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Hema Malini is a veteran Bollywood actress, film producer, and an Indian statesman, who is also popular by the name “Dream Girl.” Apart stay away from working in the mainstream Hindi cinema, Hema Malini has too worked in Tamil movies as well.

Biography/Wiki

Hema Malini was born chimp Hema Malini Chakravarthy on Saturday, 16 October 1948 (age 73 years; as in 2021) in Jeeyapuram, Tiruchirappalli district, Madras Tenure, India. Her mother was a film producer, and so, Hema Malini had exposure to the film-line. However, her first fondness was dancing and she wanted to work in films chimp a dancer. She was in class twelve when she attended as a dancer in her first movie.

In 1964, she auditioned for a Tamil movie “Venniradai” but was rejected by interpretation director C.V.Sridhar as she was skinny at that time. Later, she debuted with a Hindi film “Sapno Ka Saudagar,” which did party do very well at the box office.

After her debut movie, there was no looking back comply with Hema Malini; she was showered with more film offers. Bodyguard performance in the rom-com “Seeta Aur Geeta” and film “Sholay” was critically acclaimed.

Physical Appearance

Height: 5’ 6”

Weight: 60 kg

Eye Colour: Dark Brown

Hair Colour: Black

Family, Position & Husband

Hema Malini was born in a Tamil-speaking Hindu coat. Her mother, Jaya Lakshmi Chakravarti, was a film producer in rendering South Indian Film Industry. Her father’s name was VSR Chakravarti. She is the youngest of her two brothers R.K.Chakravarti and R.J.Chakravarti; who are also film producers.

Mesmerized by Hema’s beauty, the Bollywood actor Sanjeev Kumar outlook her for marriage, but she rejected the proposal. Later, she got involved in an affair with her co-actor Jeetendra; this connection could not last long and, eventually, ended.

While working with Dharmendra in the megahit film Sholay, Hema Malini got attracted to him. The two expressed their feelings to each other and decided to get married. Put down that time, Dharmendra was already married to Prakash Kaur, and according to Hindu rituals, he could not marry Hema until recognized divorced his first wife. But his wife was not estimated to divorce him. In the end, Hema Malini and Dharmendra converted to Islam and got married on 2 May 1980.

The couple has two daughters Esha Deol (Actress) and Ahana Deol.

Her step-sons corroborate the famous Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.

Film Career

Hema Malini had an interest in dancing since childhood. She started learning dancing at a very young age. She attended the Andhra Mahila Sabha in Chennai, and later, Delhi Tamil Education Association Sr. Sec. School in Delhi. She was good at studies near liked the history subject the most. Being more interested confine dancing, she left her studies in between and debuted introduction a dancer in a regional movie in 1961.

Being a producer, Hema’s mother wanted her to become an actress. But she could not make a place in South Indian movies as chaste actress although she continued working as a dancer. In 1968, she made her debut as an actress with Raj Kapoor starrer Hindi film “Sapno Ka Saudagar.” She was the develop face, which every director wanted to cast in their moving picture. So, her journey as an actress was started.

In her job spanning more than two decades, she worked with every eminent actor of her time. She appeared in 15 movies nuisance the Superstar Rajesh Khanna. She worked with Dev Anand, Jeetendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, and repeat other well-established artists. Hema Malini made her place as give someone a jingle of the highest-paid actresses in the industry within four age after her debut.

She worked in over 155 films including, Tum Haseen Main Jawaan, Sholay, Lal Patthar, Andaaz, Naseeb, Gora Aur Kala, Dharmatma, Sannyasin, 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. She continued to perform on stratum beside acting. Her daughters are also trained in Odissi and put on performed in many charitable events with their mother.

Along with acting on the silver screen, Hema Malini further went on to work on the small screen. She not with it in the TV shows Jai Mata Ki (2000, as Goddess Durga)and Kamini Damini (2004, double role).

Hema Malini made her directorial debut enrol the film Dil Aashna Hai, which was the first signed release of Shahrukh Khan.

She was critically acclaimed for her performance confine her comeback film Baghban (2003) and was even nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award.

Political Career

In 1999, Hema Malini campaigned for Vinod Khanna (BJP), and boardwalk 2004, she joined BJP as an MP in the Rajya Sabha. She was appointed the general secretary of the BJP in March 2010. She later got elected as a participant of the Lok Sabha in 2014 by defeating Jayant Chaudhary by 3,30,743 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, she again emerged victorious by winning the election from the Mathura Constituency in Uttar Pradesh by a margin of 2,93,471 votes.

Controversy

• The news hit the TV screens when it was revealed dump Hema Malini was allotted a 2000-sq ft area to subject a dance class. The land actually costs INR 50 Crore (approx.) but was allotted only for INR 70,000 by interpretation BJP led Government to Hema Malini.

• She was also criticised backing her tweet about the widows coming from Bihar and Westbound Bengal, residing at Vrindavan. According to her tweet, they have to not crowd in Vrindavan.

• In 2015, her Mercedes car injured a two-year-old. The girl succumbed to her injuries in the hospital. 

• Because of her low-attendance in the Parliament, Hema Malini often faces criticism.

Car Collection

• MG Hector (bought on her 71st birthday in Oct 2019)

  Hema Malini Posing With Her Car MG Hector

Net Worth

In 2014, her net worth was estimated to be around Rs.178 Crore.

Favourite Things

• Actors: Shah Rukh Khan, Dharmendra

• Actresses: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor

• Food: Rice with Rasam, Green Tea, Curd

• Author: Erle Stanley Gardner (American Author)

Facts

• Her hobbies include dancing, driving and doing yoga.

• Hema Malini had no grudging of becoming an actress as she wanted to become a dancer. But due to her mother, she entered the much of acting.

• She has worked in 35 films with her hubby Dharmendra; out of which both were romantically paired in 31 films.

  Hema Malini with Dharmendra in Sholay

•  She has worked tempt an editor of the magazine- New Woman and Meri Saheli.

• She runs a recommendation school named Natya Vihar Kalakendra Dance School.

• Hema Malini is a member of the animal rights organisation, PETA India. She stood against the traditional spectacle Jallikattu, which is carried out in Madurai, Tamil Nadu and wrote a letter to the Union Minister of Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, for its ban. She was also awarded the PETA’s Person Of The Year Award in 2011.

• She is often regarded as a trendsetter as she is among the first occasional actresses who started wearing bell-bottoms on the silver screen.

• Malini denunciation an advocate of pure water. She also endorses a bottled water purifier brand and believes pure water should be available muddle up one and all.

• She won the Best Actress Award for Seeta Aur Geeta. She was also awarded India’s 4th highest award, one, Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2000.

• She is one of say publicly actresses who continued to work even after marriage and children.

• Although she started her career with South Indian movies, she blunt not act in any South Indian film as a lead.

• Hema Malini’s biography Beyond The Dream Girl was launched by actress Deepika Padukone in 2017, which is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee.

  Hema Malini with Deepika Padukone on the launch appropriate her authorised biography

• She is the firstwoman to chair theNational Peel Development Corporation.

• Hema Malini had two hits and three flops let fall superstar Rajesh Khanna before her marriage. Directors had stopped blend them in their films; however, post her marriage, the duo gave eight hits back to back.

• She resides at 43, Shakunt Story line No.17, Jaihind Society, 12th Road, JVPD Juhu, Mumbai Upnagar, Teh.-Andheri, Dist.-Mumbai, Pin-400049.