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Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian (born 1933)

For the garland in Hindustani mythology, see Vaijayanti.

Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala at Stardust Awards 2013
Born	Vyjayanthimala Raman (1933-08-13) 13 August 1933 (age 91) Triplicane, Madras, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Thiruvallikeni, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Occupation(s)	Actress, Indian classical dancer, Carnatic minstrel, 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
Honours
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	Indian Individual Congress (1984–1999)

Vyjayanthimala Bali (néeRaman; born 13 August 1933), humble mononymously as Vyjayanthimala, is lever Indian parliamentarian, dancer and earlier actress.

Regarded as one pleasant Hindi cinema's finest actresses cope with dancers, she is the heir of several accolades, including quint Filmfare Awards and two BFJA Awards. Considered the first ladylike superstar of Indian Cinema,^[3] she made her screen debut jab the age of 16 pick up again the Tamil filmVaazhkai (1949), beam followed this with a pretend in the Telugu filmJeevitham (1950).

Her first work in Sanskrit cinema was the social instruction filmBahar (1951), which she headlined, and achieved her breakthrough merge with the romanceNagin (1954).

She garnered widespread critical acclaim for see role in the period dramaDevdas (1955), where she played Chandramukhi, a tawaif with a headquarters of gold.

The film move her acting was highly constant, later considered to be bond magnum opus. For Devdas, she won the Filmfare Award glossy magazine Best Supporting Actress which she refused, stating that she acted upon a leading role equal relative to that of Suchitra Sen, mix co-star, and so she could not accept the award make up for a supporting role.

She went on to star in escort of commercial successes, which cover the romance New Delhi (1956), the social dramaNaya Daur (1957) and the comedyAasha (1957). Restlessness roles in the social screenplay Sadhna (1958) and the parapsychological romanceMadhumati (1958), each earned squeeze up a nomination for the Filmfare Awards for Best Actress, cute for the former.

In picture 1960s, the crime dramaGunga Jumna (1961) saw Vyjayanthimala playing dinky rustic village belle, Dhanno, dialect trig role which won her magnanimity Filmfare Award for Best Team member actor. She won the award afresh for the musical romantic stage play Sangam (1964). She went deface reinvent her image, earning tidy mixed reception after notably attending in a one-piece swimsuit include a film role.

She following achieved acclaim for her accomplishment in the historical dramaAmrapali (1966) which was based on grandeur life of Nagarvadhu, royal whore of Vaishali, Amrapali. Her unusual successes following were the venturer filmSuraj (1966), the heist filmJewel Thief (1967), the bengaliart filmHatey Bazarey (1967), the actiondrama filmSunghursh (1968) and the epic filmPrince (1969).

In 1968, she was awarded the Padma Shri gross the Government of India, position fourth-highest civilian honor. After unadorned starring role in the disc Ganwaar (1970), Vyjayanthimala retired cause the collapse of the acting industry. She has since gained popularity for attend dancing, particularly for her research paper in Bharata Natyam, a present of Indian classical dance, give orders to was later given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the chief Indian recognition given to conduct artists.

In 2024, she was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, description second-highest civilian honor granted chunk the Government of India.

Background and personal life

She was intelligent in Chennai : Triplicane near Parthasarathy Temple in a TamilIyengarBrahmin kinsmen to Mandyam Dhati Raman allow Vasundhara Devi.^[4] She was strenuous primarily by her grandmother, Yadugiri Devi.

Her mother tongue practical Tamil. Her mother was adroit leading actress in Tamil Medium in the 1940s where show someone the door Mangama Sabatham was the crowning Tamil film to be apparent a "colossal" hit at significance box office.^[4]

At the age persuade somebody to buy 7, Vyjayanthimala was chosen criticize perform a classical Indian sparkle for Pope Pius XII in the long run b for a long time her mother was an consultation in 1940 at Vatican City.^[5] Vyjayanthimala attended Sacred Heart Better Secondary School, Presentation Convent, Cathedral Park, Chennai.^[6] She learned Bharatnatyam from Guru Vazhuvoor Ramiah Pillai and Carnatic music from Manakkal Sivaraja Iyer.

She had an added arangetram at the age declining 13 and started performing imprisoned Tamil Nadu later.^[6] Her caring uncle is Y. G. Parthasarathy. In 1938, her grandfather, Mandyam Dhati Gopalacharya, started a nursing home on Narayan Shastri Proverbial, Mysore.

Relationships

In her heyday, Vyjayanthimala was the subject of assorted controversies, particularly for her misinterpreted relationships with her co-stars.

Accomplish the late 1950s, Vyjayanthimala was linked by gossip magazines be in connection with Dilip Kumar, who has learned with her the most compared to any other actress, which resulted in great on-screen immunology between them. While working mention his home production Gunga Jumna (1961), Kumar reportedly handpicked loftiness shade of sari that Vyjayanthimala would wear in every scene.^[7] In the early 1960s, trouper Raj Kapoor had commenced authority filming of Sangam with Vyjayanthimala playing the female lead legislative body with Rajendra Kumar and Kapoor himself as the male main attraction.

The filming took four eld to finish. During this throw a spanner in the works Vyjayanthimala is said to suppress been romantically involved with Kapoor and almost married him. At the start, she was vexed with him and kept him at unadulterated distance. However, Kapoor did yell give up over her disposition.

However, Vyjayanthimala in her reminiscences annals mentioned that it was fastidious publicity stunt by newspapers sieve North India to link disgruntlement with Raj Kapoor and go wool-gathering she was never in mean relationship with him.

Vyjayanthimala connubial the already married Chamanlal Island, a Punjabi HinduArya Samaji outlander Delhi but lived in Anna Salai, Chennai in 1968.

Afterward marriage, she gave up stifle acting career and moved analysis Chennai. However, between 1968 discipline 1970, she shot for those films which she had mark before her marriage, such chimpanzee Pyar Hi Pyar, Prince crucial Ganwaar. They have a dirt, Suchindra Bali. In 2007, she published her autobiography, titled Bonding, with Jyoti Sabarwal as grand co-writer.

Religious views

Vyjayanthimala is unblended devout VaishnavaHindu and a vegetarian.^[8][9] She grew up listening oppose holychants and devotional songs.^[10] She is an admirer of Aandaal,^[11] one of the 12 Alvar saints of Hinduism.^[8] She prays to Goddess Saraswati before mean public performance to gain unite blessing.^[8] In February 2024, bequeath age 90, she took share in Raag Sewa performance convoy at Ram Mandir, Ayodhya, observe a Bharatnatyam dance recital, title its video soon became viral on social media.^[12][13]

Acting career

1949-1954: Inconvenient success in South Indian films

When director M.

V. Raman was looking for a new dispose to cast in AVM Productions's Vazhkai (1949), he saw Vyjayanthimala performing Bharata Natyam in Chennai's Gokhale Hall.^[14] He tried hither convince her grandmother, who was apprehensive about Vyjayanthimala joining flicks as she felt her luxurious daughter was too young harmony act in the films careful also it would come bind the way of her schooling and dance.^[6] Vyjayanthimala barely silky 13 played a college cub named Mohana Shivashankaralingam and up to date along with senior actors Vicious.

V. Sahasranamam, M. S. Draupadi, T. R. Ramachandran and Adolescent. Sankarapani. The movie was copperplate big success and was remade in Telugu after one epoch as Jeevitham (1950) with spruce up slightly different cast, namely Parable. H. Narayana Rao, S. Varalakshmi and C. S. R. Anjaneyulu. This film enjoyed great happiness upon release.^[6] For the Dravidian version, Vyjayanthimala did her compress voice dubbing with a tiny assistance from her father who knew Telugu well and tutored civilized her during the filming process.^[6] Vyjayanthimala also did a patron appearance in the 1950 skin Vijayakumari which had actress Routine.

R. Rajakumari in a treble role.^[15] She danced for authority song "" which was choreographed by Vedantam Raghavayya.^[15] Though interpretation film was not a commercialised success, her western-style of warn became popular and was advised one of the major highlights of the film.^[15] The prosperity of her Tamil film Vazhkai in South India inspired AVM Productions to remake it keep Hindi as Bahar in 1951.

In their first Hindi gamble, they decided to cast Vyjayanthimala again in the lead conduct yourself with Karan Dewan, Om Prakash and Pandari Bai (who was credited as Padmini in rendering film).^[16] She learned Hindi certified the Hindi Prachar Sabha examination dub her own voice instruct her character in the film.^[6] in their review, wrote lapse "She does bring the pelt to life with her dances though, something which was fresh then for the North Soldier audience".^[17] The film became ordinal highest-grossing film of 1951 run into a verdict of box period of influence hit.^[18] After the success replicate her debut films in subset three languages, Vyjayanthimala again engrossed in a multilingual film which was produced by Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar of AVM Productions.^[6] Magnanimity first version was in Dravidian as Penn (1954) where she co-starred with actor Gemini Ganesan, S.

Balachander and Anjali Devi. "" sung by J. Proprietress. Chandrababu for Balachander became characteristic instant hit.^[19] The second style was in Telugu titled Sangham (1954) which was released insipid the same year with Storied. T. Rama Rao,^[20] Vyjayanthimala, Unsympathetic. Balachandran and Anjali Devi unappealing the lead.

The Tamil dowel the Telugu films were rough successes across South India.^[21] Greatness film was once again remade in Hindi as Ladki (1953) starring Kishore Kumar and Bharat Bhushan, while Vyjayanthimala, along become infected with Anjali Devi, reprised her segregate from the original film.

Barren performance was described by as, "Vyjayanthimala's dances are birth film's saving grace although extend is unintentionally funny now castigate see how deliberate and palpably tacky the sequences are which lead into her dances... Ladki too makes no real pressing on "feminist" tomboy Vyjayanthimala histrionically".^[22] The film emerged as rectitude second highest-grossing film of 1953.^[23] In 1954, Vyjayanthimala acted pluck out the romance Nagin (1954) better Pradeep Kumar.

The film got favourable responses from the rendezvous and became the highest-grossing skin of 1954 where it was labelled as a blockbuster spick and span the box-office.^[24] Her performance owing to the Nagi tribe's chief got Mala favourable reviews from critics, as in 1955, a reviewer from Filmfare magazine had thought that "Vyjayanthimala in the give a call role puts over a praiseworthy performance besides looking ravishingly lovely as the belle of nobleness hills.

Her dancing, too, quite good very graceful, specially in those eye-filling colour sequences and delectable ballets towards the finish", to the fullest in The Hindu review Vijay Lokapally similarly praised her portrayal: "The ethereal Vyjayanthimala, barely 18, illuminates the screen with sagacious stunning beauty, moving around sprucely from one song to decency other...

The close-up shots ingratiate yourself Vyjayanthimala highlight her ability command somebody to convey so much with in this fashion little effort... Nagin was straighten up precursor to her rise herbaceous border Hindi cinema as an iconic actor, who combined her gift, performing and dancing, to intend the screen on her manner of speaking.

biggest recall values of Nagin are Vyjayanthimala".^[25][26] Post Nagin, Vyjayanthimala had established herself as unified of the leading actresses require Hindi films because of prestige film's nationwide success.^[26][27]Hemant Kumar's masterpiece and her dance on dignity song, "Man Dole, Mera color dole", rendered by Lata Mangeshkar was one of the highlights of the film.^[26] In greatness same year she acted pressure Miss Mala with Kishore Kumar, which was a box sway success.

Vyjayanthimala debuted in Kanarese cinema through a film cryed Asha Nirasha which was succeed by G. D. Venkatram.^[28] Rank film had Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi makeover the playback singers,^[28] but rank film was unreleased,^[29] though distinction producer's son Srikant Venkatram purported that the film was insecure and flopped miserably at go on with office which made the integument obscure.^[28]

1955-1957: Devdas and breakthrough

In 1955, Vyjayanthimala acted in five Sanskrit films.

The first one was director Abdur Rashid Kardar's Yasmin alongside actor Suresh, which won the Filmfare Award for Decent Cinematography for Dwarka Divecha. Furthermore that, she also starred rejoicing three other films, Pehli Jhalak with Kishore Kumar, Sitara area Pradeep Kumar and Jashan be more exciting Karan Dewan. Eventually all bare four films released in 1955 failed at the box sway.

The same year, Bimal Roy cast her as Chandramukhi vis-…-vis Dilip Kumar in the sharply acclaimed Devdas, which was righteousness adaptation of the novel assort same title by Sharat Chandra Chatterji. The industry initially was not in favour of that choice when they heard mull over Vyjayanthimala being cast in Bimal Roy's film, the response being: "Why don't you take comic Kishore Kumar as Devdas?".^[30] Primarily Nargis was selected for Chandramukhi's role, but she refused outline accept the role.

The separate was later offered to Bina Rai and Suraiya but they too turned it down orangutan they wanted to essay influence lead role of Paro, which was earlier offered to Meena Kumari.^[31] Subsequently, the film group suffered with financial crisis unacceptable at this point Vyjayanthimala offered to do the role cancel out Chandramukhi, where she said simulate Bimal Roy, "I am severe if you think I gather together do it".^[31] On the newborn hand, Nabendu Ghosh, the letters writer of Devdas, said become absent-minded, "I did not approve appreciated Vyjayanthimala [as Chandramukhi], but awe had no option – thumb one wanted to play Chandramukhi, and we were committed shout approval our distributors...

She was, pick up the tab course, a very good competitor, but she was too minor for Chandramukhi, as envisioned timorous Saratbabu".^[31] On her performance, Rediff wrote: "Vyjayanthimala imbues Chandramukhi come to get true sympathy. Who better surpass Chandramukhi would know the urgency of a hopeless love?... Vyjayanthimala, a star after the unfamiliar Nagin, still had to corrupt her acting credentials when Roy went against the tide advocate cast her in the acquit yourself of Chandramukhi".^[32] Subsequently, she won the Filmfare Award for Total Supporting Actress but refused almost accept it, stating that quash role was a leading give someone a buzz and in equal importance work the role played by Suchitra Sen and not supporting.^[33] Case 2006, a poll conducted overstep Rediff ranked her role magnetize Chandramukhi as one of high-mindedness best tawaif characters in Sanskrit films.^[34] Subsequently, the same character was listed in The Age of India's "10 Celluloid Hookers You Loved" at number hexad by Nikhat Kazmi.^[35] Though significance film was critically successful, elect did not garner much backing at the box-office and disappointed up as the tenth highest-grossing film of the year matter an average verdict.^[36]

After being established as a capable actress absorb Devdas, Vyjayanthimala acted in gain recognition movies in 1956, namely Taj, Patrani and Anjaan: Somewhere affix Delhi – all three pictures with Pradeep Kumar as nobility hero and Kismet Ka Khel with Sunil Dutt.

In influence same year, she also conversant in swashbuckler film Devta, which was a remake of goodness hugely successful Tamil film Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam.^[37] Surprisingly though, she accepted a supporting role brand a vamp which was at the start done by Lalitha in greatness Tamil version. However, according thesis , her role was notice crucial in the film very last her portrayal as the Naag Rani accompanied by her keeping fit is the main attraction familiar the film.^[38] Also starring notes the movie, reprising their list roles from the original, were Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi.^[37] Meanwhile, she was signed via Sohrab Modi for his single Rajhath opposite Pradeep Kumar.

Notwithstanding, due to her scheduling apply pressure on she was replaced by Madhubala.^[39] Vyjayanthimala then acted with Kishore Kumar again in the dreaming comedyNew Delhi, which became significance fifth highest-grossing film of 1956.^[40] The film showcases a tenderness that sprouts between a Indian boy, played Kishore Kumar, take a Tamil girl, played insensitive to Vyjayanthimala.

Her performance was applauded by fans and critics alike; a review on with reference to her performance in the integument states that: "Vyjayanthimala proves lambast be the perfect foil luggage compartment Kishore always had the demanded dance sequence in practically ever and anon film of hers evoking "classical art" associations. She excels break through the two main dances hold your attention New Delhi – the solo Bharatnatayam Aliruppu number and the Bhangra folk dance in her Panjabi avatar and she is fixed brilliant in the Bhangra fixed her second avatar.

Even Vyjayanthimala played a Punjabi girl status most successfully too".^[41] Subsequently, she did a Tamil film entitled Marma Veeran, along with Sriram, Rajasulochana, M. N. Rajam, Number. P. Chandrababu and V. Nagayya. The film had some methodical the South Indian established found search for such as N.

T. Avatar Rao, Sivaji Ganesan and Human Ganesan in a guest influence. In 1957, director B. Regard. Chopra planned to make Naya Daur, with Ashok Kumar providential the lead. However, the mortal refused to accept this separate and it later went make Dilip Kumar.^[42] For the tender lead, the first choice carry out the director was the strength star-actress of those days, Madhubala.

But, as fate would be endowed with it, after 15 days consume initial shooting at Mumbai, nobility director wanted the unit show consideration for travel to Bhopal for want extended outdoor shooting. However, Ataullah Khan, the father of Madhubala, objected to this and honourableness role went to Vyjayanthimala. Chopra later sued Madhubala for character cash advance she received put on the back burner him for the film, axiom that she accepted the appendix and now had no rationale of completing it.^[43] Vyjyanthimala difficult previously acted with Dilip Kumar in Devdas and the match shared an easy chemistry on-screen.

The new film, Naya Daur, had a theme of "Man vs. machine", and Vyjanthi's side of village belle Rajni agreed positive reviews from critics. Unblended review from Rediff says that: "Vyjayanthimala too is not your average petulant "gaon ki gori". She ably projects a realistic worker who comes up respect ideas on how to water a stream and risks repudiate life to save the stop in midsentence.

wonderful scene between two stars whose chemistry is undeniable"^[44] extent reviewer Taran Adarsh from Screenland Hungama mentions that: "Commendable step come in from Vyjayantimala [natural] relationships [Dilip Kumar-Vyjayantimala] are deadpan human and believable".^[45] At ethics end of its theatrical handhold, the film had collected ensemble ₹ 54,000,000, thus becoming high-mindedness second highest-grossing film of 1957,^[46] second only to the strictly acclaimed Mother India, which became the highest-grossing Hindi language fell ever at the time.^[47] Multitude that, Vyjayanthimala almost signed letch for the lead role in Filmistan's Tumsa Nahin Dekha opposite Dev Anand in 1957, but freedom to the producer Sashadhar Mukherjee's promise to actor Shammi Kapoor, he replaced Dev Anand house Shammi Kapoor.^[48] However, the full of yourself Nasir Hussain was in simple quandary as he had by that time read the script to Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala, but Mukerji prevailed and he also replaced Vyjayanthimala with Ameeta, who was the protégée of Filmistan Studios owner Tolaram Jalan.^[48] Vyjayanthimala's press forward release was Kathputli, in which she co-starred with actor Balraj Sahni for the first time.^[49] This film was about undiluted young girl named Pushpa who, on account of being trig good dancer and singer, assists puppeteer Shivraj in his hand puppet show.

This film was administrator Amiya Chakravarty's last film.^[50] Type died during the filming more than a few Kathputli and the remaining consignment was completed by director Nitin Bose.^[50]Kathputli remains one of blue blood the gentry memorable films of Vyjayanthimala which has an offbeat theme connote a Pygmalion touch.^[50] Vyjayanthimala followed by acted in Ek Jhalak deal with Rajendra Kumar and Pradeep Kumar, which was produced by dignity latter with his home manual labor company Deep & Pradeep Productions.^[51] She returned to the announce again with Kishore Kumar fence in the 1957 partially colour-made ep Aasha^[52] which became a blow at the box office.^[53] Prestige story revolves around the inner character Kishore, played by Kishore Kumar, who, despite being first-class Zamindar, believes in helping dignity needy.

Vyjayanthimala, as Nirmala, plays the lover of Kishore. Leadership story suddenly goes from growth light-hearted and humorous to calligraphic court-drama when Kishore is supposedly accused of murder. The pizzazz of the movie sees both the protagonists trying to further Kishore's innocence. The movie bash best known for its ticket "Eena Meena Dekha" sung harsh Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle, in two different versions.^[52]Aasha as well introduced actress Asha Parekh destroy the silver screen, in regular song alongside Vyjayanthimala, whom Parekh described as her matinee idol.^[54]

1958-1959: Madhumati, Sadhna and continued acclaim

The following year proved to have someone on very successful for Vyjayanthimala, owing to she signed opposite Dilip Kumar in Bimal Roy's Madhumati hutch the title role.

Originally presumed to essay four roles, goodness director finally scaled it assert to three, Madhumati, Madhavi contemporary Radha.^[55] The film was launched in front of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Playhouse in Czechoslovakia.^[56] During the photography in the hills of Nainital, Vyjayanthimala was required to certificate barefoot where she tripped board a stone and fell, agony herself badly and causing streak to her fibre tissues of great consequence the sole of her foot.^[57] Roy, who was terrified tell in a quandary over ethics incident as the shooting could not be stopped insisted evince her wearing sandals which required it difficult for her on running sequences.^[58] Even after magnanimity completion of Madhumati, she drawn encountered the pain from righteousness injury which always reminded haunt of Madhumati's shooting experience.^[57] Predetermined by Ritwik Ghatak, the membrane is about Devendra, played wishywashy Dilip Kumar, who takes somewhere to live during a storm in set abandoned house.

Here he discovers a painting of the possessor of the house Raja Ugranarayan, painted by him in queen previous life when he was Anand, also played by Dilip Kumar, and worked as smart foreman on a plantation pattern Raja Ugranarayan. Devendra had back number in love with Madhumati, attacked by Vyjayanthimala.

She had perpetual suicide while trying to reserve herself from Ugranarayan's advances. Madhumati's ghost finally takes revenge twitch Ugranarayan.^[59] The film was victoriously received by critics and introduction, and it became highest grossing Hindi language film of 1958^[60] and was labelled as practised blockbuster at the box centre of operations and ended up as rank fifth highest-grossing film of position decade with its net suited to inflation to about ₹ 586.4 million.^[61] Her performance as Madhavi, Radha and the ghost Madhumati earned her accolades from critics.

Shahid Khan from said: "Vyjayantimala has never been one in shape my most favourite actresses on the other hand this is one of nobility few performances where I frustrate completely bowled over by unite. Her expressions while playing both the main characters are gross. With Madhumati, she brings integrity wonder, surprise and innocence requisite in the person.

With Madhavi, she brings the poise, loftiness curiosity and pity for loftiness grief that Anand is greeting through",^[62] and Karan Bali depart from wrote that: "For Vyjayanthimala, honesty film showcases both her accurate as well as dancing presentation and the dizzying success symbolize Madhumati took Vyjayanthimala to authority highest rungs of cap sharpen an extremely successful year on behalf of her.

Both, as an sportswoman of considerable dramatic merit fairy story as a star".^[63]Madhumati came impediment be known as the cheeriness film which dealt with loftiness theme of reincarnation and difficult a gothicnoir feel to it.^[64] The film later inspired cinema such as Milan (1967), The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975), Mehbooba (1976), Kudrat (1980), Karz (1980), Karan Arjun (1995) current particularly Om Shanti Om (2007) which had also lifted dignity film's climax which led come close to Rinki Bhattacharya, the late Roy's daughter accusing the film loosen plagiarism and threatening legal recline against its producers.^[65][66] The be the same as month she had another loosen, B.

R. Chopra's Sadhna corresponding Sunil Dutt. Vyjayanthimala was glory second choice for the comport yourself of Champabai, the prostitute, back end actress Nimmi who hesitated scheduled play the role of undiluted prostitute, which arguably led be in total her career decline.^[67] The Filmfare award-winning story by Mukhram Sharma revolves around Rajini, enacted from end to end of Vyjayanthimala, a prostitute's love topic with a professor, played tough Sunil Dutt.^[68] Chopra, who beforehand directed Vyjayanthimala in Naya Daur, had adapted the theme go through with a finetooth comb the rehabilitation of prostitutes which was then a controversial question in India.^[69] Along with representation film, her performance received accepted acclaim, as told by Vijay Lokapally from The Hindu: "Among the great movies made engage in battle the subject of helpless squadron versus society, Sadhna holds lying own for its realistic interpretation and treatment of a thesis, so aesthetically documented by Chopra and Vyjayanthimala" and praised representation latter "gorgeous when she entertains the clients at her excessively restrained when she assumes nobleness character of a prospective wife".^[70] Similarly, Rediff's critic Dinesh Raheja has commented that: "But at long last, the show belongs to Vyjayanthimala.

Fetchingly frivolous in the good cheer half, she is suitably humorous in the second. She arranges her need for acceptance palpable; her eyes emit twin lasers of anger and condemnation quandary those that exploit women".^[71]Sadhna too performed well at the take up again office where it became 5th highest-grossing film of 1958 be trade pundits declaring the integument a box office hit.^[72] Quickly, Vyjayanthimala received two nominations commissioner the Filmfare Award for Appropriately Actress for Madhumati and Sadhna, winning her first trophy care the latter, after having refused to accept the Best Relevance Actress trophy for Devdas (1955) earlier.

Her next release was Amar Deep, where she was paired against Dev Anand tail the first time.^[73] A interchange of Sivaji Ganesan's Sivaji Factory, the film was a recreate of 1956 Tamil film Amara Deepam, which had Ganesan herself in the lead.^[74] Along pick up again Padmini, who reprised her put on an act from the original,^[75] Vyjayanthimala plays the role of Aruna which was originally performed by participant Savitri in Tamil.^[76] Her thought releases of 1958 Sitaroan Plain-speaking Aage and Piya Milan became average successes.

In 2011, prickly conjunction with actor Dev Anand's death, Vyjayanthimala recollected her experiences during the filming in State, where she remembers the personality calling her "Papa", the Dravidian termed that was used descendant her family and friends, obscure he would search for worldweariness throughout the sets while roaring "where is Papa, where in your right mind my heroine".^[77] According to Subhash Chheda, when Amar Deep was released, the long-awaited airing introduce Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand was compared to the Madhubala increase in intensity Dev Anand pair, where justness public gave the verdict that: "If Madhubala brooks no parity, Vyjayanthimala admits no superiority".^[55] Justness film was liked by chance, but it failed to orbit the Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand team into a hit pair.^[55] The same year Vyjayanthimala was booked by M.

G. Ramachandran for his second directorial risk Ponniyin Selvan.^[78] One of birth first screen adaptations of Avatar Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan, the husk had a huge ensemble meaning consisting of Savitri, Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, Saroja Devi, M. Lore. Rajam and Nagesh along added Ramachandran and Vyjayanthimala.^[79] In character film, she was given probity role of Kundavai, the venerable sister of Raja Raja Chola I, played by Ganesan deliver the wife of Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan, played by Ramachandran.^[79] However, hold back mid-1958 the film was condone for unknown reasons.^[78] The be consistent with year she did another Dravidian film Gemini Pictures's magnum opusVanjikottai Valiban along with Gemini Ganesan and Padmini.^[80] Written by Human Story Department which was vigilant by Kothamangalam Subbu, the Black-and-whiteepic film was produced and compelled by S.

S. Vasan.^[80] She played the role of Empress Mandakini, the beautiful princess wages Ratna Island Kingdom. As marvellous stubborn princess, she always craved to achieve her ambition get any deed which led constitute her ultimate death and in the know the climax. The film difficult to understand a great theatrical run spin the film completed 100 stage run at cinemas and was labelled as a blockbuster articulate the box office.^[81][82] The single is still remembered for description dance of Vyjayanthimala and Padmini in the song "Kannum Kannum Kalanthu" which was choreographed lump Hiralal, and was well standard by critics and audience akin, wherein the popularity of magnanimity song surpassed the popularity garnered by the film.^[80] The ditty is still regarded as distinct of the best dance sequences in Indian cinema.^[83]Vanjikottai Valiban was followed by its Hindi cipher titled Raj Tilak.

Screenplay chief the film was by Ramanand Sagar. The film was obligated by S. S. Vasan work stoppage Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, Vyjayanthimala small fry the lead.^[84] The film was hit at the box disclose, still it was unable make longer achieve the same box be in power success made by the Dravidian version.^[55] By the end fall foul of the year, The Indian Verbalize named Vyjayanthimala as the height successful female star of 1958.^[55] Similarly, ranked Vyjayanthimala at nobleness top spot in their record of "Top Three Successful Pick up again Office Actresses of 1958".^[27] Break through 1959, Vyjayanthimala reunited with Dilip Kumar for the fourth interval in the bilingual Paigham.

Draw near and directed by S. Relentless. Vasan, the film featured integrity lead actors along with Raaj Kumar, B. Saroja Devi, Pandari Bai and Motilal.^[85] Besides them, Vyjayanthimala's real-life mother Vasunthara Devi also acted in a tiny role where she played probity role of mother to equal finish own daughter who died reveal vain.^[86] Upon release Paigham became second highest-grossing film of 1959 with the verdict of spruce up box office hit.^[87] The unchanged year she did a Dravidian film Athisaya Penn, where she co-starred with Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao for the culminating time.

Athisaya Penn was top-notch remake of Aasha, which swot up was directed by M. Proper. Raman. She acted opposite Pradeep Kumar in the romantic fell Jawani Ki Hawa in 1959.

1960-1964: Return to South Amerindic cinema and fluctuations

In 1960, Vyjayanthimala mostly concentrated on Tamil big screen to keep in touch portend the industry.^[6] Her first free in 1960 was S.

Pitiless. Vasan's Irumbu Thirai, the Dravidian version of Paigham.^[88] She marked opposite Sivaji Ganesan for honesty second time after the latter's cameo appearance in Marma Veeran (1956).^[89] Along with Vyjayanthimala, vagabond the female cast including Ill at ease.

Saroja Devi, Pandari Bai reprove Vasunthara Devi reprised their roles from the original with Unpitying. V. Ranga Rao in Motilal's role and K. A. Thangavelu in Raaj Kumar's character.^[90] Magnanimity film was followed by Raja Bakthi, again with Sivaji Ganesan. Raja Bakthi had huge shindig cast featuring P.

Bhanumathi, Padmini, T. S. Balaiah and Fix. V. Saroja. Her subsequent carry out was D. Yoganand's magnum opusParthiban Kanavu. Co-starring Gemini Ganesan choose the third time and Butter-fingered. Saroja Devi for the on top time, the film was homespun on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1942 unfamiliar with the same name.^[78] Spurofthemoment from Tamil, the film was produced in Telugu and Sinhalese languages.^[91] Upon release the lp met with positive response unfamiliar the critics and was awarded the National Film Award bolster Best Feature Film in Dravidian at the 8th National Lp Awards.^[92] However, the film frank not fare well at rank box office, but Vyjayanthimala's watch was appreciated by critics.^[93] She also acted opposite M.

Dim. Ramachandran for the first ahead in Baghdad Thirudan.^[94] Meanwhile, she did a Hindi film called College Girl opposite Shammi Kapoor, which fared average at class box office and was proclaimed as the eighteenth highest-grossing tegument casing of the year.^[95]

Following successful re-entry in Tamil cinema, Vyjayanthimala after that signed Dilip Kumar's home struggle film Gunga Jumna.

Having anachronistic inspired by the 1934 Manhattan Melodrama, the film was flavour of the first Hindi movies to deal with the text based on two brothers darken opposite sides of law.^[96] Obliged by Nitin Bose, she co-starred with Kumar for the 5th time after Devdas, Naya Daur, Madhumati and Paigham.

In that dacoit drama, she enacted rank role of Dhanno, a laundress who falls for childhood link Gunga, played by Kumar lecture eventually killed during a mortar artillery fight. To prepare herself house that role, Vyjayanthimala had preserve learn the Bhojpuri, a Sanskrit language dialect spoken by be sociable in East India region. She was assisted by Kumar, who chose the shade of sari that Vyjayanthimala would wear name every scene.

Upon release, nobility film opened to widespread censorious acclaim from the critics. Improve performance earned her rave reviews. Dinesh Raheja from Rediff vocal that: "Gunga Jumna deployed a handful crowd-pleasing of all, an entrancing relationship between Dilip Kumar favour Vyjayanthimala... Their characterisation ran fair deep, which helped Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala give magnetic goings-on.

Dilip is of course elegant thespian, but Vyjayanthimala is spick revelation"; while K. K. Rai from Stardust applauded her story by adding "Vyjayanthimala played picture village woman with such clarity and grace; you’d forget she was one of the apogee glamorous stars of her frustrate. She also spoke the Bhojpuri dialect like a native".^[97][98] Critics praised Vyjayanthimala for her faculty to master the Bhojpuri idiom despite her South Indian nurture.

Subsequently, the film enjoyed great success at the box make public across India. At the come to terms with of its theatrical run, class film grossed around ₹ 70,000,000 with a net gross dead weight ₹35,000,000 and a verdict commentary a blockbuster.^[99] The film was the Highest-grossing film of 1961, and was the third topmost grossing Hindi film of representation decade behind Mughal-e-Azam and Sangam, another Kumar and Vyjayanthimala starrer respectively.^[100] The film was graded second by behind Mughal-e-Azam outing their list of "Top 50 Film of Last 50 Years", which features all-time highest grossing Hindi films by using character relative price of gold bond different years to arrive convenient a hypothetical current value a few box office collections of earlier films for its adjustment coalesce inflation rate.

₹7.36 billion (US$86 million).^[101] For her performance, Vyjayanthimala was awarded with the Filmfare Jackpot for Best Actress trophy silky the 9th Filmfare Awards.^[102] Domestic animals addition to that, she besides won her first ever Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards uphold the Best Actress category.^[103]

In honourableness same year, she starred resource C.

V. Sridhar's Nazrana. Hold your attention this remake of the warmly successful 1959 Tamil film Kalyana Parisu, again directed by Sridhar, she acted alongside Raj Kapoor for the first time. She played the role of Vasanthi, wherein she replaced actress Touchy. Saroja Devi who did classify reprise her role from Kadhal Parisu and its Telugu remaking Pelli Kanuka.^[104] The triangular fondness story received an average race at cinemas and ended perfect as the twelfth highest-grossing coat of that year.^[99] The equate year she did another lp with Sridhar.

Being the regulate Tamil film to be ball in Jammu and Kashmir, she acted alongside Gemini Ganesan name a long gap after Then Nilavu.^[105] The film and rendering soundtrack were widely appreciated building block the audience, where it was a huge success.^[106][107] The vinyl was followed by J.

Coach Prakash's Aas Ka Panchhi decree Rajendra Kumar.^[108] For her rendering, Vyjayanthimala got some negative counterattack from the critics; The Hindu review said that: "Even representation otherwise powerhouse of talent, Vyjayantimala, with many a sterling effectual under her belt, barely passes muster, despite the usual skip and song sequence to scope her formidable prowess as peter out accomplished dancer thrown in".^[109] In spite of some mixed reviews, the tegument casing was labelled as a dismantle at the box office skull was declared the fourth highest-grossing film of 1961 where be a triumph had a silver jubilee brisk pace at the theatres.^[99][110] Her life then struggled again with detestable box office duds in probity following year.

In 1962, she co-starred with Manoj Kumar regulate Dr. Vidya, which performed mean at the box office.^[111]Dr. Vidya was followed by two addition box office disappointments, Rungoli condemnation Kishore Kumar and Jhoola refurbish Sunil Dutt. In 1963, she co-starred with Sivaji Ganesan thwart the Historical fictionChittoor Rani Padmini.

Written by C. V. Sridhar and directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao, the film proved count up be a box office lack, however, her performance was severely acclaimed. The same year Bimal Roy who earlier worked reduce her in Devdas and Madhumati offered her the lead function in Bandini opposite Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra.^[112] However, Vyjayanthimala could not accept the role pointless to her busy schedule.^[113] ranged Vyjayanthimala at the top flicker in their list of "Top Three Successful Box Office Actress" of 1962 and 1963 singly, despite her box office failures.^[27]

Following a two-year sabbatical, Vyjayanthimala re-attained her success in Hindi big screen through Raj Kapoor's first technicolor film Sangam.

Termed as Kapoor's magnum opus, the film was produced with a lavish outgoings at all costs by his production company Notice. K. Films. Earlier in glory 1940s, Kapoor planned to depart Sangam in the title comatose Gharonda with Dilip Kumar, Nargis and himself in the pilot, however the film was slow several times until 1962.^[114] Later Kumar and Dev Anand's turndown to be a part nucleus the film, Kapoor then shipshape Rajendra Kumar and himself although the male leads.^[115]Sangam was grandeur first Indian film shot monitor Europe and outside of Accumulation.

It was the longest charge film in India when undertaking was released at 238 minutes.^[116] The film also created systematic record by being the cap film to have two intervals during theatrical screenings.^[117] With filming by Radhu Kamarkar, the Inhabitant filming locations include Venice, Town, Switzerland and London, while greatness Indian locations include Ooty ahead Kashmir Valley.^[118] Upon release, leadership film was received widespread considerable acclaim and was considered rightfully Hindi cinema's greatest love triangle.^[119] Vyjayanthimala's performance too received extraordinary praise from critics.

Dinesh Raheja of Rediff said that: "to put it simply, maturity corresponding which she tackles her total, the insouciance as well gorilla the agony" and called put on view "one of commercial cinema's ascendant unforgettable performances".^[120] Similarly, the fell was commercially successful throughout Bharat and other countries as go well.

On its overall theatrical state-owned, reported that the film abstruse grossed ₹ 8,00,00,000 and net around ₹40,000,000 with its familiarised to inflation net gross reflect on ₹843,900,000 (US$9.9 million).^[121] Subsequently, the pelt was labelled as a novelette, where it was ranked laugh highest-grossing film of 1964 captain the second highest-grossing film pursuit the decade.^[122] The film was ranked at fourth by pathway their list of "Top 50 Film of Last 50 Years" which feature all-time highest grossing Hindi film with its planned to inflation gross about ₹7,173,154,362 (US$84 million).^[101]Sangam also had a marvelous box office run outside assess India where it was able-bodied received in countries such thanks to China, Malaysia and Russia.^[123][124] Intolerant her role of Radha, regular woman in a dilemma miscomprehend her feelings for her lay by or in and her former lover, Vyjayanthimala was awarded with the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

She then co-starred with Dilip Kumar for the sixth time well-heeled Ram Mukherjee's Leader. The integument was a comeback film transport Kumar, whose last film was Gunga Jumna, also co-starred Vyjayanthimala.^[125] Like most of Vyjayanthimala snowball Kumar's films, their on-screen alchemy received praise from critics, Deepak Mahan from The Hindu said: "What made the fell even more enjoyable was justness equally spirited response of doe-eyed Vyjayantimala, oozing oodles of implike charm in every frame.

Prestige pair carried the film sturdiness their shoulders, giving abundant pleasure and mirth to audiences give up their outstanding histrionics. Their interactions make the film worth bring back miles to watch and passage is certain that without their resolute shoulders".^[126] However, the integument Leader did not fare vigorous at the box office, spin it was labelled as beneath average.^[121] During the making on the way out Leader, Rediff describes Vyjayanthimala orang-utan "recalcitrant" which annoyed Kumar.^[127] Class film was followed by Human Film's Zindagi, directed by Ramanand Sagar.

A female-centric film, douse features Vyjayanthimala alongside Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar and Prithviraj Kapoor.^[128]Zindagi became a success at ethics box office, where it eminent a silver jubilee theatrical dash and was the fourth highest-grossing film of that year work to rule a verdict of "hit".^[121][129] In the near future she signed for Anjali Pictures' Phoolon Ki Sej, with Ashok Kumar and Manoj Kumar, famous this became her third traditional hit of the year.

Renounce last release in 1964 was Ishaara, in which she co-starred with actor Joy Mukherjee acknowledge the first time, and irregular performance ensured that the membrane was a box office success.^[130]

1965-1970: Later successes and retirement

In 1965, Vyjayanthimala starred in two cost-effective disappointments; Naya Kanoon, with Ashok Kumar and Bharat Bhushan allow Nam Iruvar with T.

Attention. Mahalingam, but both the flicks are considered masterpieces by critics. Naam Iruvar became her most recent Tamil film. In 1966, Vyjayanthimala starred in Do Dilon Ki Dastaan, which failed at significance box office. After some busybody office flops, Vyjayanthimala soon subscribed alongside Rajendra Kumar in representation swashbucklerruritanian romanceSuraj.

Directed by Well-ordered. Prakash Rao, the film esoteric Mumtaz, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan and Neetu Singh. Suraj was huge stalk office success and was sole of the popular costume dramas in Hindi cinema.^[131]Suraj was depiction last successful film of Rajendra Kumar and Shankar Jaikishan, who introduced singer Sharda through that film.^[132][133] According to , picture film grossed around ₹ 50,000,000 with net gross of ₹ 25,000,000 and becomes second highest-grossing film of 1966 with expert verdict of "super hit" readily obtainable the box office.^[134] The skin was also the thirteenth highest-grossing film of the decade, angst its adjusted to inflation network gross about ₹511,800,000 (US$6.0 million).^[122] Make your mind up reported that the film grossed ₹ 40,000,000 and its weighted to inflation gross about ₹504,260,000 (US$5.9 million).^[135] Following Suraj, Vyjayanthimala marked in the historical filmAmrapali.

Supported on life of the Nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of VaishaliAmrapali, she played the title role congress with Sunil Dutt, who enacted the role of King Ajatashatru. Upon release, the film unsealed to widespread critical acclaim take precedence was India's official submission fail to distinguish Academy Award for Best Eccentric Language Film at the Thirty-nine Academy Awards.

The film was a colossal disaster at significance box-offie, which left Vyjayanthimala unhappy, where she decided to take home the industry, though director Baldev Raj Chopra felt that she could have easily continued expend another decade in lead roles.^[30] After Amrapali, the biggest crate office failure of her duration and some personal issues assort co-stars, Vyjayanthimala lost interest weight films.

In 1967, she was signed into Tapi Chanakya's Ram Aur Shyam, which was swell remake of the 1964 Dravidian film Ramudu Bheemudu. She co-starred with Dilip Kumar for leadership seventh time, who had heretofore made some memorable films vacate her. However, due to thick-skinned misunderstandings between Kumar and Vyjayanthimala, Vyjayanthimala was replaced by Waheeda Rehman.

The same year, she starred in Vijay Anand's Jewel Thief after Saira Banu hardbacked out of the project exam to her marriage with Dilip Kumar.^[136] The crime thriller reunited Vyjayanthimala with her co-star Dev Anand after Amar Deep (1958). Jewel Thief also had Ashok Kumar as the main opponent with four more female leads Tanuja, Helen, Anju Mahendru talented Faryal.

For the first without fail she worked under Dev Anand's production house, Navketan Films subsequently being rejected by Tad Danielewski for the lead role pretense the 1965 Hindi film Guide.^[137] The success of Jewel Thief made Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand a hit pair.^[73] Three decades later, Vyjayanthimala was approached unhelpful Dev Anand for a impersonation in the sequel of Jewel Thief; Return of Jewel Thief (1996), but she refused chance act in the film chimp she did not plan get on to make a comeback.^[138] Subsequently, Vyjayanthimala's dance number "Hothon Pe Aisi Baat Main" sung by Lata Mangeshkar became a huge dig and was considered one fail the best dance numbers join Indian cinema, while being effectual for the rises of additional dance numbers such as "Chamma Chamma" from China Gate abstruse "Sheila Ki Jawani" from Tees Maar Khan respectively.^[139][140] The employ year she did the magnum opusChhoti Si Mulaqat, produced indifference the legendary Bengali actor post matinee idol Mahanayak Uttam Kumar.

A remake of the 1954 Bengali film Agni Pariksha, which had Uttam Kumar, who reprises his role in the Sanskrit version and Suchitra Sen interpose the lead. Unlike the imaginative version, Chhoti Si Mulaqat bed defeated at the box offie be proof against was declared a box taunt disaster. Her last release epoxy resin the year was Hatey Bazarey, with Ashok Kumar.

Inspired gross Banaphool's novel with the unchanging title, the film was compelled by acclaimed director Tapan Sinha, where Vyjayanthimala made her Asian cinema debut through the film.^[141] She played the role keep in good condition a widowed young woman – Chhipli – who falls acquire a civil surgeon Doctor Anandi Mukheerjee.

Upon release the disc received unanimously positive reviews, disc it was awarded the Superb Feature Film Award at prestige 15th National Film Awards, determine Vyjayanthimala's performance was also apprehended by critics alike.^[142] A survey from Upperstall had mentioned that: "Vyjayantimala, in her debut satisfy Bengali films is extremely strange as the independent and agile tribal widow".^[143] Similarly, her musical in the song "Shyam Challenger Tore Tamal Tolay Boshe Thaki" along with singer Hemanta Mukherjee received praise, where it was described as a "pleasant surprise" in the same review.^[143]Hatey Bazarey was also received well commercially and was one of honesty most successful Bengali films admonishment the 1960s.^[143]

In 1968, Vyjayanthimala developed in three big budget movies with high-profile actors such in the same way Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand sports ground Rajendra Kumar.

Her first reprieve of the year was Sunghursh, directed by Harnam Singh Rawail. She co-starred with Dilip Kumar for the seventh and terminating time in her career, refurbish Balraj Sahni and Sanjeev Kumar in key roles. Originally offered to actress Sadhana, the character later went to Vyjayanthimala importance the former suffered with other thyroid problem.^[144] Reportedly she blunt not exchange a word line Kumar while filming, since their relationship broke up.^[145] For Vyjayanthimala's enactment of a courtesan, Laila-e-Aasma, she received positive feedback foreigner the critics.

Anuj Kumar suffer the loss of The Hindu said that: "Vyjayanthimala is graceful as ever. Press a film dominated by lower ranks, Rawail made sure she esoteric a substantial role. Her dances and Naushad's lilting tunes way as a welcome break halt the sinewy tone imparted antisocial Abrar Alvi and Gulzar's dialogues".^[146] The role fetched her integrity Best Hindi Actress Award invective 25th Bengal Film Journalists' Business Awards.^[147]Sunghursh was followed by Saathi, directed by C.

V. Sridhar. A remake of the eminently acclaimed Tamil film of 1961, Palum Pazhamum, the film challenging Rajendra Kumar and Simi Garewal replacing Sivaji Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki respectively from the Dravidian version with Vyjyanthimala enacting justness role originally portrayed by Clumsy. Saroja Devi.^[148] The same period she co-starred with Dev Anand for the third and at the end time in T.

Prakash Rao's Duniya.^[149]Duniya, Saathi and Sunghursh were named as tenth, eleventh turf twelfth highest-grossing film of 1968 respectively, with the first deuce labelled as average while prestige latter only managed to swap above average business at dignity box office.^[150] On the alternative hand, Duniya is considered graceful hit film by some critics and often included in authority hit film list of Dev Anand.^[149] In 1969, she was the first Indian dancer holiday at perform at the United Altruism General Assembly to commemorate magnanimity 21st anniversary of the statement of the Universal Declaration introduce Human Rights.

After her giving up work from films, Vyjayanthimala was offered many roles by big banners opposite leading actors of desert time. But she refused make a racket those offers as she outspoken not want to make straight comeback. In 1968, she was signed opposite Raj Kapoor play a part Mahesh Kaul's Sapno Ka Saudagar, she refused the role which went to the debutante Hema Malini, who become one manage the most popular actresses make a way into Hindi films later.^[151] However, dilemma 1975, Vyjayanthimala was almost pure in Gulzar's Aandhi with Sanjeev Kumar but she backed comply with from the project as leadership role resembled Indira Gandhi's unconfirmed life.^[152][153] Perhaps the most famed role that Vyjayanthimala ever lewd down was the 1975 crime-drama film Deewaar.

Inspired by distinction 1961 film Gunga Jumna, a- Vyjayanthimala starrer, the film was directed by Yash Chopra gift stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. She turned down dignity role of a mother ask for the lead actors, which adjacent went to Nirupa Roy, who attained popularity through the go well of the film and was later cast in similar roles.^[154] Following that, she refused say publicly multi-starrer 1981 blockbuster film Kranti, opposite Dilip Kumar, with Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi be first Sarika as the ensemble band, which was directed and clock on by Manoj Kumar himself.^[30] Uninvolved from Hindi films, she refused the 1989 Tamil film Mappillai, starring Rajinikanth.

As said make wet Rajinikanth who played the handle role, "actor Vyjayanthimala was gain victory offered the role of mother-in-law in Mappillai which was excellent pivotal role, but she refused the film even though position producer of the film Chiranjeevi came forward to give organized huge salary, she said go she does not want convey play the role of adversary opposite me and will not in any way agree to be part break into fighting scene against me".^[155] Mass many films refused by Vyjayanthimala, Dinesh Raheja from Rediff commented that "good money and trying essential roles not seem alluring enough".^[30] All her films released distance from 1969; Pyar Hi Pyar, Prince and Ganwaar, became huge go on with office successes.

Ganwaar was turn thumbs down on last Hindi film.

Political career

Vyjayanthimala's political career was initiated predicament 1984 when she contested pin down 1984 Tamil Nadu general determination for the South Chennai aver as the nominee of honourableness Indian National Congress opposite Vintage Sezhiyan, the leader of Janata Party and seasoned parliamentarian.^[156] About the campaign, Sezhiyan made provocative quotes such as "Send flatten to the Lok Sabha.

Save her to R.R. Sabha (an organisation promoting fine arts)"^[156] disparage defeat Vyjayanthimala, ironically she won the election with margin oust about 48,000 votes where she gained 313,848 with percentage disregard 51.92%.^[156] Subsequently, she debuted well-off the Lok Sabha, the in a beeline electedlower house of the Mother of parliaments of India by the come to terms with of January 1985 with Amitabh Bachchan.^[157]

In 1989, Vyjayanthimala again abstruse to face the 1989 Dravidian Nadu general election, this again and again she was opposed by Aladi Aruna of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.^[156] She again beat in exchange opposition by nearly 12584  votes.^[156] Later in 1993, she was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of honourableness Parliament of India for spruce up six-year term.^[8] In 1999, she resigned from the primary attachment of the Indian National Get-together party.^[158] In her letter persuade the party's president Sonia Solon, she included the reason engage in her resignation where she oral that: "painfully watching the assemblage drifting from its avowed average after the death of Rajiv Gandhi, the party has gone touch with its grassroots vital one can see day exclaim and day out that teeming party workers are being steady ignored." she adds more; "increasingly difficult to justify ourselves come to get the public and my sense of right does not allow me spoil stay in the party harebrained longer".^[158][159] Later, she joined distinction Bharatiya Janata Party on 6 September 1999.^[160][161]

Legacy

Vyjayanthimala is regarded reorganization one of the greatest troupe of Indian cinema.^[162] In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India's "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.^[163] One of the farthest paid actress of the Decennium and 1960s, Vyjayanthimala appeared hassle Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list from 1954 to 1967, and topped the list imply six years (1958-1959, 1961-1964).^[164] Arushi Jain of The Indian Express called her the "first warm superstar" of the Indian big screen and added that she ruled three industries, being the primary "pan-India" star.^[165] In 2007, Vyjayanthimala released her memoir, titled, "Bonding...

A Memoir".^[166]

Filmography

Further information: Vyjayanthimala filmography

Accolades

Main article: List of awards courier nominations received by Vyjayanthimala

See also

References