indian celebrities: Vyjayantimala

Thursday 5 July 2012

Vyjayantimala

Vyjayanthimala Bali (born on August 13, 1936), also known by the mononym Vyjayanthimala, is an Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and a Parliamentarian.Vyjayanthimala was one the biggest Bollywood stars in a career lasting almost two decades She was also the first South Indian actress to become a national star and "paved way" for the other South Indian actressesBorn in an orthodox Tamil Brahmin family, Vyjayanthimala made her screen debut at the age of 13 through the Tamil film Vazhkai (1949) and acted in the Bollywoodfilms Bahar and Ladki. Following the success of Nagin, Vyjayanthimala established herself as a one of the Bollywood's leading actress and a successful actress of Tamil descent