New Delhi. The world knows the first superstar of Bollywood, but do you know the first female superstar? This is the star who made many veteran actresses sweat. Not only her acting but also her dancing was the talk of the house. These are the stars who came to Bollywood from South and ruled it for many years. But left everything at the top of the career. In fact, many South actresses came to Bollywood and became famous as soon as they arrived, like Hema Malini, Jaya Prada, Sridevi, Rekha etc. But do you know who started this series? He is the star that makers wanted to cast in their films and Madhubala, Nutan, Nargis and Meena Kumari felt that there was a threat to them in the industry.
In the late 1940s, AV Mayappa Chettiar of AVM Productions and producer-director M.V. Raman as a young man went to Gokhale Hall in Madras (Chennai) to watch Bharatanatyam dance. Perhaps he didn’t even know this, there he would find the face he would take on in his next film. He was so impressed by the 13-year-old girl that he cast her in his film ‘Vajkai’. This actress created a revolt not only in South but also in Bollywood. This actress is none other than Vyjayanthimala who came to Bollywood in 1951.
Dominant in the 50s-60s
Vyjayanthimala is the first actress from South to debut in Bollywood. Starting his cinematic journey from Tamil cinema, he quickly shifted to Hindi cinema and dominated the 50s-60s. This was the time when Meena Kumari, Madhubala, Nargis, Suchitra Sen, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha and Nutan Dilo ruled the hearts. Undaunted by competition, she kept her priorities straight and never let her acting career overwhelm the classical dancer in her.
The sparkling eyes mesmerized the fans
He oozed charisma on screen and mesmerized the audience with his twinkling eyes. In 1961 she played the role of a village girl in ‘Ganga Jamuna’ as beautifully as she played a courtesan in ‘Amrapali’ in 1966 or an urban sophisticate in ‘Sangam’ in 1964. To get a glimpse of Vyjayanthi Mala’s perfection, they performed her dance numbers ‘Man Dole Mera Tan Dole…’, ‘Main Ka Karone Ram Muze Budha Mil Gaya…’, ‘Hothon Pe Aisi Baat…’, and ‘Ude Jab’. Jab Zulfin’ should be seen. All this can be seen in Teri. She holds many records to her name and is considered to be Bollywood’s first female superstar.
The two superstars grew close!
Vyjayanthi Mala’s name has always been associated with Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor. Vaijayanti Mala has worked with Dilip Kumar in several films, after which their closeness grew. After that, Vajjayanthi got an opportunity to work with Raj Kapoor in the film ‘Sangam’. After doing this film, the actress started falling in love with Raj Kapoor. Vaijayanti had the same love for both of them. She respected both and loved both equally. However, both were not written in his fortune.
When Vyjayanthimala said, ‘As long as he dances he will live’
Vyjayanthimala Raj Kapoor’s family doctor Dr. Married to Chaman Bali. According to media reports, Dr. Chaman Bali was already married and had three children. Dr. Chaman Bali died in 1986. After this he confined himself to his hobby. The actress said that she will dance as long as she lives and she will live as long as she dances.
Even today Vyjayanthimala is away from the limelight
Vyjayanthimala is the first Bollywood heroine to reject a Filmfare award. Let it be known that even today he is away from the limelight. His son Suchindra Bali is an actor. The actress’ husband Chamanlal Bali passed away many years ago.
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First published: August 26, 2023, 19:11 IST