Bindu

Acting · 0.6 popularity

Age

Movies

121

Born: April 17, 1941
From: Valsad, Bombay Presidency, British India

Biography

Bindu had early successes with Ittefaq and Do Raaste in 1969. From here she went on to write her success story with Shakti Samanta's Kati Patang (1970), where she had a sizzling cabaret dance, "Mera Naam Shabnam" to her credit; a number which is even today remembered as one of the highlights of the film. Bindu's mesmerising performances in 1974 as a seductress in Imtihan, and as a nymphomaniac in Hawas, left audiences asking for more. 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 with Helen and Aruna Irani, Bindu defined the Bollywood 'cabaret' dance number and the role of the 'Vamp'. Her acting ability was seen in films like Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films Arjun Pandit and Abhimaan, where she won raves for playing a very sympathetic character. She proved to be just as convincing as the crippled woman in Chaitali and as the deglamorised role of wife to Ashok Kumar, in Arjun Pandit. She played the villain's moll in Zanjeer and became famous as Mona Darling. 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. However, she did not stay away for long and returned to the silver screen with character roles – Hero, Biwi Ho To Aisi and Kishen 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 in Shola Aur Shabnam, which highlighted her comic side, and followed with other light and funny performances in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om.

Works

121 films

Om Shanti Om

20077.1

Main Hoon Na

20046.6

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

19796.5

Sreekrishna Parunthu

19845.0

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

19946.6

Hawas

19745.7

Balidaan

198510.0

Naseeb

19817.3

Judwaa

19976.1

Mehbooba

20084.5

Ek Phool Char Kaante

19606.0

Dastaan

19724.5

Shola Aur Shabnam

19926.8

Neeyat

19808.0

Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty

1975

Ganga Ki Saugand

19786.6

Kishen Kanhaiya

19906.8

Harfan Maulaa

1976

Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka

19838.0

Zanjeer

19736.9

Kala Pani

19809.5

Shaan

19806.8

Zorro

19757.6

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

19935.7

Aankhen

19936.1

Ghar Ho To Aisa

19906.3

Muqaddar Ka Faisla

19878.5

Sooryavansham

19996.1

Phool Bane Angaray

19916.8

Chakkar Pe Chakkar

19779.0

Amar Prem

19726.9

Saveray Wali Gaadi

19867.0

Tyaag

197710.0

Jai Hind

19997.9

Haseena Maan Jaayegi

19995.9

Khazana

19879.0

Laawaris

19816.2

Allah Rakha

19864.3

Raja Jani

19726.4

Badmaash

19987.0

Rang

19937.0

Lohe Ke Haath

1990

Krantiveer

19948.1

Aaj Ka Mahatma

19765.0

Dil Ka Raaja

19727.0

Trishna

19787.5

Do Raaste

19697.0

Alag Alag

19856.0

Besharam

19786.5

Ittefaq

19695.0

Arjun Pandit

19768.0

Jaanam Samjha Karo

19994.5

Prem Rog

19827.2

Farishta Ya Qatil

19778.0

Abhimaan

19737.4

Imtihan

19747.8

Anpadh

19627.0

Saajan Ka Ghar

19946.0

Angaaray

19869.0

Banarasi Babu

19974.6

Rahu Ketu

197810.0

Aasoo Bane Angaarey

19937.0

Phandebaaz

19789.5

Joshila

19736.5

Biwi Ho To Aisi

19886.1

Dushman

19724.7

Pyar Jhukta Nahin

19858.0

Des Pardes

19783.3

Sarfarosh

19859.0

Garam Masala

19727.5

Bandie

19786.0

Adhikar

198610.0

Daku Aur Jawan

197810.0

Bandh Honth

19849.7

Prem Nagar

197410.0

Ahsaas

19798.0

Udhaar Ki Zindagi

19948.0

Nafrat

19737.0

Shreemaan Aashique

19935.7

Chori Chori

1972

Anokha Andaaz

19958.0

Shaque

19768.0

Amar Deep

19798.0

Raja Shiv Chhatrapati

1974

Gehri Chaal

19735.0

Kati Patang

19717.1

Prem Shastra

19744.7

Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi

19748.0

Apna Khoon

197810.0

Mere Jeevan Saathi

19727.3

Pyar Ke Do Pal

19868.0

The Gold Medal

196910.0

Maha Badmaash

19776.0

Garam Khoon

19806.5

Dus Numbri

19766.3

Hira Aur Patthar

197710.0

Pyar Ke Kabil

198710.0

Parde Ke Peechey

197110.0

Nehle Pe Dehla

19766.0

Naalayak

19798.0

Bangarada Panjara

19749.0

Kabeela

19769.0

Shankar Dada

1976

Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye

19737.0

Maphicha Sakshidar

198610.0

Sharafat Chod Di Maine

19766.1

Aaj Ka Daur

19859.0

Insaaf Kaun Karega

19878.4

Aarop

19747.0

Maan Gaye Ustaad

198110.0

Agni Rekha

19738.0

Bin Maa Ke Bachche

20099.0

Do Chehere

19778.0

Shankar Shambhu

19766.0

Divorce

198410.0

Ek Bechara

19729.0

Meharbaani

198210.0

Chambal ki rani

197910.0

Haqeeqat

19857.0

Vandana

19758.0

Chor Ho To Aisa

19787.0