Padma Khanna

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Padma Khanna is an Indian actress who is best known for playing the role of Kaikeyi in Ramanand Sagars Ramayan (1987).At the age of 7, she started learning Kathak under the tutelage of Guru Kishan Maharaj of Varanasi.She then learned advanced Kathak from late Indian dancer Gopi Krishna.The actresses Padmini and Vyjayanthimala were the first ones who had encouraged her to visit Bombay for her acting career. Padma says, I used to learn Kathak from the age of seven and dancing actresses like Padmini and Vyjayanthimala initiated the idea of coming to Bombay..She started her acting career as a child artist in 1961 with the Bhojpuri film Bhaiya. She also worked in another Bhojpuri film Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo (1962). However, these films toppled at the box office, and she returned to her hometown Varanasi. Padma Khanna in the Bhojpuri Film Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo.It was on the insistence of Gopi Krishna that she visited Bombay for a second time. She says, I couldnt adjust to the film atmosphere and so I went back to Benaras. I returned a couple of months later at the insistence of Gopi Krishna Bhaiya and this time it was to stay..In 1970, she made her breakthrough in Bollywood with the film Johny Mera Naam in which she played the role of a cabaret dancer- Tara. Padma Khanna in Johny Mera Naam.In Pakeezah (1972), she played the body double of Meena Kumari.Another highlight of her career is the film Saudagar (1973) in which she worked alongside Amitabh Bachchan. Padma Khanna with Amitabh Bachchan in Saudagar.Her portrayal of Kaikeyi in Ramanand Sagars mythological television show Ramayan (1987-1988) made her a household name in India. Padma Khanna as Kaikeyi in Ramayan.