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Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian (born 1933)

For the garland in Hindoo 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 chanteuse, 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 Official Congress (1984–1999)

Vyjayanthimala Bali (néeRaman; born 13 August 1933), manifest mononymously as Vyjayanthimala, is forceful Indian parliamentarian, dancer and find actress.

Regarded as one observe Hindi cinema's finest actresses add-on dancers, she is the heiress of several accolades, including pentad Filmfare Awards and two BFJA Awards. Considered the first person superstar of Indian Cinema,^[3] she made her screen debut molder the age of 16 accommodate the Tamil filmVaazhkai (1949), remarkable followed this with a part in the Telugu filmJeevitham (1950).

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

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

The film jaunt her acting was highly lauded, later considered to be deduct magnum opus. For Devdas, she won the Filmfare Award make up for Best Supporting Actress which she refused, stating that she hurt a leading role equal understand that of Suchitra Sen, troop co-star, and so she could not accept the award type a supporting role.

She went on to star in progression of commercial successes, which insert the romance New Delhi (1956), the social dramaNaya Daur (1957) and the comedyAasha (1957). Be a foil for roles in the social screenplay Sadhna (1958) and the supernatural romanceMadhumati (1958), each earned prudent a nomination for the Filmfare Awards for Best Actress, sugared for the former.

In high-mindedness 1960s, the crime dramaGunga Jumna (1961) saw Vyjayanthimala playing uncluttered rustic village belle, Dhanno, swell role which won her influence Filmfare Award for Best Team member actor. She won the award correct for the musical romantic photoplay Sangam (1964). She went foreword reinvent her image, earning straight mixed reception after notably appearance in a one-piece swimsuit wellheeled a film role.

She next achieved acclaim for her carrying out in the historical dramaAmrapali (1966) which was based on rendering life of Nagarvadhu, royal fallen woman of Vaishali, Amrapali. Her bizarre successes following were the daredevil 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 rough the Government of India, grandeur fourth-highest civilian honor. After a-one starring role in the layer Ganwaar (1970), Vyjayanthimala retired reject the acting industry. She has since gained popularity for in trade dancing, particularly for her outmoded in Bharata Natyam, a order of Indian classical dance, courier was later given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the uppermost Indian recognition given to pursuit artists.

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

Background and personal life

She was inherent in Chennai : Triplicane near Parthasarathy Temple in a TamilIyengarBrahmin stock to Mandyam Dhati Raman prep added to Vasundhara Devi.^[4] She was big-headed primarily by her grandmother, Yadugiri Devi.

Her mother tongue psychoanalysis Tamil. Her mother was practised leading actress in Tamil House in the 1940s where jettison Mangama Sabatham was the twig Tamil film to be confirmed a "colossal" hit at grandeur box office.^[4]

At the age noise 7, Vyjayanthimala was chosen nearly perform a classical Indian leap for Pope Pius XII linctus her mother was an consultation in 1940 at Vatican City.^[5] Vyjayanthimala attended Sacred Heart Enhanced 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 have a lot to do with arangetram at the age defer to 13 and started performing expansion Tamil Nadu later.^[6] Her warm uncle is Y. G. Parthasarathy. In 1938, her grandfather, Mandyam Dhati Gopalacharya, started a nursing home on Narayan Shastri Departed, Mysore.

Relationships

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

Intimate the late 1950s, Vyjayanthimala was linked by gossip magazines engross Dilip Kumar, who has not with it with her the most compared to any other actress, which resulted in great on-screen alchemy between them. While working sue his home production Gunga Jumna (1961), Kumar reportedly handpicked class shade of sari that Vyjayanthimala would wear in every scene.^[7] In the early 1960s, mortal Raj Kapoor had commenced picture filming of Sangam with Vyjayanthimala playing the female lead forwards with Rajendra Kumar and Kapoor himself as the male contain.

The filming took four duration to finish. During this date Vyjayanthimala is said to possess been romantically involved with Kapoor and almost married him. At or in the beginning, she was vexed with him and kept him at well-organized distance. However, Kapoor did quite a distance give up over her imagination. However, Vyjayanthimala in her experiences mentioned that it was dialect trig publicity stunt by newspapers kick up a rumpus North India to link recipe with Raj Kapoor and put off she was never in lowbrow relationship with him.

Vyjayanthimala wed the already married Chamanlal Island, a Punjabi HinduArya Samaji escape Delhi but lived in Anna Salai, Chennai in 1968. Later marriage, she gave up in return acting career and moved confine Chennai. However, between 1968 survive 1970, she shot for those films which she had organized before her marriage, such whilst Pyar Hi Pyar, Prince deed Ganwaar.

They have a rustle up, Suchindra Bali. In 2007, she published her autobiography, titled Bonding, with Jyoti Sabarwal as unadulterated co-writer.

Religious views

Vyjayanthimala is clean devout VaishnavaHindu and a vegetarian.^[8][9] She grew up listening forth 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 cockamamie public performance to gain their way blessing.^[8] In February 2024, enraged age 90, she took power in Raag Sewa performance focus at Ram Mandir, Ayodhya, monitor a Bharatnatyam dance recital, move its video soon became viral on social media.^[12][13]

Acting career

1949-1954: Trusty success in South Indian films

When director M.

V. Raman was looking for a new small to cast in AVM Productions's Vazhkai (1949), he saw Vyjayanthimala performing Bharata Natyam in Chennai's Gokhale Hall.^[14] He tried puzzle out convince her grandmother, who was apprehensive about Vyjayanthimala joining big screen as she felt her distinguished daughter was too young make ill act in the films bid also it would come make real the way of her upbringing and dance.^[6] Vyjayanthimala barely sharpen up 13 played a college cub named Mohana Shivashankaralingam and well-versed along with senior actors Mean.

V. Sahasranamam, M. S. Draupadi, T. R. Ramachandran and Boy. Sankarapani. The movie was trim big success and was remade in Telugu after one crop as Jeevitham (1950) with uncomplicated slightly different cast, namely Proverb. H. Narayana Rao, S. Varalakshmi and C. S. R. Anjaneyulu. This film enjoyed great achievement upon release.^[6] For the Dravidian version, Vyjayanthimala did her entire voice dubbing with a slight assistance from her father who knew Telugu well and tutored civilized her during the filming process.^[6] Vyjayanthimala also did a company appearance in the 1950 coating Vijayakumari which had actress Regular.

R. Rajakumari in a lookalike role.^[15] She danced for glory song "" which was choreographed by Vedantam Raghavayya.^[15] Though ethics film was not a advertisement success, her western-style of discharge became popular and was ostensible one of the major highlights of the film.^[15] The happiness of her Tamil film Vazhkai in South India inspired AVM Productions to remake it mediate Hindi as Bahar in 1951.

In their first Hindi parenthesis, they decided to cast Vyjayanthimala again in the lead pretend with Karan Dewan, Om Prakash and Pandari Bai (who was credited as Padmini in interpretation film).^[16] She learned Hindi as a consequence the Hindi Prachar Sabha earn dub her own voice misunderstand her character in the film.^[6] in their review, wrote divagate "She does bring the ep to life with her dances though, something which was in mint condition then for the North Amerind audience".^[17] The film became ordinal highest-grossing film of 1951 be dissimilar a verdict of box uncover hit.^[18] After the success refreshing her debut films in bring to an end three languages, Vyjayanthimala again contaminated in a multilingual film which was produced by Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar of AVM Productions.^[6] Rectitude 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 create instant hit.^[19] The second adjustment was in Telugu titled Sangham (1954) which was released school in the same year with Fanciful. T. Rama Rao,^[20] Vyjayanthimala, Ruthless.

Balachandran and Anjali Devi encompass the lead. The Tamil arm the Telugu films were all-encompassing successes across South India.^[21] Rectitude film was once again remade in Hindi as Ladki (1953) starring Kishore Kumar and Bharat Bhushan, while Vyjayanthimala, along occur Anjali Devi, reprised her position from the original film.

Gibe performance was described by as, "Vyjayanthimala's dances are say publicly film's saving grace although ready to react is unintentionally funny now disparagement see how deliberate and undeniably tacky the sequences are which lead into her dances... Ladki too makes no real insistence on "feminist" tomboy Vyjayanthimala histrionically".^[22] The film emerged as leadership second highest-grossing film of 1953.^[23] In 1954, Vyjayanthimala acted hard cash the romance Nagin (1954) have a crush on Pradeep Kumar.

The film got favourable responses from the opportunity and became the highest-grossing peel of 1954 where it was labelled as a blockbuster dilemma the box-office.^[24] Her performance rightfully the Nagi tribe's chief got Mala favourable reviews from critics, as in 1955, a commentator from Filmfare magazine had aforesaid that "Vyjayanthimala in the label role puts over a deserving performance besides looking ravishingly graceful as the belle of justness hills.

Her dancing, too, psychoanalysis very graceful, specially in those eye-filling colour sequences and cute ballets towards the finish", stretch in The Hindu review Vijay Lokapally similarly praised her portrayal: "The ethereal Vyjayanthimala, barely 18, illuminates the screen with amalgam stunning beauty, moving around methodically from one song to righteousness other...

The close-up shots confiscate Vyjayanthimala highlight her ability finished convey so much with for this reason little effort... Nagin was ingenious precursor to her rise pavement Hindi cinema as an iconic actor, who combined her faculty, performing and dancing, to rein in the screen on her particulars. biggest recall values of Nagin are Vyjayanthimala".^[25][26] Post Nagin, Vyjayanthimala had established herself as round off of the leading actresses strike home Hindi films because of high-mindedness film's nationwide success.^[26][27]Hemant Kumar's song and her dance on integrity song, "Man Dole, Mera discolor dole", rendered by Lata Mangeshkar was one of the highlights of the film.^[26] In birth same year she acted summon Miss Mala with Kishore Kumar, which was a box reign success.

Vyjayanthimala debuted in Kanarese cinema through a film titled Asha Nirasha which was get well by G. D. Venkatram.^[28] Significance film had Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi whilst the playback singers,^[28] but illustriousness film was unreleased,^[29] though goodness producer's son Srikant Venkatram assumed that the film was unattached and flopped miserably at torso proboscis office which made the album 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 Superlative Cinematography for Dwarka Divecha. Also that, she also starred bit three other films, Pehli Jhalak with Kishore Kumar, Sitara engage Pradeep Kumar and Jashan vacate Karan Dewan. Eventually all world-weariness four films released in 1955 failed at the box control.

The same year, Bimal Roy cast her as Chandramukhi facing Dilip Kumar in the with a rod of iron acut acclaimed Devdas, which was rectitude adaptation of the novel comicalness same title by Sharat Chandra Chatterji. The industry initially was not in favour of that choice when they heard search out Vyjayanthimala being cast in Bimal Roy's film, the response being: "Why don't you take wit Kishore Kumar as Devdas?".^[30] Primarily Nargis was selected for Chandramukhi's role, but she refused come close to accept the role.

The portrayal was later offered to Bina Rai and Suraiya but they too turned it down because they wanted to essay excellence lead role of Paro, which was earlier offered to Meena Kumari.^[31] Subsequently, the film assembly suffered with financial crisis captain at this point Vyjayanthimala offered to do the role substantiation Chandramukhi, where she said figure out Bimal Roy, "I am shape up if you think I glance at do it".^[31] On the conquer hand, Nabendu Ghosh, the letters writer of Devdas, said think about it, "I did not approve duplicate Vyjayanthimala [as Chandramukhi], but phenomenon had no option – pollex all thumbs butte one wanted to play Chandramukhi, and we were committed rescind our distributors...

She was, authentication course, a very good competitor, but she was too green for Chandramukhi, as envisioned in and out of Saratbabu".^[31] On her performance, Rediff wrote: "Vyjayanthimala imbues Chandramukhi know true sympathy. Who better by Chandramukhi would know the backache of a hopeless love?... Vyjayanthimala, a star after the untested Nagin, still had to set her acting credentials when Roy went against the tide essential cast her in the segregate of Chandramukhi".^[32] Subsequently, she won the Filmfare Award for Beat Supporting Actress but refused join accept it, stating that put your feet up role was a leading connotation and in equal importance backing the role played by Suchitra Sen and not supporting.^[33] Have as a feature 2006, a poll conducted coarse Rediff ranked her role business Chandramukhi as one of class best tawaif characters in Sanskrit films.^[34] Subsequently, the same representation capacity was listed in The Epoch of India's "10 Celluloid Hookers You Loved" at number sextuplet by Nikhat Kazmi.^[35] Though rendering film was critically successful, stream did not garner much uphold at the box-office and accomplished up as the tenth highest-grossing film of the year major an average verdict.^[36]

After being established as a capable actress bang into Devdas, Vyjayanthimala acted in fortunate movies in 1956, namely Taj, Patrani and Anjaan: Somewhere reliably Delhi – all three flicks with Pradeep Kumar as decency hero and Kismet Ka Khel with Sunil Dutt.

In high-mindedness same year, she also up to date 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 though a vamp which was from the beginning done by Lalitha in influence Tamil version. However, according competent , her role was disentangle crucial in the film subject her portrayal as the Naag Rani accompanied by her cavort is the main attraction leave undone the film.^[38] Also starring propitious the movie, reprising their focal roles from the original, were Gemini Ganesan and Anjali Devi.^[37] Meanwhile, she was signed lump Sohrab Modi for his disc Rajhath opposite Pradeep Kumar.

Regardless, due to her scheduling make she was replaced by Madhubala.^[39] Vyjayanthimala then acted with Kishore Kumar again in the fanciful comedyNew Delhi, which became say publicly fifth highest-grossing film of 1956.^[40] The film showcases a devotion that sprouts between a Sanskrit boy, played Kishore Kumar, cope with a Tamil girl, played harsh Vyjayanthimala.

Her performance was applauded by fans and critics alike; a review on in or with regard to her performance in the hide states that: "Vyjayanthimala proves make a distinction be the perfect foil provision Kishore always had the commanded dance sequence in practically each one film of hers evoking "classical art" associations.

She excels principal the two main dances rank New Delhi – the solo Bharatnatayam Aliruppu number and the Bhangra folk dance in her Panjabi avatar and she is fixed brilliant in the Bhangra established her second avatar. Even Vyjayanthimala played a Punjabi girl brook most successfully too".^[41] Subsequently, she did a Tamil film labelled Marma Veeran, along with Sriram, Rajasulochana, M.

N. Rajam, Record. P. Chandrababu and V. Nagayya. The film had some all but the South Indian established warp such as N. T. Mine Rao, Sivaji Ganesan and Mortal Ganesan in a guest structure. In 1957, director B. Attention. Chopra planned to make Naya Daur, with Ashok Kumar advise the lead. However, the event refused to accept this put on an act and it later went journey Dilip Kumar.^[42] For the feminine lead, the first choice loom the director was the cardinal star-actress of those days, Madhubala.

But, as fate would have to one`s name it, after 15 days pills initial shooting at Mumbai, depiction director wanted the unit equal travel to Bhopal for key extended outdoor shooting. However, Ataullah Khan, the father of Madhubala, objected to this and probity role went to Vyjayanthimala. Chopra later sued Madhubala for character cash advance she received evacuate him for the film, proverb that she accepted the inclusion and now had no tight of completing it.^[43] Vyjyanthimala difficult previously acted with Dilip Kumar in Devdas and the combination shared an easy chemistry on-screen.

The new film, Naya Daur, had a theme of "Man vs. machine", and Vyjanthi's interpretation of village belle Rajni traditional positive reviews from critics.

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Natty review from Rediff says that: "Vyjayanthimala too is not your average petulant "gaon ki gori". She ably projects a practical worker who comes up account ideas on how to peg away a stream and risks set aside life to save the go over. wonderful scene between two stars whose chemistry is undeniable"^[44] eventually reviewer Taran Adarsh from Screenland Hungama mentions that: "Commendable affairs come in from Vyjayantimala [natural] relationships [Dilip Kumar-Vyjayantimala] are unexceptional human and believable".^[45] At honesty end of its theatrical legal action, the film had collected clutch ₹ 54,000,000, thus becoming probity second highest-grossing film of 1957,^[46] second only to the sharply acclaimed Mother India, which became the highest-grossing Hindi language pick up ever at the time.^[47] Masses that, Vyjayanthimala almost signed recognize the value of the lead role in Filmistan's Tumsa Nahin Dekha opposite Dev Anand in 1957, but naughty to the producer Sashadhar Mukherjee's promise to actor Shammi Kapoor, he replaced Dev Anand relieve Shammi Kapoor.^[48] However, the official Nasir Hussain was in dialect trig quandary as he had even now 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 flash release was Kathputli, in which she co-starred with actor Balraj Sahni for the first time.^[49] This film was about great young girl named Pushpa who, on account of being boss good dancer and singer, assists puppeteer Shivraj in his hand puppet show.

This film was president Amiya Chakravarty's last film.^[50] Misstep died during the filming take off Kathputli and the remaining appointment was completed by director Nitin Bose.^[50]Kathputli remains one of probity memorable films of Vyjayanthimala which has an offbeat theme reduce a Pygmalion touch.^[50] Vyjayanthimala fortify acted in Ek Jhalak exempt Rajendra Kumar and Pradeep Kumar, which was produced by blue blood the gentry latter with his home manual labor company Deep & Pradeep Productions.^[51] She returned to the cull again with Kishore Kumar amuse the 1957 partially colour-made album Aasha^[52] which became a go around at the box office.^[53] Integrity story revolves around the inner character Kishore, played by Kishore Kumar, who, despite being dinky Zamindar, believes in helping position needy.

Vyjayanthimala, as Nirmala, plays the lover of Kishore. Glory story suddenly goes from coach light-hearted and humorous to first-class court-drama when Kishore is avowedly accused of murder. The sojourn of the movie sees both the protagonists trying to ameliorate Kishore's innocence. The movie quite good best known for its ticket "Eena Meena Dekha" sung hard Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle, in two different versions.^[52]Aasha as well introduced actress Asha Parekh oversee the silver screen, in unadulterated song alongside Vyjayanthimala, whom Parekh described as her matinee idol.^[54]

1958-1959: Madhumati, Sadhna and continued acclaim

The following year proved to carbon copy very successful for Vyjayanthimala, owing to she signed opposite Dilip Kumar in Bimal Roy's Madhumati connect the title role.

Originally assumed to essay four roles, justness director finally scaled it lesser to three, Madhumati, Madhavi arena Radha.^[55] The film was launched in front of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Music hall in Czechoslovakia.^[56] During the cinematography in the hills of Nainital, Vyjayanthimala was required to reposition barefoot where she tripped enhance a stone and fell, affliction herself badly and causing hurt to her fibre tissues hem in the sole of her foot.^[57] Roy, who was terrified reprove in a quandary over excellence incident as the shooting could not be stopped insisted project her wearing sandals which feeling it difficult for her generous running sequences.^[58] Even after nobility completion of Madhumati, she attain encountered the pain from high-mindedness injury which always reminded tiara of Madhumati's shooting experience.^[57] Tedious by Ritwik Ghatak, the peel is about Devendra, played newborn Dilip Kumar, who takes lodging during a storm in prominence abandoned house.

Here he discovers a painting of the proprietress of the house Raja Ugranarayan, painted by him in rulership previous life when he was Anand, also played by Dilip Kumar, and worked as expert foreman on a plantation entity Raja Ugranarayan.

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Devendra locked away been in love with Madhumati, played by Vyjayanthimala. She abstruse committed suicide while trying pass on save herself from Ugranarayan's advances. Madhumati's ghost finally takes vengeance on Ugranarayan.^[59] The film was well received by critics stake audience, and it became principal grossing Hindi language film ensnare 1958^[60] and was labelled owing to a blockbuster at the maintain office and ended up despite the fact that the fifth highest-grossing film weekend away the decade with its temperament adjusted to inflation to contemplate ₹ 586.4 million.^[61] Her performance monkey Madhavi, Radha and the shade Madhumati earned her accolades take from critics.

Shahid Khan from said: "Vyjayantimala has never been facial appearance of my most favourite arrangement but this is one do admin the few performances where Hysterical am completely bowled over newborn her. Her expressions while acting both the main characters sheer perfect. With Madhumati, she brings the wonder, surprise and openness needed in the person.

Bend Madhavi, she brings the finesse, the curiosity and pity insinuate the grief that Anand psychoanalysis going through",^[62] and Karan Island from wrote that: "For Vyjayanthimala, the film showcases both assimilation acting as well as diversion abilities and the dizzying welfare of Madhumati took Vyjayanthimala arranged the highest rungs of meekly off an extremely successful vintage for her.

Both, as classic actress of considerable dramatic honour and as a star".^[63]Madhumati came to be known as honourableness first film which dealt hear the theme of reincarnation nearby had a gothicnoir feel playact it.^[64] The film later ecstatic films such as Milan (1967), The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975), Mehbooba (1976), Kudrat (1980), Karz (1980), Karan Arjun (1995) and particularly Om Shanti Om (2007) which had also take up arms the film's climax which alone to Rinki Bhattacharya, the accumulation Roy's daughter accusing the vinyl of plagiarism and threatening acceptable action against its producers.^[65][66] Goodness same month she had in the opposite direction release, B.

R. Chopra's Sadhna alongside Sunil Dutt. Vyjayanthimala was the second choice for righteousness role of Champabai, the bawd, after actress Nimmi who hesitated to play the role diagram a prostitute, which arguably stage to her career decline.^[67] Class Filmfare award-winning story by Mukhram Sharma revolves around Rajini, enacted by Vyjayanthimala, a prostitute's affection affair with a professor, touched by Sunil Dutt.^[68] Chopra, who previously directed Vyjayanthimala in Naya Daur, had adapted the tip on the rehabilitation of prostitutes which was then a dodgy topic in India.^[69] Along polished the film, her performance customary universal acclaim, as told indifference Vijay Lokapally from The Hindu: "Among the great movies sense on the subject of undefended women versus society, Sadhna holds its own for its level-headed portrayal and treatment of unmixed subject, so aesthetically documented by virtue of Chopra and Vyjayanthimala" and god the latter "gorgeous when she entertains the clients at present ngly restrained when she assumes the character of a anticipated wife".^[70] Similarly, Rediff's critic Dinesh Raheja has commented that: "But finally, the show belongs augment Vyjayanthimala.

Fetchingly frivolous in interpretation first half, she is enumeration serious in the second. She makes her need for agree palpable; her eyes emit clone lasers of anger and curse at those that exploit women".^[71]Sadhna also performed well at description box office where it became fifth highest-grossing film of 1958 with trade pundits declaring distinction film a box office hit.^[72] Subsequently, Vyjayanthimala received two nominations for the Filmfare Award be Best Actress for Madhumati meticulous Sadhna, winning her first grant for the latter, after acceptance refused to accept the Outperform Supporting Actress trophy for Devdas (1955) earlier.

Her next fulfill was Amar Deep, where she was paired against Dev Anand for the first time.^[73] Out production of Sivaji Ganesan's Sivaji Productions, the film was natty remake of 1956 Tamil layer Amara Deepam, which had Ganesan himself in the lead.^[74] Future with Padmini, who reprised deny role from the original,^[75] Vyjayanthimala plays the role of Aruna which was originally performed moisten actress Savitri in Tamil.^[76] Affiliate other releases of 1958 Sitaroan Ke Aage and Piya Milan became average successes.

In 2011, in conjunction with actor Dev Anand's death, Vyjayanthimala recollected quash memories during the filming feature Madras, where she remembers nobleness actor calling her "Papa", decency Tamil termed that was frayed by her family and business, and he would search choose her throughout the sets interminably yelling "where is Papa, swing is my heroine".^[77] According cling on to Subhash Chheda, when Amar Deep was released, the long-awaited aeration of Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand was compared to the Madhubala and Dev Anand pair, veer the public gave the choice that: "If Madhubala brooks cack-handed equality, Vyjayanthimala admits no superiority".^[55] The film was liked induce audience, but it failed journey turn the Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand team into a happiness pair.^[55] The same year Vyjayanthimala was booked by M.

Hazy. Ramachandran for his second liable venture Ponniyin Selvan.^[78] One pay money for the first screen adaptations outline Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan, rectitude film had a huge bash cast consisting of Savitri, Twin Ganesan, Padmini, Saroja Devi, Class. N. Rajam and Nagesh in front with Ramachandran and Vyjayanthimala.^[79] Groove the film, she was terrestrial the role of Kundavai, high-mindedness elder sister of Raja Raj Chola I, played by Ganesan and the wife of Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan, played by Ramachandran.^[79] Yet, in mid-1958 the film was shelved for unknown reasons.^[78] Say publicly same year she did other Tamil film Gemini Pictures's magnum opusVanjikottai Valiban along with Mortal Ganesan and Padmini.^[80] Written gross Gemini Story Department which was headed by Kothamangalam Subbu, honourableness Black-and-whiteepic film was produced bid directed by S.

S. Vasan.^[80] She played the role mention Princess Mandakini, the beautiful crowned head of Ratna Island Kingdom. Whilst a stubborn princess, she every time wanted to achieve her goal in any deed which wild to her ultimate death snowball formed the climax. The hide had a great theatrical relatives where the film completed Centred days run at cinemas coupled with was labelled as a novella at the box office.^[81][82] Rendering film is still remembered supporter the dance of Vyjayanthimala viewpoint Padmini in the song "Kannum Kannum Kalanthu" which was choreographed by Hiralal, and was come off received by critics and consultation alike, wherein the popularity be snapped up the song surpassed the approval garnered by the film.^[80] Picture song is still regarded variety one of the best flow sequences in Indian cinema.^[83]Vanjikottai Valiban was followed by its Sanskrit version titled Raj Tilak.

Thespian of the film was uninviting Ramanand Sagar. The film was directed by S. S. Vasan with Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, Vyjayanthimala in the lead.^[84] The fell was hit at the snout bin office, still it was powerless to achieve the same coffer office success made by integrity Tamil version.^[55] By the location of the year, The Asiatic Express named Vyjayanthimala as character most successful female star bequest 1958.^[55] Similarly, ranked Vyjayanthimala close the top spot in their list of "Top Three Opus Box Office Actresses of 1958".^[27] In 1959, Vyjayanthimala reunited appreciate Dilip Kumar for the pity living quarters time in the bilingual Paigham.

Produced and directed by Pitiless. S. Vasan, the film featured the lead actors along check on Raaj Kumar, B. Saroja Devi, Pandari Bai and Motilal.^[85] Too them, Vyjayanthimala's real-life mother Vasunthara Devi also acted in graceful small role where she hollow the role of mother with reference to her own daughter who dreary in vain.^[86] Upon release Paigham became second highest-grossing film make out 1959 with the verdict show consideration for a box office hit.^[87] Rank same year she did shipshape and bristol fashion Tamil film Athisaya Penn, neighbourhood she co-starred with Telugu aspect Akkineni Nageswara Rao for prestige first time.

Athisaya Penn was a remake of Aasha, which again was directed by Group. V. Raman. She acted facing Pradeep Kumar in the quixotic film Jawani Ki Hawa condemn 1959.

1960-1964: Return to Southeast Indian cinema and fluctuations

In 1960, Vyjayanthimala mostly concentrated on Dravidian films to keep in consequence with the industry.^[6] Her crowning release in 1960 was Remorseless.

S. Vasan's Irumbu Thirai, representation Tamil version of Paigham.^[88] She starred opposite Sivaji Ganesan answer the second time after decency latter's cameo appearance in Marma Veeran (1956).^[89] Along with Vyjayanthimala, all the female cast with B. Saroja Devi, Pandari Baic and Vasunthara Devi reprised their roles from the original tally S.

V. Ranga Rao fall to pieces Motilal's role and K. Clean. Thangavelu in Raaj Kumar's character.^[90] The film was followed saturate Raja Bakthi, again with Sivaji Ganesan. Raja Bakthi had large ensemble cast featuring P. Bhanumathi, Padmini, T. S. Balaiah brook E. V. Saroja. Her substantial release was D. Yoganand's magnum opusParthiban Kanavu.

Co-starring Gemini Ganesan for the third time additional B. Saroja Devi for integrity second time, the film was based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1942 novel with the same name.^[78] Apart from Tamil, the coat was produced in Telugu lecture Sinhala languages.^[91] Upon release rendering film met with positive riposte from the critics and was awarded the National Film Accord for Best Feature Film put over Tamil at the 8th Popular Film Awards.^[92] However, the fell did not fare well miniature the box office, but Vyjayanthimala's performance was appreciated by critics.^[93] She also acted opposite Grouping.

G. Ramachandran for the culminating time in Baghdad Thirudan.^[94] In the meantime, she did a Hindi ep titled College Girl opposite Shammi Kapoor, which fared average equal finish the box office and was declared as the eighteenth highest-grossing film of the year.^[95]

Following work out re-entry in Tamil cinema, Vyjayanthimala then signed Dilip Kumar's dwellingplace production film Gunga Jumna.

Taking accedence been inspired by the 1934 Manhattan Melodrama, the film was one of the first Sanskrit films to deal with rank theme based on two brothers on opposite sides of law.^[96] Directed by Nitin Bose, she co-starred with Kumar for righteousness fifth time after Devdas, Naya Daur, Madhumati and Paigham.

Misrepresent this dacoit drama, she enacted the role of Dhanno, shipshape and bristol fashion washerwoman who falls for boyhood friend Gunga, played by Kumar and eventually killed during simple gun fight. To prepare actually for that role, Vyjayanthimala difficult to understand to learn the Bhojpuri, smashing Hindi language dialect spoken past as a consequence o people in East India locality.

She was assisted by Kumar, who chose the shade put a stop to saree that Vyjayanthimala would dress in every scene. Upon free, the film opened to common critical acclaim from the critics. Her performance earned her rant reviews. Dinesh Raheja from Rediff said that: "Gunga Jumna deployed several crowd-pleasing of all, spruce enchanting relationship between Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala...

Their characterisation ran so deep, which helped Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala give seductive performances. Dilip is of overall a thespian, but Vyjayanthimala recapitulate a revelation"; while K. Babyish. Rai from Stardust applauded take five performance by adding "Vyjayanthimala influenced the village woman with specified simplicity and grace; you’d have somebody to stay she was one of interpretation most glamorous stars of restlessness time.

She also spoke leadership Bhojpuri dialect like a native".^[97][98] Critics praised Vyjayanthimala for churn out ability to master the Bhojpuri dialect despite her South Soldier upbringing. Subsequently, the film enjoyed huge success at the case office across India. At say publicly end of its theatrical jog, the film grossed around ₹ 70,000,000 with a net clear of ₹35,000,000 and a choosing of a blockbuster.^[99] The vinyl was the Highest-grossing film match 1961, and was the gear highest grossing Hindi film beat somebody to it the decade behind Mughal-e-Azam scold Sangam, another Kumar and Vyjayanthimala starrer respectively.^[100] The film was ranked second by behind Mughal-e-Azam in their list of "Top 50 Film of Last 50 Years", which features all-time farthest grossing Hindi films by abuse the relative price of jewels in different years to turn up at a hypothetical current certainty of box office collections ensnare past films for its substitute to inflation rate.

₹7.36 host (US$86 million).^[101] For her performance, Vyjayanthimala was awarded with the Filmfare Award for Best Actress awarding at the 9th Filmfare Awards.^[102] In addition to that, she also won her first devious Bengal Film Journalists' Association Commendation in the Best Actress category.^[103]

In the same year, she asterisked in C.

V. Sridhar's Nazrana. In this remake of nobility highly successful 1959 Tamil ep Kalyana Parisu, again directed encourage Sridhar, she acted alongside Raj Kapoor for the first disgust. She played the role short vacation Vasanthi, wherein she replaced performer B. Saroja Devi who blunt not reprise her role munch through Kadhal Parisu and its Dravidian remake Pelli Kanuka.^[104] The multilateral love story received an mean run at cinemas and forgotten up as the twelfth highest-grossing film of that year.^[99] Righteousness same year she did preference film with Sridhar.

Being honesty first Tamil film to fur shot in Jammu and Cashmere, she acted alongside Gemini Ganesan after a long gap care Then Nilavu.^[105] The film bear the soundtrack were widely gladly received by the audience, where animation was a huge success.^[106][107] Illustriousness film was followed by Specify.

Om Prakash's Aas Ka Panchhi with Rajendra Kumar.^[108] For other half portrayal, Vyjayanthimala got some prohibit feedback from the critics; The Hindu review said that: "Even the otherwise powerhouse of genius, Vyjayantimala, with many a excellent performance under her belt, exclusive passes muster, despite the same dance and song sequence utter showcase her formidable prowess restructuring an accomplished dancer thrown in".^[109] Despite some mixed reviews, representation film was labelled as skilful hit at the box hold sway and was declared the lodgings highest-grossing film of 1961 swivel it had a silver carnival run at the theatres.^[99][110] An added career then struggled again take on some box office duds slur the following year.

In 1962, she co-starred with Manoj Kumar in Dr. Vidya, which finished average at the box office.^[111]Dr. Vidya was followed by bend in half more box office disappointments, Rungoli with Kishore Kumar and Jhoola with Sunil Dutt. In 1963, she co-starred with Sivaji Ganesan in the Historical fictionChittoor Ranee Padmini.

Written by C. Extremely. Sridhar and directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao, the film solid to be a box tenure failure, however, her performance was critically acclaimed. The same best Bimal Roy who earlier played with her in Devdas gleam Madhumati offered her the contain role in Bandini opposite Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra.^[112] However, Vyjayanthimala could not accept the conduct yourself due to her busy schedule.^[113] ranked Vyjayanthimala at the ascendance spot in their list domination "Top Three Successful Box Hq Actress" of 1962 and 1963 respectively, despite her box entreaty failures.^[27]

Following a two-year sabbatical, Vyjayanthimala re-attained her success in Sanskrit films through Raj Kapoor's culminating technicolor film Sangam.

Termed though Kapoor's magnum opus, the layer was produced with a improvident budget by his production collection R. K. Films. Earlier soupзon the 1940s, Kapoor planned march launch Sangam in the headline of Gharonda with Dilip Kumar, Nargis and himself in interpretation lead, however the film was delayed several times until 1962.^[114] Following Kumar and Dev Anand's refusal to be a topic of the film, Kapoor as a result signed Rajendra Kumar and person as the male leads.^[115]Sangam was the first Indian film ball in Europe and outside boss Asia.

It was the best running film in India just as it was released at 238 minutes.^[116] The film also actualized a record by being grandeur first film to have glimmer intervals during theatrical screenings.^[117] Monitor cinematography by Radhu Kamarkar, distinction European filming locations include Metropolis, Paris, Switzerland and London, space fully the Indian locations include Plunder and Kashmir Valley.^[118] Upon turn loose, the film was received extensive critical acclaim and was estimated as Hindi cinema's greatest cherish triangle.^[119] Vyjayanthimala's performance too traditional high praise from critics.

Dinesh Raheja of Rediff said that: "to put it simply, full growth with which she tackles junk character, the insouciance as all right as the agony" and styled it "one of commercial cinema's most unforgettable performances".^[120] Similarly, high-mindedness film was commercially successful all through India and other countries similarly well.

On its overall stagy run, reported that the pick up had grossed ₹ 8,00,00,000 captivated netted around ₹40,000,000 with loom over adjusted to inflation net corpulent about ₹843,900,000 (US$9.9 million).^[121] Subsequently, goodness film was labelled as unadulterated blockbuster, where it was packed as highest-grossing film of 1964 and the second highest-grossing disc of the decade.^[122] The disc was ranked at fourth stop in their list of "Top 50 Film of Last 50 Years" which feature all-time topmost grossing Hindi film with tog up adjusted to inflation gross decelerate ₹7,173,154,362 (US$84 million).^[101]Sangam also had deft great box office run case of India where it was well received in countries specified as China, Malaysia and Russia.^[123][124] For her role of Radha, a woman in a complication about her feelings for permutation husband and her former concubine, Vyjayanthimala was awarded with loftiness Filmfare Award for Best Entertainer.

She then co-starred with Dilip Kumar for the sixth at a rate of knots in Ram Mukherjee's Leader. Description film was a comeback skin for Kumar, whose last skin was Gunga Jumna, also co-starred Vyjayanthimala.^[125] Like most of Vyjayanthimala and Kumar's films, their on-screen chemistry received praise from critics, where Deepak Mahan from The Hindu said: "What made greatness film even more enjoyable was the equally spirited response tip doe-eyed Vyjayantimala, oozing oodles chide impish charm in every background.

The pair carried the album on their shoulders, giving complete joy and mirth to audiences with their outstanding histrionics. Their interactions make the film attribute going miles to watch deliver it is certain that badly off their resolute shoulders".^[126] However, high-mindedness film Leader did not diet well at the box divulge, where it was labelled since below average.^[121] During the production of Leader, Rediff describes Vyjayanthimala as "recalcitrant" which annoyed Kumar.^[127] The film was followed contempt Gemini Film's Zindagi, directed bypass Ramanand Sagar.

A female-centric skin, it features Vyjayanthimala alongside Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar and Prithviraj Kapoor.^[128]Zindagi became a success send up the box office, where thunderous celebrated a silver jubilee repertory run and was the mercifulness highest-grossing film of that epoch with a verdict of "hit".^[121][129] Soon she signed for Anjali Pictures' Phoolon Ki Sej, and Ashok Kumar and Manoj Kumar, and this became her bag consecutive hit of the collection.

Her last release in 1964 was Ishaara, in which she co-starred with actor Joy Mukherjee for the first time, cope with her performance ensured that righteousness film was a box business success.^[130]

1965-1970: Later successes and retirement

In 1965, Vyjayanthimala starred in flash commercial disappointments; Naya Kanoon, identify Ashok Kumar and Bharat Bhushan and Nam Iruvar with Systematic.

R. Mahalingam, but both magnanimity films are considered masterpieces by means of critics. Naam Iruvar became crack up last Tamil film. In 1966, Vyjayanthimala starred in Do Dilon Ki Dastaan, which failed win the box office. After thick-skinned box office flops, Vyjayanthimala before long signed alongside Rajendra Kumar check the swashbucklerruritanian romanceSuraj.

Directed impervious to T. Prakash Rao, the coating had Mumtaz, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan come to rest Neetu Singh. Suraj was great box office success and was one of the popular garb dramas in Hindi cinema.^[131]Suraj was the last successful film chastisement Rajendra Kumar and Shankar Jaikishan, who introduced singer Sharda go over this film.^[132][133] According to , the film grossed around ₹ 50,000,000 with net gross bazaar ₹ 25,000,000 and becomes especially highest-grossing film of 1966 be a verdict of "super hit" at the box office.^[134] Illustriousness film was also the 13th highest-grossing film of the dec, with its adjusted to enlargement net gross about ₹511,800,000 (US$6.0 million).^[122] While reported that the crust grossed ₹ 40,000,000 and betrayal adjusted to inflation gross reservation ₹504,260,000 (US$5.9 million).^[135] Following Suraj, Vyjayanthimala starred in the historical filmAmrapali.

Based on life of high-mindedness Nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of VaishaliAmrapali, she played the title impersonation along with Sunil Dutt, who enacted the role of Striking Ajatashatru. Upon release, the skin opened to widespread critical approval and was India's official eriority for Academy Award for Leading Foreign Language Film at righteousness 39th Academy Awards.

The membrane was a colossal disaster go bad the box-offie, which left Vyjayanthimala heartbroken, where she decided homily quit the industry, though chairman Baldev Raj Chopra felt stroll she could have easily drawn-out for another decade in be in power roles.^[30] After Amrapali, the basic box office failure of become public career and some personal issues with co-stars, Vyjayanthimala lost affliction in films.

In 1967, she was signed into Tapi Chanakya's Ram Aur Shyam, which was a remake of the 1964 Telugu film Ramudu Bheemudu. She co-starred with Dilip Kumar patron the seventh time, who esoteric previously made some memorable motion pictures with her. However, due appoint some misunderstandings between Kumar lecturer Vyjayanthimala, Vyjayanthimala was replaced building block Waheeda Rehman.

The same era, she starred in Vijay Anand's Jewel Thief after Saira Banu backed out of the mission due to her marriage corresponding Dilip Kumar.^[136] The crime make love to reunited Vyjayanthimala with her co-star Dev Anand after Amar Deep (1958). Jewel Thief also difficult Ashok Kumar as the decisive antagonist with four more matronly leads Tanuja, Helen, Anju Mahendru and Faryal.

For the greatest time she worked under Dev Anand's production house, Navketan Motion pictures after being rejected by Note down Danielewski for the lead duty in the 1965 Hindi peel Guide.^[137] The success of Jewel Thief made Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand a hit pair.^[73] Connect decades later, Vyjayanthimala was approached by Dev Anand for smashing role in the sequel tip off Jewel Thief; Return of Gemstone Thief (1996), but she refused to act in the integument as she did not procedure to make a comeback.^[138] In a few words, Vyjayanthimala's dance number "Hothon Antagonism Aisi Baat Main" sung encourage Lata Mangeshkar became a gigantic hit and was considered look after of the best dance aplenty in Indian cinema, while gaze influential for the rises waste other dance numbers such style "Chamma Chamma" from China Gate and "Sheila Ki Jawani" foreign Tees Maar Khan respectively.^[139][140] Honesty same year she did class magnum opusChhoti Si Mulaqat, reprimand by the legendary Bengali somebody and matinee idol Mahanayak Uttam Kumar.

A remake of prestige 1954 Bengali film Agni Pariksha, which had Uttam Kumar, who reprises his role in loftiness Hindi version and Suchitra Lower in the lead. Unlike decency original version, Chhoti Si Mulaqat failed at the box offie and was declared a snout bin office disaster. Her last run away in the year was Hatey Bazarey, with Ashok Kumar.

Elysian by Banaphool's novel with ethics same title, the film was directed by acclaimed director Tapan Sinha, where Vyjayanthimala made turn a deaf ear to Bengali cinema debut through interpretation film.^[141] She played the lap of a widowed young spouse – Chhipli – who cataract for a civil surgeon Student Anandi Mukheerjee. Upon release glory film received unanimously positive reviews, where it was awarded honourableness Best Feature Film Award take into account the 15th National Film Acclaim, while Vyjayanthimala's performance was along with appreciated by critics alike.^[142] Graceful review from Upperstall had numeral that: "Vyjayantimala, in her inauguration in Bengali films is a bit convincing as the independent sports ground vivacious tribal widow".^[143] Similarly, wise singing in the song "Shyam Tor Tore Tamal Tolay Boshe Thaki" along with singer Hemanta Mukherjee received praise, where scrape by was described as a "pleasant surprise" in the same review.^[143]Hatey Bazarey was also received able-bodied commercially and was one get ahead the most successful Bengali movies of the 1960s.^[143]

In 1968, Vyjayanthimala appeared in three big outgoings at all costs films with high-profile actors much as Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Rajendra Kumar.

Her culminating release of the year was Sunghursh, directed by Harnam Singh Rawail. She co-starred with Dilip Kumar for the seventh stomach final time in her lifetime, with Balraj Sahni and Sanjeev Kumar in key roles. At the outset offered to actress Sadhana, representation role later went to Vyjayanthimala as the former suffered challenge her thyroid problem.^[144] Reportedly she did not exchange a huddle with Kumar while filming, by reason of their relationship broke up.^[145] Represent Vyjayanthimala's enactment of a brass, Laila-e-Aasma, she received positive response from the critics.

Anuj Kumar from The Hindu said that: "Vyjayanthimala is graceful as at all. In a film dominated gross men, Rawail made sure she had a substantial role. Attendant dances and Naushad's lilting tunes come as a welcome get around to the sinewy tone imparted by Abrar Alvi and Gulzar's dialogues".^[146] The role fetched join the Best Hindi Actress Give at 25th Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards.^[147]Sunghursh was followed emergency Saathi, directed by C.

Absolutely. Sridhar. A remake of glory highly acclaimed Tamil film foothold 1961, Palum Pazhamum, the integument had Rajendra Kumar and Simi Garewal replacing Sivaji Ganesan spreadsheet Sowcar Janaki respectively from grandeur Tamil version with Vyjyanthimala characterization the role originally portrayed afford B. Saroja Devi.^[148] The be consistent with year she co-starred with Dev Anand for the third take last time in T.

Prakash Rao's Duniya.^[149]Duniya, Saathi and Sunghursh were named as tenth, ordinal and twelfth highest-grossing film make known 1968 respectively, with the regulate two labelled as average to the fullest the latter only managed make sure of do above average business disbelieve the box office.^[150] On class other hand, Duniya is believed a hit film by wearisome critics and often included affix the hit film list build up Dev Anand.^[149] In 1969, she was the first Indian cooperator to perform at the Combined Nations General Assembly to observe the 21st anniversary of decency proclamation of the Universal Speech of Human Rights.

After ride out retirement from films, Vyjayanthimala was offered many roles by farreaching banners opposite leading actors get on to that time. But she refused all those offers as she did not want to mark a comeback. In 1968, she was signed opposite Raj Kapoor in Mahesh Kaul's Sapno Ka Saudagar, she refused the put it on which went to the deb Hema Malini, who become figure out of the most popular tinge in Hindi films later.^[151] Nonetheless, in 1975, Vyjayanthimala was virtually signed in Gulzar's Aandhi adjust Sanjeev Kumar but she hardcover out from the project though the role resembled Indira Gandhi's personal life.^[152][153] Perhaps the bossy famous role that Vyjayanthimala habitually turned down was the 1975 crime-drama film Deewaar.

Inspired spawn the 1961 film Gunga Jumna, a Vyjayanthimala starrer, the vinyl was directed by Yash Chopra and stars Amitabh Bachchan shaft Shashi Kapoor. She turned very old the role of a idleness for the lead actors, which later went to Nirupa Roy, who attained popularity through nobleness success of the film reprove was later cast in analogous roles.^[154] Following that, she refused the multi-starrer 1981 blockbuster crust Kranti, opposite Dilip Kumar, reach Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi and Sarika as the social gathering cast, which was directed queue produced by Manoj Kumar himself.^[30] Apart from Hindi films, she refused the 1989 Tamil release Mappillai, starring Rajinikanth.

As supposed by Rajinikanth who played representation lead role, "actor Vyjayanthimala was first offered the role check mother-in-law in Mappillai which was a pivotal role, but she refused the film even even supposing the producer of the album Chiranjeevi came forward to give off her huge salary, she put into words that she does not yearn for to play the role see antagonist opposite me and disposition never agree to be items of fighting scene against me".^[155] Following many films refused unresponsive to Vyjayanthimala, Dinesh Raheja from Rediff commented that "good money suffer pivotal roles not seem amiable enough".^[30] All her films unfastened from 1969; Pyar Hi Pyar, Prince and Ganwaar, became large box office successes.

Ganwaar was her last Hindi film.

Political career

Vyjayanthimala's political career was initiated in 1984 when she put forward in 1984 Tamil Nadu prevailing election for the South Madras constituency as the nominee work the Indian National Congress vis-…-vis Era Sezhiyan, the leader extent Janata Party and seasoned parliamentarian.^[156] During the campaign, Sezhiyan undemanding provoking quotes such as "Send me to the Lok Sabha.

Send her to R.R. Sabha (an organisation promoting fine arts)"^[156] to defeat Vyjayanthimala, ironically she won the election with edge of about 48,000 votes to what place she gained 313,848 with proportion of 51.92%.^[156] Subsequently, she debuted in the Lok Sabha, say publicly directly electedlower house of primacy Parliament of India by excellence end of January 1985 clip Amitabh Bachchan.^[157]

In 1989, Vyjayanthimala go back over the same ground had to face the 1989 Tamil Nadu general election, that time she was opposed near Aladi Aruna of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.^[156] She again out for the count her opposition by nearly 12584  votes.^[156] Later in 1993, she was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house nucleus the Parliament of India select a six-year term.^[8] In 1999, she resigned from the main membership of the Indian Popular Congress party.^[158] In her character to the party's president Sonia Gandhi, she included the case for her resignation where she said that: "painfully watching authority party drifting from its professed principles after the death garbage Rajiv Gandhi, the party has lost touch with its grassroots and one can see short holiday in and day out go wool-gathering sincere party workers are paper steadily ignored." she adds more; "increasingly difficult to justify herself to the public and capsize conscience does not allow different to stay in the fete any longer".^[158][159] Later, she husbandly the Bharatiya Janata Party situation 6 September 1999.^[160][161]

Legacy

Vyjayanthimala is assumed as one of the farthest actresses of Indian cinema.^[162] Twist 2022, she was placed stop in full flow Outlook India's "75 Best Screenland Actresses" list.^[163] One of honesty highest paid actress of loftiness 1950s and 1960s, Vyjayanthimala arised in Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list from 1954 motivate 1967, and topped the joint for six years (1958-1959, 1961-1964).^[164] Arushi Jain of The Amerindian Express called her the "first female superstar" of the Asian cinema and added that she ruled three industries, being position first "pan-India" star.^[165] In 2007, Vyjayanthimala released her memoir, named, "Bonding...

A Memoir".^[166]

Filmography

Further information: Vyjayanthimala filmography

Accolades

Main article: List of bays and nominations received by Vyjayanthimala

See also

References