Meet actress who became star with her debut film, fell madly in love with her co-actor, his father ruined her career, got married twice, today she is…

India.com

24-04-2025

Bollywood is not just about the stories on screen, there is a lot that goes behind it too. Careers are made and ruined with one film, one role or one dialogue as well. There are several artists who rise to glory but eventually fade away. Relationships, affairs, marriages, or break-ups, these are some complexities that weave the life the of actors, somehow. One actress fell in love with her first co-actor but their relationship was not approved by the actor's father. This affected her career and despite being a household name, she only has a few number of films to her name. The actress in focus is Vijayta Pandit.
Vijayta Pandit shot to fame with just one film and that too her screen debut in 1981. She was cast as the lead actress in 'Love Story' opposite to Kumar Gaurav. The Rajendra Kumar directorial became a blockbuster hit and made Pandit and overnight sensation. Rumours were rife about alleged relationship between the two actors. But Kumar Gaurav's father did not approve it and used to tell his son that 'he will bring a princess' for him, once Pandit revealed.
In an interview with Lehren Retro, Pandit addressed the rumour and said, 'Bunty (Kumar Gaurav) was the first boy I hugged during the shoot for Love Story. Any love stories you look at, be it Rishi Kapoor-Dimple Kapadia's Bobby, Sunny Deol-Amrita Singh's Betaab, Sanjay Dutt and Tina Munim's Rocky, all these actors fell in love in real life. With such films you have to get into it, feel the romance… that was the first time a boy was touching me, so we both fell in love… Bunty was very fond of me; he would keep following me, holding my hands and dancing… he used to be a very charming boy. But his father and the film's producer Rajendra Kumar was very angry over our relationship. He would drink alcohol and tell Bunty, he was his prince, and that he should marry a princess. He said he will find his son a girl who belongs to a reputed family. When I used to hear all this, I used to be so scared, but Bunty would retaliate and tell his father that he loves me; they used to drink together and argue; I used to try and get away from this situation.'
Reportedly, the relationship culminated over the intensifying tensions between families and affected her career negatively. Eventually, this entailed a gap in career but she returned to the screen after some time. Some of her notable works include Jeete Hain Shaan Se (1986), Deewana Tere Naam Ka (1987), Zalzala (1988), Pyar Ka Toofan (1990). She also starred in the blockbuster Bengali film Amar Sangi . (1987)
'Love Story' actress starred in a film called 'Car Thief' in 1986 that was directed by Sameer Malkan, The actress was married to Malkan for a brief period and then the marriage ended. Later, she found love in Aadesh Srivastava, famous music singer and composer. He died and unfortunate and untimely death and passed away at the age of 51 leaving a void that cannot be filled.