Hema Malini is celebrating her 76th birthday today on 16th October. Actually, every story related to the life of the actress is known to her fans. Be it her films, marriage with a married actor, dance or her relationship with Dharmendra’s first wife’s family. Today on his birthday we are going to tell the story of his family. Hema was born in a Chakraborty family and why is she called Hema Malini and not Hema Chakraborty? It is said that earlier Hema was very thin and she was rejected from the Tamil film. His coming to Hindi films from the South, then surprising everyone with his dancing skills… if we include his artistry, the canvas is very big. Many actresses came and dominated the silver screen but there was no one like Hema. Made every character on screen his own beautifully. When she got the role of Dhanno’s chatterbox Basanti in ‘Sholay’, she got engrossed in it, be it the dream girl, Meera Bai or Swami Vivekananda’s mother Durga… the actress played every role with enthusiasm.
Jaya Chakraborty gives birth to Hema in a village in Tamil Nadu
That was the intervening night of 15-16 October 1948. According to ‘Hema Malini The Authorized Biography’, Jaya Chakraborty gave birth to a baby girl in a village in Tamil Nadu. This daughter of the Chakraborty family was born after Dussehra.
That’s why the name was Hema Malini, not Hema Chakraborty.
It is said that the entire family was of religious nature. His family was an ardent devotee of Mother Lakshmi ji, hence they named their daughter – Hema Malini.
Hema was the only sister of two brothers
It is said that Hema was the only sister of two brothers. Classical dance training was given from the beginning. Career in Tamil films ended before it even started. The actress has also talked about this in many shows. He was quite shocked by the rejection, felt bad but did not give up and then got a break in Hindi films.
Thin Hema started being liked
In the year 1969, she worked opposite Raj Kapoor in ‘Sapno Ke Saudagar’. Thin Hema started being liked. Three big films were released in 1970, ‘Tum Haseen Main Jawan’, ‘Achinetri’ and ‘Johnny Mera Naam’. All three films proved successful at the box office. After this, the stairs of success kept climbing year after year.
Two twin sisters whose style is completely different from each other
In 1972, Hema played a double role in ‘Sita Aur Geeta’. This was also an out-of-the-box film of that era. The film focuses on female characters on the lines of Dilip Kumar’s ‘Ram Aur Shyam’. Two twin sisters whose style is completely different from each other. Hema did complete justice to both the characters. Both Sanjeev Kumar and Dharmendra worked opposite him.
The first superstar of main stream cinema who played the role of Durga Maa well.
In 1998, a film ‘Swami Vivekananda’ was released on Doordarshan. Hema played the role of Maa Durga in the story based on the life of Vivekananda. Unique in itself. Perhaps she will be the first superstar of main stream cinema who played the role of Durga Maa well. It felt as if I was having a direct encounter with Shakti.
Krishna devotee Hema took risk and got married
In 1975, Hema also looked great in Gulzar’s ‘Khushboo’. The character Kusum was brought alive. When he made a comeback after years with ‘Bagban’ in 2003, the same enthusiasm and passion was visible. The names of Jitendra, Sanjeev Kumar and Dharmendra were associated with Hema. This is also mentioned in her biography ‘Hema Malini The Authorized Biography’. In which the actor had discussed it. But then married ‘he man’ Dharmendra. Dharmendra who was already married and was also the father of 4 children. But Krishna devotee Hema took the risk and got married.
Also knocked on the small screen through Nupur
Padma Shri awardee Dream Girl did more than 155 films and also appeared on the small screen through Nupur. Also produced and directed the film ‘Dil Aashna Hai’. From reel to real, he played every character with dedication, honesty and truthfulness. Raised Isha-Ahana as a mother, reached Rajya Sabha and then tried her luck in Lok Sabha elections. She was MP from Mathura not once but thrice, her dedication towards art still continues.