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Hema Malini Dharmendra Deol (born 16 October 1948; ) is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing Mathura constituency since 2014. She 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. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has starred in both comic and dramatic roles, and is one of the most popular and successful leading actresses of mainstream Hindi cinema.
Malini made her acting debut in 1963 with the Tamil film Idhu Sathiyam. Malini first acted in a lead role in Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968), and went on to feature in numerous Hindi films, frequently opposite Dharmendra, whom she married in 1980. Malini was initially promoted as the "Dream Girl", and in 1977 starred in a film of the same name. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her dual role in the comedy Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), and was nominated ten more times leading up to Baghban (2003). In 2000, Malini won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2019 a Filmfare Special Award for 50 Years of Outstanding Contribution to Cinema.
Malini was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2000, the fourth-highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India. Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri awardees. The Hindu 27 January 2000 Accessed 14 June 2011. In 2012, the Sir Padampat Singhania University conferred an honorary doctorate on Malini in recognition of her contribution to Indian cinema. Malini served as chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation. In 2006, Malini received the Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts (SaMaPa) Vitasta award from Bhajan Sopori in Delhi for her contribution and service to Indian culture and dance. In 2013, she received the NTR National Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her contribution to Indian cinema. Malini has been involved with charitable and social ventures. Currently, Malini is also a life member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
Her first film with Dharmendra was Tum Haseen Main Jawaan (1970) which marked their love story. They later married in 1980. Dharmendra already had two sons and two daughters with his first wife Prakash Kaur, two of whom later became Hindi cinema actors – Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Malini and Dharmendra have two children, Esha Deol (born 1981)Times of India 30/6/12 and Ahana Deol Vohra (born 1985).Joshi T. Ahana Deol and boyfriend VJ Aditya working together in Guzaarish. Mid-day.com 26 May 2009 Accessed 6 July 2011. Metro Plus Mangalore, Cinema : Sister act! The Hindu 10 October 2009 Accessed 6 July 2011.
Madhoo, who played the female lead in Phool Aur Kaante, Roja and Annayya, is Malini's cousin.
On 11 June 2015, 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. On 19 October 2017, her elder daughter, Esha Deol, gave birth to a girl, Radhya Takhtani and another baby girl Miraya Takhtani on 10 June 2019. Businessman Vaibhav Vohra is her son-in-law and Bharat Takhtani is her ex-son-in-law.
Malini and Dharmendra have acted together 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, Apna Khoon, Azaad (1978) and Dillagi (1978).
Her pairing with Rajesh Khanna was appreciated in Andaz and Prem Nagar. Their subsequent films such as Mehbooba and Janta Hawaldar however, did not do well at the box office.
During this period, her films with Dharmendra included Alibaba Aur 40 Chor, Baghavat, Samraat, Razia Sultan, Baghavat, and Raaj Tilak. She 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 whom were major successes in her career.
In 1992, she directed and produced the film Dil Aashna Hai, starring Divya Bharti and Shah Rukh Khan in the leading roles. She also directed and produced her second film Mohini in 1995, which starred her niece Madhoo and Sudesh Berry in the lead roles. She then focused on dancing and television work, only occasionally appearing in films. In 1997, she appeared in Vinod Khanna's production Himalay Putra.
In 2021, she was honoured with the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India.
In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Hema Malini retained her Mathura Lok Sabha seat with comfortable margin. While Hema Malini won 6,71,293 votes, her nearest rival Kunwar Narendra Singh received 3,77,822 votes, so that she won the Mathura seat by around 3 lakh votes.
In 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Malini won Mathura Lok Sabha constituency by a huge margin against Congress candidate Mukesh Dhanger, making it a hat-trick from Mathura.
Malini studied Kuchipudi with Vempati Chinna Satyam and Mohiniattam with Kalamandalam Guru Gopalakrishnan. She has played a number of dance roles including Narasimha and Rama in Tulasidas's Ramcharitmanas. In 2007, she performed in Mysore on the eve of Kullu Dussehra, where she played the roles of Sati, Parvati and Durga. In 2024, for the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, she played as Sita in a theatre drama retelling of the Ramayana.
Malini owns the Natya Vihar Kalakendra dance school. In 2016 the Bombay High Court entertained a Public Interest Litigation challenging allotment of a plot of land in Mumbai to Malini's dance academy. The petitioner Ketan Tirodkar sought to file a cheating case against the actress for defrauding the government to allot a piece of land which was reserved for gardens. The State Government of Maharashtra informed the Bombay High Court that Malini had not yet accepted the land allotted to her.
Malini has appeared in television serials such as Jai Mata Ki (1999, Doordarshan), directed by Puneet Issar. She played the role of goddess Durga.
Other television series appearances include Kamini Damini on Sahara One where she played twin sisters and Noopur which Malini directed and in which she played a Bharatanatyam dancer. Malini also starred in Yug, a fictional series depicting the story of Indian freedom fighters and their struggle to win freedom for India.
In 2007, Malini entered a promotional contract with Kent RO Systems, makers of a mineral water purifier system. Malini also became a brand ambassador for Pothys, a textile showroom in Chennai.
Malini was known as among the style icons of the 70s, with funky polka dot blouses as her style statement. She was placed in Times of Indias "50 Beautiful Faces" list. Malini has been cited in the media as the "Dream Girl" of Bollywood. Bindu Batra of India Today noted, "Her rise was ascribed partly to her youth and largely to her cultivated resemblance to Vyjayanthimala." Rachit Gupta of Filmfare feels her "dominance was unprecedented" and said, "Malini defined everything that the Dream Girl tag stood for. She could dance, act, emote with equal ease." Rajeev Masand termed her the "radiant superstar". Dinesh Raheja of Rediff.com praised her "takes-your-eyes-prisoner beauty" and "tinkling laugh" and noted, "Hema was never in danger of being mistaken for a thespian. But for sheer screen presence, she was hard to beat."
Malini was placed 18th among the "Greatest Bollywood Stars", in a UK poll celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema in 2013. Malini received the "Living Legend Award" by FICCI in recognition of her contribution to the Indian entertainment industry. The 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival screened several films starring Hema Malini in a special tribute programme She has been the recipient of Rajinikanth Legend award (2010), Rajiv Gandhi Award (2010), and ANR National Award (2011). For her presence around the world, she received the International Personality of the Year award at the 12th Asian Achievers Awards
Three biographies of Malini have been published, , namely - , that released in 2005 by Bhawana Somaaya in 2007, and by Ram Kamal Mukherjee in 2017,
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