Hema Malini

Hema’s film debut in 1965 was a Telugu film “Pandu leaves this world” ( Telugu Pandava Vanavasam , ex .: “The Exile of the Pandavas”), where she played a dancer. Her first Hindi film was Dream Seller (1968), where her first partner was Raj Kapoor .

Then there were other paintings where Hema played with famous actors - Rajesh Khan , Shammi and Shashi Kapoor, Sanjiv Kumar , Dharmendra , Amitabh Bachchan , Jitendra , Dev Anand , Vinod Khana . In these paintings, she appears in a romantic role of a kind and loving girl, a devoted wife and mother.

In more than 35 films, Hema starred with Dharmendra. In the USSR and in the post-Soviet space, the most famous joint films of this cinema pair are: “Beautiful and Stubborn” (1970), “ Zita and Gita ” (1972), “ Beloved Raja ” (1972), “ Revenge and the Law ” (1975), “The King the jungle ”(1976),“ The Adventures of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves ”(1979),“ Difficult Fate ”(“ Love of the Actress ”, 1981),“ Samrat ”(“ Samraat ”, 1982).

Hema also played the role of real historical figures in historical drama films, for example, the role of Mirra ( Mirabai ) - an Indian saint and poetess , a faithful follower of Sri Krishna - in the film " Mirra " (1979), the role of the sultana Razia in the film (1983). In addition, Hema played in drama films that raise the theme of the difficult situation of women in Indian society, for example, “ Forgotten Wife ” (1975), “ The Fate of a Widow ” (1986). In many feature films, Hema performs classical Indian dances, for example: The Beautiful Dancer (1970), Beloved (1976), The Treasures of the Ancient Temple (1983), Dancer (1992, TV series), Bhagmati: Queen of Fate ”(2005).

The most famous films with the participation of Hema in recent years: (2000), “ Love and Betrayal ” (2003), “ Vir and Zara ” (2004), “ Dad ” (2006), (The Times) (2010).

In the past few years, Hema has been involved in producing and directing films, setting up Hema Malini creations. Her most famous works are the television series Dancer, where she herself played a major role, and the movie Cabaret Dancer, which starred Jitendra , Kabir Bedi , Mithun Chakraborti , Dimple Kapadia , Amrita Singh , Farida Jalal , Shahrukh Khan , Divya Bharati and others . Both of these projects were filmed in 1992. In 2011, she shot the film Tell Me O Kkhuda with Rishi Kapoor , Vinod Khanna , Dharmendra and her daughter Esha, but like the previous one, he failed at the box office.

Hema Malini became the second Tamil actress after Vijayantimala , who became the star of Hindi films . She studied the styles of bharatnatyam , kuchipudi and odyssi with the best and most famous gurus . Dance is Hema’s first love, which, according to her, will remain with her forever. Even in films, her dance numbers are much more complicated than any other actress. .

In recent years, Hema Malini and her husband have been involved in politics and have entered the Upper House of the Indian Parliament with the support of the Indian People’s Party (BJP). In 1999, Hema stood for the BJP candidate, Vinod Khannu , a former Bollywood actor, in the Lower House elections in the Punjabi district of Gurdaspur . Since 2004, Hema Malini officially joined the BJP, becoming in 2010-2011 its Secretary General.

Hema Malini is married to actor Dharmendra . They have two daughters - Ash and Achan. Asha followed in the footsteps of her mother and became a film actress. In addition, the daughters of Hema, like her mother, studied dance in the style of Bharatanatyam and perform in joint dance programs with her or separately. The sons of Dharmendra from their first marriage - Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol - are also film actors.

Hema Malini professes Vaishnavism , is a follower of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ^[2] .

Actress

Producer

• 1992 - Cabaret Dancer / Dil Aashna Hai
• 1995 - Mohini (TV)
• 2011 - Tell Me God / Tell Me O Kkhuda

Director

• 1992 - Dancer / Noopur (TV, series)
• 1992 - Cabaret Dancer / Dil Aashna Hai
• 1995 - Mohini (TV)
• 2011 - Tell Me God / Tell Me O Kkhuda

Rewards

• 1973 - Filmfare Award for Best Actress ^[3] (for the film Zita and the Gita )
• 1999 - Filmfare Award for Lifetime Achievements ^[4]
• 2000 - Padma Sri ^[5]
• 2003 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievements
• 2003 - Star Screen Awards “Couple No. 1” (for the film “ Love and Betrayal ” with Amitabh Bachchan )
• 2003 - Bollywood Movie Awards for Lifetime Achievements
• 2004 - Bollywood Movie Awards as the most sensational actress (for the film "Love and Betrayal")
• 2004 - Sports World “Couple of the Year” (with Amitabh Bachchan for the film “Love and Betrayal”)
• 2015 - Screen Awards for contribution to Indian cinema ^[6]

Nominations

Filmfare Award nominations for Best Actress in Films: