1. Hema Malini Dharmendra Deol was born on 16 October 1948;.
46 Facts About Hema Malini
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Hema Malini was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka from 2011 to 2012, subsequent to her nomination to that chamber from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the BJP.
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Hema Malini first acted in a lead role in Sapno Ka Saudagar, and went on to feature in numerous Hindi films, frequently opposite Dharmendra, whom she married in 1980.
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Hema Malini was initially promoted as the "Dream Girl", and in 1977 starred in a film of the same name.
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Hema Malini won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her dual role in the comedy Seeta Aur Geeta, and was nominated ten more times leading up to Baghban.
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In 2000, Hema Malini won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2019 a Filmfare Special Award for 50 Years of Outstanding Contribution to Cinema.
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Hema Malini was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2000, the fourth-highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India.
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Hema Malini served as chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation.
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In 2006, Hema Malini received the Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts Vitasta award from Bhajan Sopori in Delhi for her contribution and service to Indian culture and dance.
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Currently, Hema Malini is a life member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
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Hema Malini was born in a Tamil Iyengar Brahmin family to Jaya Lakshmi and VSR Chakravarti Iyengar in Ammankudi, Madras Province.
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Hema Malini studied at DTEA Mandir Marg until the 11th Standard, after which she pursued her acting career.
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On 11 June 2015, Hema Malini became a grandmother when her younger daughter, Ahana Deol Vohra, gave birth to her first child, Darien Vohra and twin girls Astraia and Adea Vohra were born on 26 November 2020.
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Hema Malini had played small roles in Pandava Vanavasam and Idhu Sathiyam.
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Hema Malini continued to work in heroine-centric roles after becoming a mother in films such as Aandhi Toofan, Durgaa, Ramkali, Sitapur Ki Geeta, Ek Chadar Maili Si, Rihaee and Jamai Raja.
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Hema Malini continued to be paired with Rajesh Khanna in movies such as Dard, Bandish, Kudrat, Hum Dono, Rajput, Babu, Durgaa, Sitapur Ki Geeta and Paap Ka Ant, some of which were major successes in her career.
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Hema Malini produced and directed her second feature film Mohini, starring her niece Madhoo and actor Sudesh Berry in the leading roles.
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Hema Malini then focused on dancing and television work, only occasionally appearing in films.
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Hema Malini made guest appearances in the 2004 film Veer-Zaara and the 2007 film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, in addition to a supporting role in the 2006 film Baabul.
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In 1999, Hema Malini campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Vinod Khanna, a former Bollywood actor, in the Lok Sabha Elections in Gurdaspur, Punjab.
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In March 2010, Hema Malini was made general secretary of the BJP, and in February 2011, she was recommended by Ananth Kumar, the party general secretary.
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In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Hema Malini retained her Mathura Lok Sabha seat with comfortable margin.
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In 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Hema Malini won Mathura Lok Sabha constituency by a huge margin against Congress candidate Mukesh Dhanger, making it a hat-trick from Mathura.
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The State Government of Maharashtra informed the Bombay High Court that Hema Malini had not yet accepted the land allotted to her.
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Hema Malini is a supporter of the animal rights organisation, PETA India.
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Hema Malini said, "My friends at PETA have organised investigations at Jallikattu events and documented that bulls are pulled roughly by their nose rings, punched, pummelled, hit with sharp sticks and crammed into trucks so tightly that they can barely move".
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Hema Malini performed with her daughters at the Khajuraho Dance Festival.
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Hema Malini studied Kuchipudi with Vempati Chinna Satyam and Mohiniattam with Kalamandalam Guru Gopalakrishnan.
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Hema Malini has played a number of dance roles including Narasimha and Rama in Tulasidas's Ramcharitmanas.
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Hema Malini directed and produced serials for Doordarshan like Terah Panneh, Rani Laxmibai, Bharti, and Noopur.
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Hema Malini appeared as anchor for weekly Rangoli on Doordarshan.
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Hema Malini has appeared in television serials such as Jai Mata Ki, directed by Puneet Issar.
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Hema Malini starred in Yug, a fictional series depicting the story of Indian freedom fighters and their struggle to win freedom for India.
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Hema Malini was the editor of New Woman and Meri Saheli, Hindi women's magazine.
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In 2000, Hema Malini was appointed as the first female chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation for a term of three years.
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In 2007, Hema Malini entered a promotional contract with Kent RO Systems, makers of a mineral water purifier system.
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Hema Malini became a brand ambassador for Pothys, a textile showroom in Chennai.
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Hema Malini is considered among the finest actresses of Hindi cinema and is regarded for her range of roles, her dance, beauty and her styling.
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Hema Malini appeared in Box Office Indias "Top Actress" list 16 times, from 1970 to 1985 and topped the list 11 times.
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In 2022, Hema Malini was placed in Outlook Indias "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.
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Hema Malini was known as among the style icons of the 70s, with funky polka dot blouses as her style statement.
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Hema Malini was placed in Times of Indias "50 Beautiful Faces" list.
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Hema Malini has been cited in the media as the "Dream Girl" of Bollywood.
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Hema Malini was placed 18th among the "Greatest Bollywood Stars", in a UK poll celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema in 2013.
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Hema Malini received the "Living Legend Award" by FICCI in recognition of her contribution to the Indian entertainment industry.
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Hema Malini received eleven Filmfare Award for Best Actress nominations, but won only one among them, for Seeta Aur Geeta.