Film career Hema Malini

1 film career

1.1 1960–1970 work
1.2 1970–1978 established actress
1.3 1980–1997 commercial success
1.4 2000s – present

film career
1960–1970 work

hema supporting artiste in idhu sathiyam (1963) , portrayed danseuse in pandava vanavasam (1965). in 1968, malini played opposite raj kapoor in sapno ka saudagar. beginning of promotion bollywood dream girl.

1970–1978 established actress

in johnny mera naam (1970), malini took lead role , took other challenging roles, example, young widow in andaz (1971) , jealous woman in negative character in lal patthar (1971). in 1972, malini played opposite dharmendra , sanjeev kumar in seeta aur geeta. malini received filmfare best actress award film. within 4 years of making début, malini established lead actress in bollywood , classical dancer. malini s films of 1970s include sanyasi (1975), dharmatma , pratigya (1975). in sholay (1975), malini played role of basanti, talkative girl. other works of period include trishul, joshila, khushboo (1975), kinara (1977) , meera (1979).

malini performed dharmendra in 28 films including sharafat, tum haseen main jawan, naya zamana, raja jani, seeta aur geeta, patthar aur payal, dost (1974), sholay (1975), charas, jugnu, azaad (1978) , dillagi (1978).

her screen presence , chemistry rajesh khanna appreciated in film prem nagar (1974 film). malini portrayed role of classical singer in critically acclaimed film mehbooba opposite rajesh khanna, , times of india called them 1 of top film couples.the subsequent film of pair palkon ki chhaon mein , janta hawaldar became box office flop on release, though on years these films have achieved cult status.

1980–1997 commercial success

after marriage, malini made films including kranti, naseeb (1981), satte pe satta, rajput, , ek nai paheli (1984). works included aandhi toofan, durgaa (1985), ramkali (1985), sitapur ki geeta (1987), ek chadar maili si (1986), rihaee , jamai raja (1990).

during period, malini performed dharmendra in alibaba aur 40 chor, baghavat, samraat, razia sultan, andha kanoon (1983), baghavat, , raaj tilak (1984).

her commercially successful films, after 1980, rajesh khanna included dard, bandish, kudrat, hum dono, rajput, babu, durgaa, sitapur ki geeta , paap ka ant.

in 1990s, produced , directed 1992 film dil aashna hai, starring divya bharti , shahrukh khan in leading roles. produced , directed second feature film mohini (1995), starring niece madhoo , actor sudesh berry in leading roles. focused on dancing , television work, appearing in films. in 1997, acted in vinod khanna s production himalay putra marked debut of vinod s son akshaye khanna.

2000s – present

after taking break films number of years, hema made comeback baghban (2003), earned filmfare best actress award nomination. made guest appearances in 2004 film veer-zaara , 2007 film laaga chunari mein daag. in 2010, acted in sadiyaan alongside fellow veteran actress rekha. in 2011, produced , directed third feature film tell me o khuda featured both husband dharmendra , daughter esha deol, box office failure. in 2017 acted in film ek thi rani aisi bhi in role of vijaya raje scindia of gwalior, vinod khanna husband, unfortunately vinod khanna s last film. film directed gul bahar singh. film released on 21 april 2017.