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| Born | Bindu Nanubhai Desai (1941-04-17)17 April 1941 (age 84) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress,Dancer |
| Years active | 1959–2008 |
| Spouse | Champaklal Zaveri |
| Children | 1 (deceased) |
Bindu Nanubhai Desai (born 17 April 1941),[1] better known mononymously asBindu, is a formerIndian actress who was popular in the 1970s. She has acted in over 160 movies in a career that spanned four decades, receiving sevenFilmfare Award nominations. She is most remembered for her role as Shabnam inKati Patang (1970) and for her films oppositePrem Chopra.[2]
Bindu made her film debut in 1962 at age 21, starring in her first filmAnpadh as Kiran. In 1969, she starred inIttefaq as Renu, and inDo Raaste as Neela. Both films were box-office hits, and Bindu received two nominations for theFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in both the films. In 1972, she starred inDastaan as Mala, and received her third nomination for a Filmfare award for the film. In 1973, Bindu was then cast inAbhimaan as Chitra. The film was yet another box-office hit, attributing to Bindu's credibility at the time. Her performance in the movie led her to receive her fourth nomination for a Filmfare award. Then, in 1974, she starred in filmsHawas as Kamini, and inImtihan as Rita. Both films were commercially successful, and Bindu received two more Filmfare nominations. In 1976, she then starred inArjun Pandit as Sarla, and received her last nomination for a Filmfare Award.
Bindu was born to film producer Nanubhai Desai and Jyotsna in Hanuman Bhagda, a small village in theValsad district inGujarat and was raised alongside her seven siblings. Bindu's father died in 1954 when she was 13 and being the eldest daughter, the burden of earning money fell on her shoulders.[3]
Aruna Irani,Indra Kumar,Adi Irani andFiroz Irani are her first cousins.[citation needed]
Bindu had early successes withDo Raaste andIttefaq in 1969, receiving her first and second nominations for theFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Then she went on to write her success story withShakti Samanta'sKati Patang (1970), where she had a sizzlingcabaret dance, "Mera Naam Shabnam" to her credit; a number which is even today remembered as one of the highlights of the film.[citation needed]
Bindu's mesmerising performances in 1974 as a seductress inImtihan, and as a nymphomaniac inHawas, left critics and audiences asking for more, earning two nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. With a string of hits behind her, she successfully managed to break out of the myth that married actresses usually do not go to become sex symbols, especially in the Hindi film industry. She is the third point in the 'holy trinity' of item number queens. Along withHelen andAruna Irani, Bindu defined the Bollywood 'cabaret' dance number and the role of the 'Vamp'.[citation needed]
Her acting ability was seen in films likeHrishikesh Mukherjee's films, as the deglamorised role of wife to Ashok Kumar inArjun Pandit and inAbhimaan, where she won raves for playing a very sympathetic character. She received two more nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She proved to be just as convincing as the crippled woman inChaitali. She played Mona Darling, the villain's moll inZanjeer, thus becoming one of her most iconic roles.
She was paired oppositePrem Chopra regularly in films such as Lagan,Kati Patang,Do Raaste,Chhupa Rustam,Prem Nagar,Phandebaaz,Tyaag,Nafrat,Gehri Chaal andDastaan where she played an adultress, receiving her seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She even danced with Sivaji Ganesan in the Tamil film Naladhu Oru Kudumbam in 1979.She did 13 films withRajesh Khanna from 1969 film Do Raaste to 1986 filmAdhikar.
An impending pregnancy, followed by a miscarriage, brought about a lull in her career and on the advice of her doctors she had to end her stint as the glamorous 'vamp' – dancing and all in 1983. However, she did not stay away for long and returned to the silver screen with character roles –Hero,Alag Alag,Biwi Ho To Aisi andKishen Kanhaiya and with many other such movies she managed to re-establish herself as the unmerciful and cruel mother-in-law, or the cynical aunt.
In the later stages of her career, she made fewer on-screen appearances, like the ones inShola Aur Shabnam,Aankhen which highlighted her comic side, and followed with other light and funny performances inHum Aapke Hain Koun..!,Main Hoon Na, andOm Shanti Om.
| Year | Award | Film | Category | Result |
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| 1970 | Filmfare Awards | Ittefaq | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1971 | Do Raaste | Nominated | ||
| 1973 | Dastaan | Nominated | ||
| 1974 | Abhimaan | Nominated | ||
| 1975 | Hawas | Nominated | ||
| Imtihan | Nominated | |||
| 1977 | Arjun Pandit | Nominated |
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