14 Facts About Bina Rai

Bina Rai, sometimes referred to as Beena Rai, was an Indian actress, primarily of the black and white era of Hindi cinema.

Bina Rai is most known for her roles in classics such as Anarkali, Ghunghat and Taj Mahal, and won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Ghunghat.

Bina Rai, born as Krishna Sarin, hailed from Lahore, Punjab, British India in 1931.

Bina Rai's family was uprooted from Lahore during the communal frenzy and was resettled in Uttar Pradesh.

Bina Rai went to school in Lahore and then attended IT college in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Bina Rai lived in Kanpur until she moved out for acting.

Bina Rai had to convince her parents to allow her to act in films, she claimed that she went on a hunger strike to convince her disapproving parents to let her join films, and they finally relented.

Bina Rai was a first year student of Arts in the Isabella Thoburn College of Lucknow in 1950, when she came across an advertisement for a talent contest, she applied and received a call from the sponsors.

Bina Rai was born on 13 July 1931, she signed the contract on her first film on 13 July 1950, namely Kali Ghata, her first film released on 13 July 1951, on this happy day she was engaged to Premnath.

Bina Rai launched his daughter Akanksha Malhotra as an actress in 2002 in his home productions, claiming that she reminds him so much of his mother Bina Rai.

Bina Rai stopped acting in films many years ago, claiming that women after a certain age don't get good roles.

Bina Rai died on 6 December 2009, following a cardiac arrest.

Bina Rai is survived by her two sons, Prem Kishen and Kailash, and grandchildren Sidharth and Akansha.

Bina Rai's grandson, Siddharth Malhotra is a film director, who made his debut with Dharma Productions's We Are Family.