'I'm very excited about my film: Hema Malini
Directing your husband and daughter could have its tricky moments and so it was for Hema Malini too. But it was enormously enjoyable and everything eventually fell into place, says the Bollywood diva and director whose forthcoming ’Tell Me Oh Khuda’ stars husband Dharmendra and daughter Esha Deol.
’Directing Dharamji was superb. In the beginning, however, he did not listen to me. He used to ask me ’What is this, what is that’. Then I used to tell him that I want it like this, so just do it. So he realised I knew the job and then left it entirely to me. He didn’t interfere at all after that,’ Hema, who has wielded the megaphone after 18 years for the movie, told IANS in an interview.
The crackling chemistry between the couple was in evidence in blockbusters like ’Seeta Aur Geeta’, ’Sholay’, ’Razia Sultan’ and ’Pratigya’.
Hema, 62, who earlier directed the Shah Rukh Khan-Divya Bharti-starrer ’Dil Aashna Hai’ in 1992, is making ’Tell Me Oh Khuda’ for her daughter Esha.
’I’m very excited about my film. It’s a very interesting story of a girl’s passionate quest to know her origins. The film might get delayed a little bit because of the whole process of change in directors. But I’m trying to release it latest by March,’ said the actress, looking graceful as ever in a green silk sari.
She has roped in Arjan Bajwa, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor for the film. It was earlier being directed by Mayur Puri but Hema decided to take the reins in her own hands.
The film is in the post-production stage and work is expected to get over by Jan 10.
I am glad that I had the opportunity to play all kinds of roles:Hema Malini
In her long stint in Bollywood, Hema Malini has essayed a variety of roles but being mother to her two daughters is what she enjoys the most.
"I am glad that I had the opportunity to play all kinds of roles. But I enjoy the most being a mother to two lovely daughters," said Hema.
The actress along with her daughter Esha Deol and Ranjeet, yesteryears’ bad boy of Bollywood, was in Chandigarh yesterday to launch a jewellery collection.
On changes in the Bollywood over the years, the mother-daughter duo say it has come of age.
"The old formula of hero, heroine and villain is gone. There are new age directors who are able to project what they want to say," said Hema, who has also tried her hands at direction and is an acclaimed dancer.
"People are experimenting a lot these days," she adds.
"I loved the era of 80s and 90s," said Esha, who is looking forward to her home production Tell Me Oh Khuda slated to release in January next year. It will mark her comeback to films after a gap of almost three years.
The film is a family entertainer and will have Esha acting with her father Dharamendra for the first time.
Flaunting a dazzling polki pendant, Hema said a piece of jewellery is a woman’s most valued possession.
"I feel every woman should have atleast one piece of jewellery on her...there are jewellery designers who are coming up with new innovative ideas and the business of jewellery has emerged as a big market in India," said Hema, who is also taking interest in her television serial Matti Ki Bano, which is based on joint family system.
Esha along with Hema also walked the ramp here last night to promote the jewellery collection.
Sexy Hema Malini
Hema Malini
lassical dancing. Hema Malini is a dedicated Bharatanatyam artiste and her two daughters have trained in the related Odissi school of dance. The three have performed together at several charity dance concerts.Hema is one of the most successful female filmstars in the history of Indian cinema. Appearing in over 150 films in a career span of 40 years, she has starred in a large number of hit films, and her performances in both commercial and arthouse cinema, were often recognised. She is also a member of India's Bharatiya Janata Party and represents the party in Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament. She now spends most of her time involved in charitable and social ventures, though she still makes occasional appearances in films.
Hema Malini being educated at Chennai first tried to enter films in 1964, but was rejected( by Tamil director Sridhar saying she had no star appeal). She then tried in bollywood. She debuted in a 1968 film Sapnon Ka Saudagar ("The Dreamseller"), playing a young teen opposite the ageing superstar Raj Kapoor. With Dev Anand in Johnny Mera Naam (1970), Hema became a top star. She worked with him again in Tere Mere Sapne (1971), among other films, with the latest being Aman Ke Farishtey (2003). Hema double-roled with Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar in 1972s Seeta Aur Geeta as the top female star in Bollywood. She became one of the reigning divas of the Bollywood film industry, and her fans called her The Dream Girl of Bollywood (an allusion to the movie of the same name where she starred opposite Dharamendra).
After taking a back seat from films for a number of years in the 1990s and early 2000s, Hema has recently made a comeback of sorts. She co-starred with Amitabh Bachchan in the successful film Baghban (2003), and played a cameo role (also opposite Bachchan) in the 2004 blockbuster Veer-Zaara. In both films, she played a beautiful, self-possessed, old married woman rather than the ingenuinee roles of her earlier career.
She also tried her hand at directing and made the 1992 film Dil Aashna Hai which featured an all-star cast including Shahrukh Khan and the late Divya Bharti. She also directed and starred in the TV serial Noopur, in which she was depicted as a Bharatanatyam dancer going to America. Stars of the Bollywood like Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra proposed to her, but she married Dharmendra a Jat Sikh on 2 May 1980. Dharmendra and Hema Malini had two daughters of their own: Esha Deol (born 1982) and Ahana Deol. Her daughter Esha, coached by her mother, is also an accomplished classical dancer.
Hema malini Won the filmfares in:
1973 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Seeta Aur Geeta
1999 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Hema Malini recieved other Awards which garnered her:
1998 - Guest of Honour Award at the 18th Ujala Cinema Express Awards, 2003 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2003 - Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1, Baghban (with Amitabh Bachchan), 2003 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bollywood Movie Awards, 2004 - Bollywood Movie Award - Most Sensational Actress for Baghban, 2004 - Sports World's "Jodi of the Year" along with Amitabh Bachchan for Baghban, 2004 - Icon of the year, 2009 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF).
Honours given to Hema ji includes
Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India in 2000, "Living Legend Award" by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in recognition of her contribution to the Indian entertainment industry in 2004, The 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival screened several films starring Hema Malini in a special tribute programme in 2007, Honoured for her contribution to classical dance in 2008.
Hema malini had garnered her career with the flowers of those beautiful films which every one remembers. Hema Malini's list of films are:
Pandava Vanavasam (1961), Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968), Johny Mera Naam (1970), Tere Mere Sapne (1971), Andaz (1971), Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), Raja Jani (1972), Gora Aur Kala (1972), Jugnu (1973), Dost (1974), Sholay (1975), Sanyasi (1975), Khushboo (1975), Trishul (1978), Do Aur Do Paanch (1980), The Burning Train (1980), Naseeb (1981), Kranti (1981), Satte Pe Satta (1982), Desh Premee (1982), Nastik (1983), Vijay (1988), Hey Ram (2000) (Tamil), Baghban (2003), Veer-Zaara (2004) Special Appearance, Baabul (2006), Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) Special Guest Appearance,
