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Bindu Biography

Date of Birth

17 January 1951, Valsad, Gujarat, India

Birth Name

Bindu Nanubhai Desai

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Bindu was born on April 17th in the Gujerati-speaking Desai family, consisting of her film producer dad, Nanubhai, and stage actress mom, Jyotsna.

Due to her Bollywood connections she was able to find a niche in movies as early as 1962 with 'Anpadh' in which she plays the 'well educated' daughter of an 'illiterate' Mala Sinha. But the real meaty and negative role came her way with 'Do Raaste' in which she plays the wife of Prem Chopra, and the movie that type-cast her in as a vamp was 'Kati Patang' with 'Meraaa Naam has Shabnam, Pyar Se Log Mujhey Shaboo Kahete Hain...' in which she belittles and then blackmails Asha Parekh - a song that is still popular and has also been remixed.

Quite unlike her screen characters, Bindu's life was not an easy one, especially at the age of 13 when her dad passed away, leaving the onus on her to fend for the rest of the Desai family.

She got married to Champaklal Zaveri, who supported her talents and encouraged her to continue to act in movies.

She has acted in over 160 movies in a career that spanned from 1962 through on to the 2004 hit 'Main Hoon Na'.

Bindu is now a Bollywood legend, a vamp, a character actress, a stern mother-in-law, a dancer, a singer, a seductress but above all - an excellent actress.

Bindu was born on April 17th in the Gujerati-speaking Desai family, consisting of her film producer dad, Nanubhai, and stage actress mom, Jyotsna. Due to her Bollywood connections she was able to find a niche in movies as early as 1962 with 'Anpadh' in which she plays the 'well educated' daughter of an 'illiterate' Mala Sinha...

Bindu was born to film producer Nanubhai Desai and his wife Jyotsna at a small village called Hanuman Bhagda in the district of Valsad in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. Bindu's road to success was not an easy one. With her father's demise at the young age of 13 and being the eldest daughter, the burden of earning a daily meal fell on her young, frail shoulders.[2]

It was only after her marriage to Gujarati businessman Champaklal Zaveri that she got her first major role in a film. Before that she did act in the movie Anpadh starring Dharmendra and Mala Sinha. The film was directed by Raj Khosla who also directed her in Do Raaste (1969). From here she went on to write her success story with Shakti Samanta's Kati Patang (1970) where she had a sizzling cabaret dance, "Mera Naam Shabnam" to her credit, a number which is even today remembered as the highlight of the film. Bindu announced her arrival on the scene as a vamp, an image which her contemporaries Helen and Aruna Irani were famous for around that time.[3]

(In Anpadh (1962), Bindu plays a young college graduate. There's no way a 11-year old could have played that role. That places her birth date in dispute.)

Career

Kati Patang was only the beginning; followed by Ittefaaq (1969) and Imtihaan (1974), with her mesmerizing performances as a seductress in Imtihaan and as a nymphomaniac in Hawas (1974), left audiences asking for more. With a string of hits behind her, she successfully managed to break out of the myth that married actresses usually do not go to become sex symbols, especially in the Hindi film industry.

Bindu was much more than just a sex symbol. Her acting ability was seen in films like Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films Arjun Pandit and Abhimaan 1973, where she won raves for playing a very sympathetic character. She proved to be just as convincing as the crippled woman in Chaitali and as the deglamourised role of wife to Ashok Kumar, in Arjun Pandit. She played the villains valet in Zanjeer and became famous as Mona Darling. Unfortunately, the 5'6" tall Bindu was never offered roles as the leading lady despite being extremely photogenic, blessed with a flawless complexion and sharp features. Her being married perhaps came in the way of her being offered roles as the main female lead. Thus, she lost out on the chance of being the leading lady in her films.

Personal Profile

Bindu is an Indian actress. She was born to Nanubhai Desai, a film producer, and Jyotsna, a stage actress. With the sad demise of her father, the burden of earning came on her fragile shoulders. She is married to Champaklal Zaveri. She speaks Hindi and English.

Family Background:

Father's Name: Nanubhai Desai

Mother's Name: Jyotsna

Spouse: Champaklal Zaveri

Film Background:

Debut Film: Do Raaste

Famous Movies: Ghar Ho To Aisa, Kishen Kanhaiya, Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin, Main Hoon Na, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Aawaz De Kahan Hai, Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, Sooryavansham, Jai Hind, Phool Bane Angaarey, Jaanam Samjha Karo, Badmaash, Sham Ghansham, Naseebwaala, Aunty No. 1, Banarasi Babu, Judwaa, Shohrat, Honeymoon, Hum Hain Premi, Jaan, Anokha Andaaz, Bal Bramhachari, Zakhmi Dil, Pyaar Ka Rog, Ghar Ki Izzat, Saajan Ka Ghar, Shreemaan Ashique, Udhaar Ki Zindagi, Gopalaa, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Krantiveer, Rang, Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, Aankhen, Shola Aur Shabnam.

Latest Movies: Main Hoon Na

An impending pregnancy, followed by an unfortunate miscarriage, brought about a lull in her career and on the advice of her doctors she had to end her stint as the glamorous vamp – dancing and all. However, she did not stay away for long and returned back to the silver screen with character roles - Hero, Biwi Ho To Aisi and Kishen Kanhaiya and with many other such movies she managed to re-establish herself as the unmerciful and cruel mother-in-law, or the cynical auntie. Today, Bindu leads a low-profile life and makes fewer on-screen appearances, like the one in Shola Aur Shabnam which brought to the forefront the comic trait to her as an actress. She followed this with her light and funny performances in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om.

Personal life

Bindu married her childhood sweetheart and next door neighbour Champaklal Zaveri, she has no children.

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