Vyjayanthi Mala: Vyjayanthi Mala was an unmatched amalgamation of beauty and acting. She got furious when her name was linked with raj Kapoor.
Vyjayanthi Mala Birthday: Today, bollywood legend actress vyjayanthi Mala is celebrating her 91st birthday (13 August 1933). Vyjayanthi Mala ruled the big screen from the 50s to the 70s. She was known for her excellent acting, dance, and infinite beauty in bollywood as well as South films. Know the special things related to Vyjayanthi Mala's acting journey and personal life.
Vyjayanthi Mala comes from a film family; her mother was a well-known actress of tamil cinema. vyjayanthi Mala was born in Triplicane, Chennai. She started learning Bharatnatyam dance since childhood. By the age of 13, she started giving dance performances on stage. Soon, she got a chance in films as well. Coming to the film world, vyjayanthi Mala played all kinds of characters. Know about Vaijayanti Mala's career and personal life.
Vaijayanthi Mala started her career in the year 1949 with the Tamil film 'Vajkai'. After doing a few more films in South india, she joined bollywood through the hindi film 'Bahaar'. Vaijayanti Mala became famous in bollywood from the very first film. Later, she did many hit films like 'Nagin', 'Larki', 'Devdas', 'Madhumati', 'Sangam', and 'Naya Daur'. Vaijayanti Mala worked with famous Bollywood actors from the 50s to the 70s. She acted with many famous actors like Dilip Kumar, raj kapoor, sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and Joy Mukherjee. Her pairing with every actor was liked by the audience. Apart from hindi, she was also active in South indian and bengali films. The film 'Ganwar (1970)' was Vaijayanti Mala's last hindi film. After this, she was not seen on the big screen.
Vaijayanti Mala received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress three times. But when she received the Filmfare Award for 'Devdas' in the year 1955, she refused to accept it. She received this award for Best Supporting Actress. While Vaijayanti Mala said that her role in 'Devdas' is not chandramukhi supporting, it is a role equal to Paray, i.e., Suchitra Sen.. In 1996, Filmfare also gave her the Lifetime Achievement Award. The government of india also honored her with the padma shri in 1968 and the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2024.
On one hand, Vaijayanti Mala played characters painted in indian colors, while she was also seen wearing a swimsuit in the film 'Sangam'. For this, raj kapoor had to take permission not from Vaijayanti Mala but from her grandmother. After pleading, raj Kapoor got permission to he could film a swimsuit scene on Vaijayanti Mala. Vaijayanti Mala was highly appreciated for her dance in films. In 'Sangam' also, she did a wonderful dance on the song 'Mujhe Budha Mil Gaya'.
Vaijayanti Mala, who did hit films with raj kapoor, was also associated with him. It is said that due to this, raj Kapoor's marriage was on the verge of breaking up. But Vaijayanti Mala completely denied these things. In her autobiography, she said that no newspaper ever tried to know her side. Vaijayanti Mala said that this news was published in some newspapers in North india, which was a publicity stunt. But Raj Kapoor's son rishi kapoor had mentioned the relationship between his father and Vaijayanti Mala in his autobiography. Later, Vaijayanti Mala married Chamanlal Bali. After getting married in 1968, she moved away from films. She kept doing Bharatnatyam on stage. Even at the age of 90, she can be seen doing Bharatnatyam.
After saying goodbye to acting, Vyjayanthimala decided to enter politics. She contested and won the 1984 lok sabha elections. Later, she was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha. While in politics, she worked for art and cinema.
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