Bindu profile
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Bindu

17th April 1941 Valsad, Bombay Presidency, British India Acting

Bindu had early successes with Ittefaq and Do Raaste in 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 one of the highlights of the film. Bindu's mesmerising performances in 1974 as a seductress in Imtihan, and as a nymphomaniac in Hawas, 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. She is the third point in the 'holy trinity' of item number queens. Along with Helen and Aruna Irani, Bindu defined the Bollywood 'cabaret' dance number and the role of the 'Vamp'. Her acting ability was seen in films like Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films Arjun Pandit and Abhimaan, 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 deglamorised role of wife to Ashok Kumar, in Arjun Pandit. She played the villain's moll in Zanjeer and became famous as Mona Darling. An impending pregnancy, followed by a 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 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 aunt. In the later stages of her career, she made fewer on-screen appearances, like the ones in Shola Aur Shabnam, which highlighted her comic side, and followed with other light and funny performances in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om.

121 Movies 3 TV Shows 124 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Judwaa poster
Judwaa 7th February 1997 as Sundari Batwani
Aankhen poster
Aankhen 9th September 1993 as Anuradha
Rang poster
Rang 2nd April 1993 as Suchitra Madhav Singh
Angaaray poster
Angaaray 1st January 1986 as Hirabai - courtesan
Divorce poster
Divorce 1st January 1984 as Jayant's wife
Shaan poster
Shaan 12th December 1980 as Maharani of Kamalpur
Dus Numbri poster
Dus Numbri 17th April 1976 as CBI Officer Roopa Sharma
Zorro poster
Zorro 31st October 1975 as Nisha
Aarop poster
Aarop 16th January 1974 as Kanchan
Hawas poster
Hawas 1st January 1974 as Kamini Singh
Nafrat poster
Nafrat 1st January 1973 as Ashoo Kumar
Dushman poster
Dushman 7th January 1972 as Chamelibai
Do Raaste poster
Do Raaste 5th December 1969 as Neela Alopee Prasad