Thursday, 16 June 2011

Hema Malini

Hema Malini Biography

Date of Birth 16 October 1948, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India Hema Malini R. Chakravarty Dream Girl

Hema was born in the Tamil-speaking Chakravarthy household on October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu. Her dad's name is V.S.R. Chakravarthy and her mom, Jaya, was a film producer. She was enrolled in the Chennai-based Andhra Mahila Sabha.
After performing as a dancer in a 1961 regional movie, she was rejected by Tamil Director, Sridhar, during 1964 when she first attempted to act, on the grounds that she had no star appeal. Sridhar was proved wrong when Hema persisted, debuted opposite legendary showman, Raj Kapoor in 'Sapnon Ka Saudagar' just 4 years after her rejection.
Thereafter there has no been looking back for this attractive Libran, who went to star in close to 140 movies; who also produced and directed two movies, and also directed a TV serial 'Noopur'.
After turning down marriage proposals from Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra, she met with hot fellow actor, Dharmendra, both were attracted to each other and wanted to get married. Dharmendra, who was already married to Prakash Kaur, and had two sons, Sunny and Bobby, could not marry Hema as Prakash refused to divorce him. According to the Hindu Marriage Act, a Hindu cannot marry a second time while the first wife is still alive. Dharmendra belongs to a Arya Samaj Hindu Punjabi Jatt family.
On August 21, 1979, both Hema and Dharmendra converted to Islam, changed their names to Aisha Bi R. Chakravarty and Dilawar Khan Kewal Krishn respectively, and got married in accordance with Islamic rites. Three years after their marriage, Hema subsequently gave birth to Esha and then later to Ahana. Esha is an actress in her own rights. The trio, well proficient in the arts of Bharatnatyam dance form, have performed together at a number of dance events and concerts.

Hema is a member of the right-winged Bharatiya Janata Party, and became a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
She was amongst the first actresses to wear bell-bottom and shirts in Hindi movies, and is also amongst the few who have kept their word of not wearing any revealing outfits in public. Hema, who is also called 'Dream Girl' continues to act in movies, with her latest being 'Baabul' in 2006

Dharmendra

(2 May 1980 - present) 2 children

Mother of Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. Step-mother of Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Daughter of Jaya Chakravarthy.The second South Indian actress after Vyjayanthimala to become a major Hindi film star. Ironically, Hema's career almost ended before it began. Her first director threw her out of a Tamil film he was directing, saying she had no star appeal. Hema resolved she would make it big where it mattered the most: Bollywood.
Hema Malini began her film career opposite Raj Kapoor in Sapnon Ka Saudagar (1968) where she became labeled the "Dream Girl". She had a glorious reign as a leading actress during the 70's, even winning the Filmfare Best Actress award for Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), but in the early 80's, she decided to concentrate on 'character' roles, often those with feminist undertones.
In the book "Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography," (2007) she revealed that both actors Jeetendra and Sanjeev Kumar proposed marriage to Hema, but it was Dharmendra, with whom she formed a hugely successful on-screen couple, that won her hand in the end. She defied the conventional norm at the time by becoming his second wife and continuing to work after having children.
In an effort to re-establish herself as a classical dancer (she is an expert Bharatnatyam dancer), she directed TV serials such as "Noopur" (1990) and "Women of India" in 1996.
Hema Malini was awarded the 'Padma Bhushan' in 1999 for her contribution to Indian Cinema.
Born in the village Ammankudi, located in the District of Trichy, Tamil Nadu, to V.S. Ramanujam Chakravarti and Jaya Chakravarti.
Set up a Natya Vihar Kalakendra, an institution dedicated to create, spread and present the age old Indian mythological themes from the epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata and other ancient scriptures through the medium of dance.
In 2003 was nominated to the Rajya Sabha (Parliament of India), serving on the Committee of External Affairs as an MP. In 2004, actress-turned-politician Hema formally joined the BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party).
Served as Chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) from 2000-03.
Converted to Islam, changed her name to Aisha Bi R. Chakravarty, and married Dilawar Khan Kewal Krishn Deol alias Dharmendra on August 21, 1979.
My interest was dance and, in the beginning, I didn't enjoy acting at all. It was my mother who brought me into films and who looked after my career. I remember each time a producer came to meet her, my only reaction was, 'Oh God, another year of my life gone.'

Hema Malini

Leopard Strays Into Hema Malini's Bungalow

Hema Malini - Indian Cinema - '70s

Dharmendra

Dharmendra biography

8 December 1935, Sahniwal, Punjab, India Birth Name Dharmendra Kewal Krishn Deol
Dharminder
5' 8" (1.73 m) When one thinks of Dharmendra Deol, one automatically sees a romantic star as well as a he-man - a trait that is not quite common in Bollywood heroes. No wonder He is known as 'Garam' Dharam (hot Dharam), in Bollywood. He had the looks of a real gentle man, the masculine body of a he-man and when it came to his films, he had a very humorous touch in his dialog-delivery and the timing, especially. The heroics in his films - Phool Aur Patthar (1966), Jugnu (1973), Raja Jani (1972) and Loafer (1973) - are all quite remarkable and unforgettable. Let's not forget that all these films were big blockbusters in India. And not to forget his quite unbelievable performance he'd shown in the role he played as "Veeru" in Sholay (1975). And who can forget his dialog delivery in this movie, whether it was with Basanti or his famous "suicide" dialog. Though he and his films got nominated for Filmfare awards and though he couldn't get one for his films, he, in the end, has got the best award in his life - "The Life Time Achievement" award in 1997 from Filmfare for his achievements, splendid performance during his times and wonderful career in Bollywood. He was the real action hero of perfection in his days and is still considered to be the best romantic hero and the best romantic pair with the actress Hema Malini, whom he later married. They have 2 children together, Esha and Ahana and he has two sons, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol from a previous marriage with Prakash Kaur. While Sunny, Deol, and Esha are Bollywood stars in their own right, Ahana is getting set-up to be another Deol Star on the horizon. Dharmendra became a grandfather recently when Bobby and Tanya gave birth to their first-born. And not to forget Dharam's nephew Abhay, who has already made his debut with "Socha Na Tha" with Ayesha Takia. Dharmendra still continues to make appearances in movies every once in a while, and we all know that it will be quite some time before he throws in the towel.

Hema Malini	(21 August 1979 - present) 2 children
Prakash Kaur	(1954 - present) 4 children

Hindi megas Father of Esha Deol and Ahana Deol from his second marriage to Hema Malini.
Father of Bollywood stars Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol from his first marriage.
He is the only actor to have starred with almost all the Kapoor members. He did not star with Kareena Kapoor and Prithviraj Kapoor.
On August 21, 1979 he converted to Islam, changed his name to Dilawar Khan, got married to actress Hema Malini, as his first wife, Prakash Kaur, refused to divorce him. In accordance with the Hindu Marriage Act it is illegal for a Hindu to get re-married when his first wife is still alive.
On August 21, 1979 he converted to Islam, changed his name to Dilawar Khan, got married to actress Hema Malini, as his first wife, Prakash Kaur, refused to divorce him. In accordance with the Hindu Marriage Act it is illegal for a Hindu to get re-married when his first wife is still alive. Two Congress party-members have launched law-suits against him under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code in this connection as he failed to make a declaration of his religion when he joined the Janata Party.
He has four children with his first wife Prakash Kaur. Two sons, the Bollywood stars Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol and two daughters Ajeeta and Vijeta.

Dharmendra

Salman and Dharmendra together

8-May-[High V/A Q]-DHARMENDRA In Lift Kara De Part 1 By Ankur Khanna

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Sanjay Leela Bhansali Biography

Date of Birth: 24 February 1963, Mumbai, India His work has passionate (and often damaged) individuals reaching out to each other over great distances to connect with each other.

His films often feature emotional pain and trauma being exprienced by his protagonists.
Dedicates all his films to his deceased father.
Conceives his films in a unique fashion - he designs the film soundtrack first and then creates the film.Frequently sneaks scenes from his life into his films.
He is the only director, besides the legendary Guru Dutt, who created his films in total isolation from the public. In fact, two of Dutt's films - Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) - are Bhansali's favourite movies. His wish is to remake either or both of these movies at some point in his career, as well as to make a biopic on Guru Dutt's life.
At the premiere of Black (2005): Until recently I didn't even have a proper office. I've just a couple of staffers, hence my agitation and anxiety at the premiere. I single-handedly sent out all the invitations, called up every person individually and made sure they were all there at the premiere. I agree this isn't the way for me to function. But I'm basically a middle class boy from the chawls. I can't bring myself to trust others to do my work.Black for you may be darkness; for me it is a universal truth. Our best ideas come from the darkness of the mind; every new life is created in the darkness of the womb...
On disabled children: The physically challenged are not children of a lesser god. They're far more beautiful than the so-called normal people. They appreciate every shade of life, like my protagonist in Black (2005). She's a true-blue hero.
Deep down, the disadvantaged are angry with life. They want to see/hear/talk, but are constantly groping in the dark. They are so insecure about communication that there is a whole surrender in it. They get angry over the smallest of things! Imagine the frustrations of not being fully understood...anger is an important part of their expression.
About Alzheimer's disease: The idea of forgetting...things, names, persons...terrifies me. When I forget a little thing, it is an absolute trauma until it comes back to me again. All of us have these lapses of memory - what if memory doesn't return?
About the hearing-impaired: I was fascinated by the way in which teachers and parents struggled to reach out to hearing-impaired children. How do you start the communication, how do you keep it going? What takes other children a year to learn takes them ten years for them to absorb. I watched a mother trying so hard, and with such patience, to convey the simplest things - I wanted to make a film about it right away. I find their zest for life and unquenchable fighting spirit a thing to be admired. What a long tough struggle, yet they choose to live with energy and vitality! They don't want our pity, nor have I treated them as people who need our sympathy. You know, as they talk, they hold your hand - they're reaching out desperately, almost entirely through the touch; that is their most basic, urgent mode of communication, more than textbook grammar, than even the language of gesture. There is so much honesty in that touch. We don't touch each other anymore and I think we hear less because of that. I've never felt more reassured than when I held a deaf person's hand.
About his "lack of restraint": Listen, I was born and brought up in Bombay, where people shout at each other from the windows of flats on opposite sides of the streets. I belong to a community with a loud lifestyle. You can't expect dignity, propriety, control and detachment from ME! My talk is full-throated, my expressions full-blooded. I cannot make a film without melodrama.
About Devdas (2002): It's got a garish, nautanki format to it. I've paid tributes to all films like it, from Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1961) to Prem Rog (1982). I've made the film as Raj Kapoor would have made it - over the top. I can't get Bimal Roy's subtle format and delineation anyway...
About teachers: I have learned Odissi; I know what the teacher can do, why we touch his feet. We don't respect our teachers anymore, but to me God is the teacher. He comes into your life once - he can be neurotic, erratic, complex, but he transforms your life and perspective. You must not submit meekly, but question what you're taught. Then the teacher removes your fears about life, the world - and yourself...
What fun to explore a road not taken, to explore blacks, blues and grays instead of riotous colors! You know, those who do only the expected things evaporate form the minds of audiences. Audiences too want a change from the same boring formulas and anyway formulas are failing all the time. I believe that audiences make no special demands. Good fiction, made with honesty, conviction and entertainment, and they'll accept it...
About Saawariya (2007): Saawariya is a simple but exotic love story. True love is divine. It has to have yearning, disappointment and agony.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Sanjay Leela Bhansali Speaks About 'Guzaarish'

Sanjay Leela Bhansali At 'X Factor India'

Bobby Deol

Bobby Deol Biography

27 January 1967, India Birth Name Vijaysingh Dharmendra Deol

Height 6' (1.83 m) Bobby Deol (Vijay Singh Deol) is the second son of Bollywood mega-star Dharmendra. His older brother is another Bollywood mega-star, Sunny Deol. Deol began his career as a child artiste in the movie Dharam Veer (1977), playing a young Dharmendra.

He has two step-sisters, namely Bollywood actress Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. His step-mother is the Bollywood "Dreamgirl" Hema Malini. Bobby Deol married Tanya Ahuja and has been blessed with two sons. The second son was born on November 5, 2004 at 5:00 am, and is named "Dharam" after his grandpa. The elder son is named Aryaman.
Biography Bobby Deolm also known as Vijay Singh Deol is a Bollywood actor. He is said to be the second son of actor Dharmendra. Born on January 27, 1967, his eldest brother is Bollywood action hero, Sunny Deol. He has several sisters, one of whom is Bollywood actress, Esha Deol. Deol has made several films during his career which includes: Barsaat (1995), Gupt (1997), Bichhoo (2000) among others. He is an actor of comedy, action, romance among others. He is married to Tanya Ahuja, and has two children

Taya Ahuya

(30 May 1996 - present) 2 children

Son of Dharmendra and first wife, Prakash Kaur. His step-mother is Hema Malini and grandson of Jaya Chakravarthy. Younger brother of Sunny Deol.
Half-brother of Esha Deol and Ahana Deol.
His wife Tanya is the daughter of finance guru, Dev Ahuja, owner of 21st Century Finance.
He made his on-screen debut in the romantic film Barsaat (1995), produced by his father Dharmendra and co-starring Twinkle Khanna. For his role in this film, he was awarded Best Debut as Discovery of the Year at the Filmfare Awards, however, he could not come to the function since he was hospitalized at the time.
Unlike his father and brother, he is not really known as an action hero. Although his breakthrough role came in the suspense thriller Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997), these days he is acting in more romantic roles.
Has two sons, Aryaman, born June 2002 and Dharam, born on November 5, 2004. Dharam named after his Grandfather Dharmendra.
don't envy anyone's success. I don't have silly insecurities. Maybe because I come from a secure background. I've seen hits and flops all my life. What's there to worry? I know I'm here stay I have fought with Rani and I have fought with Preity at some point or the other but we have become better friends after these fights.
It feels nice to hear how much my dad is loved even now. And we as his children will always have to live in his shadow. I feel no progeny can outdo their parents' achievements, just like no fruit can grow bigger than the trees that bears it
You invest so much love, trust, insecurities, doubt into one relationship...why would I want to give this up?
Films aren't exactly the be-all and end-all of my life. I am more of a family man and I prefer spending more time with my wife Tanya, instead of doing the run-of-the-mill stuff.

Bobby Deol

Iifa Award 2011 Press Conference - Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra & Dharmendra - Bollywood Events

Double Dhammal at IIFA awards 2011

Esha Dharmendra Deol

Esha Dharmendra Deol Biography

Birth Name Esha Dharmendra Deol Height5' 6" (1.68 m) Fluent in English, Hindi and Tamil, Scorpion Esha was born on November 2, 1982 to Hema 'Dreamgirl' Malini, and Dharmendra 'He-Man' Deol. She has a younger sister, Ahana, and two step-brothers, Sunny and Bobby, both well-known Bollywood super-stars in their own rights. Bobby is married to Tanya Ahuja, and has a child.

Esha studied in the Jamnabai Narsee School, excelled at football, then went on to attend Oxford University and obtained a Masters Degree in Media Arts and Computer Technology. She also learned classical dance forms from her mom, the daughter of Jaya Chakraborty.
Having Bollywood connections, she did aspire to be an actress and follow in the footsteps of her parents and half-siblings, and landed a lead role in 'Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche' in 2002.
She delivered her very first hit with 'Dhoom' in 2004 and went on to another hit after hit in 'Kaal' 'No Entry', and 'Dus'. She demonstrated her versatility when she accepted a negative character-role in 'Ankaee' in 2006. She has also acted in a Tamil movie 'Aiyatha Ezhuthu'.
Amongst her friends at Bollywood are Kareena Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan. She likes to work out and listen to music.She will shortly be seen in Just Married, and has started filming in the following movies; Cash, Darling, and Honeymoon.Daughter of Hema Malini and Dharmendra. She has inherited her mother's beauty and her father's acting talents.

Half-sister of Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol, and elder sister of Ahana Deol. Granddaughter of Jaya Chakravarthy.

Classically-trained Indian dancer in the Odissi style, along with her mother and sister. Her mother is also trained in the Bharatanatyam style, and together, they have performed in many dance recitals.

Favourite Perfume: Estee Lauder's Pleasure

Speaks Tamil fluently, which caused Mani Ratnam to offer her a role in his Tamil film, Ayitha Ezhuthu (2004).

Has received over eight awards for her performance in her film debut in Boney Kapoor's Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002), a love story while exploring the relationship between a mother and a daughter.

As a part of the _LOC Kargil (2003)_ cast, Esha received a national award for being a part of the film.

Her favorite actresses are Kajol and Julia Roberts.

Has a Masters Degree in Media Arts and a Bachelor Degree In Computer Technology at Oxford University

Prefers to speak English, as she is not too fluent in Hindi.

Great friends with Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan

The name 'Esha' comes from Sanskrit and is derived from the Upanishads to mean "the divine beloved".
Longtime close friends with actress Kareena Kapoor.
Esha's physically fit body is a result of work-outs at Barbarian Power Gym, which is owned by her Rakhi brother, Satya.
Personal Quotes "Face your fears and live your dreams.""An actress is all about acting, revealing is not even in the job!"

Esha Dharmendra Deol

HEMA MALINI ESHA DEOL & AHANA DEOL PERFORMANCE SUPERSTARS KA JALWA 28 MARCH

Esha Deol at K.J. Somaiya College Festival in Mumbai

Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar Biography
Dilip Kumar is considered to be one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema. Starting his career in 1944, he has starred in some of the biggest commercially successful films from the late 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1980s. His performances have been regarded as the epitome of emoting in Indian Cinema. He was the first actor to receive a Filmfare Best Actor Award and holds the record for most number of Filmfare Awards won for that category. Though he has done all kinds of films - he balanced a wide variety of roles such as the intense Andaz (1949) with the swashbuckling Aan (1952), the dramatic Devdas (1955) with the comical Azaad (1955) and the historical romance Mughal E Azam (1960) with the social Ganga Jamuna (1961). In the 1970s roles dried up for Kumar and after 1976 he left films for a five year break. In 1981 he returned with a character role in the blockbuster film Kranti and continued his career playing central character roles in hits such as Shakti (1982), Karma (1986) and Saudagar (1991). He has retired from the Indian Film Industry in 1998.

He was born Muhammad Yusuf Khan in Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar Pakistan in a Pashtun family of twelve children. His father Ghulam Sarwar was a fruit merchant and owned large orchards in Peshawar and Devlali in Maharashtra near Mumbai. The family relocated to Mumbai in 1930s and in the early 1940s Yusuf Khan moved to Pune and started off with his canteen business and supplying dry fruits.

There he was spotted by a leading actress of those years Devika Rani who was also the wife of the founder of Bombay Talkies Himanshu Rai and helped his entry into the Bollywood film industry. She also gave him the screen name of Dilip Kumar.

His first film Jwar Bhata, was released in 1944 which went unnoticed. In 1947 he shot to prominence with the film Jugnu which was his first major hit. In 1949, he co-starred with Raj Kapoor in the romantic melodrama film Andaz, which went to become a huge success and made him a star. Throughout the 1950s he was one of the biggest stars of Bollywood along with Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand. He became known for playing tragic roles in popular films such as Deedar (1951), Amar (1954), Devdas (1955) and Madhumati (1958) which earned him the title of "Tragedy King".

He was also successful in playing lighthearted roles such as playing a swashbuckling peasant in Aan (1952) and a comic role in Azaad (1955). In 1960 he starred in the historical film Mughal-e-Azam which is as of 2008, the second highest grossing film in Hindi film history inflation adjusted in which he played the role of the Mughal crown-prince Jehangir the son of Akbar.

In 1961 he produced and starred in the hit Ganga Jamuna in which he and his Real Life brother Nasir Khan played the title roles. Despite the film success he did not produce any film after this. Dilip had a narrow brush with international fame in 1962 when British director David Lean offered him the role of Sherif Ali in his 1962 blockbuster, Lawrence of Arabia. However Kumar declined the part. The role eventually went to Omar Sharif the Egyptian actor. After a brief period of box office flops in the mid 1960s, he bounced back when he played a dual role of twins separated at birth in the film Ram Aur Shyam (1967) which was one of the biggest box office hits of the year. The success of Ram Aur Shyam spawned a number of remakes and imitators.

In the 1970s Kumar acted in fewer films as newer actors such as Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan had began to take the spotlight. Many of Kumar's films failed at the box office during this period and after the release of his 1976 film Bairaag in which he played triple roles, he took a five year break from acting.

He made a comeback in 1981 with the multi-starrer Kranti which was the biggest hit of the year. He went onto play character roles as an elderly family patriarch or a police officer in a string of box office hits including Shakti (1982) in which he starred alongside the reigining superstar of the time Amitabh Bachchan , Vidhaata (1982), Mashaal (1984) and Karma (1986). In his last major successful film, Saudagar (1991) he appeared alongside another legendary actor Raaj Kumar after three decades since they last appeared together in Paigham (1959). In 1992 he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 1996 he was attached to make his directorial debut with a film titled Kalinga but the film was shelved. In 1998 he made his last film appearance to date in the box office flop Qila where in a rare form he played a villainous role. He has since retired from the film industry although he has continued to receive film offers in recent years but the films have either been shelved due to his indifferent health or because he refused them.

Dilip Kumar's younger brother Nasir Khan was also an actor and appeared opposite him in Ganga Jamuna (1961) and Bairaag (1976) as well as some other films in the late 1940s and 1950s. His career was not as successful however. He died in 1974. Nasir Khan's son Ayub Khan is also currently an actor in the industry. Nasir Khan's wife was 1950s actress Begum Para who recently made a comeback to films after 50 years in the film Saawariya in 2007.

Dilip Kumar married actress and "beauty queen" Saira Banu in 1966 when he was aged 44 and she was 22. At the time, gossip columnists predicted doom for the high-profile couple, but the union has been one of the longest lasting marriages in Bollywood.

Dilip Kumar

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Dilip Kumar Aur Urdu Adab Part 01

Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan

Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan Biography
Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan is a prominent Bollywood actress and is married to Amitabh Bachchan who is one of the most powerful actors in the industry.

Basics on Jaya
Jaya Bhaduri was born on 10th April 1948 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. She is a Bengali and her parents are Indira and Taroon Kumar Bhaduri. Her father was a journalist.

She completed school from St Joseph’s Convent School in Bhopal and later studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.

Jaya Bhaduri married actor Amitabh Bachchan in 1973. They have worked together in movies like Abhimaan, Sholay and Zanjeer. They have two children, Shweta and Abhishek. Her son Abhishek Bachchan is also an actor and is married to actress Aishwarya Rai.

She has been honoured with the Padma Shri and Yash Bharati Samman, apart from many awards for her achievements as an actress in cinema, including the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

She is a Member of Parliament at the Rajya Sabha and part of the Samajwadi Party.

Jaya Bachchan’s Movies
1963 to 1979 Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan started acting when she was fifteen years old with a Bengali movie called Mahanagar, which was directed by Satyajit Ray. Her performance in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Guddi (1971) was praised. She played a schoolgirl who is infatuated with the movie star Dharamendra.

In 1972 she had releases like Jawani Diwani with Randhir Kapoor, Gulzar’s Parichay which was a remake of The Sound of Music and Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Bawarchi. Anamika (1973) saw her with Sanjeev Kumar and in Zanjeer (1973) she played Amitabh Bachchan’s lover. They were also seen together in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Abhimaan (1973) as a married couple both of whom aspire to be singers and when the wife becomes a bigger success the envy and imbalance that it brings into their relationship. Her part won her the first Filmfare Best Actress Award.
In 1974, she won another Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Kora Kagaz. The year 1975 was another good year for Jaya. She was seen in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Mili as a girl who’s cheerful though she is dying. The movie also starred Amitabh Bachchan. Chupke Chupke was a comedy which was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and starred Amitabh Bachchan, Dharamendra and Sharmila Tagore.

In Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay (1975), she played the widow Radha who falls in love with the character played by Amitabh Bachchan. She took on the role of a house maid in Nauker (1979) and won another Filmfare Best Actress Award.

1980 to 1989 In 1980, Jaya Bachchan had only one release Silsila with Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan. Though the movie did not perform well at the box office, it generated curiosity as it explored an extra marital affair. The other woman was played by Rekha while Jaya and Amitabh played the married couple. Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan were rumoured to be having an affair in real life too.

2000 to 2009 She returned to movies with Fiza (2000) in which she played Hrithik Roshan and Karishma Kapoor’s mother. She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. The next year she played Amitabh Bachchan’s wife in Karan Johar’s Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), a family drama, with Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan as her sons.

In Kal Ho Na Ho (2003) her portrayal of Jennifer won her another Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. She worked with her son Abhishek Bachchan in Drona (2008) as Queen Jayanti. However the movie did not do well.

Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan

Happy Birthday Jaya Bachchan

Jaya Bachchan gets candid