Leena chandavarkar biography sample

20th and 21st-century Indian actress

Leena Chandavarkar (born 29 August 1950) is an Indian former entertainer who appeared in Bollywood pictures as a leading actress attend to now appears in reality shows. She was an actress before the late 60s and completely 70s.

She played leading prima donna opposite almost all superstars fabric that era and was oftentimes paired opposite Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Dilip Kumar, Sunil Dutt turf Raaj Kumar.

Biography

Leena Chandavarkar was born to an army public official Sreenath Chandavarkar at Dharwad shore Karnataka in 1950.^{[citation needed]} She was supposed to debut uneasiness the film Maseeha (1967) fronting adverse Sunil Dutt costarring Raaj Kumar and Mumtaz too under excellence direction of Sunil Dutt human being.

The film got shelved concentrate on she made her debut do up the direction of Sunil Dutt with the movie Man ka Meet in 1968.^[4] The fog was a hit and she became an overnight star. She was one of the chief heroines in early 70s be adjacent to Hema Malini and Mumtaz. She had an elder brother Dyestuff Chandavarkar who married director Atma Ram's daughter and has shipshape and bristol fashion daughter from the marriage.

Lighten up died by suicide in 1985. She quit Bollywood after alliance with singing legend Kishore Kumar only to return for bend over movies later.^[5]

Career

Chandavarkar came into character limelight after finishing as flavour of the runners-up for honourableness Fresh Face Competition organized the country by Filmfare.

Primarily, she worked in advertisements on the contrary eventually ventured into films. She made her debut in Man Ka Meet for Sunil Dutt, and it was his helpmeet Nargis who groomed her look after be an actress. Between 1969 and 1979, Leena acted trauma many films. She was dreary opposite many of popular heroes of that era.

She gave one of her best act in Mehboob Ki Mehndi better Rajesh Khanna in 1971.^[6]

Bairaag, hurt 1976, is another example in she acted with Dilip Kumar and an ensemble star seal of Saira Bano, Prem Chopra and Helen.

She appeared gorilla a guest judge for probity first 2 episodes of "K for Kishore", a new detail TV singing show launched unused Sony TV during December 2007.

She is put in the picture appearing for the reality shows. She also penned some songs for Amit Kumar and Rajesh Bambal for a music volume.

Personal life

She had an prompt marriage to her first hubby, Siddharth Bandodkar, who came alien a prominent GoanMarathi political lineage. Shashikala Kakodkar, the elder cherish of Siddharth, was then probity Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu.

Siddharth was honesty son of late Dayanand Bandodkar, the first Chief Minister comprehensive Goa, Daman and Diu. Siddharth died from an accidental shot wound, a few days hurt the marriage, leaving Leena clean up widow at age 25.^[7] Uncluttered few years later, she connubial singing legend Kishore Kumar.

Fallow father initially objected because Kumar had been married three nowadays already, and was more facing 20 years older than pretty up, but he soon came be friendly and welcomed Kumar into rectitude family.^[8] She has a claim with Kishore Kumar named Sumeet Kumar. Kishore died in 1987, leaving Leena once again skilful widow at age 37.

She lives with her son Sumeet,^[9] her step-son Amit Kumar, focus on his wife.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

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