| Hema Malini MP |
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| Member of Parliament for Mathura | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jayant Chaudhary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hema Malini R. Chakravarthy 16 October 1948 Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse(s) | Dharmendra (1980–present) |
| Children | Esha Deol Ahana Deol |
| Occupation | actress, producer and politician |
Hema Malini (Born 16 October 1948) is an Indian actress, director and producer, Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer, and a politician, well known for the roles in Hindi cinema. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968), she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra and with Rajesh Khanna. Malini was initially promoted as "Dream Girl", and in 1977 starred in a film of the same name.
During this period, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's
leading actresses, noted for both her comic and dramatic roles, her
beauty, and her accomplished classical dancing.
Malini is one of the most successful female film stars in the history of Indian cinema.Appearing in over 150 films in a career span of 40 years, she has
starred in a large number of successful films, and her performances in
both commercial and arthouse cinema, were often recognised. During her career, she has been nominated 11 times for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, of which she won once in 1972. In 2000, she was presented with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. In the same year, she was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour, by the Government of India. In 2012, the Sir Padampat Singhania University conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Malini in recognition of her contribution to Indian cinema. She also served as the Chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation.
She was awarded the prestigious "SaMaPa Vitasta Award 2006" in Delhi by
SaMaPa – "Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts" by Music Legend
Pandit Bhajan Sopori for her lifetime contribution and service to Indian
culture and Dance.
Of late Malini spends most of her time on charitable and social
ventures, while making occasional appearances in films. She is a member
of India's Bharatiya Janata Party and was nominated member by the party in Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament during 2003–2009.
Early life and family
Hema Malini Chakravarty was born into a Tamil speaking Iyengar family in Ammankudi near Orathanadu to V.S. Ramanujam Chakravarthy and Jaya Chakravarthy on 16 October 1948. Her mother was a film producer. Malini was the youngest of the three children and has two brothers. She was not interested in academics but enjoyed history, her favourite subject in school. She was educated at Andhra Mahila Sabha in Chennai. She studied at DTEA Mandir Marg till class 10 but did not complete class 10 when she got into acting.
Malini pictured with her daughter Esha Deol (right)
Hema fell in love with her co-star Dharmendra during the filming of Sholay. She eventually married him in 1980. Before they married, they both converted to Islam. Dharmendra was married to Prakash Kaur who refused to divorce him. Apart from Sholay, the Dharmendra-Hema pair appeared together in films like Seeta Aur Geeta, Dreamgirl, Charas and The Burning Train. After her marriage she became the step-mother of Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, both popular actors in Bollywood. She has two daughters with Dharmendra, Esha Deol (born 1981) and Ahana Deol
(born 1985). Her elder daughter Esha is a well-known actress in
Bollywood who married a diamond merchant Bharat Takhtanj, on 29 June
2012: while her younger daughter Ahana is an aspiring director who worked as an assistant director to Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his film Guzarish (2010).
Hema Malini's niece is actress Madhoo who had starred in films Phool Aur Kaante (1991), Roja (1992) and Annayya (1993).
Film career
Debut: 1960s
Hema performed in the song Singara Therukku Selai sung by Seergazhi
Govindrajan and L.R.Eshwari as a supporting actor from the 1963 Tamil
film Idhu Sathiyam starring S.A.Asokan as the hero. Hema was considered
for a Tamil film Venniradai when she was 15 but rejected by director C. V. Sridhar saying that she was too thin, and the role was awarded instead to J. Jayalalitha. In 1965, she got an opportunity to portray a danseuse in Pandava Vanavasam, a Telugu film. Later Ananthaswamy, a film poducer, offered her a role opposite Raj Kapoor in his film Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968) after Vyjayanthimala refused the film. She was promoted as the dream girl of Bollywood right from that film.
Breakthrough: 1970s
In Johnny Mera Naam
(1970), she was cast in a more pivotal role and the film became a
blockbuster. She took challenging roles which most of the heroines of
the 1960s refused to do. She played the role of a young widow in Andaz and in Lal Patthar (1971) she played a character with negative shades. The following year, Hema double-roled with Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar in Seeta Aur Geeta. Even after many years the film remains one of the best in her career. The film was a blockbuster and earned her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. Within four years of making her debut, she established herself as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood.
During the mid 70s, her fans started calling her "Dream Girl", an allusion to the movie of the same name where she starred opposite Dharmendra.
A majority of her films released during this period were highly successful; Sanyasi, Dharmatma and Pratigya. Sholay,
released in 1975, became a box-office phenomenon, where she played the
role of Basanti, an unforgettable role of a talkative girl.
Malini starred in many movies throughout the 1970s and is perhaps
best remembered for her glamour, style, and accomplished classical
dancing. The Dharmendra-Hema pair had back to back hits from the early 70's like Sharafat, Tum Haseen Main Jawan, Naya Zamana, Raja Jani, Seeta Aur Geeta starring together in 28 movies in all, eventually marrying him in 1980. The pair continued with box office hit movies like Patthar Aur Payal, Dost, Charas, Jugnu, Azaad, Dillagi and Dil Kaa Heera. She also achieved some strong dramatic or comic moments in films like Trishul, Joshila and Khushboo. In the late 1970s she acted in female-centric movies like Kinara (1977) and Meera (1979), directed by Gulzar.
Post marriage: 1980–1999
After her marriage she continued to work in films like Kranti, Naseeb, Satte Pe Satta and Vijay Anand's Rajput. Dharmendra & Hema Malini were paired together after marriage in Alibaba Aur 40 Chor, Baghavat, Samraat and Razia Sultan. In 1983 she starred in Andha Kanoon wherein she played the role of a daughter seeking revenge for the death of her parents. The following year she acted in K. Balachander's Ek Nai Paheli, a remake of his Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal. She portrayed the role of a classical singer in the film. Her on screen pairing opposite Rajesh Khanna was very popular as they appeared in a number of box-office hits such as Andaaz, Bandish, Prem Nagar, Mehbooba and Kudrat.
She was a part of the hit multi-starrers Baghavat and Raaj Tilak both opposite Dharmendra, and continued to gain success in films focusing on her character like Aandhi Toofan, Durgaa and Ramkali in 1985, Sitapur Ki Geeta in 1987 saw her doing action oriented roles while Ek Chadar Maili Si (1986), Rihaee and Jamai Raja (1990), saw her playing more matured roles.
Malini also directed the film Dil Aashna Hai which was loosely based on a novel that she was reading at that time. She signed the late actress Divya Bharti and the now superstar Shahrukh Khan
in the leading roles. It turned out to be a commercial failure and her
career tapered off as she chose to concentrate more on her dance
commitments and Television serials.
Comeback: 2000s
After taking a break from films for a number of years, Hema made a comeback with Baghban (2003). The film had Amitabh Bachchan
playing her husband and also earned her a Filmfare Best Actress Award
nomination. She also played a substantial supporting role in the 2004
film Veer-Zaara.
In both films, she played a self-possessed, elderly married woman. In
2011, she directed her second feature film that featured her daughter Esha Deol in the lead role alongside her husband Dharmendra in Tell Me O Khuda which released on Diwali of 2011.
Political career
She was nominated as Rajay Sabha MP (2003–2009) by the then President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, from Maharashtra.
In February 2004, she joined the party (BJP) officially.
With her film career less hectic, she has been an active member of the
party, attending party meetings and rallies and campaigning for the
party through various elections. In March 2010, she was made general
secretary of the BJP. In February 2011, it was reported that Hema Malini
has been recommended by H.N.Ananth Kumar, party general secretary.
In the General Elections 2014 (Lok Sabha -India) Hema Malini made a
dream debut from Mathura Lok Sabha constituency defeating incumbent
Jayant Chaudhary of RLD by an impressive margin of 3,30,743 Votes.
She would be now entitled to Rs. 5/- Crores of Funds – under MPLAD Fund
Scheme – for which she could recommend projects to be executed in
Mathura Lok Sabha MP Constituency.[citation needed]
Hema Malini and her husband, Dharmendra (Bollywood Hero of Yester Years) have been involved in politics, as members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She campaigned for the BJP candidate, Vinod Khanna, former Bollywood actor in the 1999 Lok Sabha Elections in Gurdaspur in Punjab. In 2004, Hema Malini joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Other work
Malini performing at a concert
Hema Malini is a trained Bharatanatyam artist. Her daughters are well trained in the same dance form; the three have performed together at charity dance concerts. Malini is also trained in Kuchipudi by Vempati Chinna Satyam and Odissi by Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra. Her refulgent smile eased her portrayal of a wide range of characters ranging from the fiery Narasimha to a graceful Rama in Tulasidas's Ramcharitmanas. In 2007, she performed in Mysore on the eve of Dussera, where she played the roles of Sati, Parvati and Durga. She had performed at the Khajuraho Dance Festival with her daughters.
In 2003, she played the role of Goddess Durga in television serial Jai Mata Ki, directed by Puneet Issar and aired on Star Plus. She then starred in the title roles of twin sisters in the Sahara One serial Kamini Damini. She directed and starred in the television serial Noopur, in which she played the role of a Bharatanatyam dancer. She owned the editorship of New Woman, a Hindi woman's magazine. In 2000 she was appointed as the first-ever woman chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation for three years.She owns a dance school, Natya Vihar Kalakendra.
In 2007, she was signed by Kent RO Systems, a mineral water purifier system, as its brand ambassador.She is one of the three brand ambassadors of Pothys, a textile showroom in Chennai (the others being Sudha Ragunathan and Trisha Krishnan).
The first biography of Malini, Diva Unveiled-Hema Malini, was written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and first published in 2005.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1965 | Pandava Vanavasam | Dancer | Telugu film |
| 1968 | Sapno Ka Saudagar | Mahi | |
| 1969 | Waris | Geeta | |
| Jahan Pyar Mile | |||
| 1970 | Tum Haseen Main Jawaan | Anuradha | |
| Sharafat | Chandni | ||
| Abhinetri | Anjana | ||
| Aansoo Aur Muskan | Radha/Girja | ||
| Johny Mera Naam | Rekha | ||
| 1971 | Sri Krishna Vijayam | Rambha | Telugu film |
| Paraya Dhan | Rajjoo (Rajni) | ||
| Naya Zamana | Seema Choudhury | ||
| Lal Patthar | Saudamani/Madhuri | ||
| Andaz | Sheetal | ||
| Tere Mere Sapne | Maltimala | ||
| 1972 | Seeta Aur Geeta | Seeta/Geeta | Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| Raja Jani | Shanno | ||
| Gora Aur Kala | Rajkumari Anuradha Singh | ||
| Garam Masala | Didi (Jugnu's Sister) | Uncredited | |
| Bhai Ho To Aisa | Roopa | ||
| Babul Ki Galiyaan | |||
| 1973 | Shareef Budmaash | Seema | |
| Prem Parvat | |||
| Chhupa Rustam | Ritu R. Jain | ||
| Gehri Chaal | Hema | ||
| Jugnu | Seema | ||
| Joshila | Shalini | ||
| 1974 | Dulhan | Radha | |
| Amir Garib | Sunita/Soni | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
| Dost | Kaajal 'Kaju' | ||
| Prem Nagar | Lata | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
| Kasauti | Sapna | ||
| Patthar Aur Payal | Sapna Sinha | ||
| Haath Ki Safai | Kamini Chopra | ||
| 1975 | Sunehra Sansar | Savita/Rani Padmavati | |
| Sanyasi | Aarti/Champa | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
| Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja | |||
| Do Thug | |||
| Dharmatma | Reshma | ||
| Khushboo | Kusum | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
| Pratigya | Radha rani | ||
| Sholay | Basanti | ||
| 1976 | Sharafat Chod Di Maine | ||
| Naach Uthe Sansaar | Nanki Mehto | ||
| Maa | Nimmi | ||
| Charas | Sudha | ||
| Aap Beati | Geeta K. Kapoor | ||
| Dus Numbri | Sundari/Rosemary Fernandes | ||
| Mehbooba | Ratna/Jhumri | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
| Jaaneman | Santho/Ram Kali/Bantho/Santho Singh | ||
| 1977 | Shirdi Ke Sai Baba | Pooja | |
| Kinara | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | ||
| Khel Khilari Ka | Shaki's Lutera's fan | ||
| Dream Girl | Sapna/Padma/Champabai/Dream girl/Rajkumari | ||
| Dhoop Chhaon | Lajwanti "Lajjo" | ||
| Chacha Bhatija | Mala | ||
| Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein | Mohini | ||
| 1978 | Dillagi | Phoolrenu | |
| Azaad | Rajkumari Seema | ||
| Apna Khoon | Geeta | ||
| Trishul | Sheetal Varma | ||
| 1979 | Ratnadeep | ||
| Janta Hawaldar | |||
| Dil Kaa Heera | Roopa 'Parirani' | ||
| Meera | Meera Rathod | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
| Hum Tere Aashiq Hain | |||
| 1980 | The Burning Train | Seema | |
| Bandish | Madhu/Chanchal | ||
| Do Aur Do Paanch | Shalu | ||
| Alibaba Aur 40 Chor | Marjina | ||
| 1981 | Maan Gaye Ustad | ||
| Jyothi | Gauri | ||
| Dard | Seema | ||
| Aas Paas | Seema | ||
| Krodhi | Phoolvati | Guest appearance | |
| Kranti | Rajkumari Meenakshi | ||
| Naseeb | Asha | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
| Kudrat | Chandramukhi/Paro | ||
| Meri Aawaz Suno | Mrs. Sunita Kumar | ||
| 1982 | Samraat | Jennifer "Jenny" Gomes | |
| Farz Aur Kanoon | |||
| Do Dishayen | |||
| Bhagawat | Rajkumari Padmavati | ||
| Satte Pe Satta | Indu R. Anand | ||
| Suraag | |||
| Rajput | Janki D. Singh | ||
| Desh Premee | Asha | ||
| Meharbaani | |||
| 1983 | Taqdeer | Chandni | |
| Razia Sultan | Razia Bano | ||
| Andha Kanoon | Inspector Durga Devi Singh/Shanti | ||
| Nastik | Gauri | ||
| Justice Chaudhury | Radha Chaudhary (Ramu's mom) | ||
| 1984 | Sharara | ||
| Ram Tera Desh | Sunita | ||
| Raaj Tilak | Roopa | ||
| Qaidi | Dr. Sunita | ||
| Ek Naya Itihas | |||
| Ek Nai Paheli | M. K. Bhairavi | ||
| 1985 | Phaansi Ke Baad | Sapna | |
| Durga | Durga | ||
| Aandhi-Toofan | Sheela R. Singh | ||
| Ramkali | Raksha Chouhan/Ramkali Chouhan | ||
| Yudh | Nafisa Khatun | Special appearance | |
| Hum Dono | Lata | ||
| Babu | Kammo | ||
| 1986 | Ek Chadar Maili Si | Ranno | |
| 1987 | Sitapur Ki Geeta | Geeta Singh | |
| Hirasat | |||
| Apne Apne | Seema R. Kapoor | ||
| Anjaam | |||
| Jaan Hatheli Pe | Mona | ||
| Kudrat Ka Kanoon | Advocate Bharti Mathur | ||
| 1988 | Vijay | Suman Y. Bhalla/Suman A. Bhardwaj | |
| Mulzim | Jailer Shardadevi | ||
| Mohabbat Ke Dushman | Shamajaan | ||
| Rihaee | Taku | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
| 1989 | Galiyon Ka Badshah | Billoo | |
| Deshwasi | |||
| . Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá | Greta Saunders 'Geeta' | ||
| Santosh | Kavita | ||
| Desh Ke Dushman | |||
| Paap Ka Ant | |||
| 1990 | Lekin... | Tara | Guest appearance |
| 1991 | Jamai Raja | Durgeshwari Devi | |
| Hai Meri Jaan | Reshma | ||
| 1994 | Vivekananda | ||
| 1995 | Param Vir Chakra | Mother | |
| 1996 | Aatank | Jesu's girlfriend | |
| Maahir | Mrs. Kamini Rai | ||
| 1997 | Himalay Putra | Seema | |
| 1998 | Swami Vivekananda | Bhavatarini | |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Ambujam Iyengar | |
| 2001 | Censor | Radha (Vikramjeet's Wife) | |
| 2003 | Aman Ke Farishtey | ||
| Baghban | Pooja Malhotra | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
| 2004 | Veer-Zaara | Maati | Special appearance |
| 2005 | Bhagmati | Special appearance (as dancer) | |
| 2006 | Ganga | Savitri | Special appearance |
| Baabul | Shobhna Kapoor | ||
| 2007 | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | Dancer | Special appearance |
| Gangotri | |||
| 2010 | Sadiyaan | ||
| 2011 | Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | ||
| Aarakshan | Special appearance |
Civilian award
| Year | Award | Honouring body | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Padma Shri | Government of India | Won |
Honorary Doctorate
| Year | Nominated artist | Honouring body | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hema Malini | Sir Padampat Singhania University | Won |
Filmfare Awards
| Year | Film | Category | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Seeta Aur Geeta | Best Actress | Won |
| 1974 | Amir Garib | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1974 | Prem Nagar | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1975 | Khushboo | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1975 | Sanyasi | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1976 | Mehbooba | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1977 | Kinara | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1979 | Meera | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1981 | Naseeb | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1990 | Rihaee | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1999 | — | Lifetime Achievement | Won |
| 2003 | Baghban | Best Actress | Nominated |
Bollywood Movie Awards
| Year | Film | Category | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | — | Lifetime Achievement | Won |
| 2004 | Baghban | Most Sensational Actress | Won |
Screen Awards
| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Baghban | Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 | Won | Shared with Amitabh Bachchan |
Zee Cine Awards
| Year | Film | Category | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | — | Lifetime Achievement | Won |
Other awards and honours
- 1998 – Guest of Honour Award at the 18th Ujala Cinema Express Awards
- 2004 – Sports World's "Jodi of the Year" along with Amitabh Bachchan for Baghban
- 2004 – Icon of the year
- 2004 – "Living Legend Award" by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in recognition of her contribution to the Indian entertainment industry
- 2005 – Ranked as one of the "Most popular Actress in India" by the Hansa Research's new syndicated study, Celebrity Track.
- 2006 – "SaMaPa Vitasta Award 2006" in Delhi by SAMAPA - "Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts" for her contribution and service to Dance.
- 2007 – Rashtrabhushan Award From FIE Foundation Ichalkaranji
- 2007 – The 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival screened several films starring Hema Malini in a special tribute programme
- 2008 – Honoured for her contribution to classical dance
- 2009 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF)
- 2010 – The Best Face make Up Award 2010
- 2010 – Rajinikanth Legend award
- 2010 – Rajiv Gandhi Award
- 2011 – PETA'S Person of the Year
- 2011 – ANR National Award
- 2011 – Aadhi Aabadi Women Achievers award for her contribution to Indian cinema
- 2012 – International Personality of the Year award at the 12th Asian Achievers Awards
- 2012 – Postal stamp issued by the Government of Norway at the 10th Annual Bollywood Festival
- 2012 – Bharat Muni Samman for outstanding contribution to the field of art and culture
Latest filmography
Main article: Hema Malini filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Ambujam Iyengar | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Censor | Radha | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Aman Ke Farishtey | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Baghban | Pooja Malhotra | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Veer-Zaara | Saraswati | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Bhagmati | Special Appearance | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Ganga | Thakurain Savitri V. Singh | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Baabul | Shobhana Kapoor | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | Dulariya | Special appearance | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | Gangotri | Thakurain Savitri V. Singh | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Sadiyaan | Benezer Pervez Shahbudin | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | Sita | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Aarakshan | Shakuntala | Special appearance | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Tell Me O Kkhuda | Susan D'Mello | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Barbareek- Sheesh Danee Mahayoddha | Hidimba |
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