Bindu

Acting · 0.7 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

Ek Phool Char Kaante

19606.0

Sreekrishna Parunthu

19845.0

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

19796.5

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

19946.6

Hawas

19745.7

Balidaan

198510.0

Shola Aur Shabnam

19926.8

Judwaa

19976.1

Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty

1975

Mehbooba

20084.5

Muqaddar Ka Faisla

19878.5

Kala Pani

19809.5

Dastaan

19724.5

Neeyat

19808.0

Naseeb

19817.3

Harfan Maulaa

1976

Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

19935.7

Phool Bane Angaray

19916.8

Shaan

19806.8

Aankhen

19936.1

Amar Prem

19726.9

Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka

19838.0

Kishen Kanhaiya

19906.8

Saveray Wali Gaadi

19867.0

Zorro

19757.6

Ghar Ho To Aisa

19906.3

Tyaag

197710.0

Aaj Ka Mahatma

19765.0

Ganga Ki Saugand

19786.6

Jaanam Samjha Karo

19994.5

Rahu Ketu

197810.0

Allah Rakha

19864.3

Zanjeer

19736.9

Imtihan

19747.8

Haseena Maan Jaayegi

19995.9

Laawaris

19816.2

Amar Deep

19798.0

Abhimaan

19737.4

Sooryavansham

19996.1

Rang

19937.0

Krantiveer

19948.1

Saajan Ka Ghar

19946.0

Bandie

19786.0

Daku Aur Jawan

197810.0

Chakkar Pe Chakkar

19779.0

Banarasi Babu

19974.6

Ittefaq

19695.0

Udhaar Ki Zindagi

19948.0

Prem Rog

19827.2

Alag Alag

19856.0

Raja Jani

19726.4

Lohe Ke Haath

1990

Pyar Jhukta Nahin

19858.0

Biwi Ho To Aisi

19886.1

Prem Nagar

197410.0

Hira Aur Patthar

197710.0

Jai Hind

19997.9

Do Raaste

19697.0

Besharam

19786.5

Joshila

19736.5

Badmaash

19987.0

Ahsaas

19798.0

Gehri Chaal

19735.0

Angaaray

19869.0

Kati Patang

19717.1

Trishna

19787.5

Anokha Andaaz

19958.0

Aasoo Bane Angaarey

19937.0

Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi

19748.0

Apna Khoon

197810.0

Dushman

19724.7

Adhikar

198610.0

Shreemaan Aashique

19935.7

Garam Masala

19727.5

Des Pardes

19783.3

Nafrat

19737.0

Dus Numbri

19766.3

Raja Shiv Chhatrapati

1974

Farishta Ya Qatil

19778.0

Khazana

19879.0

Nehle Pe Dehla

19766.0

Aaj Ka Daur

19859.0

Shaque

19768.0

Pyar Ke Do Pal

19868.0

Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye

19737.0

Maha Badmaash

19776.0

Bandh Honth

19849.7

Pyar Ke Kabil

198710.0

Anpadh

19627.0

Dil Ka Raaja

19727.0

Prem Shastra

19744.7

Meharbaani

198210.0

Aarop

19747.0

Maphicha Sakshidar

198610.0

Sharafat Chod Di Maine

19766.1

Arjun Pandit

19768.0

Maan Gaye Ustaad

198110.0

Kabeela

19769.0

Insaaf Kaun Karega

19878.4

Garam Khoon

19806.5

Phandebaaz

19789.5

Agni Rekha

19738.0

Ek Bechara

19729.0

Naalayak

19798.0

Mere Jeevan Saathi

19727.3

Do Chehere

19778.0

Sarfarosh

19859.0

Bangarada Panjara

19749.0

Shankar Dada

1976

Chori Chori

1972

Bin Maa Ke Bachche

20099.0

Haqeeqat

19857.0

Vandana

19758.0

Shankar Shambhu

19766.0

The Gold Medal

196910.0

Divorce

198410.0

Chor Ho To Aisa

19787.0

Parde Ke Peechey

197110.0

Chambal ki rani

197910.0