. Her father’s name is VSR Chakravarti. She is the youngest of two brothers RKChakravarti and RJChakravarti. They are also filmmakers.
Hema Malini and her mother
Hema Malini and her father
Hema Malini and her brothers RJChakravarti and Raj Kapoor
Bollywood actor Sanjeev Kumar was mesmerized by Hema’s beauty and proposed to her, but she rejected him. Later, she got romantically involved with co-actor Jeetendra. The relationship didn’t last long and eventually ended.
Hema Malini and Sanjeev Kumar
Hema Malini and Jitendra
Hema Malini was attracted to Dharmendra while working with him on the blockbuster film Sholay. The two expressed their feelings to each other and decided to get married. At that time, Dharmendra was already married to Prakash Kaur and according to Hindu rituals, he could not marry Hema until he divorced his first wife. But his wife is not ready to divorce him.Eventually, Hema Malini and Dharmendra converted Islam And got married on May 2, 1980.
Hema and Dharmendra wedding photos
The couple has two daughters, Esha Deol (actress) and Ahana Deol.
Hema Malini and her daughters
Her stepsons are famous Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.
Hema Malini and Sunny Deol
Dharmendra with Sunny Deol (left) and Bobby Deol (right)
film career
Hema Malini has been interested in dance since she was a child. She started learning dance at a very young age. She studied at Andhra Mahila Sabha, Chennai and later attended Tamil Education Society Higher Secondary School, Delhi. The school is in Delhi. She studies well and likes history the most. More interested in dance, she gave up her studies and made her debut as a dancer in a regional film in 1961.
A producer, Hema’s mother wanted her to become an actress. But although she continued working as a dancer, she failed to carve a place in South Indian films as an actress. In 1968, she made her acting debut with the Hindi film “Sapno Ka Saudagar” starring Raj Kapoor. She is the fresh face that every director wants to cast in their films. In this way, her career as an actress began.
During her twenty-plus-year career, she worked with every famous actor of her generation. She acted in 15 films with superstar Rajesh Khanna. She has worked with Dev Anand, Jeetendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar and many other renowned artists. Hema Malini became one of the highest-paid actresses in the industry within four years of her debut.
She has acted in more than 155 films including Tum Haseen Main Jawaan, Sholay, Lal Patthar, Andaaz, Naseeb, Gora Aur Kala, Dharmatma, Sanyasi, Satte Pe Satta”, “Dream Girl”, “Trishul”, “Suraag”, “Kranti”, “Andha Kanoon”, “Sitapur Ki Geeta”, ETC.
Hema Malini is trained in Indian classical dance forms including Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniattam. In addition to acting, she continues to perform on stage. Her daughters also train in Odissi and participate in many charity events with their mother.
Apart from acting on the silver screen, Hema Malini continues to work on the small screen. She appeared in the TV series Jai Mata Ki (2000, playing the role of Goddess Durga) and Kamini Damini (2004, in a double role).
Hema Malini made her directorial debut with Dil Aashna Hai, which was the first film signed by Shahrukh Khan.
She received critical acclaim for her performance in the comeback film Baghban (2003) and was even nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan in Baghban
Political career
In 1999, Hema Malini campaigned for Vinod Khanna (BJP) and joined the BJP in 2004 as a member of the Lok Sabha. In March 2010, she was appointed general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2014, she was elected to the Lok Sabha defeating Jayant Chaudhary by 3,30,743 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, she won again from Mathura constituency in Uttar Pradesh with a margin of 2,93,471 votes.
dispute
- The news hit the television screens when Hema Malini was allotted 2,000 square feet of area to conduct dance classes. The land actually cost INR 50,000,000 (approx.) but the BJP-led government allotted it to Hema Malini for only INR 70,000.
- She was also criticized for her tweets about widows from Bihar and West Bengal living in Vrindavan. According to her tweet, they are not allowed to gather in Vrindavan.
- In 2015, her Mercedes-Benz hit and injured a two-year-old child. The girl succumbed to her injuries in hospital.
- Hema Malini often faced criticism due to low attendance in Parliament.
car collection
- MG Hector (bought on her 71st birthday in October 2019)
Hema Malini poses with her car MG Hector
net worth
In 2014, her net worth was estimated to be around Rs. 178 Crores.
favorite thing
- Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Dharmendra
- Actresses: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor
- Food: Rasam rice, green tea, curd
- Author: Erle Stanley Gardner (American writer)
fact
- Her hobbies include dancing, driving and doing yoga.
- Hema Malini had no intention of becoming an actress as she wanted to be a dancer. But due to her mother’s influence, she entered the entertainment industry.
- She collaborated with her husband Dharmendra in 35 films; the two were romantically paired in 31 of them.
Hema Malini and Dharmendra in Sholay
- She has served as editor of New Woman and Meri Saheli magazines.
- She runs a dance school called Natya Vihar Kalakendra Dance School.
- Hema Malini is a member of animal rights organization PETA India. She opposed the traditional spectacle ‘Jallikattu’ held in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, and wrote to Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh seeking a ban on the event. She also won the PETA Person of the Year Award in 2011.
- She is often considered a trendsetter as she was one of the first actresses to start wearing bell bottoms on screen.
- Malini is an advocate of pure water. She also endorses a water purifier brand and believes purified water should be available to everyone.
- She won the Best Actress Award for Seeta Aur Geeta. In 2000, she was also awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest honor, by the Indian government.
- She is one of the actresses who continues to work after getting married and having children.
- Although she started her career in South Indian films, she did not play a lead role in any South Indian film.
- Hema Malini’s biography Beyond The Dream Girl was launched in 2017 by actress Deepika Padukone and written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee.
Hema Malini launches her authorized biography with Deepika Padukone
- She is the first female chairman of the National Film Development Corporation.
- Hema Malini had two hits and three flops with superstar Rajesh Khanna before her marriage. Directors no longer paired them in movies; however, after her marriage, the two played eight consecutive games.
- She resides at 43, Shakunt Plot No.17, Jaihind Society, 12th Road, JVPD Juhu, Mumbai Upnagar, Teh.-Andheri, Dist.-Mumbai, Pin-400049.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education