Hema Malini

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She was born as the 3rd child of a Tamil-speaking family in Tiruchirappalli district of Madras Presidency.Her mother, Jaya Lakshmi Chakravarti, was a film producer.She left her studies in 12th standard to begin her acting career.She started her career as a dancer in a Tamil film in 1961.In 1964, a Tamil film director, C.V. Sridhar, rejected her for being too thin.She first appeared in a film as a dancer in the 1963 Tamil film- Idhu Sathiyam.Her Bollywood debut film- Sapno Ka Saudagar in 1968, did not fare well at the Box-Office.She remained the highest-paid Bollywood actress from 1976 to 1980.She got the sobriquet of Dream Girl after starring in a film of the same name in 1977.She has appeared in 35 films along with Dharmendra and her first film with him was Sharafat in 1970. Hema Malinis Film Sharafat 1970.