The Indian actress Hema Malini became a symbol of the era of the 1970s and 80s for residents of the former USSR. This happened after the whole country saw "Zita and Gita", where Hema played two girls separated in childhood. Fun, vibrant dances and songs - this is what her biography consists of. Hema Malini is today a well-known producer and director, opening up new talents for Indian cinema.
Hema Malini made her film debut in 1968, playing a small role in the movie "Dream Vendor." Even then, she starred with famous actors, including with Raj Kapoor. During her long career as an actress, she managed to work with Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khan, and many other talented actors. In almost all of her films, Hema Malini played a loving and kind girl, a devoted mother and wife.
Films from Hem Malini have become a real classic of commercial cinema. The actress herself suffered criticism for a long time, many called her an actress of only one image. However, everything was not so bad, the girl, with the help of the directors with whom she worked, was fully revealed in her roles.
In 1971, the actress managed to amaze everyone with her role in the film "Scarlet Stones", where she first played the role of a negative character. In the same year, Hema Malini, whose biography is known today to almost all lovers of Indian cinema, appeared in the film "The Act", playing the role of a widow, which other actresses preferred to refuse. The actress admits that at that time she wanted to test her strength.
However, if not for the director Sampuran Singh Gulzar, her biography would not be so colorful. Hema Malini owes his acting growth to him. Together they managed to work four times, but their last work - Devdas - for some reason was never completed.
In the late 1980s, Hema Malini practically did not appear on the screen. This is quite easy to explain - in Indian cinema there are very few roles for ladies older than 40 years. They are already old and cannot play young girls, but are still young in order to play their mothers. Hema did not despair, but still for several years left the set, as evidenced by her biography. Hema Malini returned to the big screen only in 2003, and not one, but with another, no less legendary actor - Amitabh Bachchan. Together they played in two films at once, and the actress distinguished herself with her characters, who were not like the heroines she had played before.
Acting for the legend of Indian cinema was not the only path, this is confirmed by her biography. Hema Malini is currently directing and producing films. The most famous projects of the newly-minted producer were the television series Dancer and the feature film Heart-Friend.
However, in the profession of director Hem Malini she was also disappointed, which is why now she predominantly starred in TV shows. The last of them is Amrapali. The actress admits that in this multi-part feature film, she finally managed to play the role of her dreams.