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Vyjayantimala
Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August 1936) is a former Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards. She made her screen debut at the age of thirteen with the Tamil film '' Vaazhkai'' (1949), and followed this with a role in the Telugu film ''Jeevitham'' (1950). Her first work in Hindi cinema was the social guidance film '' Bahar'' (1951), which she headlined, and achieved her breakthrough with the romantic film '' Nagin'' (1954). She is currently 86 years old. She garnered a lot of critical acclaim for her role in the period drama film ''Devdas'' (1955), where she played Chandramukhi, the Tawaif with a heart of gold. The film and her acting was praised, later considered to be her magnum opus. For ''Devdas'', she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress which she refused, stating that she played a leading role equal to that of Suchitra Sen, her co-star, and so she could not accept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala is a former Bollywood and Kollywood actress who also appears in Tollywood and Bengali films. With the multilingual film '' Vazhkai'', ''Jeevitham'' and '' Bahar'', she was introduced into the world of cinema by A. V. Meiyappan and discovered by M. V. Raman. She shoot to fame when one of her film, '' Nagin'' becomes blockbuster at box office in 1954. After the success of that films, her career later focused more on Bollywood films where most of her movie was commercially successful beside being received well by critics alike. She also occasionally made appearance in Tamil films where she was also regarded as one of the successful actress in the industry. Beside her ability as an actress, she was also accomplish dancer who introduced semi-classical dance in Bollywood films and predated the concept of item number. Furthermore, she was the first South Indian actress who becomes a national star which pave the way for other South Indian actress to foray into Bollywoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
