Vyjayanthimala
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Vyjayanthimala Bali is an Indian actress. She was born August 13, 1936 in Chennai and trained in Bharatnatyam a South Indian classical dance. At the age of 15 she got a break in a AVM's(production house) Tamil film, Vazhkai made by M V Raman, a family friend, in . The film was a hit and was remade in Hindi as Bahaar (1951).
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[edit] Career in Hindi films
Though of Tamil origin, Vyjanthimala was also fluent in Hindi. Initially, after her success in Tamil films, she got roles in B grade Hindi films like Ladki and Nagin (1954). The music by Hemant Kumar and her dance to the "Tan Dole Mera Man dole" song in Nagin made the movie a huge hit and helped her break into the A league. Bimal Roy noticed her and cast her as Chandramukhi opposite Dilip Kumar in the critically acclaimed Devdas. She also made it to Bimal Roy's most commercially successful film Madhumati again with Dilip Kumar, with whom she also had several other successful films such as Ganga Jamuna and Leader. She also worked with Raj Kapoor in Sangam, and there were rumours of an affair with Raj Kapoor during this film (causing a stir as she was believed to be from the Dilip Kumar camp). She also worked with Dev Anand in Jewel Thief and with Kishore Kumar in his inane and zany comedies.
[edit] After films
She married Raj Kapoor's personal physician Dr Bali. After Amarpali's failure she got disillusioned and left at the peak of her career. She moved to Chennai and brought up her son Suchindra. She joined politics later and won an election to become a Lok Sabha (lower house) M.P (Member of Parliament). She later got nominated to the upper house as an M.P.
[edit] Trivia
She worked with Dilip Kumar in 6 films. By the last film ( Sungharsh in 1968) the two had a falling out and were not on talking terms.
[edit] Awards
- 1956 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Devdas. She refused to accept it, saying that she was not a supporting actress, but a heroine, so she should get the award for Best Actress.[1]
- 1958 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Sadhna
