Vijayta Pandit is an Indian actress and playback singer, most famous for her first film '' Love Story'' (1981).

Early life and background

Vijayta comes from a musical family originating from Pili Mandori Village in Hissar district of

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state.

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is her uncle. Her older sister is Sulakshana Pandit, and like her, is an actress and playback singer. Her brothers are music directors Jatin Pandit and

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, better known as

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Career

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cast her alongside his son Kumar Gaurav in '' Love Story'' (1981), which became a "blockbuster" at the box office. She and Gaurav played star-crossed lovers, and they also developed a relationship off-screen. After the film became a hit, she turned down film offers wanting to be with Gaurav. But the relationship ended, due to family tensions. Vijayta went back to films and had another hit '' Mohabbat'' (1985). She was also briefly married to film director ''Sameer Malkan'' who directed her in the flop ''Car Thief'' (1986). After a few more films, she quit acting and concentrated on playback singing. Her husband, composer

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has produced a pop album titled ''Propose – Pyaar ka Izhaar'' which marks Vijayta's debut as a pop singer. Actress

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launched the album for the press in February 2007. Some films wherein Vijayta played the lead are '' Jeete Hain Shaan Se'' (1986), '' Deewana Tere Naam Ka'' (1987), '' Zalzala'' (1988), ''

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'' (1990). She also sang for films like ''

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'' (1992), ''

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'' (1993), '' Saazish'' (1998), '' Dev'' (2004) and ''

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'' (2006). Apart from Hindi films, she has also starred in the blockbuster Bengali film ''

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'' (1987) along with Prasenjit directed by

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. She also sang a song for Bengali movie

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandit, Vijayta 1967 births Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Mumbai Musicians from Mumbai