Vyjayanthimala

Vyjayanthimala Bali née Raman born August 13 1933 known mononymously as Vyjayanthimala an Indian parliamentarian dancer and former actress Born to actress and dancer Vasundhara Devi in a Tamilspeaking family she had a rare opportunity of performing a dance before the Pope at the age of 7 This cemented her interest in film and she became the one of the highest paid Indian actress of the 1950s and 1960s Her accolades include five Filmfare Awards two BFJA Awards a Padma Shri the fourthhighest civilian honour granted by the Government of India and a Padma Vibhushan the secondhighest civilian honor granted by the Government of India Her dance numbers such as Hothon Pe Aisi Baat Main Dabake Chali Aai Man Doley Mera Tan Doley Chad Gaiyo Paapi Bichua Main Ka Karu Ram Mujhey Buddha Mil Gaya continue to be popular even today She made waves when she appeared in a fire red swimsuit in Sangam She also paved the way for other South Indian actresses like Hema Malini Rekha Sridevi etc to make a transition to Bollywood After the passing of her husband she retired from Bollywood and now resides in Chennai with her son who is an aspiring actor in his own right In 2011 her son presented her with a grandchild