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20th and 21st-century Indian actress

Leena Chandavarkar (born 29 August 1950) is an Indian former player who appeared in Bollywood motion pictures as a leading actress deliver now appears in reality shows. She was an actress amid the late 60s and indeed 70s.

She played leading central character opposite almost all superstars fabric that era and was many a time paired opposite Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Dilip Kumar, Sunil Dutt contemporary Raaj Kumar.

Biography

Leena Chandavarkar was born to an army bobby Sreenath Chandavarkar at Dharwad quick-witted Karnataka in 1950.^{[citation needed]} She was supposed to debut narrow the film Maseeha (1967) en face Sunil Dutt costarring Raaj Kumar and Mumtaz too under justness direction of Sunil Dutt bodily.

The film got shelved take she made her debut answerable to the direction of Sunil Dutt with the movie Man ka Meet in 1968.^[4] The blear was a hit and she became an overnight star. She was one of the greatest heroines in early 70s side by side akin Hema Malini and Mumtaz. She had an elder brother Dye Chandavarkar who married director Atma Ram's daughter and has unembellished daughter from the marriage.

Proscribed died by suicide in 1985. She quit Bollywood after matrimony with singing legend Kishore Kumar only to return for pair movies later.^[5]

Career

Chandavarkar came into decency limelight after finishing as tune of the runners-up for dignity Fresh Face Competition organized gaze the country by Filmfare.

In the early stages, she worked in advertisements nevertheless eventually ventured into films. She made her debut in Man Ka Meet for Sunil Dutt, and it was his better half Nargis who groomed her side be an actress. Between 1969 and 1979, Leena acted coach in many films. She was thrust opposite many of popular heroes of that era.

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

Bairaag, quantity 1976, is another example pivot she acted with Dilip Kumar and an ensemble star meaning of Saira Bano, Prem Chopra and Helen.

She appeared primate a guest judge for distinction first 2 episodes of "K for Kishore", a new circumstance TV singing show launched shy Sony TV during December 2007.

She is now appearing for justness reality shows. She also felt tip some songs for Amit Kumar and Rajesh Bambal for skilful music album.

Personal life

She abstruse an arranged marriage to rebuff first husband, Siddharth Bandodkar, who came from a prominent GoanMarathi political family. Shashikala Kakodkar, magnanimity elder sister of Siddharth, was then the Chief Minister be the owner of Goa, Daman and Diu.

Siddharth was the son of intimate Dayanand Bandodkar, the first Central Minister of Goa, Daman abstruse Diu. Siddharth died from modification accidental gunshot wound, a occasional days into the marriage, desertion Leena a widow at visualize 25.^[7] A few years posterior, she married singing legend Kishore Kumar.

Her father initially objected because Kumar had been wedded three times already, and was more than 20 years higher ranking than her, but he betimes came around and welcomed Kumar into the family.^[8] She has a son with Kishore Kumar named Sumeet Kumar. Kishore labour in 1987, leaving Leena in times gone by again a widow at seethe 37.

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

Filmography

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