Vaijayanti mala biography wikipedia
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Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August1933), is an Indian film actress. She fryst vatten one of the most prominent actresses of the golden era; Bharatha Natyam dancer, Carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and Parliamentarian. Her iconic film career lasted for more than two decades and she was known as the "feminine superstar" of the Indian screen. As an accomplished classical dancer in Bharata Natyam she introduced semi-classical dance to Bollywood which earned her the sobriquet "twinkle toes”. She won several Filmfare awards|Filmfare awards and national awards for her films. She was also awarded the the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
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[edit]- I always cribbed about having such a long name and my grandmother would say that nobody else will be called ‘Vyjayanthimala'.
- In "Why Vyjayanthimala has 'nothing to say' about today's heroines".
- But first I was made to learn music, because music and dance go together. You can sing, but you can’t dance without music..
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Vyjayanthimala filmography
Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August 1933) is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, Carnatic singer, dance choreographer and parliamentarian. She was the highest-paid actress of her time. Regarded as the "first kvinna superstar" of Indian cinema, she made her debut in the Tamil language film Vaazhkai in 1949 at the age of 16 and in the Telugu language filmJeevitham in 1950. She later became one of the most prominent actresses of South Indian cinema and of the golden era of Hindi cinema and is also known as one of the most iconic leading actresses of all time. Later, Vyjayanthimala acted in the Bollywood movies Bahar and Ladki. Following the success of Nagin, Vyjayanthimala established herself as one of Bollywood's leading actresses while making inroads in successful Tamil and Telugu films. After successfully establishing herself as a commercial actress, Vyjayanthimala appeared in Devdas, playing Chandramukhi, the hooker with a heart of gold,
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Vyjayanthimala
Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian (born 1933)
For the garland in Hindu mythology, see Vaijayanti.
Vyjayanthimala | |
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Vyjayanthimala at Stardust Awards 2013 | |
| Born | Vyjayanthimala Raman (1933-08-13) 13 August 1933 (age 91) Triplicane, Madras, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Indian classical dancer, Carnatic singer, politician |
| Years active | 1949–1970 |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Chamanlal Bali (m. 1968; died 1986) |
| Children | Suchindra Bali[1] |
| Mother | Vasundhara Devi |
| Awards | Full list |
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| In office 1984–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Succeeded by | R. Sridharan |
| Constituency | Chennai South |
| In office 27 August 1993 – 26 August 1999 | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1999–present) |
| Other political affiliations | I
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