Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor were crazy about this actress' beauty; Rishi Kapoor even left his house because of her, married father of 3 children, she is…
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Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor were crazy about this actress' beauty; Rishi Kapoor even left his house because of her, married father of 3 children, she is…
Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor were crazy about this actress' beauty; Rishi Kapoor even left his house because of her, married father of 3 children, she is…
Did you know Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor were madly in love with this beauty. Raj Kapoor even had a heated argument with his wife about rumoured affair with this diva.
Even today, cinema lovers have not forgotten old movies and their stars. The initial phase of Hindi cinema has become immortal and its stars have become memorable. Today we will talk about this girl seen in the photo, who has been a star actress of the bygone era. This actress debuted in Tamil cinema and also gave blockbuster movies with superstars like Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in the Hindi belt. This actress is the first actress of South cinema, who first showed her sizzling avatar in a swimsuit. This actress was so beautiful that there used to be a line in the theaters to see her. This actress fell in love with a father of 3 children, and then she got married at the peak of her career.
Dilip Kumar was madly in love with this actress
This actress got the tag of a home-breaking actress. Dilip Kumar also fell in love with this actress. That is why Saira Banu was very jealous of the chemistry between Dilip Kumar and this actress. We are talking about actress Vyjayanthimala, who appeared with Dilip Kumar in Ganga Jamuna (1961), who is 91 years old today. Vyjayanthimala's name was also associated with Raj Kapoor, and on this, Rishi Kapoor had said that his mother left him due to his father's affair.
Vyjayanthimala, who started her film career with the Tamil film Vaajkai in 1949, also rejected the supporting actress award. In 1955, she played the role of Chandramukhi in Bimal Roy's Devdas. This role was rejected by Suraiya, Nargis, and Bina Roy.
Married to the father of 3 children
Vyjayanthimala has been a pan-India star. She ruled all three (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil) film industries, but at the peak of her career, she married Doctor Chamanlal Bali. She met Chamanlal on the film set. When she fell ill on the set, Chamanlal came for treatment, where they fell in love, whereas Chamanlal was the father of three children, and he divorced his wife and married Vyjayanthimala.
In 1984, she won the election as a Congress member and remained in the party for a long time. She resigned after the death of Rajiv Gandhi in 1999. The actress was awarded the Padma Shri in 1968. Recently, she has received the Padma Vibhushan award, which is India's second-highest civilian award. Let us tell you, she will turn 92 on 13 August.
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