Helen Ann Richardson Khan (born as Helen Ann Richardson; 21 November 1938), known mononymously as Helen, is an Indian actress and dancer. She has appeared in over 700 films, making her a prolific performer in Hindi cinema. She is known for her supporting, character roles and guest appearances in a career spanning seventy years. Helen has received two

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, and is often cited as one of the most popular

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dancers of her time. In 2009, Helen was awarded with the

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by the

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. She was the inspiration for four films and a book.

Early life and background

Helen Ann Richardson was born on 21 November 1938 in

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to an Anglo Indian father and a Burmese mother. Her father's name was George Desmier and her mother's name was Marlene. She has a brother named Roger and a sister named Jennifer. Their father died during

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. The family then trekked to

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in 1943 in order to escape from the Japanese occupation of Burma. Helen told ''Filmfare'' during an interview in 1964:

...we trekked alternately through wilderness and hundreds of villages, surviving on the generosity of people, for we were penniless, with no food and few clothes. Occasionally, we met British soldiers who provided us with transport, found us refuge and treated our blistered feet and bruised bodies and fed us. By the time we reached Dibrugarh in
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, our group had been reduced to half. Some had fallen ill and been left behind, some had died of starvation and disease. My mother miscarried along the way. The survivors were admitted to the Dibrugarh hospital for treatment. Mother and I had been virtually reduced to skeletons and my brother's condition was critical. We spent two months in hospital. When we recovered, we moved to Calcutta, and sadly my brother died there due to smallpox".

She quit her schooling to support her family because her mother's salary as a nurse was not enough to feed a family of four. In a documentary called ''Queen of the Nautch girls'', Helen said she was 19 years old in 1958 when she got her first big break in ''

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''.

Career

Helen was introduced to Bollywood (Hindi cinema) when a family friend, an actress known as

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, helped her find jobs as a group dancer in the films ''Shabistan'' (1951) and ''

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'' (1951). She was soon working regularly and was featured as a solo dancer in films such as ''Alif Laila'' (1954) and ''Hoor-e-Arab'' (1955). She also featured as Street singer in film ''Mayurpankh'' (1954). She got her major break in 1958, aged 19, when she performed on the song "

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" in

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's film, ''

'', which was sung by

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. After that, offers started pouring in throughout the 1960s and 1970s. During her initial career,

sang many songs for her. In the plot of many of the films of this period, Helen performs a song or dance then is killed, leaving the film's "good woman" available for the hero. Helen from Filmfare Magazine, 1969

The Bollywood playback singer

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also frequently sang for Helen, particularly during the 1960s and the early 1970s. She was nominated for the '' Filmfare'' Best Supporting Actress Award in 1965 for her role as Kitty Kelly in ''

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''. She played dramatic roles in films like ''China Town'' and ''Sachaai'' starring Shammi Kapoor which went on to be very successful at the box office. She also played a sensitive character in the film ''Chhote Sarkar'' (1974) starring Shammi Kapoor and Sadhana. With Shammi Kapoor she did many hit dance numbers like 'Suku suku' in ''Junglee'', ' Yamma yamma' in ''Chinatown'', 'O haseena zulfonwali' in ''Teesri Manzil'', 'Hai pyar ka hi naam' in ''Singapore'', and 'Muqabla humse na karo' in ''Prince''. She performed onstage in London, Paris, and Hong Kong. In 1973, ''Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls'', a 30-minute documentary film from Merchant Ivory Films, was released. Anthony Korner directed and narrated the film. A book about Helen was published by

Jerry Pinto Jerry Pinto (born 1966) is a Mumbai-based Indian English poet, novelist, short story writer, translator, as well as journalist. Pinto's works include '' Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb'' (2006), which won the Best Book on Cinema Award at ...

in 2006, titled ''The Life and Times of an H-Bomb'', which went on to win the

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in 2007. Writer

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helped her get roles in some of the films he was co-scripting with Javed Akhtar: ''

Immaan Dharam ''Immaan Dharam'' () is a 1977 Bollywood action drama film, written by Salim–Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar), directed by Desh Mukherjee and produced by Premji. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Aparna ...

'', ''

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'', '' Dostana'', and ''

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''. This was followed by a role in Mahesh Bhatt's film '' Lahu Ke Do Rang'' (1979), for which she won a

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. In 1999 Helen was given India's

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. Helen officially retired from movies in 1983, but she has since then appeared in a few guest roles such as '' Khamoshi: The Musical'' (1996) and ''

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'' (2000). She also made a special appearance as the mother of real-life step-son

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's character in ''

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart''. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. B ...

''. She also appeared in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye in 2006. Helen was selected for the

awards of 2009 along with

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and

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. She appeared as a judge in the semifinals and finals of India's 2009 '' Dancing Queen'' television series.

Personal life

Helen's first marriage was in 1957 to film director Prem Narayan Arora of

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fame, who was 27 years older than her. She divorced him in 1974. In 1981, Helen married

, a prominent Bollywood screenplay writer. Khan was already married and the father of four children; Helen joined the Khan family and had a large role (along with Khan and his first wife Salma) in keeping the family united. All of Helen's step-children have bonded closely with her, and Helen is almost invariably accompanied in public appearances by Salma Khan, Salim's first wife. Helen is a

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Awards and honors

, a civilian honour from the Indian government (2009) * Nominated –

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– ''

'' (1966) * Nominated –

– '' Shikaar'' (1969) * Nominated –

– '' Elaan'' (1972) * Won –

– '' Lahu Ke Do Rang'' (1980) * Nominated –

– '' Khamoshi: The Musical'' (1997) * 1999 –

Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, initially named Raj Kapoor Award for Lifetime Achievement after Raj Kapoor is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. List of honourees † - Indicates t ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1951, as background dancer) * '' Shabistan'' (1951, as background dancer) * ''Alif Laila'' (1953, as background dancer) *'' Mayurpankh''(1954,as street dancer) * '' Santosham'' (1955, Telugu) * '' Halaku'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

Yahudi Ki Ladki ''Yahudi Ki Ladki'' (The Jew's Daughter) is a historical Urdu play by Agha Hashar Kashmiri, on the theme of persecution of Jews by the Romans. It was first published in 1913. The play became his best known work, and a classic in Parsi-Urdu theatr ...

'' (1957) * '' Dongallo Dora'' (1957, Telugu) * ''

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' () is a 1 January 1958 Indian musical comedy film directed by Satyen Bose. Starring Madhubala with the Ganguly brothers —Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar, and Kishore Kumar— the film revolves around a middle-aged man wh ...

'' (1958) * ''

Yahudi ''Yahudi'' (), is a 1958 Hindi-language action drama film directed by Bimal Roy. It starred Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Modi, Nazir Hussain, Nigar Sultana and others. It was based on the play ''Yahudi Ki Ladki'' by Agha Hashar Kashmi ...

'' (1958) * '' Bhookailas'' (1958, Telugu) * '' Uthama Puthiran'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' Abdulla'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' Ek Phool Char Kante'' (1960) * '' Bahana'' (1960) * ''

Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai ''Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai'' () is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, produced by S. A. Bagar. It was written and directed by Kishore Sahu. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Meena Kumari and Nadira (actress), Nadira as leads. The film te ...

'' (1960) * '' Baghdad Thirudan'' (1960) (

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film) * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

Umar Qaid ''Umar Qaid'' () is a 1975 Hindi-language action film, produced by V.K.Sobti on Gautam Pictures banner and directed by Sikandar Khanna. Starring Sunil Dutt, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Reena Roy and music composed by Sonik-Om ...

'' (1961) * '' Mr. India'' (1961) * ''

Sampoorna Ramayana ''Sampoorna Ramayana'' () is a 1961 Indian Hindi-language Hindu mythological film directed by Babubhai Mistry, based on the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' by Valmiki, starring Mahipal and Anita Guha as Rama and Sita respectively. The film was a box of ...

'' (1961) * '' Half Ticket'' (1962) * ''Bombay Ka Chor'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' Shikari'' (1963) * '' Mulzim'' (1963) * ''Taj Mahal'' (1963) * ''Aaya Toofan'' (1964) * '' Cha Cha Cha'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1964) * '' Zindagi'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1965) * ''Faisla'' (1965) * ''

'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1965) * ''

Kaajal ''Kaajal'' () is a 1965 Bollywood film produced by Pannalal Maheshwari and directed by Ram Maheshwari. The film stars Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Dharmendra, Padmini, Mumtaz, Mehmood, Durga Khote, Helen. The film's music is by Ravi. The film i ...

'' (1965) *''

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'' (1966) * '' Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi'' (1966) * '' Teesri Manzil'' (1966) * ''

Dus Lakh Dus Lakh (English: Ten Lakhs or One Million) is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language comedy film. It was produced and directed by Devendra Goel. Music was composed by Ravi. The star cast included Sanjay Khan, Babita, Helen, Pran, Om Prakash, Manora ...

'' (1966) * '' Chaddian Di Doli'' (1966) unjabi film* ''Bahu Begum'' (1967) * '' C.I.D. 909'' (1967) * '' Hare Kaanch Ki Chooriyan'' (1967) * '' Jaal'' (1967) * ''

Jewel Thief ''Jewel Thief'' is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller heist film directed by Vijay Anand. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand, Vyjayantimala and features four bond girl-like actresses portrayed by Tanuja, Helen, Faryal and Anju Mahen ...

'' (1967) * '' Shikar'' (1968) * '' Talaash'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''

Bikhre Moti ''Bikhre Moti'' () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by Omi Arora under the Gita Shree Films banner and directed by Tapi Chanakya. It stars Jeetendra and Babita, and the music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Plot Sulo ...

'' (1969) * '' Bhai Bahen'' (1969) * ''

Inteqam ''Inteqam'' ( "Revenge") is an Indian action film directed by Rajkumar Kohli and released in 1988. It stars Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kimi Katkar in lead roles. Story The life of Birju ( Sunny Deol) is turned upside down w ...

'' (1969) * ''

Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool ''Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool'' () is a 1969 Hindi movie directed by Satyen Bose. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Pran, Helen, Deb Mukherjee and Alka in lead roles. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Penned by Taj Bhopali and Govind Mune ...

'' (1969) * '' Pyar Ka Sapna'' (1969) * ''

Pagla Kahin Ka ''Pagla Kahin Ka'' (''Such a Fool'') is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Shakti Samanta. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Helen and Prem Chopra, all of whom had earlier starred in the huge hit Teesri Manzil (1966). The fi ...

'' (1970) * '' The Train'' (1970) * ''

Tum Haseen Main Jawaan ''Tum Haseen Main Jawan'' () is a 1970 Hindi movie directed by Bhappi Sonie. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Pran, Helen and Rajindernath. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi'' in 1999. Plot Raja Sahib dies leavin ...

'' (1970) * '' Bombay Talkie'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' Caravan'' (1971) * '' Hulchul'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1971) * '' Adhikar'' (1971) * '' Upaasna'' (1971) * '' Man Mandir'' (1971) * '' Parwana'' (1971) * '' Sange Muzhangu'' (1972, Tamil film) * '' Mere Jeevan Saathi'' (1972) * '' Doctor X'' (1972) * ''

Rakhi Aur Hathkadi ''Rakhi Aur Hathkadi'' is a Hindi film that was released in 1972. It was directed by S. M. Sagar. It stars Ashok Kumar, Asha Parekh in a dual role, Vijay Arora, Danny Denzongpa, Kabir Bedi, and Helen. Music is by R.D. Burman. Lyrics are by Majr ...

'' (1972) * ''

Apradh ''Apradh'' () is a 1972 action thriller romance Hindi film produced and directed by Feroz Khan. It was Feroz Khan's debut as a producer and a director. The film stars Feroz Khan, Mumtaz, Prem Chopra, Iftekhar, Helen, Faryal and Madan Puri. ...

'' (1972) * ''

Bhale Huchcha ''Bhale Huchcha'' is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by Gopal Lakshman. It stars Rajkumar and Aarathi. This film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Dasara Picchodu'' and released in 1973. Cast * Rajkumar a ...

'' (1972, Kannada) * '' Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche'' (1972) * ''

Dharkan ''Dharkan'' is a 1972 Indian film directed by Devendra Goel. The movie stars Sanjay Khan, Mumtaz, Rajendra Nath, Helen, Alankar Joshi, Roopesh Kumar and Bindu (in a cameo role). It was produced and directed by Devendra Goyal, and the music was ...

'' (1972) * '' Heera'' (1973) * '' Anamika'' (1973) * ''

Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar ''Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'' ('')'' is a 1973 Indian comedy film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. Its stars Kiran Kumar and Radha Saluja. This film was adapted from a Gujarati play and later remade in Marathi as ''Pheka Pheki'' (1989) and in Hindi as '' ...

'' (1973) * '' Chhote Sarkaar'' (1974) * '' Geetaa Mera Naam'' (1974) * '' Benaam'' (1974) * '' Madhosh'' (1974) * ''

'' (1975) * '' Zakhmee'' (1975) * ''

Kaala Sona ''Kaala Sona'' () is a 1975 Hindi, Hindi-language curry western film produced by Harish Shah and Vinod Shah and directed by Ravikant Nagaich. The film stars Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939), Feroz Khan, Parveen Babi, Prem Chopra, Farida Jalal, Da ...

'' (1975) * '' Saazish'' (1975) * ''

Aaj Ka Ye Ghar ''Aaj Ka Ye Ghar'' is a 1976 Bollywood film directed by Surendra Shailaj. The film stars Helen. Cast *Shriram Lagoo - Sajjan * Jaymala *Romesh Sharma - Vijay *Helen - Miss Ruhi * A. K. Hangal - Dinanath * Lalita Pawar - Mrs. Shanti Dinanath ...

'' (1976) * ''

Bairaag ''Bairaag'' () is a 1976 Hindi-language film. Produced by the duo Mushir-Riaz, it is directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Dilip Kumar, who received a Filmfare nomination for Best Actor for playing a triple role. ''Bairaag'' also stars Saira Ba ...

'' (1976) * ''

Ginny Aur Johnny ''Ginny Aur Johnny'' () is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film. Produced by Amarlal Chabria and directed by Mehmood the film stars Mehmood, Amjad Khan, Helen, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, Nut ...

'' (1976) * '' Raees'' (1976) * ''

'' (1977) * '' Inkaar'' (1977) * ''

Khoon Pasina ''Khoon Pasina'' ( hi, खून पसीना, ''Blood and Sweat'') is a 1977 Hindi action crime film. The movie is produced by Baboo Mehra and directed by Rakesh Kumar. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Nirupa Roy, Asran ...

'' (1977) * ''

Amar Akbar Anthony ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed and produced by Manmohan Desai and written by Kader Khan. The film stars an ensemble cast of Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi, ...

'' (1977) * ''

Chala Murari Hero Banne ''Chala Murari Hero Banne'' () is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by and starring Asrani. Plot Murari dreams of becoming an actor, but his Dad (A.K. Hangal), who runs a cloth shop, wants him to help in the shop. Murari runs a ...

'' (1977) * ''

'' (1978) * '' Besharam'' (1978) * '' Swarag Narak'' (1978) * ''

Phandebaaz ''Phandebaaz'' is a 1978 Bollywood action comedy romantic film directed by Samir Ganguly. Starring Dharmendra (in double role), Moushumi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra. The actual heroine was Leena Chandavarkar in this movie but producer replaced Moushu ...

'' (1978) * '' Lahu Ke Do Rang'' (1979) * ''

The Great Gambler ''The Great Gambler'' is a 1979 Indian crime action film directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh in lead roles. It was based on the Bengali novel ''Great Gambler'' by Vikramaditya. The film's stor ...

'' (1979) * ''

Hema Hemeelu ''Hema Hemeelu'' () is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Vijaya Nirmala. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala and Zarina Wahab, with music composed by Ramesh Naidu. The fim was produced by S. Raghunath and ...

'' (1979, Telugu) * '' Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum'' (1979, Tamil-Malayalam) * ''

Billa Billa may refer to: Films *Billa (1980 film), ''Billa'' (1980 film), 1980 Indian Tamil film *Billa (2002 film), ''Billa'' (2002 film), 2002 Pakistani Punjabi film *Billa (2007 film), ''Billa'' (2007 film), 2007 Indian Tamil film, remake of ''Bil ...

'' (1980, Tamil) * ''

Abdullah Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakis ...

'' (1980) * '' Dostana'' (1980) * ''

Ram Balram ''Ram Balram'' is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Vijay Anand, which starred Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan in pivotal roles along with the supporting cast including Zeenat Aman and Rekha. The film marked the third time ...

'' (1980) * '' Shaan'' (1980) * ''

Bulundi ''Bulundi'' is a 1981 Hindi-language crime, thriller and drama film starring Raaj Kumar, Asha Parekh, Danny Denzongpa, Kim in pivotal roles. It was directed by Esmayeel Shroff and its music was composed by R. D. Burman. The film was remade in T ...

'' (1981) * ''

Josh Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to: People A–J * "Josh", an early pseudonym of S ...

'' (1981) * ''

Heeron Ka Chor ''Heeron Ka Chor'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by S. K. Kapoor, starring Ashok Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Bindiya Goswami, Shakti Kapoor, Madan Puri, Helen in pivotal roles. The music was composed by Sonik Omi. P ...

'' (1982) * '' Sawaal'' (1982) * '' Aladin dan Lampu Wasiat'' (1982, Indonesian Movie) * '' Haadsa'' (1983) * '' Bond 303'' (1985) * ''

Akayla ''Akayla'' () is a 1991 Hindi-language action film directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by the Mushir - Riaz duo. It was the fourth film collaboration of Ramesh Sippy and Amitabh Bachchan after ''Sholay'' (1975), '' Shaan'' (1980) and ''Shakti' ...

'' (1991) * '' Khamoshi: The Musical'' (1996) * '' Saazish'' (1998) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) * '' Shararat'' (2002) * ''

Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa ''Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language film starring Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Bhumika Chawla, Delnaaz Paul, Riya Sen and Helen (dancer), Helen. It is a remake of the American film ''Return to Me'' (2000). Plot ''Di ...

'' (2004) * '' Anjaane: The Unknown'' (2005) * ''

Humko Deewana Kar Gaye ''Humko Deewana Kar Gaye'' (translation: ''You Made Me Crazy in Love'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Raj Kanwar, produced by Raj Kanwar, Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar and starring Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif ...

'' (2006) * '' Marigold'' (2007) * '' Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2011) (

Marathi film Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was '' S ...

) ..... Rosy Aunty * ''

Jodi Breakers ''Jodi Breakers'' () is a 2012 Hindi language Indian romantic comedy film directed by Ashwini Chaudhary. The film features R. Madhavan and Bipasha Basu in the leading roles with Milind Soman, Dipannita Sharma, Omi Vaidya and Mrinalini Sharma i ...

'' (2012) * ''

Heroine A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''hero ...

'' (2012) * ''Pagli Shaadi Go Dadi'' (2021)

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