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My Take
Hema Malini is a genuine titan, and the file's American tag is an embarrassing import error for a woman who is Indian cinema incarnate. Born in 1948, the original Dream Girl, she carried Sholay, Seeta Aur Geeta, and decades more, won the 1973 Filmfare and a Padma Shri, then reinvented herself as a sitting member of the Lok Sabha. What floors me is not the versatility, dancer to director to legislator, but the sheer endurance of public affection across half a century. Few performers anywhere have remained relevant this long. She is less an actress than a chapter of cultural history.
Overview
Hema Malini Dharmendra Deol (born 16 October 1948; Hindi pronunciation: [ɦeːmaː maːlɪn̪iː d̪ʱəɾmeːn̪d̪ɾə d̪eːoːl]) is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing Mathura constituency since 2014.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hema Malini
- Name (Japanese)
- ヘマ・マリニ
- Reading
- へま・まりに
- Born
- October 16, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Ammankudi, Thanjavur district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / film director / film producer / dancer / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1973 Filmfare Award for Best Actress
- 2000 Padma Shri in arts
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Dream Girl | — | |
| Notable work | Seeta Aur Geeta | — | |
| Notable work | Sholay | — | |
| Notable work | Satte Pe Satta | — | |
| Notable work | Dil Aashna Hai | — | |
| Notable work | Baghban | — |
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Film director — see all → · More people from India →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.