Saturday, 13 April 2013

Mamta Kulkarni

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Nick Name:  Rani
Date of Birth (Birthday):  20 April, 1972
Zodiac Sign:  Tarus
Height:  5'5"
Hair Color:  Black
Birth Place:  Mumbai, Maharashtra
Education:  Graduate of Delhi University
Languages:  Hindi, English
Contact Address:  D Wing, 701, R.C. Complex, Opp. Panchavati, Versova Yari Road, Mumbai 400 061

Mamta Kulkarni born 20 April 1972[2] is a former Bollywood Actress. During the 90s, she was part of several commercial successes such as Aashiq Awara (1993), Krantiveer (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) among others.

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Acting career

Kulkarni made her debut through the Tamil film Nanbargal which was directed by Shoba Chandrasekar. She made her Bollywood debut with the 1992 movie Tirangaa. In 1993 she starred in Aashiq Awara, which won her a Filmfare Lux New Face Award. She went to appear in many other popular films such as Waqt Hamara Hai (1993), Krantiveer (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Ghatak: Lethal (1996), Beqabu, Baazi, Gangstar, Chupa Rustam, Qila, Andolan, which did well at the box office.
Things seemed to change when Rajkumar Santoshi, in whose earlier movie Ghatak: Lethal (1996), she had a cameo appearance, cast her as the female lead in his 1998 movie China Gate, an ambitious remake of Seven Samurai. In a glamorized role and sharing screen space with some of Hindi cinemas finest actors, she had the perfect opportunity to showcase her acting talent.
However, things did not go as planned. Relations between Santoshi and the actress soured, and rumours began circulating that Kulkarni was dropped from the movie, and reinstated only after gangster Chhota Rajan intervened on her behalf.[3] When the movie was finally released, it was also a huge flop. Furthermore, the only song in the movie, the item number Chamma Chamma, was picturised on Urmila Matondkar, even though Kulkarni had built her reputation with such numbers. To add insult to injury, the song turned out to be a chartbuster, and was even used in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge!, and greatly increased Urmila's popularity.
Angered at the turn of events, Kulkarni lashed out at Santoshi, accusing him of cutting her screen time because she had refused his advances.[4] Santoshi denied all rumours related to the movie, and the matter was given a quiet burial. However, this proved to be the death blow to Kulkarni's career. She only appeared in a handful of movies after that, and new offers dried up. She quit movies after her last appearance in the 2002 film Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum. Mamta also did few movies in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam.[5]
During her career she was offered many other films with Mithun Chakraborty, Ajay Devgan, Bobby Deol, Shahrukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Khanna. She turned down many big films such as Sapoot, Agnaary, Mr and Mrs Khiladi, Bandahan, Aunty No.1, Dulhe Raja, Davaa, Shikari and Hogi Pyar Ki Jeet because her role was not substantial.[6]

Controversies

She gained fame after posing topless for a photograph that appeared on the cover of Stardust, a popular Indian film magazine in September 1993.[7] She was charged under many India's obscenity laws, and found herself under attack from both conservative religious groups, and women's groups. The outspoken actress lashed out at protesters, calling them hypocrites.[citation needed]
Kulkarni was finally convicted in July 2000, and fined Rs. 15,000. However, this caused yet another controversy because she appeared in court in a burqa to evade photographers, which led to death threats and protests from the local Islamic community.[8] However, she was held innocent by the Bombay High Court in January 2004.[7]
At the same time, she continued to be dogged by controversy. In 1997, she was reportedly paid a large amount to perform at a private function by a legislator from Bihar, who was later arrested after investigations into the Fodder Scam case. Kulkarni was interrogated, but she denied any knowledge of the legislator's antecedents.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
2002 Divine Temple Khajuraho Rageshwari
2001 Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller Sandhya
2001 Censor Nisha (Censor Board Member)
1998 Qila Neeta
1998 Jaane Jigar Meenu
1998 China Gate Sandhya Rajan
1997 Krantikari

1997 Jeevan Yudh Kajal Choudhry
1997 Naseeb Pooja
1996 Ghatak: Lethal Dancer in song Koi jaye to le aaye
1996 Beqabu Reshmi Kapoor
1996 Raja Aur Rangeeli

1995 Sabse Bada Khiladi Sunita Das
1995 Baazi Sanjana Roy, Journalist
1995 Ahankaar Naina
1995 Andolan Guddi
1995 Karan Arjun Bindiya
1995 Kismat

1995 Policewala Gunda

1994 Vaade Iraade Nikita Sekhri
1994 Dilbar Priya Verma
1994 Gangster

1994 Betaaj Badshah Tejeshwani/Guddiya
1994 Anokha Premyudh Priti
1994 Krantiveer Mamta
1993 Waqt Hamara Hai Mamta Vidrohi
1993 Bhookamp

1993 Aashiq Awara Jyoti Filmfare Lux Award of the year
1993 Ashaant Sonali
1992 Mera Dil Tere Liye Priya R Singh
1992 Tirangaa Sandhya

Bengali

  • Bangali bc (Ronit Roy and Mamta) (2001) (2002)

Kannada

Vishnu Vijaya 1993

Malayalam

  • Chandamama (1999) - Guest appearance in the song "Roja Poo Kavilatthu"

Tamil

Telugu

  • Donga Police (1992)
  • Premasikharam (1992)
  • Bramha (1997)


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Mallika Sherawat

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Original Name:  Reema Lambha
Date of Birth (Birthday):  24 oct, 1972
Height:  5'6"
Hair Color:  Black
Birth Place:  India
Marital Status:  Divorced
Languages:  Hindi, English

Mallika Sherawat (born Reema Lamba) is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Bollywood films. Known for her bold onscreen attitude in such films as Khwahish (2003) and Murder (2004)[1] Sherawat has been frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol.[2] She than appeared in successful romantic comedy Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006) which won her much critical acclaim.[3][4] Since then, she has appeared in successes like Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story, Welcome (both 2007)- her biggest commercial success so far- and Double Dhamaal (2011). She is one of the few Bollywood stars trying to crossover to Hollywood,[5][6] with films like Hisss (2010) and Politics of Love (2011).[7]

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Sherawat was born Reema Lamba in Rohtak, Haryana to a Jat family.[8] Mallika was born in the family of Seth Chhaju Ram, a leading Jat philanthropist.[9] She was born on 24 October; though the year is not disclosed, by considering her school dates, it's believed to be 1976 or considering her air-hostess dates it could be 1972. She adopted the screen name of "Mallika", meaning "empress", to avoid confusion with other actresses named Reema.[10] "Sherawat" is her mother's maiden name[11] She has stated that she uses her mother's maiden name because of the support that her mother has provided her.[10] Although relations with her family were strained when she entered the film industry,[12] now Sherawat's family have accepted her career choice and reconciled their relations.[9]
Sherawat went to school at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road.[13] She has obtained a degree in philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.[14] During the initial days of her career, she claimed to have come from a very conservative small town family, and that she faced many hurdles from her family in pursuing her career.[15] However, Mallika's family has refuted this as a story created by her to give her an aura of a small town rustic girl who made it big in Bollywood.[12] It has been reported that she was married for a short while to a Jet Airways pilot Captain Karan Singh Gill.[12]
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Before entering films, Sherawat appeared in television commercials with Amitabh Bachchan for BPL and Shahrukh Khan for Santro.[16] She also appeared in Nirmal Pandey's Maar Dala and Surjit Bindrakhia's Lak Tunoo music video.[17] She debuted in films with a small rôle in Jeena Sirf Merre Liye where she was credited as Reema Lamba.[18]
Sherawat attracted notice with her appearance in the 2003 film, Khwahish. In 2004, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by Hollywood's Unfaithful.She was noticed for her bold rôle with critic Narbir Gosal writing, " ...she has the chops to pull off a role like this one. She´s confident and sexy as Simran and handles her emotional scenes with dignity."[19] She received a nomination for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance in Murder. The film went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.[20]
Since then, Sherawat has been known for expressing her opinions in public, as well for the reaction to some of her statements.[21]
Mallika Sherawat with Mahesh Bhatt
In 2005, Sherawat acted in The Myth, a Chinese film, co-starring with Jackie Chan. She played the rôle of an Indian girl who saves Chan's character from a river. The Myth was her first International film. Her appearance at the Cannes Film Festival[22] to promote the film grabbed a lot of attention with Time Magazine's Richard Corliss calling her "the next big thing".[23]
Her performance in the 2006 film Pyaar Ke Side Effects, co-starring Rahul Bose, won her praise from around the industry,[24] with critic Raja Sen commenting, " Mallika steals the show with her disarming candour."[3] and the film also did moderately well at the box office.[25]
Her first release in 2007 was Mani Ratnam's Guru, in which she appeared in a special song, "Mayya Mayya". She also played a guest rôle in Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story and reportedly charged Rs. 15 million for a 10-minute appearance.[26] Her last release of 2007 was Welcome, which also did well at the box office receiving blockbuster status, her performance similarly received rave reviews with noted film critic Taran Adarsh writing, " Mallika Sherawat is electrifying."[27][28]
Mallika Sherawat at Romy (TV Awards)
Her 2008 releases were Ugly Aur Pagli and Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam. Both films were unsuccessful at the box office. Sherawat's next Bollywood release was Double Dhamaal, which went on to becoming a moderate success at the box office, receiving above average status at the box office, by Box Office India. She also appeared in item numbers in films such as Thank You (Razia Gundon Mein Phas Gayi), Bin Bulaye Baraati (Shalu Ke Thumkey) and in Osthe (Kalasala), which is a Tamil film. In 2012, she also featured in an item number in Tezz (Laila). As of May 2012, Sherawat is expected to appear in two films which will feature her in full fledged rôles, which are Kismat Love Paisa Dilli, in which she will be essaying the rôle of a Haryanvi,[29] and Lucky Unlucky.[30]
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Hollywood

In 2009, Sherawat starred in a Hollywood film named Hisss, co-starring Irrfan Khan and directed by Jennifer Lynch. The film, based on the legend of Nāga, is an independent co-production between the United States and India.[5] Endeavour Independent has bought the distribution rights of Hisss.[31] Sherawat promoted the film with live snakes at the Cannes Film Festival 2010.[32] Hisss was released in all major Indian languages on 22 October 2010.[33]
Sherawat starred in another Hollywood film, Politics of Love, aka Love, Barack, directed by William Dear.[34] She plays Aretha Gupta, a devoted local Obama volunteer coordinator. The film is a romantic comedy set during Barack Obama's campaign for the US Presidency. First look of Love, Barack was unveiled by Sherawat at Cannes 2010.[35] It was released in 2011.
Sherawat won the 2008 Renaissance Artist Award at the 16th Annual Diversity Awards held in California.[36] On 14 August 2009, Sherawat received a career recognition Honorary Citizenship of Los Angeles for her career achievements and charitable efforts.[37]
In 2012 Mallika featured with American pop star Bruno Mars, in his parody video of Salt-N-Pepa Whatta Man for a comedy website..[38]
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Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Jeena Sirf Merre Liye Seema (Special appearance) Credited as Reema Lamba
2003 Khwahish Lekha Khorzuvekar
2004 Kis Kis Ki Kismat Meena Madhok
2004 Murder Simran Saigal
2005 Bachke Rehna Re Baba Padmini a.k.a. Paddu/Alka/Meera
2005 The Myth Samantha Chinese film
2006 Pyaar Ke Side Effects Trisha
2006 Shaadi Se Pehle Sania
2006 Darna Zaroori Hai Riya
2007 Guru Champa Special appearance in item number
2007 Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story Ruby
2007 Preeti Yeke Bhoomi melide
Special appearance in item number
Kannada film
2007 Welcome Ishika
2008 Dasavathaaram Jasmine Tamil film
2008 Ugly Aur Pagli Kuhu
2008 Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam Shabnam
2010 Hisss Naagin English, Hindi crossover film
2011 Thank You[39] Razia Special appearance in item number
2011 Bin Bulaye Baraati Shalu Special appearance in item number
2011 Double Dhamaal Kamini
2011 Politics of Love[40] Aretha Gupta English film
2011 Osthe
Special appearance in item number
Tamil film
2012 Tezz
Special appearance in item number[41]
2012 Kismat Love Paisa Dilli Lovina
2013 Dirty Politics
In Progress [42]



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Malaika Arora

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Original Name:  Malaika Arora Khan
Date of Birth (Birthday):  11 September
Zodiac Sign:  Scorpio
Height:  5'6"
Hair Color:  Black
Birth Place:  India
Marital Status:  Married
Languages:  Hindi, English

Malaika Arora Khan, known as Malaika Arora before her marriage, is an Indian actress, dancer, model, VJ, and television presenter.[2] She is one of India's top item girls. She is most famous for her dancing in the songs "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (1998) and "Munni Badnaam Hui" (2010). She turned film producer in 2008, with her husband, Arbaaz Khan. Their company Arbaaz Khan Productions released its first film, Dabangg, in 2010.[3]
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Khan was born as Malaika Arora on 23 October 1973 in Chembur, Mumbai to a Punjabi father, Anil Arora, a native of Indian border town Fazilka and a Malayali Catholic mother, Joyce Polycarp. Her father worked in the Merchant Navy.[4][better source needed]
She completed her secondary education at Swami Vivekanand School in Chembur. Her aunt, Grace Polycarp, was the principal of the school. She is also an alumnus of the Holy Cross High School Thane where she studied until ninth grade. She completed her college education from Jai Hind College, Churchgate. She lived in Borla Society, Chembur opposite Basant Talkies before starting her modeling career.[5


Khan was selected as one of the MTV VJs when MTV India started its operations. She rose to an interviewer for MTV India, becoming the most prominent non-movie, non-model female in urban India. MTV India, recognizing her potential, gave her plum roles co-anchoring with Cyrus Broacha the popular program Love Line and Style Check, at award ceremonies and concerts on the television channel.[6] Khan then entered the modeling world. Her modeling career was equally successful. She appeared in many advertisements as well as cameos for song and item numbers in Bollywood films such as "Chaiyya Chaiyya" in the film Dil Se...[6]


In 2005, she did another item number, "Kaal Dhamaal," in the film, Kaal. She did an item number in Mahesh Babu's Telugu film Athidhi. In 2007, she did a title song in Heyy Babyy directed by Sajid Khan and another popular song for Om Shanti Om' for Farah Khan. She also did an item number in the film, Welcome with Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor. In 2009 she was a Rishton Ke Parkhi in the Star Plus reality show called Lux Perfect Bride with Shekhar Suman and Amrita Rao.
In 2010, she featured in the superhit item song "Munni Badnaam Hui" in the film Dabangg, which was produced by her husband Arbaaz Khan.[7] On 12 March 2011, she led a successful world record attempt in Melbourne, Australia, as part of the Bollywood and Beyond film festival. 1235 participants performed a choreographed dance to "Munni Badnaam" with Malaika leading them from the stage.[8]
She was the Taiwan Excellence celebrity endorser in 2012.[9]
She endorsed Dabur's 30-plus.[10]
She states that she never wanted to do acting.[11]
Malaika will perform live alongside Atif Aslam, Shaan and Bipasha Basu for the first time in series of concerts in Birmingham and London[12] in summer 2013.
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Television

Arora Khan appeared in the television show Nach Baliye as one of the three judges.[2] The show was aired on STAR One in mid-2005. She continued as a judge in Nach Baliye 2 which started airing in the last quarter of 2006. In this show, she performed many item numbers as an example for all contestants. She highly criticized Bakhtiyaar Irani for being arrogant in the show. She strongly mentioned that he should do a crash course on humility to improve his behaviour.
Khan appeared in the show Zara Nachke Dikha as a judge with the Indian actor Chunky Pandey on Star One.[4]
Khan was seen as judge in the show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2010 with actress Madhuri Dixit and choreographer Remo D'Souza.[13]
Malaika is on the judges panel in the show India's Got Talent.[14]

Personal life

Malaika Arora Khan with husband Arbaaz Khan at the wedding of her sister Amrita Arora.
Khan is married to Bollywood actor-director-producer Arbaaz Khan whom she met during a coffee ad shoot. Together they have a son, Arhaan. Her sister is actress Amrita Arora, and her brothers-in-law are Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan and Bollywood actor-director-producer Sohail Khan. Her father-in-law is the famous scriptwriter Salim Khan.[2]
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Filmography

Film Producer

Year Film Language Notes
2010 Dabangg Hindi Filmfare Award for Best Film
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
2012 Dabangg 2 Hindi

Acting career

Year Film Role Notes
1993 Aaja Meri Jaan

2000 Bichhoo Kiran Cameo appearance
2001 Indian
Cameo appearance
2002 Maa Tujhhe Salaam
Cameo appearance
2002 Kaante Lisa
2008 EMI Nancy
2009 Helloo India
Cameo appearance
2010 Housefull Pooja Cameo appearance
2012 Housefull 2 Sarla/Hetal/Anarkali Cameo appearance

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Item Numbers

Year Film Language Song
1998 Dil Se.. Hindi "Chaiyya Chaiyya"
2005 Kaal Hindi "Kaal Dhamaal"
2007 Heyy Babyy Hindi "Heyy Babyy"
2007 Athidhi Telugu "Rathraina"
2007 Om Shanti Om Hindi "Deewangi Deewangi"
2007 Welcome Hindi "Hoth Rasiley"
2010 Prem Kaa Game Hindi "I Wanna Fall Fall in Love"
2010 Dabangg Hindi "Munni Badnaam Hui"
2012 Gabbar Singh Telugu "Kevvu Keka"
2012 Housefull 2 Hindi "Anarkali Disco Chali"
2012 Dabangg 2 Hindi "Pandey Ji"

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Television

Year Show Role Notes Channel
2005 Nach Baliye 1 Herself / Judge Indian Reality TV STAR Plus
2006 Nach Baliye 2 Herself / Judge Indian Reality TV STAR Plus
2008 Zara Nachke Dikha Herself / Judge Indian Reality TV STAR One
2008 Dhoom Macha De Herself / Host Indian Reality TV NDTV Imagine
2009 Lux Perfect Bride Herself / Judge Indian Reality TV STAR Plus
2010 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Herself / Judge Indian Reality TV Colors
2011 Nachle Ve With Saroj Khan Herself / Judge Indian Reality TV NDTV Imagine
2012 India's Got Talent 4 Herself / Judge Indian Reality TV Colors

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Mala Sinha

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Date of Birth (Birthday):  1936
Zodiac Sign:  Scorpio
Hair Color:  Black
Birth Place:  India
Religion:  christian
Marital Status:  Separated
Languages:  Bengali, Hindi, English

Mala Sinha (born 11 November 1936) is a Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Recognised for her talent and beauty, she went on to become a popular leading actress in Hindi films from the early 1950s until the late 1970s. Sinha has starred in over a hundred film productions: popular ones include Pyaasa (1957), Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Dil Tera Deewana (1962), Gumrah (1963), Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965) and Aankhen (1968)
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Sinha was born to Albert Sinha, in an Indian-Nepali Christian family in Nepal.[2] They named her Alda. Her friends at school used to tease her by calling her Dalda (a brand of vegetable oil), so she changed her name to Mala.[3] In her childhood she learnt dancing and singing.
She has never done playback singing in films but has been a singer and has done stage shows in many languages from 1947 to 1975.
Sinha started her career as child artist in Bengali films Jai Vaishno Devi followed by Shri Krishan Leela, Jog Biyog and Dhooli. Noted Bengali director Ardhendu Bose saw her acting in a school play and took permission from her father to cast her as a heroine in his film Roshanara (1952), her cinematic debut.
After acting in a couple of films in Calcutta, Mala had to go to Bombay for a Bengali film. There she met Geeta Bali, a noted Bollywood actress, who was charmed by her and introduced her to film director Kidar Sharma. It was Sharma who cast her as a heroine in his Rangeen Ratein. Her first Hindi film was Badshah opposite Pradeep Kumar, then came Ekadashi, a mythological film. Both failed, but her lead role in Kishore Sahu's Hamlet, paired opposite Pradeep Kumar, fetched her rave reviews in spite of it failing at the box office.[4] Films like Lai Batti (ac­tor Balraj Sahni’s only directorial venture), Nausherwan-E-Adil where she starred as the fair maiden Marcia in Sohrab Modi’s romance about forbidden love and Phir Subah Hogi, which was direc­tor Ramesh Saigal’s adapta­tion of Dosteovsky’s Crime and Punishment established Mala Sinha's reputation as a versatile actress who took the maximum career risks by accepting unconventional roles.
Mala was a singer of some repute and used to sing for All India Radio; she was not allowed to sing playback (even for herself) in the movies with the lone exception being 1972's Lalkar.[5] In the 1950s, she had string of hits opposite Pradeep Kumar like Fashion (1957), Detective (1958), Duniya Na Mane (1959) though their first two ventures had failed. The films she did with Pradeep Kumar were men-oriented. In 1957, noted Bollywood actor and film director Guru Dutt (the husband of Geeta Dutt) cast Mala in his film Pyaasa (1957) in a role originally intended for Madhubala. Mala gave a memorable performance as the relatively unsympa­thetic part of an ambitious woman who chooses to marry a rich man (played by actor Rehman) and have a loveless marriage rather than a poor, unsuccessful poet and her impoverished lover (played by Guru Dutt) whom she ditches. Pyaasa remains to this day a classic in the history of Indian cinema and a turning point for Sinha.
Mala Sinha with Guru Dutt in Pyaasa (1957), a turning point in her career.
After Pyaasa her major success were Phir Subah Hogi(1958) and Yash Chopra's directorail debut Dhool Ka Phool (1959) that elevated her into a major dramatic star.[6] There was no looking back for Sinha then as she was part of many successful movies from 1958 to the early '60s like Parvarish (1958), Ujala, Main Nashe Main Hoon, Duniya Na Mane, Love Marriage (1959), Bewaqoof (1960), Maya (1961), Hariyali Aur Rasta and Dil Tera Deewana (1962), Anpadh, Bombay Ka Chor (1962). Critics believe her career best performance was in Bahurani (1963), Gumrah, Gehra Daag, Apne Huye Paraye and Jahan Ara.[7] Apart from pairing with Pradeep Kumar, her pairing opposite Raaj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Biswajit and Manoj Kumar in woman-oriented films were appreciated by audiences, with her films opposite Biswajit being the most popular. With Raaj Kumar, she gave box office hits like Phool Bane Angaare, Maryada and Karmayogi and opposite Manoj Kumar, gave commercial successes like Hariyali Aur Rasta, Apne Huye Paraye and Himalaya Ki God Mein. The hits with Rajendra Kumar were Devar Bhabhi, Dhool Ka Phool, Patang, Geet and Lalkar.
With Biswajit her popular movies include Aasra, Night in London, Do Kaliyaan, Tamanna, Nai Roshni and critically acclaimed films Pyar Ka Sapna, Paisa Ya Pyaar, Jaal and Phir Kab Milogi (1974 film). She did 10 films with Biswajit. In 2007, they won the Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award, calling them on stage together giving due respect to their popularity as a pair who have tasted box office success.[8]
The most remarkable feature of career of Mala Sinha was that most of her 1960s and 1970s hits were fueled by her own star power as much as the heroes and most of the times her role was more powerful than the hero. Though she was pitted opposite her seniors like Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar, Pradeep Kumar and when she acted opposite the emerging stars from late 1950s like Shammi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar, she made sure her role was as good as theirs. The characters she played stood out and gave her recognition for her performances. Sinha did not mind working with newcomers as long as her role was worth it. She worked with many newcomers of her era including Manoj Kumar, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Khan, Jeetendra and Amitabh Bachchan. In most of her films from the 1960s, she got the first billing in the credits, even before the heroes, with exceptions being those with Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Pradeep Kumar and Kishore Kumar.
In 1966, Sinha went to Nepal to act in a Nepali film called Maitighar when the Nepali film industry was still in its infancy. Her hero in the film was an estate owner called Chidambar Prasad Lohani.[9] Soon after, Mala Sinha married C. P. Lohani with the blessings of her parents. From the beginning theirs was a long-distance marriage with Lohani based in Kathmandu to look after his business and Sinha living in Bombay with their daughter Pratibha. She continued acting after her marriage.[1]
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She has been a heroine in Nepali and Bengali films. In Bengali films she has acted with Uttam Kumar as well as Kishore Kumar. Her last Bengali film as a main female lead was Kabita (1977) which featured Ranjit Mullick and Kamal Hassan; it was a super-hit at the box office. She is noted for her strong women-oriented, glamorous roles fuelled by her equal star power on par with the heroes in films like Dhool Ka Phool, Suhag Sindoor,Anpadh, Phir Subah Hogi, Hariyali Aur Rasta, Bahurani, Aasra, Do Kaliyaan, Gumrah, Aankhen, Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Kaliyaan, Holi Aayi Re, Nai Roshni, Mere Huzoor, Kangan, Archana, Maryada amongst others.[10]
Of her rich and varied repertoire, she mentions she is rather partial to Jahan Ara (1964), a historical movie that Meena Kumari passed on to her:
"Meenaji turned down the role saying that she would not look the part whereas I would. Given my ignorance of Urdu, I was rather sceptical but Meenaji was convinced that I could do justice to the role. Playing Mumtaz Mahal's eldest daughter entailed gruelling Urdu classes and learning royal tehzeeb. It was hot on the grand sets erected at Ranjit Studio and the film had Madan Mohan's haunting music. It was a film replete with lyrical moments."[1]
From 1974, she cut down on her assignments as the lead actresses. She accepted strong character roles in films like 36 Ghante (1974), Zindagi (1976), Karmayogi (1978), Be-Reham (1980), Harjaee (1981), Yeh Rishta Na Tootay, Babu (film) and Khel, which were popular.
In the early '90s Madhuri Dixit was promoted as new Mala Sinha in magazines. But, after 1994, she completely withdrew from industry and has given very few public appearances. In Dhool Ka Phool and B.R. Chopra's Gumrah, she played the first unwed mother and adulterous wife respectively in Hindi cinema. As she grew older, she gracefully moved on to doing character roles that befitted her age. She was last seen in Zid (1994).[11] Though Mala evinced as much interest in her daughter Pratibha's career as her father did in her career, she was unable to achieve the same success for her daughter.[12]

Personal life

Sinha married her co-star from Nepali films, Chidambar Prasad Lohani in 1968. The couple met when they worked together in the Nepali film Maiti Ghar (1966). Lohani had an estate agency business. After her marriage, she used to come and stay in Mumbai to shoot films while her husband stayed in Nepal running his business. She has one daughter from the marriage: Pratibha Sinha, who is a former Bollywood actress.[13][14] From the late 1990s, the couple and their daughter have been residing in a bungalow in Bandra, Mumbai.[15][16]

Awards

  • BFJA Award for Best Actress (1965) — Jahan Ara
  • BFJA Award for Best Actress (1966) — Himalaya Ki God Mein[17]
  • Sikkim Samman Award by Government of Sikkim (2004)[18]
  • Felicitation by Government of Nepal (2005)[19]
  • Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award (2007)[20]
  • Kelvinator GR8! Women Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)[21]

Nominations

Filmography

Hindi films

Bengali films

  • Kabita (1977)
  • Shohorer Itikotha (Uttam Kumar )
  • Saathihaara (Uttam Kumar)
  • Abhaya O Srikanta (1961)
  • Kelaghar (1959) (Uttam Kumar)
  • Lookochoori (1958)(Kishore Kumar)
  • Louha Kapat (1958)
  • Bondhu
  • Surer Parashay (1957)
  • Prithibi Amare Chaay (1957)
  • Putrabadhu (1956)
  • Dhuli (1954)
  • Chitrangadha (1954)
  • Jog Biyog (1953)
  • Roshanara (1952)

Nepali films



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