To describe the biography of the Indian actress Kim Yashpal is quite difficult, if you take the word to numerous conflicting sources of information about her. All lovers of Indian cinema know her for the role of girlfriend Jimmy in the legendary film "Disco Dancer." However, then a real black streak came in Kim's career, and she disappeared from the field of view of even her most loyal fans.
Homecoming
The early years of Kim Yashpal’s biography are covered in hopeless darkness, and only the help of the best specialists in private investigation can shed light on the early years of the stars of the “Disco Dancer”. So, for example, information can be found in various sources that the girl's father was the Indian farmer Sujit Shah, and her mother was the Japanese woman K. Sun. However, even such basic data are not one hundred percent reliable.
Hidden in the fog and the exact date of birth of the girl, it can be assumed that she was born in 1958. It is known that she came to India from England in about 1974. It can be assumed that the moist, dank climate of foggy Albion was fed up with Kim Yashpal, and she decided to return to her historical homeland.
Being a passionate fan of Indian cinema, the girl set herself the main goal to conquer Bollywood and become a real star of local show business. However, here she did not have friends, influential acquaintances, she hardly spoke Hindi, so the path to fame turned out to be thorny.
Bikini Model
The first years in India, Kim Yashpal spent as one of many statisticians who hopelessly dream of working with the main stars of Indian cinema. Nevertheless, a bright, spectacular appearance, a luxurious figure and a sense of style helped the girl to prove herself as a model. Kim often appeared on the pages of various magazines, including those dedicated to the film industry.
An immigrant from England managed to join the party of local actors and directors, made the necessary acquaintances, thanks to which she often shone on joint photos with the main idols of Bollywood. However, Indian producers were skeptical of the dramatic talents of the young model and were in no hurry to offer her multi-million dollar contracts for work in blockbusters.
Many newspapers published articles that ridiculed Kim Yashpal's suspense . Her name was widely heard by many, however, the girl still remained one of the many statistics of the Indian Dream Factory, occasionally filming in an explicit form (according to local concepts) for the covers of local movie magazines. Given India’s conservative mentality, Kim’s appearance in the bikini in the photo was quite shocking to the local public.
Kim and Danny
Kim Yashpal managed to get several small roles, appearing in minor films. So she was noticed by actor Denny Denzongpa, who decided to get to know better the spectacular girl from the pages of magazines.
At that time, Danny had a difficult relationship with actress Parvin, whom he had been dating for a long time. However, the charms of Kim Yashpal were stronger, and he became her lover for a sufficiently long period of life.
Gradually, Danny began to promote his chosen one, she got one of the roles in the thriller Phir Wohi Raat. Beginning Indian actress Kim Yashpal immediately received the main female role, as well as a partnership on the set with an actor of the first magnitude - Rajesh Khan. The girl took part in the work of the film, shot in a manner unusual for India - horror. Most of the picture she appears in a frightened form, playing fear and despair.
Criticism
The first main role of actress Kim Yashpal was not a happy lottery ticket for her. Phir Wohi Raat did not become a box office hit of the season, and also caused a flurry of criticism from the cinema. Kim herself does not like to remember her work on this film. According to her, here she had to portray an atypical heroine for herself, in connection with which the cliché of the actress with a stone face was fixed for her.
The caring mother of the girl was in solidarity with her daughter, calling one of the culprits of the failure of her boyfriend - Denny Denzongpa. After finishing work on Phir Wohi Raat, Kim Yashpal, with her youthful maximalism inherent, expressed her negative opinion about the film to its director Sippi Saab, calling it terrible.
By the way, even during the filming, the debutant was offered work in the film B.R. Chopra Insaaf Ka Tarazu, where she was offered the role of Zinat. However, Sippi-Saab suggested that this image is too frank for the innocent dove from Phir Wohi Raat, and Kim declined the tempting offer.
Career development
Danny continued to meet with Kim, often starred with her in some films. Sometimes it played against the actress herself, as many directors and producers considered her lover to be the girl’s intermediary and turned directly to him, bypassing Kim. Because of this, misunderstanding often arose, and the beautiful Indian woman missed out on tempting offers.
Kim Yashpal also said that it was difficult for her to play romantic scenes with other actors, if Danny was on the set. It was difficult to overcome the squeeze in the presence of a friend and reveal for real.
Nevertheless, until a certain stage, the girl’s career developed in an ascending fashion, she was noticed and regularly offered her a job. One of the most significant paintings in Kim Yashpal filmography was Naseeb. She was one of many contenders for the main role, and the director of the film Manmohan Desai for several weeks did not give a specific answer about the participation of the actress in the filming process. Nevertheless, she was approved, and Kim Yashpal played one of the most successful roles in her life. The partner was the actor Rishi, with whom she worked well and later with a warm feeling remembered her collaboration with him.
At the peak of fame
The most important success in Kim Yashpal’s life was her work in the movie “Disco Dancer”. The story of the adventures on the dance floors of India by young Jimmy performed by Mithun Chakraborty has become a real world hit over time. At least in the CIS, this film is considered one of the most recognizable masterpieces of Bollywood, and any fan of Indian tea and movies can sing the title song.
In fact, before the filming began, no one expected that the Disco Dancer would be a success. Mithun Chakraborty was considered a third-rate actor, and many publications strongly plunged Kim Yashpal, who lowered the level of her partners from star Rajesh Khan to the little-known Mithun. Critics were put to shame, the film was wildly successful, and Rita performed by Kim became one of the most beloved heroines of Indian films for several decades.
Steep peak
After the success of Disco Dancer, Kim Yashpal continued to meet with Denny, thanks to whom she received some good suggestions. So, once he recommended to the director, who was looking for a girl for the role of a Muslim woman from Kashmir, his girlfriend, explaining that she was from those places and could truly play her heroine.
However, gradually in the career of Kim Yashpal came a real black streak. In the film Kasam Paida Karnewale Ki, she was approved for the main role, the partner of the girl was to be the same Mithun Chakraborty, who had already received the status of a local superstar.
All that remained was technical issues, like a singer. Director Babbar Subhash met with Salma Agha, whom his friends recommended to him and was struck on the spot by her charm. After finding out that Salma can cope with the work of the actress, he made a not-too-noble decision to replace the cast and resign Kim Yashpal.
The most offensive for the one was that she was not even notified of this castling. Kim found out that she was struck out of the tape only after work on the film began in full swing.
Period of oblivion
The affair with Denny did not end with the wedding, Kim broke up with him after seven years of relationship. Problems in his personal life were accompanied by troubles in his career. She was no longer invited to the main roles, the star of "Disco Dancer" became an unremarkable actress of episodes and dance inserts.
Feeling guilty for an ugly story with Kasam Paida Karnewale Ki, Mithun Chakraborty tried to help his longtime girlfriend. In 1988, he invited Kim Yashpal to his own film Commando, where she played the role of the second heroine. Perhaps their cooperation continued further, but Mithun had an accident and fell out of the clip of Bollywood stars for a long time.
The last appearance of Kim Yashpal on the screen, many date back to 1991. She was noted for participating in the film Baaghi, playing an unnamed girl on the street.