Hema Malini Biography
Hema
Malini was born in Madras on October 16, 1948. A trained Bharat Natyam
dancer, she made her debut in films with Raj Kapoor's ‘Sapnon Ka
Saudagar’ in 1968. After a few moderate films she got break with
‘Johnny Mera Naam’, which turned out to be a golden jubilee hit,
co-starring the evergreen Dev Anand. But it was with ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’
in 1972, that she established herself as queen of box-office. This
double role as twin sisters won her the Best Actress Award.
Following
a series of hits like ‘Raja Jani’ (1972), ‘Jugnu’ (1973), ‘Sholay’
(1975), ‘Dream Girl’ (1977) & many more with Dharmendra & also
starring opposite Amitabh Bachchan, in series of hit films like
‘Naseeb’ (1981), ‘Desh Premee’ (1982), ‘Satte Pe Satta’ (1982) ‘she
strengthened her position further. With a glamour girl image attached
to her, she proved her acting abilities with sensitive performance in
'Laal Patthar' (1971), 'Khushboo' (1975), ‘Kinara’ (1977), 'Meera'
(1979) etc.
In the 1980s she concentrated on her dance
performances and turned to playing strong characters with feminist
undertones on both film and TV in fact giving a finely modulated
performance in ‘Rihaee’ (1988) as a woman who has an affair when her
husband is away and has another man's child.
She has dabbled
in other channels of film production having produced ‘Swami’ (1977),
‘Sharara’ (1984), ‘Aawargi’ (1987) and ‘Marg’ (1992 but unreleased)
besides directing ‘Dil Aashna Hai’ (1991) and ‘Mohini’ (1994) for
Television. She is still seen in the occasional film (Hey Ram (2000))
but she is content today to see elder daughter Esha try to make her
mark as an actress. She has also directed TV serials Noopur (1990) and
Women of India (1996). Hema Malini was awarded the Padma Bhushan in
1999 for her contribution to Indian Cinema.
Hema Malini Filmography
Baabul ( Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, John Abraham, Om Puri)
Baghban ( Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan)
Sholay ( Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan)
