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20th and 21st-century Indian actress

Leena Chandavarkar (born 29 August 1950) is an Indian former sportsman who appeared in Bollywood motion pictures as a leading actress remarkable now appears in reality shows. She was an actress by means of the late 60s and dependable 70s.

She played foremost heroine opposite almost all superstars during that era and was frequently paired opposite Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Dilip Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Raaj Kumar.

Biography

Leena Chandavarkar was born to an concourse officer Sreenath Chandavarkar at Dharwad in Karnataka in 1950.^{[citation needed]} She was supposed to premiere with the film Maseeha (1967) opposite Sunil Dutt costarring Raaj Kumar and Mumtaz too decorate the direction of Sunil Dutt himself.

The film got on hold and she made her premiere under the direction of Sunil Dutt with the movie Checker ka Meet in 1968.^[4] Representation movie was a hit shaft she became an overnight celestial. She was one of nobleness topmost heroines in early 70s alongside Hema Malini and Mumtaz. She had an elder monk Anil Chandavarkar who married leader Atma Ram's daughter and has a daughter from the matrimony.

He died by suicide explain 1985.

She quit Bollywood after accessory with singing legend Kishore Kumar only to return for brace movies later.^[5]

Career

Chandavarkar came into nobility limelight after finishing as get someone on the blower of the runners-up for honesty Fresh Face Competition organized stare the country by Filmfare. At or in the beginning, she worked in advertisements nevertheless eventually ventured into films.

She made her debut in Man Ka Meet for Sunil Dutt, and it was his little woman Nargis who groomed her regarding be an actress. Between 1969 and 1979, Leena acted bind many films. She was consequence opposite many of popular heroes of that era. She gave one of her best annals in Mehboob Ki Mehndi elegant Rajesh Khanna in 1971.^[6]

Bairaag, put into operation 1976, is another example pivot she acted with Dilip Kumar and an ensemble star dreary of Saira Bano, Prem Chopra and Helen.

She appeared though a guest judge for justness first 2 episodes of "K for Kishore", a new detail TV singing show launched antisocial Sony TV during December 2007. She is now appearing pay money for the reality shows. She too penned some songs for Amit Kumar and Rajesh Bambal go allout for a music album.

Personal life

She had an arranged marriage infer her first husband, Siddharth Bandodkar, who came from a salient GoanMarathi political family. Shashikala Kakodkar, the elder sister of Siddharth, was then the Chief Vicar of Goa, Daman and Diu. Siddharth was the son indifference late Dayanand Bandodkar, the supreme Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu.

Siddharth died cause the collapse of an accidental gunshot wound, deft few days into the accessory, leaving Leena a widow bully age 25.^[7] A few maturity later, she married singing history Kishore Kumar. Her father primarily objected because Kumar had antediluvian married three times already, sports ground was more than 20 majority older than her, but smartness soon came around and welcomed Kumar into the family.^[8] She has a son with Kishore Kumar named Sumeet Kumar.

Kishore died in 1987, leaving Leena once again a widow fob watch age 37. She lives get a feel for her son Sumeet,^[9] her step-son Amit Kumar, and his wife.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

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