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class="vector-toc-text"> 3 Political career </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Political_career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legacy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4 Legacy </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Filmography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Filmography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5 Filmography </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Accolades" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Accolades"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6 Accolades </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Accolades-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item 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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7" title="ویجینتی مالا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ویجینتی مالا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE" title="বৈজয়ন্তীমালা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বৈজয়ন্তীমালা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="वैजयंती माला – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="वैजयंती माला" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target">भोजपुरी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyjayantimala" title="Vyjayantimala – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Vyjayantimala" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Vyjayanthimala" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7" title="ویجینتی مالا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویجینتی مالا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Vyjayanthimala" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%94%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%90%EC%96%80%ED%8B%B0%EB%A7%90%EB%9D%BC" title="바이자얀티말라 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="바이자얀티말라" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%AB%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A9%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A1" title="Վիջայանթհիմալա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վիջայանթհիմալա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="वैजयन्ती माला – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="वैजयन्ती माला" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Vyjayanthimala" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Vyjayanthimala" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%88%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BE" title="ವೈಜಯಂತಿಮಾಲಾ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ವೈಜಯಂತಿಮಾಲಾ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target">ಕನ್ನಡ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7" title="ویجینتی مالا – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="ویجینتی مالا" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target">कॉशुर / کٲشُر</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="वेजयन्ती माला – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="वेजयन्ती माला" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target">मैथिली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2" title="വൈജയന്തിമാല – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വൈജയന്തിമാല" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="वैजयंतीमाला – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="वैजयंतीमाला" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7" title="فيجايانثيمالا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="فيجايانثيمالا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Vyjayanthimala" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE" title="वेजयन्ती माला – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="वेजयन्ती माला" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayjantemala" title="Vayjantemala – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Vayjantemala" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A4%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BE" title="ਵੈਜੰਤੀਮਾਲਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਵੈਜੰਤੀਮਾਲਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Виджаянтимала – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Виджаянтимала" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A3%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%A1%E1%B1%BD%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%9F" title="ᱣᱮᱭᱡᱽᱭᱚᱱᱛᱤᱢᱟᱞᱟ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱣᱮᱭᱡᱽᱭᱚᱱᱛᱤᱢᱟᱞᱟ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target">ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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searchaux" style="display:none">Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian (born 1933)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the garland in Hindu mythology, see <a href="/wiki/Vaijayanti" title="Vaijayanti">Vaijayanti</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output 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colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Vyjayanthimala.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Vyjayanthimala.jpg/220px-Vyjayanthimala.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="344" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Vyjayanthimala.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="405" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Vyjayanthimala at Stardust Awards 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Vyjayanthimala Raman</div> (1933-08-13) 13 August 1933 (age 91) <div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Triplicane" title="Triplicane">Triplicane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras">Madras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British India</a> (present-day <a href="/wiki/Thiruvallikeni" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvallikeni">Thiruvallikeni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Actress" class="mw-redirect" title="Actress">Actress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_classical_dance" title="Indian classical dance">Indian classical dancer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carnatic_music" title="Carnatic music">Carnatic singer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">politician</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1949–1970</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Works</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala_filmography" title="Vyjayanthimala filmography">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Chamanlal Bali</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1968; died 1986)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Suchindra_Bali" title="Suchindra Bali">Suchindra Bali</a><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mother</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vasundhara_Devi" title="Vasundhara Devi">Vasundhara Devi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Vyjayanthimala" title="List of awards and nominations received by Vyjayanthimala">Full list</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Honours</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> (2024)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> (1968)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Kalaimamani" title="Kalaimamani">Kalaimamani</a> (1979)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_Award" title="Sangeet Natak Akademi Award">Sangeet Natak Akademi Award</a> (1982)<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament</a> <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none">In office 1984–1991</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ramaswamy_Venkataraman" title="Ramaswamy Venkataraman">Ramaswamy Venkataraman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data">R. Sridharan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chennai_South_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)">Chennai South</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none">In office 27 August 1993 – 26 August 1999</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> (1999–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> (1984–1999)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:M_215124a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt=""Vyjayanthimala Bali"" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/M_215124a.jpg/150px-M_215124a.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/M_215124a.jpg/225px-M_215124a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/M_215124a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="298" data-file-height="64" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table> Vyjayanthimala Bali (<a href="/wiki/Birth_name#Maiden_and_married_names" title="Birth name">née</a> Raman; born 13 August 1933), known mononymously as Vyjayanthimala, is an Indian <a href="/wiki/Member_of_parliament" title="Member of parliament">parliamentarian</a>, dancer and former actress. Regarded as one of <a href="/wiki/Hindi_cinema" title="Hindi cinema">Hindi cinema</a>'s finest actresses and dancers, she is the recipient of <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Vyjayanthimala" title="List of awards and nominations received by Vyjayanthimala">several accolades</a>, including five <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards" title="Filmfare Awards">Filmfare Awards</a> and two <a href="/wiki/BFJA_awards" class="mw-redirect" title="BFJA awards">BFJA Awards</a>. Considered the first female superstar of <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian Cinema</a>,<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> she made her screen debut at the age of 16 with the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Tamil film</a> <a href="/wiki/Vaazhkai_(1949_film)" title="Vaazhkai (1949 film)">Vaazhkai</a> (1949), and followed this with a role in the <a href="/wiki/Telugu_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Telugu film">Telugu film</a> <a href="/wiki/Jeevitham_(1950_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeevitham (1950 film)">Jeevitham</a> (1950). Her first work in <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Hindi cinema</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Social_guidance_film" title="Social guidance film">social guidance film</a> <a href="/wiki/Bahar_(film)" title="Bahar (film)">Bahar</a> (1951), which she headlined, and achieved her breakthrough with the <a href="/wiki/Romance_film" title="Romance film">romance</a> <a href="/wiki/Nagin_(1954_film)" title="Nagin (1954 film)">Nagin</a> (1954). She garnered widespread critical acclaim for her role in the <a href="/wiki/Historical_drama" title="Historical drama">period drama</a> <a href="/wiki/Devdas_(1955_film)" title="Devdas (1955 film)">Devdas</a> (1955), where she played <a href="/wiki/Chandramukhi_(character)" title="Chandramukhi (character)">Chandramukhi</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Hooker_with_a_heart_of_gold" title="Hooker with a heart of gold">tawaif with a heart of gold</a>. The film and her acting was highly praised, later considered to be her <a href="/wiki/Magnum_opus" class="mw-redirect" title="Magnum opus">magnum opus</a>. For Devdas, she won the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress">Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress</a> which she refused, stating that she played a leading role equal to that of <a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a>, her co-star, and so she could not accept the award for a supporting role. She went on to star in series of commercial successes, which include the romance <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi_(1956_film)" title="New Delhi (1956 film)">New Delhi</a> (1956), the <a href="/wiki/Social_film" title="Social film">social drama</a> <a href="/wiki/Naya_Daur_(1957_film)" title="Naya Daur (1957 film)">Naya Daur</a> (1957) and the <a href="/wiki/Comedy_film" title="Comedy film">comedy</a> <a href="/wiki/Aasha_(1957_film)" title="Aasha (1957 film)">Aasha</a> (1957). Her roles in the social drama <a href="/wiki/Sadhna_(film)" title="Sadhna (film)">Sadhna</a> (1958) and the <a href="/wiki/Paranormal_romance" title="Paranormal romance">paranormal romance</a> <a href="/wiki/Madhumati" title="Madhumati">Madhumati</a> (1958), each earned her a nomination for the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actress">Filmfare Awards for Best Actress</a>, winning for the former. In the 1960s, the <a href="/wiki/Crime_film" title="Crime film">crime drama</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunga_Jumna" title="Gunga Jumna">Gunga Jumna</a> (1961) saw Vyjayanthimala playing a rustic village belle, Dhanno, a role which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She won the award again for the musical romantic drama <a href="/wiki/Sangam_(1964_Hindi_film)" title="Sangam (1964 Hindi film)">Sangam</a> (1964). She went on reinvent her image, earning a mixed reception after notably appearing in a <a href="/wiki/One-piece_swimsuit" title="One-piece swimsuit">one-piece swimsuit</a> in a film role. She later achieved acclaim for her performance in the <a href="/wiki/Historical_drama" title="Historical drama">historical drama</a> <a href="/wiki/Amrapali_(film)" title="Amrapali (film)">Amrapali</a> (1966) which was based on the life of <a href="/wiki/Nagarvadhu" title="Nagarvadhu">Nagarvadhu</a>, royal <a href="/wiki/Courtesan" title="Courtesan">courtesan</a> of <a href="/wiki/Vaishali_(ancient_city)" title="Vaishali (ancient city)">Vaishali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amrapali" title="Amrapali">Amrapali</a>. Her notable successes following were the <a href="/wiki/Swashbuckler_film" title="Swashbuckler film">swashbuckler film</a> <a href="/wiki/Suraj_(1966_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Suraj (1966 film)">Suraj</a> (1966), the <a href="/wiki/Heist_film" title="Heist film">heist film</a> <a href="/wiki/Jewel_Thief_(1967_film)" title="Jewel Thief (1967 film)">Jewel Thief</a> (1967), the <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">bengali</a> <a href="/wiki/Art_film" title="Art film">art film</a> <a href="/wiki/Hatey_Bazarey" title="Hatey Bazarey">Hatey Bazarey</a> (1967), the <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action</a> <a href="/wiki/Drama_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Drama film">drama film</a> <a href="/wiki/Sunghursh" title="Sunghursh">Sunghursh</a> (1968) and the <a href="/wiki/Epic_film" title="Epic film">epic film</a> <a href="/wiki/Prince_(1969_film)" title="Prince (1969 film)">Prince</a> (1969). In 1968, she was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a>, the fourth-highest civilian honor. After a starring role in the film <a href="/wiki/Ganwaar" title="Ganwaar">Ganwaar</a> (1970), Vyjayanthimala retired from the acting industry. She has since gained popularity for her dancing, particularly for her work in <a href="/wiki/Bharata_Natyam" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharata Natyam">Bharata Natyam</a>, a form of <a href="/wiki/Indian_classical_dance" title="Indian classical dance">Indian classical dance</a>, and was later given the <a href="/wiki/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_Award" title="Sangeet Natak Akademi Award">Sangeet Natak Akademi Award</a>, the highest Indian recognition given to practising artists. In 2024, she was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a>, the second-highest civilian honor granted by the Government of India. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_personal_life">Background and personal life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and personal life">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vyjayanthi_child2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Vyjayanthi_child2.jpg/160px-Vyjayanthi_child2.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Vyjayanthi_child2.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="296" /></a><figcaption>Vyjayanthimala at the age of five in 1938</figcaption></figure>She was born in Chennai : <a href="/wiki/Triplicane" title="Triplicane">Triplicane</a> near <a href="/wiki/Parthasarathy_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Parthasarathy Temple">Parthasarathy Temple</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Tamils" title="Tamils">Tamil</a> <a href="/wiki/Iyengar" title="Iyengar">Iyengar</a> <a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">Brahmin</a> family to Mandyam Dhati Raman and <a href="/wiki/Vasundhara_Devi" title="Vasundhara Devi">Vasundhara Devi</a>.<a href="#cite_note-mangama-4">[4]</a> She was raised primarily by her grandmother, Yadugiri Devi. Her mother tongue is <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>. Her mother was a leading actress in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Cinema">Tamil Cinema</a> in the 1940s where her <a href="/wiki/Mangamma_Sapatham_(1943_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangamma Sapatham (1943 film)">Mangama Sabatham</a> was the first Tamil film to be declared a "colossal" hit at the box office.<a href="#cite_note-mangama-4">[4]</a> At the age of 7, Vyjayanthimala was chosen to perform a classical Indian dance for <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII" title="Pope Pius XII">Pope Pius XII</a> while her mother was an audience in 1940 at <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a>.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> Vyjayanthimala attended Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Presentation Convent, Church Park, Chennai.<a href="#cite_note-child-6">[6]</a> She learned <a href="/wiki/Bharatnatyam" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharatnatyam">Bharatnatyam</a> from Guru Vazhuvoor Ramiah Pillai and <a href="/wiki/Carnatic_music" title="Carnatic music">Carnatic music</a> from Manakkal Sivaraja Iyer. She had her <a href="/wiki/Arangetram_(dance)" title="Arangetram (dance)">arangetram</a> at the age of 13 and started performing in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> later.<a href="#cite_note-child-6">[6]</a> Her maternal uncle is <a href="/wiki/Y._G._Parthasarathy" title="Y. G. Parthasarathy">Y. G. Parthasarathy</a>. In 1938, her grandfather, Mandyam Dhati Gopalacharya, started a nursing home on Narayan Shastri Road, Mysore. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relationships">Relationships</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Relationships">edit</a>]</div> In her heyday, Vyjayanthimala was the subject of many controversies, particularly for her misconstrued relationships with her co-stars. In the late 1950s, Vyjayanthimala was linked by gossip magazines with <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a>, who has acted with her the most compared to any other actress, which resulted in great on-screen chemistry between them. While working for his home production <a href="/wiki/Gunga_Jumna" title="Gunga Jumna">Gunga Jumna</a> (1961), Kumar reportedly handpicked the shade of <a href="/wiki/Sari" title="Sari">sari</a> that Vyjayanthimala would wear in every scene.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> In the early 1960s, actor <a href="/wiki/Raj_Kapoor" title="Raj Kapoor">Raj Kapoor</a> had commenced the filming of <a href="/wiki/Sangam_(1964_Hindi_film)" title="Sangam (1964 Hindi film)">Sangam</a> with Vyjayanthimala playing the female lead along with <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> and Kapoor himself as the male lead. The filming took four years to finish. During this time Vyjayanthimala is said to have been romantically involved with Kapoor and almost married him. Initially, she was vexed with him and kept him at a distance. However, Kapoor did not give up over her attitude. However, Vyjayanthimala in her autobiography mentioned that it was a publicity stunt by newspapers in North India to link her with Raj Kapoor and that she was never in any relationship with him. Vyjayanthimala married the already married Chamanlal Bali, a <a href="/wiki/Punjabi_Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjabi Hindu">Punjabi Hindu</a> <a href="/wiki/Arya_Samaji" class="mw-redirect" title="Arya Samaji">Arya Samaji</a> from Delhi but lived in <a href="/wiki/Anna_Salai" title="Anna Salai">Anna Salai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> in 1968. After marriage, she gave up her acting career and moved to Chennai. However, between 1968 and 1970, she shot for those films which she had signed before her marriage, such as Pyar Hi Pyar, Prince and Ganwaar. They have a son, <a href="/wiki/Suchindra_Bali" title="Suchindra Bali">Suchindra Bali</a>. In 2007, she published her autobiography, titled Bonding, with Jyoti Sabarwal as a co-writer. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religious_views">Religious views</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Religious views">edit</a>]</div> Vyjayanthimala is a devout <a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism" title="Vaishnavism">Vaishnava</a> <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> and a vegetarian.<a href="#cite_note-statesmen-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> She grew up listening to <a href="/wiki/Holy" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy">holy</a> <a href="/wiki/Chant" title="Chant">chants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Devotional_song" title="Devotional song">devotional songs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-story-10">[10]</a> She is an admirer of <a href="/wiki/Aandaal" class="mw-redirect" title="Aandaal">Aandaal</a>,<a href="#cite_note-:0-11">[11]</a> one of the 12 <a href="/wiki/Alvars" title="Alvars">Alvar</a> saints of Hinduism.<a href="#cite_note-statesmen-8">[8]</a> She prays to <a href="/wiki/Goddess_Saraswati" class="mw-redirect" title="Goddess Saraswati">Goddess Saraswati</a> before any public performance to gain her blessing.<a href="#cite_note-statesmen-8">[8]</a> In February 2024, at age 90, she took part in Raag Sewa performance series at <a href="/wiki/Ram_Mandir" title="Ram Mandir">Ram Mandir</a>, Ayodhya, with a Bharatnatyam dance recital, and its video soon became viral on social media.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_career">Acting career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Acting career">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1949-1954:_Early_success_in_South_Indian_films">1949-1954: Early success in South Indian films</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1949-1954: Early success in South Indian films">edit</a>]</div> When director <a href="/wiki/M._V._Raman" title="M. V. Raman">M. V. Raman</a> was looking for a new face to cast in <a href="/wiki/AVM_Productions" title="AVM Productions">AVM Productions</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Vaazhkai_(1949_film)" title="Vaazhkai (1949 film)">Vazhkai</a> (1949), he saw Vyjayanthimala performing Bharata Natyam in Chennai's Gokhale Hall.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> He tried to convince her grandmother, who was apprehensive about Vyjayanthimala joining films as she felt her grand daughter was too young to act in the films and also it would come in the way of her education and dance.<a href="#cite_note-child-6">[6]</a> Vyjayanthimala barely at 13 played a college girl named Mohana Shivashankaralingam and acted along with senior actors <a href="/wiki/S._V._Sahasranamam" title="S. V. Sahasranamam">S. V. Sahasranamam</a>, M. S. Draupadi, <a href="/wiki/T._R._Ramachandran" title="T. R. Ramachandran">T. R. Ramachandran</a> and K. Sankarapani. The movie was a big success and was remade in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> after one year as <a href="/wiki/Jeevitham" title="Jeevitham">Jeevitham</a> (1950) with a slightly different cast, namely <a href="/wiki/C._H._Narayana_Rao" title="C. H. Narayana Rao">C. H. Narayana Rao</a>, <a href="/wiki/S._Varalakshmi" title="S. Varalakshmi">S. Varalakshmi</a> and <a href="/wiki/C._S._R._Anjaneyulu" title="C. S. R. Anjaneyulu">C. S. R. Anjaneyulu</a>. This film enjoyed great success upon release.<a href="#cite_note-child-6">[6]</a> For the <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> version, Vyjayanthimala did her own voice dubbing with a little assistance from her father who knew <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> well and coached her during the filming process.<a href="#cite_note-child-6">[6]</a> Vyjayanthimala also did a guest appearance in the 1950 film Vijayakumari which had actress <a href="/wiki/T._R._Rajakumari" title="T. R. Rajakumari">T. R. Rajakumari</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Dual_role" title="Dual role">dual role</a>.<a href="#cite_note-guest-15">[15]</a> She danced for the song "laalu...laalu...laalu" which was choreographed by <a href="/wiki/Vedantam_Raghavayya" title="Vedantam Raghavayya">Vedantam Raghavayya</a>.<a href="#cite_note-guest-15">[15]</a> Though the film was not a commercial success, her western-style of dance became popular and was considered one of the major highlights of the film.<a href="#cite_note-guest-15">[15]</a> The success of her Tamil film <a href="/wiki/Vaazhkai_(1949_film)" title="Vaazhkai (1949 film)">Vazhkai</a> in South India inspired <a href="/wiki/AVM_Productions" title="AVM Productions">AVM Productions</a> to remake it in Hindi as <a href="/wiki/Bahar_(film)" title="Bahar (film)">Bahar</a> in 1951. In their first Hindi venture, they decided to cast Vyjayanthimala again in the lead role with Karan Dewan, <a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash" title="Om Prakash">Om Prakash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pandari_Bai" title="Pandari Bai">Pandari Bai</a> (who was credited as Padmini in the film).<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> She learned <a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a> at the Hindi Prachar Sabha to dub her own voice for her character in the film.<a href="#cite_note-child-6">[6]</a> Upperstall.com in their review, wrote that "She does bring the film to life with her dances though, something which was new then for the North Indian audience".<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> The film became sixth highest-grossing film of 1951 with a verdict of box office hit.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> After the success of her debut films in all three languages, Vyjayanthimala again acted in a <a href="/wiki/Multilingual" class="mw-redirect" title="Multilingual">multilingual</a> film which was produced by <a href="/wiki/Avichi_Meiyappa_Chettiar" class="mw-redirect" title="Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar">Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar</a> of <a href="/wiki/AVM_Productions" title="AVM Productions">AVM Productions</a>.<a href="#cite_note-child-6">[6]</a> The first version was in Tamil as <a href="/wiki/Penn_(film)" title="Penn (film)">Penn</a> (1954) where she co-starred with actor <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a>, <a href="/wiki/S._Balachander" title="S. Balachander">S. Balachander</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anjali_Devi" title="Anjali Devi">Anjali Devi</a>. "Kalyanam...venum" sung by <a href="/wiki/J._P._Chandrababu" title="J. P. Chandrababu">J. P. Chandrababu</a> for Balachander became an instant hit.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> The second version was in Telugu titled <a href="/wiki/Sangham_(1954_film)" title="Sangham (1954 film)">Sangham</a> (1954) which was released in the same year with <a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a>,<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> Vyjayanthimala, S. Balachandran and Anjali Devi in the lead. The Tamil and the Telugu films were big successes across South India.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> The film was once again remade in Hindi as <a href="/wiki/Ladki" title="Ladki">Ladki</a> (1953) starring <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Bhushan_Bhalla" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharat Bhushan Bhalla">Bharat Bhushan</a>, while Vyjayanthimala, along with Anjali Devi, reprised her role from the original film. Her performance was described by Upperstall.com as, "Vyjayanthimala's dances are the film's saving grace although it is unintentionally funny now to see how deliberate and obviously tacky the sequences are which lead into her dances... Ladki too makes no real demands on "feminist" tomboy Vyjayanthimala histrionically".<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> The film emerged as the second highest-grossing film of 1953.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> In 1954, Vyjayanthimala acted in the romance <a href="/wiki/Nagin_(1954_film)" title="Nagin (1954 film)">Nagin</a> (1954) with <a href="/wiki/Pradeep_Kumar" title="Pradeep Kumar">Pradeep Kumar</a>. The film got favourable responses from the audience and became the highest-grossing film of 1954 where it was labelled as a <a href="/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)" title="Blockbuster (entertainment)">blockbuster</a> at the box-office.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> Her performance as the <a href="/wiki/N%C4%81ga" title="Nāga">Nagi</a> tribe's chief got Mala favourable reviews from critics, as in 1955, a critic from <a href="/wiki/Filmfare" title="Filmfare">Filmfare</a> magazine had said that "Vyjayanthimala in the title role puts over a commendable performance besides looking ravishingly beautiful as the belle of the hills. Her dancing, too, is very graceful, specially in those eye-filling colour sequences and delightful ballets towards the finish", while in <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a> review Vijay Lokapally similarly praised her portrayal: "The ethereal Vyjayanthimala, barely 18, illuminates the screen with her stunning beauty, moving around daintily from one song to the other... The close-up shots of Vyjayanthimala highlight her ability to convey so much with so little effort... Nagin was a precursor to her rise in Hindi cinema as an iconic actor, who combined her talents, performing and dancing, to rule the screen on her terms... biggest recall values of Nagin are Vyjayanthimala".<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-Blast_From_The_Past:_Nagin_(1954)-26">[26]</a> Post Nagin, Vyjayanthimala had established herself as one of the leading actresses in Hindi films because of the film's nationwide success.<a href="#cite_note-Blast_From_The_Past:_Nagin_(1954)-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-Top_actress-27">[27]</a> <a href="/wiki/Hemant_Kumar" title="Hemant Kumar">Hemant Kumar</a>'s music and her dance on the song, "Man Dole, Mera tan dole", rendered by <a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a> was one of the highlights of the film.<a href="#cite_note-Blast_From_The_Past:_Nagin_(1954)-26">[26]</a> In the same year she acted in Miss Mala with <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a>, which was a box office success. Vyjayanthimala debuted in <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Karnataka" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinema of Karnataka">Kannada cinema</a> through a film called Asha Nirasha which was produced by G. D. Venkatram.<a href="#cite_note-kannada-28">[28]</a> The film had <a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a> as the playback singers,<a href="#cite_note-kannada-28">[28]</a> but the film was unreleased,<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> though the producer's son Srikant Venkatram claimed that the film was released and flopped miserably at box office which made the film obscure.<a href="#cite_note-kannada-28">[28]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1955-1957:_Devdas_and_breakthrough">1955-1957: Devdas and breakthrough</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1955-1957: Devdas and breakthrough">edit</a>]</div> In 1955, Vyjayanthimala acted in five Hindi films. The first one was director <a href="/wiki/Abdur_Rashid_Kardar" title="Abdur Rashid Kardar">Abdur Rashid Kardar</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Yasmin_(1955_film)" title="Yasmin (1955 film)">Yasmin</a> alongside actor Suresh, which won the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Cinematography" title="Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography">Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography</a> for Dwarka Divecha. Besides that, she also starred in three other films, Pehli Jhalak with <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a>, Sitara with <a href="/wiki/Pradeep_Kumar" title="Pradeep Kumar">Pradeep Kumar</a> and Jashan with Karan Dewan. Eventually all her four films released in 1955 failed at the box office. The same year, <a href="/wiki/Bimal_Roy" title="Bimal Roy">Bimal Roy</a> cast her as <a href="/wiki/Chandramukhi_(character)" title="Chandramukhi (character)">Chandramukhi</a> opposite <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> in the critically acclaimed <a href="/wiki/Devdas_(1955_film)" title="Devdas (1955 film)">Devdas</a>, which was the adaptation of the novel with same <a href="/wiki/Devdas" title="Devdas">title</a> by <a href="/wiki/Sharat_Chandra_Chatterji" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharat Chandra Chatterji">Sharat Chandra Chatterji</a>. The industry initially was not in favour of this choice when they heard about Vyjayanthimala being cast in Bimal Roy's film, the response being: "Why don't you take comedian <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> as Devdas?".<a href="#cite_note-Rediff-30">[30]</a> Initially <a href="/wiki/Nargis" title="Nargis">Nargis</a> was selected for Chandramukhi's role, but she refused to accept the role. The role was later offered to <a href="/wiki/Bina_Rai" title="Bina Rai">Bina Rai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suraiya" title="Suraiya">Suraiya</a> but they too turned it down as they wanted to essay the lead role of Paro, which was earlier offered to <a href="/wiki/Meena_Kumari" title="Meena Kumari">Meena Kumari</a>.<a href="#cite_note-devdas2-31">[31]</a> Subsequently, the film unit suffered with <a href="/wiki/Financial_crisis" title="Financial crisis">financial crisis</a> and at this point Vyjayanthimala offered to do the role of Chandramukhi, where she said to <a href="/wiki/Bimal_Roy" title="Bimal Roy">Bimal Roy</a>, "I am ready if you think I can do it".<a href="#cite_note-devdas2-31">[31]</a> On the other hand, <a href="/wiki/Nabendu_Ghosh" title="Nabendu Ghosh">Nabendu Ghosh</a>, the script writer of <a href="/wiki/Devdas_(1955_film)" title="Devdas (1955 film)">Devdas</a>, said that, "I did not approve of Vyjayanthimala [as Chandramukhi], but we had no option – no one wanted to play Chandramukhi, and we were committed to our distributors... She was, of course, a very good actress, but she was too young for Chandramukhi, as envisioned by Saratbabu".<a href="#cite_note-devdas2-31">[31]</a> On her performance, <a href="/wiki/Rediff" class="mw-redirect" title="Rediff">Rediff</a> wrote: "Vyjayanthimala imbues Chandramukhi with true sympathy. Who better than Chandramukhi would know the pain of a hopeless love?... Vyjayanthimala, a star after the blockbuster Nagin, still had to establish her acting credentials when Roy went against the tide and cast her in the role of Chandramukhi".<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> Subsequently, she won the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress">Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress</a> but refused to accept it, stating that her role was a leading one and in equal importance to the role played by <a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a> and not <a href="/wiki/Supporting_character" title="Supporting character">supporting</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Devdas-33">[33]</a> In 2006, a poll conducted by <a href="/wiki/Rediff" class="mw-redirect" title="Rediff">Rediff</a> ranked her role of Chandramukhi as one of the best <a href="/wiki/Tawaif" title="Tawaif">tawaif</a> characters in <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Hindi films</a>.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> Subsequently, the same role was listed in <a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a>'s "10 Celluloid Hookers You Loved" at number six by <a href="/wiki/Nikhat_Kazmi" title="Nikhat Kazmi">Nikhat Kazmi</a>.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> Though the film was critically successful, it did not garner much support at the box-office and ended up as the tenth highest-grossing film of the year with an average verdict.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> After being recognised as a capable actress with Devdas, Vyjayanthimala acted in successful movies in 1956, namely Taj, <a href="/wiki/Patrani" title="Patrani">Patrani</a> and Anjaan: Somewhere in Delhi – all three films with <a href="/wiki/Pradeep_Kumar" title="Pradeep Kumar">Pradeep Kumar</a> as the hero and Kismet Ka Khel with <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a>. In the same year, she also acted in <a href="/wiki/Swashbuckler" title="Swashbuckler">swashbuckler</a> film <a href="/wiki/Devta_(1956_film)" title="Devta (1956 film)">Devta</a>, which was a remake of the hugely successful Tamil film Kanavaney Kankanda Deivam.<a href="#cite_note-devta-37">[37]</a> Surprisingly though, she accepted a supporting role as a <a href="/wiki/Femme_fatale#20th_century_film_and_theatre" title="Femme fatale">vamp</a> which was originally done by <a href="/wiki/Lalitha_(actress)" title="Lalitha (actress)">Lalitha</a> in the Tamil version. However, according to Upperstall.com, her role was very crucial in the film and her portrayal as the Naag Rani accompanied by her dance is the main attraction of the film.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> Also starring in the movie, reprising their lead roles from the original, were <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anjali_Devi" title="Anjali Devi">Anjali Devi</a>.<a href="#cite_note-devta-37">[37]</a> Meanwhile, she was signed by <a href="/wiki/Sohrab_Modi" title="Sohrab Modi">Sohrab Modi</a> for his film Rajhath opposite <a href="/wiki/Pradeep_Kumar" title="Pradeep Kumar">Pradeep Kumar</a>. However, due to her scheduling problems she was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Madhubala" title="Madhubala">Madhubala</a>.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> Vyjayanthimala then acted with <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> again in the <a href="/wiki/Romantic_comedy" title="Romantic comedy">romantic comedy</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi_(1956_film)" title="New Delhi (1956 film)">New Delhi</a>, which became the fifth highest-grossing film of 1956.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> The film showcases a love that sprouts between a <a href="/wiki/Punjabi_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjabi people">Punjabi</a> boy, played Kishore Kumar, and a <a href="/wiki/Tamil_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> girl, played by Vyjayanthimala. Her performance was applauded by fans and critics alike; a review on Upperstall.com regarding her performance in the film states that: "Vyjayanthimala proves to be the perfect foil for Kishore Kumar...has always had the mandatory dance sequence in practically every film of hers evoking "classical art" associations. She excels in the two main dances in New Delhi – the solo Bharatnatayam Aliruppu number and the Bhangra folk dance in her Punjabi avatar and she is absolutely brilliant in the Bhangra folk dance...in her second avatar. Even Vyjayanthimala played a Punjabi girl and most successfully too".<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> Subsequently, she did a Tamil film called <a href="/wiki/Marma_Veeran" title="Marma Veeran">Marma Veeran</a>, along with Sriram, <a href="/wiki/Rajasulochana" title="Rajasulochana">Rajasulochana</a>, <a href="/wiki/M._N._Rajam" title="M. N. Rajam">M. N. Rajam</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._P._Chandrababu" title="J. P. Chandrababu">J. P. Chandrababu</a> and <a href="/wiki/V._Nagayya" title="V. Nagayya">V. Nagayya</a>. The film had some of the <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South Indian</a> established actors such as <a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Guest_appearance" title="Guest appearance">guest appearance</a>. In 1957, director <a href="/wiki/Baldev_Raj_Chopra" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldev Raj Chopra">B. R. Chopra</a> planned to make <a href="/wiki/Naya_Daur_(1957_film)" title="Naya Daur (1957 film)">Naya Daur</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> in the lead. However, the actor refused to accept this role and it later went to <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> For the female lead, the first choice of the director was the biggest star-actress of those days, <a href="/wiki/Madhubala" title="Madhubala">Madhubala</a>. But, as fate would have it, after 15 days of initial shooting at <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>, the director wanted the unit to travel to <a href="/wiki/Bhopal" title="Bhopal">Bhopal</a> for an extended outdoor shooting. However, Ataullah Khan, the father of <a href="/wiki/Madhubala" title="Madhubala">Madhubala</a>, objected to this and the role went to Vyjayanthimala. Chopra later sued Madhubala for the cash advance she received from him for the film, saying that she accepted the sum and now had no intention of completing it.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> Vyjyanthimala had previously acted with Dilip Kumar in <a href="/wiki/Devdas_(1955_film)" title="Devdas (1955 film)">Devdas</a> and the duo shared an easy chemistry on-screen. The new film, Naya Daur, had a theme of "Man vs. machine", and Vyjanthi's portrayal of village belle Rajni received positive reviews from critics. A review from <a href="/wiki/Rediff" class="mw-redirect" title="Rediff">Rediff</a> says that: "Vyjayanthimala too is not your average petulant "gaon ki gori". She ably projects a hands-on worker who comes up with ideas on how to ford a stream and risks her life to save the bridge... wonderful scene between two stars whose chemistry is undeniable"<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> while reviewer <a href="/wiki/Taran_Adarsh" title="Taran Adarsh">Taran Adarsh</a> from <a href="/wiki/Bollywood_Hungama" title="Bollywood Hungama">Bollywood Hungama</a> mentions that: "Commendable performances come in from Vyjayantimala [natural]...The relationships [Dilip Kumar-Vyjayantimala] are so human and believable".<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> At the end of its theatrical run, the film had collected around ₹ 54,000,000, thus becoming the second highest-grossing film of 1957,<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> second only to the critically acclaimed <a href="/wiki/Mother_India" title="Mother India">Mother India</a>, which became the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Hindi_films" title="List of highest-grossing Hindi films">highest-grossing Hindi language film</a> ever at the time.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> Following that, Vyjayanthimala almost signed for the lead role in <a href="/wiki/Filmistan" title="Filmistan">Filmistan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tumsa_Nahin_Dekha_(1957_film)" title="Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film)">Tumsa Nahin Dekha</a> opposite <a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a> in 1957, but due to the producer <a href="/wiki/Sashadhar_Mukherjee" title="Sashadhar Mukherjee">Sashadhar Mukherjee</a>'s promise to actor <a href="/wiki/Shammi_Kapoor" title="Shammi Kapoor">Shammi Kapoor</a>, he replaced Dev Anand with <a href="/wiki/Shammi_Kapoor" title="Shammi Kapoor">Shammi Kapoor</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ameeta-48">[48]</a> However, the director <a href="/wiki/Nasir_Hussain" title="Nasir Hussain">Nasir Hussain</a> was in a quandary as he had already read the script to Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala, but Mukerji prevailed and he also replaced Vyjayanthimala with <a href="/wiki/Ameeta" title="Ameeta">Ameeta</a>, who was the protégée of <a href="/wiki/Filmistan" title="Filmistan">Filmistan</a> Studios owner Tolaram Jalan.<a href="#cite_note-ameeta-48">[48]</a> Vyjayanthimala's next release was <a href="/wiki/Kathputli_(1957_film)" title="Kathputli (1957 film)">Kathputli</a>, in which she co-starred with actor <a href="/wiki/Balraj_Sahni" title="Balraj Sahni">Balraj Sahni</a> for the first time.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> This film was about a young girl named Pushpa who, on account of being a good dancer and singer, assists puppeteer Shivraj in his puppet show. This film was director <a href="/wiki/Amiya_Chakravarty_(director)" title="Amiya Chakravarty (director)">Amiya Chakravarty</a>'s last film.<a href="#cite_note-kath-50">[50]</a> He died during the filming of <a href="/wiki/Kathputli_(1957_film)" title="Kathputli (1957 film)">Kathputli</a> and the remaining project was completed by director <a href="/wiki/Nitin_Bose" title="Nitin Bose">Nitin Bose</a>.<a href="#cite_note-kath-50">[50]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kathputli_(1957_film)" title="Kathputli (1957 film)">Kathputli</a> remains one of the memorable films of Vyjayanthimala which has an offbeat theme with a <a href="/wiki/Pygmalion_effect" title="Pygmalion effect">Pygmalion touch</a>.<a href="#cite_note-kath-50">[50]</a> Vyjayanthimala then acted in Ek Jhalak with <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pradeep_Kumar" title="Pradeep Kumar">Pradeep Kumar</a>, which was produced by the latter with his home production company Deep & Pradeep Productions.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> She returned to the screen again with <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> in the 1957 partially colour-made film <a href="/wiki/Aasha_(1957_film)" title="Aasha (1957 film)">Aasha</a><a href="#cite_note-asha-52">[52]</a> which became a hit at the box office.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> The story revolves around the central character Kishore, played by Kishore Kumar, who, despite being a Zamindar, believes in helping the needy. Vyjayanthimala, as Nirmala, plays the lover of Kishore. The story suddenly goes from being light-hearted and humorous to a court-drama when Kishore is falsely accused of murder. The rest of the movie sees both the protagonists trying to prove Kishore's innocence. The movie is best known for its song "Eena Meena Dekha" sung by <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a>, in two different versions.<a href="#cite_note-asha-52">[52]</a> Aasha also introduced actress <a href="/wiki/Asha_Parekh" title="Asha Parekh">Asha Parekh</a> to the silver screen, in a song alongside Vyjayanthimala, whom Parekh described as her <a href="/wiki/Matinee_idol" class="mw-redirect" title="Matinee idol">matinee idol</a>.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1958-1959:_Madhumati,_Sadhna_and_continued_acclaim">1958-1959: Madhumati, Sadhna and continued acclaim</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1958-1959: Madhumati, Sadhna and continued acclaim">edit</a>]</div> The following year proved to be very successful for Vyjayanthimala, since she signed opposite <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bimal_Roy" title="Bimal Roy">Bimal Roy</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Madhumati" title="Madhumati">Madhumati</a> in the title role. Originally supposed to essay four roles, the director finally scaled it down to three, Madhumati, Madhavi and Radha.<a href="#cite_note-the_year-55">[55]</a> The film was launched in front of the <a href="/wiki/Karlovy_Vary_International_Film_Festival" title="Karlovy Vary International Film Festival">Karlovy Vary International Film Festival</a> Theatre in <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> During the filming in the hills of <a href="/wiki/Nainital" title="Nainital">Nainital</a>, Vyjayanthimala was required to dance barefoot where she tripped on a stone and fell, hurting herself badly and causing damage to her <a href="/wiki/Elastic_fiber" title="Elastic fiber">fibre tissues</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Sole_(foot)" title="Sole (foot)">sole</a> of her foot.<a href="#cite_note-madhu-57">[57]</a> Roy, who was terrified and in a quandary over the incident as the shooting could not be stopped insisted on her wearing <a href="/wiki/Sandal" title="Sandal">sandals</a> which made it difficult for her during running sequences.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> Even after the completion of Madhumati, she still encountered the pain from the injury which always reminded her of Madhumati's shooting experience.<a href="#cite_note-madhu-57">[57]</a> Written by <a href="/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak" title="Ritwik Ghatak">Ritwik Ghatak</a>, the film is about Devendra, played by Dilip Kumar, who takes shelter during a storm in an abandoned house. Here he discovers a painting of the owner of the house Raja Ugranarayan, painted by him in his previous life when he was Anand, also played by Dilip Kumar, and worked as a foreman on a plantation of Raja Ugranarayan. Devendra had been in love with Madhumati, played by Vyjayanthimala. She had committed suicide while trying to save herself from Ugranarayan's advances. Madhumati's ghost finally takes revenge on Ugranarayan.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> The film was well received by critics and audience, and it became highest grossing Hindi language film of 1958<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> and was labelled as a blockbuster at the box office and ended up as the fifth highest-grossing film of the decade with its net adjusted to inflation to about ₹ 586.4 million.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> Her performance as Madhavi, Radha and the ghost Madhumati earned her accolades from critics. Shahid Khan from Planetbollywood.com said: "Vyjayantimala has never been one of my most favourite actresses but this is one of the few performances where I am completely bowled over by her. Her expressions while playing both the main characters are perfect. With Madhumati, she brings the wonder, surprise and innocence needed in the person. With Madhavi, she brings the poise, the curiosity and pity for the grief that Anand is going through",<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> and Karan Bali from Upperstall.com wrote that: "For Vyjayanthimala, the film showcases both her acting as well as dancing abilities and the dizzying success of Madhumati took Vyjayanthimala to the highest rungs of stardom...to cap off an extremely successful year for her. Both, as an actress of considerable dramatic merit and as a star".<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> Madhumati came to be known as the first film which dealt with the theme of <a href="/wiki/Reincarnation" title="Reincarnation">reincarnation</a> and had a <a href="/wiki/Gothic_fiction" title="Gothic fiction">gothic</a> <a href="/wiki/Film_noir" title="Film noir">noir</a> feel to it.<a href="#cite_note-Mishra-64">[64]</a> The film later inspired films such as <a href="/wiki/Milan_(1967_film)" title="Milan (1967 film)">Milan</a> (1967), <a href="/wiki/The_Reincarnation_of_Peter_Proud" title="The Reincarnation of Peter Proud">The Reincarnation of Peter Proud</a> (1975), <a href="/wiki/Mehbooba_(1976_film)" title="Mehbooba (1976 film)">Mehbooba</a> (1976), <a href="/wiki/Kudrat" title="Kudrat">Kudrat</a> (1980), <a href="/wiki/Karz_(film)" title="Karz (film)">Karz</a> (1980), <a href="/wiki/Karan_Arjun" title="Karan Arjun">Karan Arjun</a> (1995) and particularly <a href="/wiki/Om_Shanti_Om" title="Om Shanti Om">Om Shanti Om</a> (2007) which had also lifted the film's climax which led to <a href="/wiki/Rinki_Bhattacharya" title="Rinki Bhattacharya">Rinki Bhattacharya</a>, the late Roy's daughter accusing the film of plagiarism and threatening legal action against its producers.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> The same month she had another release, <a href="/wiki/Baldev_Raj_Chopra" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldev Raj Chopra">B. R. Chopra</a>'s Sadhna alongside <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a>. Vyjayanthimala was the second choice for the role of Champabai, the prostitute, after actress <a href="/wiki/Nimmi" title="Nimmi">Nimmi</a> who hesitated to play the role of a prostitute, which arguably led to her career decline.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Story" title="Filmfare Award for Best Story">Filmfare award-winning</a> story by <a href="/wiki/Mukhram_Sharma" title="Mukhram Sharma">Mukhram Sharma</a> revolves around Rajini, enacted by Vyjayanthimala, a prostitute's love affair with a professor, played by <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a>.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> Chopra, who previously directed Vyjayanthimala in <a href="/wiki/Naya_Daur_(1957_film)" title="Naya Daur (1957 film)">Naya Daur</a>, had adapted the theme on the rehabilitation of prostitutes which was then a controversial topic in India.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> Along with the film, her performance received universal acclaim, as told by Vijay Lokapally from <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a>: "Among the great movies made on the subject of helpless women versus society, Sadhna holds its own for its realistic portrayal and treatment of a subject, so aesthetically documented by Chopra and Vyjayanthimala" and praised the latter "gorgeous when she entertains the clients at her kotha...stunningly restrained when she assumes the character of a prospective wife".<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> Similarly, <a href="/wiki/Rediff" class="mw-redirect" title="Rediff">Rediff</a>'s critic <a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Raheja" title="Dinesh Raheja">Dinesh Raheja</a> has commented that: "But finally, the show belongs to Vyjayanthimala. Fetchingly frivolous in the first half, she is suitably serious in the second. She makes her need for acceptance palpable; her eyes emit twin lasers of anger and condemnation at those that exploit women".<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> Sadhna also performed well at the box office where it became fifth highest-grossing film of 1958 with trade pundits declaring the film a box office hit.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> Subsequently, Vyjayanthimala received two nominations for the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actress">Filmfare Award for Best Actress</a> for Madhumati and Sadhna, winning her first trophy for the latter, after having refused to accept the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> trophy for <a href="/wiki/Devdas_(1955_film)" title="Devdas (1955 film)">Devdas</a> (1955) earlier. Her next release was <a href="/wiki/Amar_Deep_(1958_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Amar Deep (1958 film)">Amar Deep</a>, where she was paired against Dev Anand for the first time.<a href="#cite_note-Dev_Anand_was_stylish_and_well-read:_Vyjayanthimala-73">[73]</a> A production of <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Productions" title="Sivaji Productions">Sivaji Productions</a>, the film was a remake of 1956 Tamil film <a href="/wiki/Amara_Deepam_(1956_film)" title="Amara Deepam (1956 film)">Amara Deepam</a>, which had Ganesan himself in the lead.<a href="#cite_note-rediff.com-74">[74]</a> Along with <a href="/wiki/Padmini_(actress)" title="Padmini (actress)">Padmini</a>, who reprised her role from the original,<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> Vyjayanthimala plays the role of Aruna which was originally performed by actress <a href="/wiki/Savitri_(actress)" title="Savitri (actress)">Savitri</a> in Tamil.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> Her other releases of 1958 Sitaroan Ke Aage and Piya Milan became average successes. In 2011, in conjunction with actor Dev Anand's death, Vyjayanthimala recollected her memories during the filming in <a href="/wiki/Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras">Madras</a>, where she remembers the actor calling her "Papa", the Tamil termed that was used by her family and friends, and he would search for her throughout the sets while yelling "where is Papa, where is my heroine".<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> According to Subhash Chheda, when Amar Deep was released, the long-awaited airing of Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand was compared to the <a href="/wiki/Madhubala" title="Madhubala">Madhubala</a> and Dev Anand pair, where the public gave the verdict that: "If Madhubala brooks no equality, Vyjayanthimala admits no superiority".<a href="#cite_note-the_year-55">[55]</a> The film was liked by audience, but it failed to turn the Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand team into a hit pair.<a href="#cite_note-the_year-55">[55]</a> The same year Vyjayanthimala was booked by <a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a> for his second directorial venture Ponniyin Selvan.<a href="#cite_note-selvan-78">[78]</a> One of the first screen adaptations of <a href="/wiki/Kalki_Krishnamurthy" title="Kalki Krishnamurthy">Kalki Krishnamurthy</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ponniyin_Selvan" title="Ponniyin Selvan">Ponniyin Selvan</a>, the film had a huge <a href="/wiki/Ensemble_cast" title="Ensemble cast">ensemble cast</a> consisting of <a href="/wiki/Savitri_(actress)" title="Savitri (actress)">Savitri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Padmini_(actress)" title="Padmini (actress)">Padmini</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">Saroja Devi</a>, M. N. Rajam and <a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a> along with Ramachandran and Vyjayanthimala.<a href="#cite_note-ponni_cast-79">[79]</a> In the film, she was given the role of <a href="/wiki/Kundavai" title="Kundavai">Kundavai</a>, the elder sister of <a href="/wiki/Raja_Raja_Chola_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Raja Raja Chola I">Raja Raja Chola I</a>, played by Ganesan and the wife of <a href="/wiki/Vallavaraiyan_Vandiyadevan" title="Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan">Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan</a>, played by Ramachandran.<a href="#cite_note-ponni_cast-79">[79]</a> However, in mid-1958 the film was shelved for unknown reasons.<a href="#cite_note-selvan-78">[78]</a> The same year she did another Tamil film <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Studios" title="Gemini Studios">Gemini Pictures</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Masterpiece" title="Masterpiece">magnum opus</a> <a href="/wiki/Vanjikottai_Valiban" class="mw-redirect" title="Vanjikottai Valiban">Vanjikottai Valiban</a> along with Gemini Ganesan and Padmini.<a href="#cite_note-vanji-80">[80]</a> Written by Gemini Story Department which was headed by <a href="/wiki/Kothamangalam_Subbu" title="Kothamangalam Subbu">Kothamangalam Subbu</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Black-and-white" title="Black-and-white">Black-and-white</a> <a href="/wiki/Epic_film" title="Epic film">epic film</a> was produced and directed by <a href="/wiki/S._S._Vasan" title="S. S. Vasan">S. S. Vasan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-vanji-80">[80]</a> She played the role of Princess Mandakini, the beautiful princess of Ratna Island Kingdom. As a stubborn princess, she always wanted to achieve her ambition in any deed which led to her ultimate death and formed the climax. The film had a great theatrical run where the film completed 100 days run at cinemas and was labelled as a blockbuster at the box office.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> The film is still remembered for the dance of Vyjayanthimala and Padmini in the song "<a href="/wiki/Kannum_Kannum_Kalanthu" title="Kannum Kannum Kalanthu">Kannum Kannum Kalanthu</a>" which was choreographed by Hiralal, and was well received by critics and audience alike, wherein the popularity of the song surpassed the popularity garnered by the film.<a href="#cite_note-vanji-80">[80]</a> The song is still regarded as one of the best dance sequences in <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian cinema</a>.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> Vanjikottai Valiban was followed by its Hindi version titled <a href="/wiki/Raj_Tilak_(1958_film)" title="Raj Tilak (1958 film)">Raj Tilak</a>. Screenplay of the film was by <a href="/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar" title="Ramanand Sagar">Ramanand Sagar</a>. The film was directed by S. S. Vasan with Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, Vyjayanthimala in the lead.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> The film was hit at the box office, still it was unable to achieve the same box office success made by the Tamil version.<a href="#cite_note-the_year-55">[55]</a> By the end of the year, <a href="/wiki/The_Indian_Express" title="The Indian Express">The Indian Express</a> named Vyjayanthimala as the most successful female star of 1958.<a href="#cite_note-the_year-55">[55]</a> Similarly, Boxofficeindia.com ranked Vyjayanthimala at the top spot in their list of "Top Three Successful Box Office Actresses of 1958".<a href="#cite_note-Top_actress-27">[27]</a> In 1959, Vyjayanthimala reunited with <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> for the fourth time in the bilingual <a href="/wiki/Paigham" title="Paigham">Paigham</a>. Produced and directed by <a href="/wiki/S._S._Vasan" title="S. S. Vasan">S. S. Vasan</a>, the film featured the lead actors along with <a href="/wiki/Raaj_Kumar" title="Raaj Kumar">Raaj Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pandari_Bai" title="Pandari Bai">Pandari Bai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Motilal_Rajvansh" class="mw-redirect" title="Motilal Rajvansh">Motilal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> Besides them, Vyjayanthimala's real-life mother <a href="/wiki/Vasunthara_Devi" class="mw-redirect" title="Vasunthara Devi">Vasunthara Devi</a> also acted in a small role where she played the role of mother to her own daughter who <a href="/wiki/Died_in_vain" class="mw-redirect" title="Died in vain">died in vain</a>.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> Upon release Paigham became second highest-grossing film of 1959 with the verdict of a box office hit.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> The same year she did a Tamil film <a href="/wiki/Athisaya_Penn" title="Athisaya Penn">Athisaya Penn</a>, where she co-starred with Telugu actor <a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> for the first time. Athisaya Penn was a remake of <a href="/wiki/Aasha_(1957_film)" title="Aasha (1957 film)">Aasha</a>, which again was directed by M. V. Raman. She acted opposite Pradeep Kumar in the romantic film Jawani Ki Hawa in 1959. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960-1964:_Return_to_South_Indian_cinema_and_fluctuations">1960-1964: Return to South Indian cinema and fluctuations</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1960-1964: Return to South Indian cinema and fluctuations">edit</a>]</div> In 1960, Vyjayanthimala mostly concentrated on Tamil films to keep in touch with the industry.<a href="#cite_note-child-6">[6]</a> Her first release in 1960 was <a href="/wiki/S._S._Vasan" title="S. S. Vasan">S. S. Vasan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Irumbu_Thirai_(1960_film)" title="Irumbu Thirai (1960 film)">Irumbu Thirai</a>, the Tamil version of Paigham.<a href="#cite_note-nam-88">[88]</a> She starred opposite <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> for the second time after the latter's cameo appearance in <a href="/wiki/Marma_Veeran" title="Marma Veeran">Marma Veeran</a> (1956).<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> Along with Vyjayanthimala, all the female cast including <a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pandari_Bai" title="Pandari Bai">Pandari Bai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vasunthara_Devi" class="mw-redirect" title="Vasunthara Devi">Vasunthara Devi</a> reprised their roles from the original with <a href="/wiki/S._V._Ranga_Rao" title="S. V. Ranga Rao">S. V. Ranga Rao</a> in Motilal's role and <a href="/wiki/K._A._Thangavelu" title="K. A. Thangavelu">K. A. Thangavelu</a> in <a href="/wiki/Raaj_Kumar" title="Raaj Kumar">Raaj Kumar</a>'s character.<a href="#cite_note-sriramv-90">[90]</a> The film was followed by <a href="/wiki/Raja_Bakthi" title="Raja Bakthi">Raja Bakthi</a>, again with Sivaji Ganesan. Raja Bakthi had huge <a href="/wiki/Ensemble_cast" title="Ensemble cast">ensemble cast</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/P._Bhanumathi" title="P. Bhanumathi">P. Bhanumathi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Padmini_(actress)" title="Padmini (actress)">Padmini</a>, <a href="/wiki/T._S._Balaiah" title="T. S. Balaiah">T. S. Balaiah</a> and <a href="/wiki/E._V._Saroja" title="E. V. Saroja">E. V. Saroja</a>. Her subsequent release was <a href="/wiki/D._Yoganand" title="D. Yoganand">D. Yoganand</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Masterpiece" title="Masterpiece">magnum opus</a> <a href="/wiki/Parthiban_Kanavu_(1960_film)" title="Parthiban Kanavu (1960 film)">Parthiban Kanavu</a>. Co-starring <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> for the third time and <a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a> for the second time, the film was based on <a href="/wiki/Kalki_Krishnamurthy" title="Kalki Krishnamurthy">Kalki Krishnamurthy</a>'s 1942 novel with the <a href="/wiki/Parthiban_Kanavu" title="Parthiban Kanavu">same name</a>.<a href="#cite_note-selvan-78">[78]</a> Apart from Tamil, the film was produced in Telugu and Sinhala languages.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> Upon release the film met with positive response from the critics and was awarded the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film_in_Tamil" class="mw-redirect" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil">National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil</a> at the <a href="/wiki/8th_National_Film_Awards" title="8th National Film Awards">8th National Film Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> However, the film did not fare well at the box office, but Vyjayanthimala's performance was appreciated by critics.<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> She also acted opposite <a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a> for the first time in <a href="/wiki/Baghdad_Thirudan" title="Baghdad Thirudan">Baghdad Thirudan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> Meanwhile, she did a Hindi film titled <a href="/wiki/College_Girl_(1960_film)" title="College Girl (1960 film)">College Girl</a> opposite <a href="/wiki/Shammi_Kapoor" title="Shammi Kapoor">Shammi Kapoor</a>, which fared average at the box office and was declared as the eighteenth highest-grossing film of the year.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> Following successful re-entry in Tamil cinema, Vyjayanthimala then signed <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a>'s home production film <a href="/wiki/Gunga_Jumna" title="Gunga Jumna">Gunga Jumna</a>. Having been inspired by the 1934 <a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Melodrama" title="Manhattan Melodrama">Manhattan Melodrama</a>, the film was one of the first Hindi films to deal with the theme based on two brothers on opposite sides of law.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> Directed by <a href="/wiki/Nitin_Bose" title="Nitin Bose">Nitin Bose</a>, she co-starred with Kumar for the fifth time after Devdas, Naya Daur, Madhumati and Paigham. In this <a href="/wiki/Dacoity" title="Dacoity">dacoit drama</a>, she enacted the role of Dhanno, a <a href="/wiki/Cleaner" title="Cleaner">washerwoman</a> who falls for childhood friend Gunga, played by Kumar and eventually killed during a gun fight. To prepare herself for that role, Vyjayanthimala had to learn the <a href="/wiki/Bhojpuri_language" title="Bhojpuri language">Bhojpuri</a>, a Hindi language <a href="/wiki/Dialect" title="Dialect">dialect</a> spoken by people in <a href="/wiki/East_India" title="East India">East India</a> region. She was assisted by Kumar, who chose the shade of <a href="/wiki/Saree" class="mw-redirect" title="Saree">saree</a> that Vyjayanthimala would wear in every scene. Upon release, the film opened to widespread critical acclaim from the critics. Her performance earned her rave reviews. Dinesh Raheja from <a href="/wiki/Rediff" class="mw-redirect" title="Rediff">Rediff</a> said that: "Gunga Jumna deployed several crowd-pleasing elements...most of all, an enchanting relationship between Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala... Their characterisation ran so deep, which helped Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala give magnetic performances. Dilip is of course a thespian, but Vyjayanthimala is a revelation"; while K. K. Rai from <a href="/wiki/Stardust_(magazine)" title="Stardust (magazine)">Stardust</a> applauded her performance by adding "Vyjayanthimala played the village woman with such simplicity and grace; you’d forget she was one of the most glamorous stars of her time. She also spoke the Bhojpuri dialect like a native".<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> Critics praised Vyjayanthimala for her ability to master the Bhojpuri dialect despite her South Indian upbringing. Subsequently, the film enjoyed huge success at the box office across India. At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed around ₹ 70,000,000 with a net gross of ₹35,000,000 and a verdict of a blockbuster.<a href="#cite_note-Box_Office_1961-99">[99]</a> The film was the Highest-grossing film of 1961, and was the third highest grossing Hindi film of the decade behind <a href="/wiki/Mughal-e-Azam" title="Mughal-e-Azam">Mughal-e-Azam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sangam_(1964_Hindi_film)" title="Sangam (1964 Hindi film)">Sangam</a>, another Kumar and Vyjayanthimala starrer respectively.<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> The film was ranked second by Boxofficeindia.co.in behind <a href="/wiki/Mughal-e-Azam" title="Mughal-e-Azam">Mughal-e-Azam</a> in their list of "Top 50 Film of Last 50 Years", which features all-time highest grossing Hindi films by using the relative price of gold in different years to arrive at a hypothetical current value of box office collections of past films for its adjustment to inflation rate. ₹7.36 billion (US$88 million).<a href="#cite_note-Top_50_Film_of_Last_50_Years-101">[101]</a> For her performance, Vyjayanthimala was awarded with the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actress">Filmfare Award for Best Actress</a> trophy at the <a href="/wiki/9th_Filmfare_Awards" title="9th Filmfare Awards">9th Filmfare Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> In addition to that, she also won her first ever <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Film_Journalists%27_Association_Awards" title="Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards">Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards</a> in the Best Actress category.<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> In the same year, she starred in <a href="/wiki/C._V._Sridhar" title="C. V. Sridhar">C. V. Sridhar</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Nazrana_(1961_film)" title="Nazrana (1961 film)">Nazrana</a>. In this remake of the highly successful 1959 Tamil film <a href="/wiki/Kalyana_Parisu" title="Kalyana Parisu">Kalyana Parisu</a>, again directed by Sridhar, she acted alongside <a href="/wiki/Raj_Kapoor" title="Raj Kapoor">Raj Kapoor</a> for the first time. She played the role of Vasanthi, wherein she replaced actress <a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a> who did not reprise her role from Kadhal Parisu and its Telugu remake Pelli Kanuka.<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> The triangular love story received an average run at cinemas and ended up as the twelfth highest-grossing film of that year.<a href="#cite_note-Box_Office_1961-99">[99]</a> The same year she did another film with Sridhar. Being the first Tamil film to be shot in <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(state)" title="Jammu and Kashmir (state)">Jammu and Kashmir</a>, she acted alongside <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> after a long gap after <a href="/wiki/Then_Nilavu" class="mw-redirect" title="Then Nilavu">Then Nilavu</a>.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> The film and the soundtrack were widely appreciated by the audience, where it was a huge success.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a><a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> The film was followed by <a href="/wiki/J._Om_Prakash" title="J. Om Prakash">J. Om Prakash</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Aas_Ka_Panchhi" title="Aas Ka Panchhi">Aas Ka Panchhi</a> with <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> For her portrayal, Vyjayanthimala got some negative feedback from the critics; <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a> review said that: "Even the otherwise powerhouse of talent, Vyjayantimala, with many a sterling performance under her belt, barely passes muster, despite the usual dance and song sequence to showcase her formidable prowess as an accomplished dancer thrown in".<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> Despite some mixed reviews, the film was labelled as a hit at the box office and was declared the fourth highest-grossing film of 1961 where it had a <a href="/wiki/Silver_jubilee" title="Silver jubilee">silver jubilee</a> run at the theatres.<a href="#cite_note-Box_Office_1961-99">[99]</a><a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> Her career then struggled again with some box office duds in the following year. In 1962, she co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dr._Vidya" title="Dr. Vidya">Dr. Vidya</a>, which performed average at the box office.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> Dr. Vidya was followed by two more box office <a href="/wiki/Disappointment" title="Disappointment">disappointments</a>, Rungoli with <a href="/wiki/Kishore_Kumar" title="Kishore Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> and Jhoola with <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a>. In 1963, she co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Historical_fiction" title="Historical fiction">Historical fiction</a> <a href="/wiki/Chittoor_Rani_Padmini" class="mw-redirect" title="Chittoor Rani Padmini">Chittoor Rani Padmini</a>. Written by <a href="/wiki/C._V._Sridhar" title="C. V. Sridhar">C. V. Sridhar</a> and directed by <a href="/wiki/Chitrapu_Narayana_Rao" title="Chitrapu Narayana Rao">Chitrapu Narayana Rao</a>, the film proved to be a box office failure, however, her performance was critically acclaimed. The same year <a href="/wiki/Bimal_Roy" title="Bimal Roy">Bimal Roy</a> who earlier worked with her in <a href="/wiki/Devdas_(1955_film)" title="Devdas (1955 film)">Devdas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madhumati" title="Madhumati">Madhumati</a> offered her the lead role in <a href="/wiki/Bandini_(film)" title="Bandini (film)">Bandini</a> opposite <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dharmendra" title="Dharmendra">Dharmendra</a>.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> However, Vyjayanthimala could not accept the role due to her busy schedule.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> Boxofficeindia.com ranked Vyjayanthimala at the top spot in their list of "Top Three Successful Box Office Actress" of 1962 and 1963 respectively, despite her box office failures.<a href="#cite_note-Top_actress-27">[27]</a> Following a two-year <a href="/wiki/Sabbatical" title="Sabbatical">sabbatical</a>, Vyjayanthimala re-attained her success in Hindi films through <a href="/wiki/Raj_Kapoor" title="Raj Kapoor">Raj Kapoor</a>'s first technicolor film <a href="/wiki/Sangam_(1964_Hindi_film)" title="Sangam (1964 Hindi film)">Sangam</a>. Termed as Kapoor's <a href="/wiki/Masterpiece" title="Masterpiece">magnum opus</a>, the film was produced with a lavish budget by his production company <a href="/wiki/R._K._Films" title="R. K. Films">R. K. Films</a>. Earlier in the 1940s, Kapoor planned to launch Sangam in the title of Gharonda with <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nargis" title="Nargis">Nargis</a> and himself in the lead, however the film was delayed several times until 1962.<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> Following Kumar and <a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a>'s refusal to be a part of the film, Kapoor then signed <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> and himself as the male leads.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> Sangam was the first Indian film shot in Europe and outside of Asia. It was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_longest_films_in_India_by_running_time" class="mw-redirect" title="List of longest films in India by running time">longest running film in India</a> when it was released at 238 minutes.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a> The film also created a record by being the first film to have two intervals during theatrical screenings.<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> With cinematography by Radhu Kamarkar, the European filming locations include <a href="/wiki/Venice" title="Venice">Venice</a>, Paris, Switzerland and London, while the Indian locations include <a href="/wiki/Ooty" title="Ooty">Ooty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kashmir_Valley" title="Kashmir Valley">Kashmir Valley</a>.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> Upon release, the film was received widespread critical acclaim and was considered as Hindi cinema's greatest <a href="/wiki/Love_triangle" title="Love triangle">love triangle</a>.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> Vyjayanthimala's performance too received high praise from critics. Dinesh Raheja of <a href="/wiki/Rediff" class="mw-redirect" title="Rediff">Rediff</a> said that: "to put it simply, radiant...the maturity with which she tackles her character, the insouciance as well as the agony" and called it "one of commercial cinema's most unforgettable performances".<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> Similarly, the film was commercially successful throughout India and other countries as well. On its overall theatrical run, Boxofficeindia.com reported that the film had grossed ₹ 8,00,00,000 and netted around ₹40,000,000 with its adjusted to inflation net gross about ₹843,900,000 (US$10 million).<a href="#cite_note-Box_Office_1964-121">[121]</a> Subsequently, the film was labelled as a blockbuster, where it was ranked as highest-grossing film of 1964 and the second highest-grossing film of the decade.<a href="#cite_note-Top_Earners_1960–1969_(Figures_in_Ind_Rs)-122">[122]</a> The film was ranked at fourth by Boxofficeindia.co.in in their list of "Top 50 Film of Last 50 Years" which feature all-time highest grossing Hindi film with its adjusted to inflation gross about ₹7,173,154,362 (US$86 million).<a href="#cite_note-Top_50_Film_of_Last_50_Years-101">[101]</a> Sangam also had a great box office run outside of India where it was well received in countries such as China, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> and Russia.<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> For her role of Radha, a woman in a dilemma about her feelings for her husband and her former lover, Vyjayanthimala was awarded with the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress" title="Filmfare Award for Best Actress">Filmfare Award for Best Actress</a>. She then co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> for the sixth time in <a href="/wiki/Ram_Mukherjee" title="Ram Mukherjee">Ram Mukherjee</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Leader_(1964_film)" title="Leader (1964 film)">Leader</a>. The film was a comeback film for Kumar, whose last film was <a href="/wiki/Gunga_Jumna" title="Gunga Jumna">Gunga Jumna</a>, also co-starred Vyjayanthimala.<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> Like most of Vyjayanthimala and Kumar's films, their on-screen chemistry received praise from critics, where Deepak Mahan from <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a> said: "What made the film even more enjoyable was the equally spirited response of doe-eyed Vyjayantimala, oozing oodles of impish charm in every frame. The pair carried the film on their shoulders, giving abundant joy and mirth to audiences with their outstanding histrionics. Their interactions make the film worth going miles to watch and it is certain that without their resolute shoulders".<a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> However, the film Leader did not fare well at the box office, where it was labelled as below average.<a href="#cite_note-Box_Office_1964-121">[121]</a> During the making of Leader, <a href="/wiki/Rediff" class="mw-redirect" title="Rediff">Rediff</a> describes Vyjayanthimala as "recalcitrant" which annoyed Kumar.<a href="#cite_note-Dilip_Kumar_and_his_women-127">[127]</a> The film was followed by <a href="/wiki/Gemini_Studios" title="Gemini Studios">Gemini Film</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Zindagi_(1964_film)" title="Zindagi (1964 film)">Zindagi</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar" title="Ramanand Sagar">Ramanand Sagar</a>. A female-centric film, it features Vyjayanthimala alongside <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raaj_Kumar" title="Raaj Kumar">Raaj Kumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prithviraj_Kapoor" title="Prithviraj Kapoor">Prithviraj Kapoor</a>.<a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a> Zindagi became a success at the box office, where it celebrated a silver jubilee theatrical run and was the fourth highest-grossing film of that year with a verdict of "hit".<a href="#cite_note-Box_Office_1964-121">[121]</a><a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> Soon she signed for <a href="/wiki/Anjali_Pictures" title="Anjali Pictures">Anjali Pictures</a>' <a href="/wiki/Phoolon_Ki_Sej" title="Phoolon Ki Sej">Phoolon Ki Sej</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a>, and this became her third consecutive hit of the year. Her last release in 1964 was Ishaara, in which she co-starred with actor <a href="/wiki/Joy_Mukherjee" title="Joy Mukherjee">Joy Mukherjee</a> for the first time, and her performance ensured that the film was a box office success.<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1965-1970:_Later_successes_and_retirement">1965-1970: Later successes and retirement</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1965-1970: Later successes and retirement">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vyjayantimala_at_Esha_Deol%27s_wedding_at_ISCKON_temple_19.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Vyjayantimala_at_Esha_Deol%27s_wedding_at_ISCKON_temple_19.jpg/220px-Vyjayantimala_at_Esha_Deol%27s_wedding_at_ISCKON_temple_19.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Vyjayantimala_at_Esha_Deol%27s_wedding_at_ISCKON_temple_19.jpg/330px-Vyjayantimala_at_Esha_Deol%27s_wedding_at_ISCKON_temple_19.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Vyjayantimala_at_Esha_Deol%27s_wedding_at_ISCKON_temple_19.jpg/440px-Vyjayantimala_at_Esha_Deol%27s_wedding_at_ISCKON_temple_19.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="881" /></a><figcaption>Vyjayanthimala in 2012.</figcaption></figure> In 1965, Vyjayanthimala starred in two commercial disappointments; Naya Kanoon, with <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Bhushan_Bhalla" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharat Bhushan Bhalla">Bharat Bhushan</a> and Nam Iruvar with <a href="/wiki/T._R._Mahalingam_(actor)" title="T. R. Mahalingam (actor)">T. R. Mahalingam</a>, but both the films are considered masterpieces by critics. Naam Iruvar became her last Tamil film. In 1966, Vyjayanthimala starred in Do Dilon Ki Dastaan, which failed at the box office. After some box office flops, Vyjayanthimala soon signed alongside <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Swashbuckler" title="Swashbuckler">swashbuckler</a> <a href="/wiki/Ruritanian_romance" title="Ruritanian romance">ruritanian romance</a> <a href="/wiki/Suraj_(1966_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Suraj (1966 film)">Suraj</a>. Directed by <a href="/wiki/T._Prakash_Rao" title="T. Prakash Rao">T. Prakash Rao</a>, the film had <a href="/wiki/Mumtaz_(Indian_actress)" title="Mumtaz (Indian actress)">Mumtaz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bharathi_Vishnuvardhan" title="Bharathi Vishnuvardhan">Bharathi Vishnuvardhan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Neetu_Singh" title="Neetu Singh">Neetu Singh</a>. Suraj was huge box office success and was one of the popular <a href="/wiki/Costume_drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Costume drama">costume dramas</a> in Hindi cinema.<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a> Suraj was the last successful film of Rajendra Kumar and <a href="/wiki/Shankar_Jaikishan" class="mw-redirect" title="Shankar Jaikishan">Shankar Jaikishan</a>, who introduced singer <a href="/wiki/Sharda_Rajan_Iyengar" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharda Rajan Iyengar">Sharda</a> through this film.<a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a><a href="#cite_note-shanker-133">[133]</a> According to Boxofficeindia.com, the film grossed around ₹ 50,000,000 with net gross of ₹ 25,000,000 and becomes second highest-grossing film of 1966 with a verdict of "super hit" at the box office.<a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a> The film was also the thirteenth highest-grossing film of the decade, with its adjusted to inflation net gross about ₹511,800,000 (US$6.1 million).<a href="#cite_note-Top_Earners_1960–1969_(Figures_in_Ind_Rs)-122">[122]</a> While Ibosnetwork.com reported that the film grossed ₹ 40,000,000 and its adjusted to inflation gross about ₹504,260,000 (US$6.0 million).<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a> Following Suraj, Vyjayanthimala starred in the <a href="/wiki/Historical_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Historical film">historical film</a> <a href="/wiki/Amrapali_(film)" title="Amrapali (film)">Amrapali</a>. Based on life of the <a href="/wiki/Nagarvadhu" title="Nagarvadhu">Nagarvadhu</a> (royal <a href="/wiki/Courtesan" title="Courtesan">courtesan</a>) of <a href="/wiki/Vaishali_(ancient_city)" title="Vaishali (ancient city)">Vaishali</a> <a href="/wiki/Ambapali" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambapali">Amrapali</a>, she played the title role along with <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a>, who enacted the role of King <a href="/wiki/Ajatashatru" title="Ajatashatru">Ajatashatru</a>. Upon release, the film opened to widespread critical acclaim and was <a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">India's official submission</a> for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film</a> at the <a href="/wiki/39th_Academy_Awards" title="39th Academy Awards">39th Academy Awards</a>. The film was a colossal disaster at the box-offie, which left Vyjayanthimala heartbroken, where she decided to quit the industry, though director <a href="/wiki/Baldev_Raj_Chopra" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldev Raj Chopra">Baldev Raj Chopra</a> felt that she could have easily continued for another decade in lead roles.<a href="#cite_note-Rediff-30">[30]</a> After Amrapali, the biggest box office failure of her career and some personal issues with co-stars, Vyjayanthimala lost interest in films. In 1967, she was signed into <a href="/wiki/Tapi_Chanakya" title="Tapi Chanakya">Tapi Chanakya</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ram_Aur_Shyam" title="Ram Aur Shyam">Ram Aur Shyam</a>, which was a remake of the 1964 Telugu film <a href="/wiki/Ramudu_Bheemudu" title="Ramudu Bheemudu">Ramudu Bheemudu</a>. She co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a> for the seventh time, who had previously made some memorable films with her. However, due to some misunderstandings between Kumar and Vyjayanthimala, Vyjayanthimala was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a>. The same year, she starred in <a href="/wiki/Vijay_Anand_(Hindi_film_maker)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)">Vijay Anand</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jewel_Thief_(1967_film)" title="Jewel Thief (1967 film)">Jewel Thief</a> after <a href="/wiki/Saira_Banu" title="Saira Banu">Saira Banu</a> backed out of the project due to her marriage with Dilip Kumar.<a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Crime_film" title="Crime film">crime thriller</a> reunited Vyjayanthimala with her co-star <a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a> after <a href="/wiki/Amardeep_(1958_film)" title="Amardeep (1958 film)">Amar Deep</a> (1958). Jewel Thief also had <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> as the main antagonist with four more female leads <a href="/wiki/Tanuja" title="Tanuja">Tanuja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helen_(actress)" title="Helen (actress)">Helen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anju_Mahendru" title="Anju Mahendru">Anju Mahendru</a> and <a href="/wiki/Faryal" title="Faryal">Faryal</a>. For the first time she worked under Dev Anand's production house, <a href="/wiki/Navketan_Films" title="Navketan Films">Navketan Films</a> after being rejected by <a href="/wiki/Tad_Danielewski" title="Tad Danielewski">Tad Danielewski</a> for the lead role in the 1965 Hindi film <a href="/wiki/Guide_(film)" title="Guide (film)">Guide</a>.<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> The success of Jewel Thief made Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand a hit pair.<a href="#cite_note-Dev_Anand_was_stylish_and_well-read:_Vyjayanthimala-73">[73]</a> Three decades later, Vyjayanthimala was approached by Dev Anand for a role in the sequel of Jewel Thief; <a href="/wiki/Return_of_Jewel_Thief" title="Return of Jewel Thief">Return of Jewel Thief</a> (1996), but she refused to act in the film as she did not plan to make a comeback.<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a> Subsequently, Vyjayanthimala's dance number "Hothon Pe Aisi Baat Main" sung by <a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a> became a huge hit and was considered one of the best dance numbers in Indian cinema, while being influential for the rises of other dance numbers such as "<a href="/wiki/Chamma_Chamma" title="Chamma Chamma">Chamma Chamma</a>" from <a href="/wiki/China_Gate_(1998_film)" title="China Gate (1998 film)">China Gate</a> and "<a href="/wiki/Sheila_Ki_Jawani" title="Sheila Ki Jawani">Sheila Ki Jawani</a>" from <a href="/wiki/Tees_Maar_Khan_(2010_film)" title="Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)">Tees Maar Khan</a> respectively.<a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a><a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a> The same year she did the <a href="/wiki/Masterpiece" title="Masterpiece">magnum opus</a> <a href="/wiki/Chhoti_Si_Mulaqat" title="Chhoti Si Mulaqat">Chhoti Si Mulaqat</a>, produced by the legendary Bengali actor and matinee idol <a href="/wiki/Mahanayak_Uttam_Kumar" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahanayak Uttam Kumar">Mahanayak Uttam Kumar</a>. A remake of the 1954 Bengali film <a href="/wiki/Agni_Pariksha_(1954_film)" title="Agni Pariksha (1954 film)">Agni Pariksha</a>, which had Uttam Kumar, who reprises his role in the Hindi version and <a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a> in the lead. Unlike the original version, Chhoti Si Mulaqat failed at the box offie and was declared a box office disaster. Her last release in the year was <a href="/wiki/Hatey_Bazarey" title="Hatey Bazarey">Hatey Bazarey</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a>. Inspired by <a href="/wiki/Balai_Chand_Mukhopadhyay" title="Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay">Banaphool</a>'s novel with the same title, the film was directed by acclaimed director <a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a>, where Vyjayanthimala made her Bengali cinema debut through the film.<a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a> She played the role of a widowed young woman – Chhipli – who falls for a civil surgeon Doctor Anandi Mukheerjee. Upon release the film received unanimously positive reviews, where it was awarded the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="National Film Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film Award</a> at the <a href="/wiki/15th_National_Film_Awards" title="15th National Film Awards">15th National Film Awards</a>, while Vyjayanthimala's performance was also appreciated by critics alike.<a href="#cite_note-142">[142]</a> A review from Upperstall had mentioned that: "Vyjayantimala, in her debut in Bengali films is extremely convincing as the independent and vivacious tribal widow".<a href="#cite_note-Hatey_Bazarey_Upperstall-143">[143]</a> Similarly, her singing in the song "Shyam Tor Tore Tamal Tolay Boshe Thaki" along with singer <a href="/wiki/Hemanta_Kumar_Mukhopadhyay" class="mw-redirect" title="Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay">Hemanta Mukherjee</a> received praise, where it was described as a "pleasant surprise" in the same review.<a href="#cite_note-Hatey_Bazarey_Upperstall-143">[143]</a> Hatey Bazarey was also received well commercially and was one of the most successful Bengali films of the 1960s.<a href="#cite_note-Hatey_Bazarey_Upperstall-143">[143]</a> In 1968, Vyjayanthimala appeared in three big budget films with high-profile actors such as <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a>. Her first release of the year was <a href="/wiki/Sunghursh" title="Sunghursh">Sunghursh</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/H._S._Rawail" title="H. S. Rawail">Harnam Singh Rawail</a>. She co-starred with Dilip Kumar for the seventh and final time in her career, with <a href="/wiki/Balraj_Sahni" title="Balraj Sahni">Balraj Sahni</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar" title="Sanjeev Kumar">Sanjeev Kumar</a> in key roles. Originally offered to actress <a href="/wiki/Sadhana_Shivdasani" title="Sadhana Shivdasani">Sadhana</a>, the role later went to Vyjayanthimala as the former suffered with her thyroid problem.<a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a> Reportedly she did not exchange a word with Kumar while filming, since their relationship broke up.<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> For Vyjayanthimala's enactment of a courtesan, Laila-e-Aasma, she received positive feedback from the critics. Anuj Kumar from <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a> said that: "Vyjayanthimala is graceful as ever. In a film dominated by men, Rawail made sure she had a substantial role. Her dances and Naushad's lilting tunes come as a welcome break to the sinewy tone imparted by Abrar Alvi and Gulzar's dialogues".<a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a> The role fetched her the Best Hindi Actress Award at 25th Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards.<a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a> Sunghursh was followed by <a href="/wiki/Saathi_(1968_film)" title="Saathi (1968 film)">Saathi</a>, directed by <a href="/wiki/C._V._Sridhar" title="C. V. Sridhar">C. V. Sridhar</a>. A remake of the highly acclaimed Tamil film of 1961, <a href="/wiki/Palum_Pazhamum" title="Palum Pazhamum">Palum Pazhamum</a>, the film had <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Simi_Garewal" title="Simi Garewal">Simi Garewal</a> replacing <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sowcar_Janaki" title="Sowcar Janaki">Sowcar Janaki</a> respectively from the Tamil version with Vyjyanthimala enacting the role originally portrayed by <a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a>.<a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> The same year she co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Dev_Anand" title="Dev Anand">Dev Anand</a> for the third and last time in <a href="/wiki/T._Prakash_Rao" title="T. Prakash Rao">T. Prakash Rao</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Duniya_(1968_film)" title="Duniya (1968 film)">Duniya</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Duniya_(1968)-149">[149]</a> Duniya, Saathi and Sunghursh were named as tenth, eleventh and twelfth highest-grossing film of 1968 respectively, with the first two labelled as average while the latter only managed to do above average business at the box office.<a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> On the other hand, Duniya is considered a hit film by some critics and often included in the hit film list of Dev Anand.<a href="#cite_note-Duniya_(1968)-149">[149]</a> In 1969, she was the first Indian dancer to perform at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a> to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the proclamation of the <a href="/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</a>. After her retirement from films, Vyjayanthimala was offered many roles by big banners opposite leading actors of that time. But she refused all those offers as she did not want to make a comeback. In 1968, she was signed opposite <a href="/wiki/Raj_Kapoor" title="Raj Kapoor">Raj Kapoor</a> in Mahesh Kaul's <a href="/wiki/Sapno_Ka_Saudagar" title="Sapno Ka Saudagar">Sapno Ka Saudagar</a>, she refused the role which went to the debutante <a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a>, who become one of the most popular actresses in Hindi films later.<a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a> However, in 1975, Vyjayanthimala was almost signed in <a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Aandhi" title="Aandhi">Aandhi</a> with <a href="/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanjeev Kumar (actor)">Sanjeev Kumar</a> but she backed out from the project as the role resembled <a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a>'s personal life.<a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a><a href="#cite_note-153">[153]</a> Perhaps the most famous role that Vyjayanthimala ever turned down was the 1975 crime-drama film <a href="/wiki/Deewaar" title="Deewaar">Deewaar</a>. Inspired by the 1961 film <a href="/wiki/Gunga_Jumna" title="Gunga Jumna">Gunga Jumna</a>, a Vyjayanthimala starrer, the film was directed by <a href="/wiki/Yash_Chopra" title="Yash Chopra">Yash Chopra</a> and stars <a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shashi_Kapoor" title="Shashi Kapoor">Shashi Kapoor</a>. She turned down the role of a mother for the lead actors, which later went to <a href="/wiki/Nirupa_Roy" title="Nirupa Roy">Nirupa Roy</a>, who attained popularity through the success of the film and was later cast in similar roles.<a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a> Following that, she refused the multi-starrer 1981 blockbuster film <a href="/wiki/Kranti" title="Kranti">Kranti</a>, opposite <a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shashi_Kapoor" title="Shashi Kapoor">Shashi Kapoor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shatrughan_Sinha" title="Shatrughan Sinha">Shatrughan Sinha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parveen_Babi" title="Parveen Babi">Parveen Babi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sarika" title="Sarika">Sarika</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Ensemble_cast" title="Ensemble cast">ensemble cast</a>, which was directed and produced by Manoj Kumar himself.<a href="#cite_note-Rediff-30">[30]</a> Apart from Hindi films, she refused the 1989 Tamil film <a href="/wiki/Mappillai_(1989_film)" title="Mappillai (1989 film)">Mappillai</a>, starring <a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a>. As said by Rajinikanth who played the lead role, "actor Vyjayanthimala was first offered the role of mother-in-law in Mappillai which was a pivotal role, but she refused the film even though the producer of the film <a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> came forward to give her huge salary, she said that she does not want to play the role of antagonist opposite me and will never agree to be part of fighting scene against me".<a href="#cite_note-155">[155]</a> Following many films refused by Vyjayanthimala, Dinesh Raheja from <a href="/wiki/Rediff" class="mw-redirect" title="Rediff">Rediff</a> commented that "good money and pivotal roles notwithstanding...did not seem alluring enough".<a href="#cite_note-Rediff-30">[30]</a> All her films released from 1969; Pyar Hi Pyar, Prince and Ganwaar, became huge box office successes. Ganwaar was her last Hindi film. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Political career">edit</a>]</div> Vyjayanthimala's political career was initiated in 1984 when she contested in <a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election_in_Tamil_Nadu,_1984" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1984">1984 Tamil Nadu general election</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Chennai_South_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)">South Chennai constituency</a> as the nominee of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> opposite <a href="/wiki/Era_Sezhiyan" title="Era Sezhiyan">Era Sezhiyan</a>, the leader of <a href="/wiki/Janata_Party" title="Janata Party">Janata Party</a> and seasoned <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">parliamentarian</a>.<a href="#cite_note-politic-156">[156]</a> During the campaign, Sezhiyan made provoking quotes such as "Send me to the Lok Sabha. Send her to R.R. Sabha (an organisation promoting fine arts)"<a href="#cite_note-politic-156">[156]</a> to defeat Vyjayanthimala, ironically she won the election with margin of about 48,000 votes where she gained 313,848 with percentage of 51.92%.<a href="#cite_note-politic-156">[156]</a> Subsequently, she debuted in the <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Directly_elected" class="mw-redirect" title="Directly elected">directly elected</a> <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Parliament of India</a> by the end of January 1985 with <a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-157">[157]</a> In 1989, Vyjayanthimala again had to face the <a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election_in_Tamil_Nadu,_1989" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989">1989 Tamil Nadu general election</a>, this time she was opposed by <a href="/wiki/Aladi_Aruna" title="Aladi Aruna">Aladi Aruna</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a>.<a href="#cite_note-politic-156">[156]</a> She again beat her opposition by nearly 12584  votes.<a href="#cite_note-politic-156">[156]</a> Later in 1993, she was nominated to the <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Parliament of India</a> for a six-year term.<a href="#cite_note-statesmen-8">[8]</a> In 1999, she resigned from the primary membership of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> party.<a href="#cite_note-congress-158">[158]</a> In her letter to the party's president <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Gandhi" title="Sonia Gandhi">Sonia Gandhi</a>, she included the reason for her resignation where she said that: "painfully watching the party drifting from its avowed principles after the <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Rajiv_Gandhi" title="Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi">death</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi" title="Rajiv Gandhi">Rajiv Gandhi</a>, the party has lost touch with its grassroots and one can see day in and day out that sincere party workers are being steadily ignored." she adds more; "increasingly difficult to justify ourselves to the public and my conscience does not allow me to stay in the party any longer".<a href="#cite_note-congress-158">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-159">[159]</a> Later, she joined the <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> on 6 September 1999.<a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Legacy">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg/220px-The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="288" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg/330px-The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg/440px-The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1669" data-file-height="2184" /></a><figcaption>Vyjayanthimala receiving Padma Vibhushan Award from president <a href="/wiki/Droupadi_Murmu" title="Droupadi Murmu">Droupadi Murmu</a></figcaption></figure> Vyjayanthimala is regarded as one of the greatest actresses of <a href="/wiki/Indian_cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian cinema">Indian cinema</a>.<a href="#cite_note-162">[162]</a> In 2022, she was placed in <a href="/wiki/Outlook_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Outlook India">Outlook India</a>'s "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.<a href="#cite_note-163">[163]</a> One of the highest paid actress of the 1950s and 1960s, Vyjayanthimala appeared in <a href="/wiki/Box_Office_India" title="Box Office India">Box Office India</a>'s "Top Actresses" list from 1954 to 1967, and topped the list for six years (1958-1959, 1961-1964).<a href="#cite_note-164">[164]</a> Arushi Jain of <a href="/wiki/The_Indian_Express" title="The Indian Express">The Indian Express</a> called her the "first female superstar" of the Indian cinema and added that she ruled three industries, being the first "pan-India" star.<a href="#cite_note-165">[165]</a> In 2007, Vyjayanthimala released her memoir, titled, "Bonding... A Memoir".<a href="#cite_note-166">[166]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Filmography">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala_filmography" title="Vyjayanthimala filmography">Vyjayanthimala filmography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Accolades">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Vyjayanthimala" title="List of awards and nominations received by Vyjayanthimala">List of awards and nominations received by Vyjayanthimala</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vyjayanthimala&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_film_actresses" title="List of Indian film actresses">List of Indian film actresses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_Indian_film_families" title="List of South Indian film families">List of South Indian film families</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_women_in_dance" title="List of Indian women in dance">List of Indian women in dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_actors_who_have_played_multiple_roles_in_the_same_film" title="List of actors who have played multiple roles in the same film">List of actors who have played multiple roles in the same film</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a 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(1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutan" title="Nutan">Nutan</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharmila_Tagore" title="Sharmila Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumtaz_(Indian_actress)" title="Mumtaz (Indian actress)">Mumtaz</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Parekh" title="Asha Parekh">Asha Parekh</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia" title="Dimple Kapadia">Dimple Kapadia</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_(actress)" title="Lakshmi (actress)">Lakshmi</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakhee_Gulzar" title="Rakhee Gulzar">Rakhee Gulzar</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutan" title="Nutan">Nutan</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rekha" title="Rekha">Rekha</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmini_Kolhapure" title="Padmini Kolhapure">Padmini Kolhapure</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia" title="Dimple Kapadia">Dimple Kapadia</a> (1986)</li> <li>Not awarded (1987)</li> <li>Not awarded (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rekha" title="Rekha">Rekha</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sridevi" title="Sridevi">Sridevi</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhuri_Dixit" title="Madhuri Dixit">Madhuri Dixit</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sridevi" title="Sridevi">Sridevi</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhuri_Dixit" title="Madhuri Dixit">Madhuri Dixit</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juhi_Chawla" title="Juhi Chawla">Juhi Chawla</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhuri_Dixit" title="Madhuri Dixit">Madhuri Dixit</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajol" title="Kajol">Kajol</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karisma_Kapoor" title="Karisma Kapoor">Karisma Kapoor</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhuri_Dixit" title="Madhuri Dixit">Madhuri Dixit</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajol" title="Kajol">Kajol</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aishwarya_Rai_Bachchan" title="Aishwarya Rai Bachchan">Aishwarya Rai</a> (2000)</li></ul> 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<li><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajol" title="Kajol">Kajol</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deepika_Padukone" title="Deepika Padukone">Deepika Padukone</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deepika_Padukone" title="Deepika Padukone">Deepika Padukone</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alia_Bhatt" title="Alia Bhatt">Alia Bhatt</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alia_Bhatt" title="Alia Bhatt">Alia Bhatt</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alia_Bhatt" title="Alia Bhatt">Alia Bhatt</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taapsee_Pannu" title="Taapsee Pannu">Taapsee Pannu</a> (2021)</li> <li><a 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Actress</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1955–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Usha_Kiran" title="Usha Kiran">Usha Kiran</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirupa_Roy" title="Nirupa Roy">Nirupa Roy</a> (1956)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vyjayanthimala</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyama_(Hindi_actress)" title="Shyama (Hindi actress)">Shyama</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalini_Jaywant" title="Nalini Jaywant">Nalini Jaywant</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalita_Pawar" title="Lalita Pawar">Lalita Pawar</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanda_(actress)" title="Nanda (actress)">Nanda</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirupa_Roy" title="Nirupa Roy">Nirupa Roy</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashikala" title="Shashikala">Shashikala</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashikala" title="Shashikala">Shashikala</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirupa_Roy" title="Nirupa Roy">Nirupa Roy</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmini_(actress)" title="Padmini (actress)">Padmini</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simi_Garewal" title="Simi Garewal">Simi Garewal</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamuna_(actress)" title="Jamuna (actress)">Jamuna Ramanarao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simi_Garewal" title="Simi Garewal">Simi Garewal</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanuja" title="Tanuja"> Tanuja Samarth</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chand_Usmani" title="Chand Usmani">Chand Usmani</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farida_Jalal" title="Farida Jalal">Farida Jalal</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeenat_Aman" title="Zeenat Aman">Zeenat Aman</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakhee_Gulzar" title="Rakhee Gulzar">Rakhee</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Khote" title="Durga Khote">Durga Khote</a> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nadira_(Indian_actress)" title="Nadira (Indian actress)">Nadira</a> (1976)</li> <li>Kajri (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Sachdev" title="Asha Sachdev">Asha Sachdev</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reena_Roy" title="Reena Roy">Reena Roy</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_(actress)" title="Helen (actress)">Helen</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmini_Kolhapure" title="Padmini Kolhapure">Padmini Kolhapure</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supriya_Pathak" title="Supriya Pathak">Supriya Pathak</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supriya_Pathak" title="Supriya Pathak">Supriya Pathak</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rohini_Hattangadi" title="Rohini Hattangadi">Rohini Hattangadi</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Irani" title="Aruna Irani">Aruna Irani</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutan" title="Nutan">Nutan</a> (1986)</li> <li>Not awarded (1987)</li> <li>Not awarded (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonu_Walia" title="Sonu Walia">Sonu Walia</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakhee_Gulzar" title="Rakhee Gulzar">Rakhee</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rohini_Hattangadi" title="Rohini Hattangadi">Rohini Hattangadi</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farida_Jalal" title="Farida Jalal">Farida Jalal</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Irani" title="Aruna Irani">Aruna Irani</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amrita_Singh" title="Amrita Singh">Amrita Singh</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimple_Kapadia" title="Dimple Kapadia">Dimple Kapadia</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farida_Jalal" title="Farida Jalal">Farida Jalal</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rekha" title="Rekha">Rekha</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karisma_Kapoor" title="Karisma Kapoor">Karisma Kapoor</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rani_Mukerji" title="Rani Mukerji">Rani Mukerji</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sushmita_Sen" title="Sushmita Sen">Sushmita Sen</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhuri_Dixit" title="Madhuri Dixit">Madhuri Dixit Nene</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rani_Mukerji" title="Rani Mukerji">Rani Mukerji</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayesha_Kapur" title="Ayesha Kapur">Ayesha Kapur</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konkona_Sen_Sharma" title="Konkona Sen Sharma">Konkona Sen Sharma</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konkona_Sen_Sharma" title="Konkona Sen Sharma">Konkona Sen Sharma</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut" title="Kangana Ranaut">Kangana Ranaut</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalki_Koechlin" title="Kalki Koechlin">Kalki Koechlin</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor_Khan" title="Kareena Kapoor Khan">Kareena Kapoor</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rani_Mukerji" title="Rani Mukerji">Rani Mukerji</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anushka_Sharma" title="Anushka Sharma">Anushka Sharma</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supriya_Pathak" title="Supriya Pathak">Supriya Pathak</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabu_(actress)" title="Tabu (actress)">Tabu</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meher_Vij" title="Meher 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href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a> & <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vyjayanthimala</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharmendra" title="Dharmendra">Dharmendra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mumtaz_(Indian_actress)" title="Mumtaz (Indian actress)">Mumtaz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Pran_(actor)" title="Pran (actor)">Pran</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharmila_Tagore" title="Sharmila Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> & <a href="/wiki/Helen_(actress)" title="Helen (actress)">Helen</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinod_Khanna" title="Vinod Khanna">Vinod Khanna</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feroz_Khan_(actor)" title="Feroz Khan (actor)">Feroz Khan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulzar" title="Gulzar">Gulzar</a> & <a href="/wiki/Asha_Parekh" title="Asha Parekh">Asha Parekh</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeetendra" title="Jeetendra">Jeetendra</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar" title="Sulochana Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nirupa_Roy" title="Nirupa Roy">Nirupa Roy</a> & <a href="/wiki/B._R._Chopra" title="B. R. Chopra">B. R. 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Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balasaraswati" title="Balasaraswati">T. Balasaraswati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandalal_Bose" title="Nandalal Bose">Nandalal Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hariprasad_Chaurasia" title="Hariprasad Chaurasia">Hariprasad Chaurasia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girija_Devi" title="Girija Devi">Girija Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumar_Gandharva" title="Kumar Gandharva">Kumar Gandharva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Gujral" title="Satish Gujral">Satish Gujral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangubai_Hangal" title="Gangubai Hangal">Gangubai Hangal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._F._Husain" title="M. F. Husain">M. F. Husain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="Zakir Hussain (musician)">Zakir Hussain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer" title="Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer">Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi" title="Bhimsen Joshi">Bhimsen Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Akbar_Khan" title="Ali Akbar Khan">Ali Akbar Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan" title="Amjad Ali Khan">Amjad Ali Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allauddin_Khan" title="Allauddin Khan">Allauddin Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan" title="Bismillah Khan">Bismillah Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_(singer)" title="Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)">Ghulam Mustafa Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy" title="Yamini Krishnamurthy">Yamini Krishnamurthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._K._Laxman" title="R. 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Shantaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Subbulakshmi" title="M. S. Subbulakshmi">M. S. Subbulakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homai_Vyarawalla" title="Homai Vyarawalla">Homai Vyarawalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. 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Krishnamurthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumaramangalam" title="Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam">P. Prabhakar Kumaramangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratap_Chandra_Lal" title="Pratap Chandra Lal">Pratap Chandra Lal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Lall" title="K. B. Lall">K. B. Lall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Manekshaw" title="Sam Manekshaw">Sam Manekshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Mehra" title="Om Prakash Mehra">Om Prakash Mehra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Sinha_Mehta" title="Mohan Sinha Mehta">Mohan Sinha Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._G._K._Menon" title="M. G. K. Menon">M. G. K. Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brajesh_Mishra" title="Brajesh Mishra">Brajesh Mishra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Morarjee" title="Sumati Morarjee">Sumati Morarjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcot_Ramasamy_Mudaliar" title="Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar">A. 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Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bipin_Rawat" title="Bipin Rawat">Bipin Rawat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khusro_Faramurz_Rustamji" title="Khusro Faramurz Rustamji">Khusro Faramurz Rustamji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harish_Chandra_Sarin" title="Harish Chandra Sarin">Harish Chandra Sarin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binay_Ranjan_Sen" title="Binay Ranjan Sen">Binay Ranjan Sen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homi_Sethna" title="Homi Sethna">Homi Sethna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arjan_Singh" title="Arjan Singh">Arjan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbaksh_Singh" title="Harbaksh Singh">Harbaksh Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_Kirpal_Singh_Ji_Maharaj" class="mw-redirect" title="Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj">Kirpal Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarlok_Singh_(economist)" title="Tarlok Singh (economist)">Tarlok Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lallan_Prasad_Singh" title="Lallan Prasad Singh">Lallan Prasad Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Sivaraman" title="B. Sivaraman">Balaram Sivaraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrika_Prasad_Srivastava" title="Chandrika Prasad Srivastava">Chandrika Prasad Srivastava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Swaminathan" title="T. Swaminathan">T. Swaminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arun_Shridhar_Vaidya" title="Arun Shridhar Vaidya">Arun Shridhar Vaidya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharma_Vira" title="Dharma Vira">Dharma Vira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Nath_Vohra" title="Narinder Nath Vohra">Narinder Nath Vohra</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Literature and education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V._S._R._Arunachalam" title="V. S. R. Arunachalam">V. S. R. Arunachalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Bhagwati" title="Jagdish Bhagwati">Jagdish Bhagwati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyendra_Nath_Bose" title="Satyendra Nath Bose">Satyendra Nath Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_Chand_(archaeologist)" title="Tara Chand (archaeologist)">Tara Chand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suniti_Kumar_Chatterji" title="Suniti Kumar Chatterji">Suniti Kumar Chatterji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._P._Chattopadhyaya" title="D. P. Chattopadhyaya">D. P. 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N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prasanta_Chandra_Mahalanobis" title="Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis">Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitakant_Mahapatra" title="Sitakant Mahapatra">Sitakant Mahapatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mathai" class="mw-redirect" title="John Mathai">John Mathai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Satchidananda_Murthy" class="mw-redirect" title="Kotha Satchidananda Murthy">Kotha Satchidananda Murthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir" class="mw-redirect" title="Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir">Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basanti_Dulal_Nagchaudhuri" title="Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri">Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bal_Ram_Nanda" title="Bal Ram Nanda">Bal Ram Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._K._Narayan" title="R. K. Narayan">R. K. Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Parameswaran" title="P. Parameswaran">P. Parameswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amrita_Pritam" title="Amrita Pritam">Amrita Pritam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Raj" title="K. N. Raj">K. N. Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Rangarajan" title="C. Rangarajan">C. Rangarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Rao" title="Raja Rao">Raja Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramoji_Rao" title="Ramoji Rao">Ramoji Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hormasji_Maneckji_Seervai" title="Hormasji Maneckji Seervai">Hormasji Maneckji Seervai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajaram_Shastri" title="Rajaram Shastri">Rajaram Shastri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._L._Shrimali" title="K. L. Shrimali">Kalu Lal Shrimali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govindbhai_Shroff" title="Govindbhai Shroff">Govindbhai Shroff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khushwant_Singh" title="Khushwant Singh">Khushwant Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh" title="Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh">Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premlila_Vithaldas_Thackersey" title="Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey">Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahadevi_Varma" title="Mahadevi Varma">Mahadevi Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashir_Hussain_Zaidi" title="Bashir Hussain Zaidi">Bashir Hussain Zaidi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Medicine</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jasbir_Singh_Bajaj" title="Jasbir Singh Bajaj">Jasbir Singh Bajaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._K._Goyal" title="B. K. Goyal">B. K. Goyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purshotam_Lal" title="Purshotam Lal">Purshotam Lal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Lakshmanaswami_Mudaliar" title="A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar">A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._I._Padmavati" title="S. I. Padmavati">S. I. Padmavati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autar_Singh_Paintal" title="Autar Singh Paintal">Autar Singh Paintal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti" title="Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti">Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Sankaran" title="Balu Sankaran">Balu Sankaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Shanta" title="V. Shanta">V. Shanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vithal_Nagesh_Shirodkar" title="Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar">Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Narain_Tandon" title="Prakash Narain Tandon">Prakash Narain Tandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna" title="Brihaspati Dev Triguna">Brihaspati Dev Triguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Mahalanabis" title="Dilip Mahalanabis">Dilip Mahalanabis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sunderlal_Bahuguna" title="Sunderlal Bahuguna">Sunderlal Bahuguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._K._S._Iyengar" title="B. K. S. Iyengar">B. K. S. Iyengar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rambhadracharya" title="Rambhadracharya">Rambhadracharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar_(spiritual_leader)" title="Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)">Ravi Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwesha_Teertha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vishwesha Teertha">Vishwesha Teertha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaggi_Vasudev" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaggi Vasudev">Jaggi Vasudev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Doshi" title="B. V. Doshi">B. V. Doshi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Public affairs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. K. Advani">L. K. Advani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia" title="Montek Singh Ahluwalia">Montek Singh Ahluwalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Asaf_Ali" title="Aruna Asaf Ali">Aruna Asaf Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fazal_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="Fazal Ali">Fazal Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adarsh_Sein_Anand" title="Adarsh Sein Anand">Adarsh Sein Anand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhav_Shrihari_Aney" title="Madhav Shrihari Aney">Madhav Shrihari Aney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikander_Bakht" title="Sikander Bakht">Sikander Bakht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milon_K._Banerji" title="Milon K. Banerji">Milon K. Banerji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirza_Hameedullah_Beg" title="Mirza Hameedullah Beg">Mirza Hameedullah Beg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._N._Bhagwati" title="P. N. Bhagwati">P. N. Bhagwati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Chelliah" title="Raja Chelliah">Raja Chelliah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._K._Daphtary" title="C. K. Daphtary">Chandra Kisan Daphtary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niren_De" title="Niren De">Niren De</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._D._Deshmukh" title="C. D. Deshmukh">C. D. Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lancelot_Dias" title="Anthony Lancelot Dias">Anthony Lancelot Dias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit" title="Uma Shankar Dikshit">Uma Shankar Dikshit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee" title="Kazi Lhendup Dorjee">Kazi Lhendup Dorjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Fernandes" title="George Fernandes">George Fernandes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._B._Gajendragadkar" title="P. B. Gajendragadkar">P. B. Gajendragadkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">Benjamin Gilman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isma%C3%AFl_Omar_Guelleh" title="Ismaïl Omar Guelleh">Ismaïl Omar Guelleh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zakir Husain (politician)">Zakir Husain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer" title="V. R. Krishna Iyer">V. R. Krishna Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan" title="Jagmohan">Jagmohan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Chand_Jain" title="Lakshmi Chand Jain">Lakshmi Chand Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arun_Jaitley" title="Arun Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aditya_Nath_Jha" title="Aditya Nath Jha">Aditya Nath Jha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murli_Manohar_Joshi" title="Murli Manohar Joshi">Murli Manohar Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anerood_Jugnauth" title="Anerood Jugnauth">Anerood Jugnauth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung" title="Mehdi Nawaz Jung">Mehdi Nawaz Jung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Yavar_Jung" title="Ali Yavar Jung">Ali Yavar Jung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Kelkar" title="Vijay Kelkar">Vijay Kelkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Raj_Khanna" title="Hans Raj Khanna">Hans Raj Khanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._N._Khare" title="V. N. Khare">V. N. Khare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._G._Kher" title="B. G. Kher">Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai" title="Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai">Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jivraj_Narayan_Mehta" title="Jivraj Narayan Mehta">Jivraj Narayan Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Krishna_Menon" title="V. K. Krishna Menon">V. K. Krishna Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirendranath_Mukherjee" title="Hirendranath Mukherjee">Hirendranath Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajoy_Mukherjee" title="Ajoy Mukherjee">Ajoy Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Naidu" title="Padmaja Naidu">Padmaja Naidu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulzarilal_Nanda" title="Gulzarilal Nanda">Gulzarilal Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Narain" title="Govind Narain">Govind Narain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fali_Sam_Nariman" title="Fali Sam Nariman">Fali Sam Nariman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosei_Norota" title="Hosei Norota">Hosei Norota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanabhoy_Palkhivala" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanabhoy Palkhivala">Nanabhoy Palkhivala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Parasaran" title="K. Parasaran">K. Parasaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar" title="Hari Vinayak Pataskar">Hari Vinayak Pataskar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunder_Lal_Patwa" title="Sunder Lal Patwa">Sunder Lal Patwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharad_Pawar" title="Sharad Pawar">Sharad Pawar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._R._Pillai" title="N. R. Pillai">Naryana Raghvan Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Prakasa" title="Sri Prakasa">Sri Prakasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._G._Ranga" title="N. G. Ranga">N. G. Ranga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Narayana_Reddy" title="Ravi Narayana Reddy">Ravi Narayana Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._Venugopal_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Y. Venugopal Reddy">Y. Venugopal Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mohammed_Sadiq" title="Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq">Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal" title="Lakshmi Sahgal">Lakshmi Sahgal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._A._Sangma" title="P. A. Sangma">P. A. Sangma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._C._Setalvad" title="M. C. Setalvad">M. C. Setalvad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Singh" title="Kalyan Singh">Kalyan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karan_Singh" title="Karan Singh">Karan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagendra_Singh" title="Nagendra Singh">Nagendra Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swaran_Singh" title="Swaran Singh">Swaran Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Sisulu" title="Walter Sisulu">Walter Sisulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soli_Sorabjee" title="Soli Sorabjee">Soli Sorabjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Sundaram" title="Kalyan Sundaram">Kalyan Sundaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sushma_Swaraj" title="Sushma Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi" title="Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi">Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Venkatachaliah" title="M. N. Venkatachaliah">M. N. Venkatachaliah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Venugopal" title="K. K. Venugopal">Kottayan Katankot Venugopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Dorji Wangchuck">Jigme Dorji Wangchuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Krishna" title="S. M. Krishna">S. M. Krishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Science and engineering</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Aatre" title="V. K. Aatre">V. K. Aatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salim_Ali" title="Salim Ali">Salim Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Borlaug" title="Norman Borlaug">Norman Borlaug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar" title="Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar">Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajagopala_Chidambaram" title="Rajagopala Chidambaram">Rajagopala Chidambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Correa" title="Charles Correa">Charles Correa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan" title="Satish Dhawan">Satish Dhawan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kakodkar" title="Anil Kakodkar">Anil Kakodkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnaswamy_Kasturirangan" title="Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan">Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Har_Gobind_Khorana" title="Har Gobind Khorana">Har Gobind Khorana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daulat_Singh_Kothari" title="Daulat Singh Kothari">Daulat Singh Kothari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verghese_Kurien" title="Verghese Kurien">Verghese Kurien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar" title="Raghunath Anant Mashelkar">Raghunath Anant Mashelkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Madhavan_Nair" title="G. Madhavan Nair">G. Madhavan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddam_Narasimha" title="Roddam Narasimha">Roddam Narasimha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayant_Narlikar" title="Jayant Narlikar">Jayant Narlikar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_K._Pachauri" title="Rajendra K. Pachauri">Rajendra K. Pachauri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Peary_Pal" title="Benjamin Peary Pal">Benjamin Peary Pal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yash_Pal" title="Yash Pal">Yash Pal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._G._Patel" title="I. G. Patel">I. G. Patel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatraman_Ramakrishnan" class="mw-redirect" title="Venkatraman Ramakrishnan">Venkatraman Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Ramanathan" title="K. R. Ramanathan">K. R. Ramanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Ramanna" title="Raja Ramanna">Raja Ramanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._R._Rao" title="C. R. Rao">C. R. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._R._Rao" title="C. N. R. Rao">C. N. R. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palle_Rama_Rao" title="Palle Rama Rao">Palle Rama Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udupi_Ramachandra_Rao" title="Udupi Ramachandra Rao">Udupi Ramachandra Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Sarabhai" title="Vikram Sarabhai">Vikram Sarabhai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Man_Mohan_Sharma" title="Man Mohan Sharma">Man Mohan Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obaid_Siddiqi" title="Obaid Siddiqi">Obaid Siddiqi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Sreedharan" title="E. Sreedharan">E. Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Srinivasan" title="M. R. Srinivasan">M. R. Srinivasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._C._George_Sudarshan" title="E. C. George Sudarshan">George Sudarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Swaminathan" title="M. S. Swaminathan">M. S. Swaminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Singh_Kapany" title="Narinder Singh Kapany">Narinder Singh Kapany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._R._Srinivasa_Varadhan" title="S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan">S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Social work</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baba_Amte" title="Baba Amte">Baba Amte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandurang_Shastri_Athavale" title="Pandurang Shastri Athavale">Pandurang Shastri Athavale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janaki_Devi_Bajaj" title="Janaki Devi Bajaj">Janaki Devi Bajaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirabehn" title="Mirabehn">Mirabehn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay" title="Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay">Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durgabai_Deshmukh" title="Durgabai Deshmukh">Durgabai Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanaji_Deshmukh" title="Nanaji Deshmukh">Nanaji Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirmala_Deshpande" title="Nirmala Deshpande">Nirmala Deshpande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Dharia" title="Mohan Dharia">Mohan Dharia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._N._Dhebar" title="U. N. Dhebar">U. N. 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K. Hebbar">K. K. Hebbar</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan" title="Bismillah Khan">Bismillah Khan</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Krishna_Phadke" title="Raghunath Krishna Phadke">Raghunath Krishna Phadke</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Kumar" title="Ashok Kumar">Ashok Kumar</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehboob_Khan" title="Mehboob Khan">Mehboob Khan</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melville_de_Mellow" title="Melville de Mellow">Melville de Mellow</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayak_Pandurang_Karmarkar" title="Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar">Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adi_Pherozeshah_Marzban" title="Adi Pherozeshah Marzban">Adi Pherozeshah Marzban</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Sorcar" title="P. C. Sorcar">P. C. Sorcar</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guru_Kunchu_Kurup" title="Guru Kunchu Kurup">Guru Kunchu Kurup</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Nagayya" title="V. Nagayya">V. Nagayya</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravishankar_Raval" title="Ravishankar Raval">Ravishankar Raval</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinalini_Sarabhai" title="Mrinalini Sarabhai">Mrinalini Sarabhai</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._F._Husain" title="M. F. Husain">M. F. Husain</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumitra_Charat_Ram" title="Sumitra Charat Ram">Sumitra Charat Ram</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Bhanumathi" title="P. Bhanumathi">P. Bhanumathi</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daji_Bhatawadekar" title="Daji Bhatawadekar">Daji Bhatawadekar</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Desai" title="Vasant Desai">Vasant Desai</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddheshwari_Devi" title="Siddheshwari Devi">Siddheshwari Devi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi" title="Mohammed Rafi">Mohammed Rafi</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashadhar_Mukherjee" title="Sashadhar Mukherjee">Sashadhar Mukherjee</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinjamuri_Venkata_Lakshmi_Narasimha_Rao" title="Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao">Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Acharekar" title="M. R. Acharekar">M. R. Acharekar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begum_Akhtar" title="Begum Akhtar">Begum Akhtar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharan_Rani_Backliwal" title="Sharan Rani Backliwal">Sharan Rani Backliwal</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikhil_Banerjee" title="Nikhil Banerjee">Nikhil Banerjee</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Khote" title="Durga Khote">Durga Khote</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy" title="Yamini Krishnamurthy">Yamini Krishnamurthy</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan" title="Shankar–Jaikishan">Shankar–Jaikishan</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayodhya_Prasad" title="Ayodhya Prasad">Ayodhya Prasad</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Lal_Samar" title="Devi Lal Samar">Devi Lal Samar</a> (1968)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vyjayanthimala</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khwaja_Ahmad_Abbas" title="Khwaja Ahmad Abbas">Khwaja Ahmad Abbas</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Abraham_Cheulkar" title="David Abraham Cheulkar">David Abraham Cheulkar</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Bendre" title="N. S. Bendre">N. S. Bendre</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Burman" title="S. D. Burman">S. D. Burman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indrani_Rahman" title="Indrani Rahman">Indrani Rahman</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balraj_Sahni" title="Balraj Sahni">Balraj Sahni</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._N._Swamy_(artist)" title="S. N. Swamy (artist)">S. N. Swamy (artist)</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Bose" title="Sukumar Bose">Sukumar Bose</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Dhawan" title="Prem Dhawan">Prem Dhawan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratna_Fabri" title="Ratna Fabri">Ratna Fabri</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak" title="Ritwik Ghatak">Ritwik Ghatak</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damayanti_Joshi" title="Damayanti Joshi">Damayanti Joshi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Halim_Jaffer_Khan" title="Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan">Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Jamshed_Khandalavala" title="Karl Jamshed Khandalavala">Karl Jamshed Khandalavala</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhaviah_Krishnan" title="Madhaviah Krishnan">Madhaviah Krishnan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar" title="Rajendra Kumar">Rajendra Kumar</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Mullick" title="Pankaj Mullick">Pankaj Mullick</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair" title="Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair">Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relangi_(actor)" title="Relangi (actor)">Relangi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gummadi_(actor)" title="Gummadi (actor)">Gummadi</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Raghav_Rao" title="Vijay Raghav Rao">Vijay Raghav Rao</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Satyanarayana_Sarma" title="V. Satyanarayana Sarma">V. Satyanarayana Sarma</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maisnam_Amubi_Singh" title="Maisnam Amubi Singh">Maisnam Amubi Singh</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Sundarambal" title="K. B. Sundarambal">K. B. Sundarambal</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avinash_Vyas" title="Avinash Vyas">Avinash Vyas</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna" title="M. Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sankho_Chaudhuri" title="Sankho Chaudhuri">Sankho Chaudhuri</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manna_Dey" title="Manna Dey">Manna Dey</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripti_Mitra" title="Tripti Mitra">Tripti Mitra</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhenkada_Kunchu_Nair" title="Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair">Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chenganoor_Raman_Pillai" title="Chenganoor Raman Pillai">Chenganoor Raman Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Dandayudhapani_Pillai" title="K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai">K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanta_Rao" title="Shanta Rao">Shanta Rao</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(composer)" title="Ravi (composer)">Ravi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahir_Ludhianvi" title="Sahir Ludhianvi">Sahir Ludhianvi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siyaram_Tiwari_(musician)" title="Siyaram Tiwari (musician)">Siyaram Tiwari (musician)</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeet_Chakraborty" title="Chiranjeet Chakraborty">Chiranjeet Chakraborty</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girija_Devi" title="Girija Devi">Girija Devi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasudeo_S._Gaitonde" title="Vasudeo S. Gaitonde">Vasudeo S. Gaitonde</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Janah" title="Sunil Janah">Sunil Janah</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalgudi_Jayaraman" title="Lalgudi Jayaraman">Lalgudi Jayaraman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi" title="Bhimsen Joshi">Bhimsen Joshi</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor" title="Mahendra Kapoor">Mahendra Kapoor</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Kumar_(artist)" title="Ram Kumar (artist)">Ram Kumar (artist)</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhuvoor_Ramaiah_Pillai" title="Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai">Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samta_Prasad" title="Samta Prasad">Samta Prasad</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Radha" title="M. K. Radha">M. K. Radha</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghu_Rai" title="Raghu Rai">Raghu Rai</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Reddy_(artist)" title="Krishna Reddy (artist)">Krishna Reddy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman" title="Waheeda Rehman">Waheeda Rehman</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juthika_Roy" title="Juthika Roy">Juthika Roy</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suchitra_Sen" title="Suchitra Sen">Suchitra Sen</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gubbi_Veeranna" title="Gubbi Veeranna">Gubbi Veeranna</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitara_Devi" title="Sitara Devi">Sitara Devi</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Krishnan" title="T. N. Krishnan">T. N. Krishnan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishan_Maharaj" title="Kishan Maharaj">Kishan Maharaj</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanathapuram_C._S._Murugabhoopathy" title="Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy">Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair" title="Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair">Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Sharma" title="Uma Sharma">Uma Sharma</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._G._Thakur_Singh" title="S. G. Thakur Singh">S. G. Thakur Singh</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi" title="Kaifi Azmi">Kaifi Azmi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushkar_Bhan" title="Pushkar Bhan">Pushkar Bhan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Mani Madhava Chakyar">Mani Madhava Chakyar</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bindhyabasini_Devi" title="Bindhyabasini Devi">Bindhyabasini Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naina_Devi_(singer)" title="Naina Devi (singer)">Naina Devi</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Karnad" title="Girish Karnad">Girish Karnad</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriram_Lagoo" title="Shriram Lagoo">Shriram Lagoo</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra" title="Kelucharan Mohapatra">Kelucharan Mohapatra</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutan" title="Nutan">Nutan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._D._Ramanathan" title="M. D. Ramanathan">M. D. Ramanathan</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Som_Nath_Sadhu" title="Som Nath Sadhu">Som Nath Sadhu</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emani_Sankara_Sastry" title="Emani Sankara Sastry">Emani Sankara Sastry</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kripal_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Kripal Singh Shekhawat">Kripal Singh Shekhawat</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manik_Varma" title="Manik Varma">Manik Varma</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gopalakrishnan" title="M. S. Gopalakrishnan">M. S. Gopalakrishnan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasraj" title="Jasraj">Jasraj</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan" title="Amjad Ali Khan">Amjad Ali Khan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopi_Krishna_(dancer)" title="Gopi Krishna (dancer)">Gopi Krishna</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjukta_Panigrahi" title="Sanjukta Panigrahi">Sanjukta Panigrahi</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basavaraj_Rajguru" title="Basavaraj Rajguru">Basavaraj Rajguru</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanam_Raghuramayya" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanam Raghuramayya">Kalyanam Raghuramayya</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Sathyu" title="M. S. Sathyu">M. S. Sathyu</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gitchandra_Tongbra" title="Gitchandra Tongbra">Gitchandra Tongbra</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Benegal" title="Shyam Benegal">Shyam Benegal</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra" title="Raghunath Mohapatra">Raghunath Mohapatra</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narayan" title="Ram Narayan">Ram Narayan</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Narayanaswamy" title="K. V. Narayanaswamy">K. V. Narayanaswamy</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Nagendra_Rao" title="R. Nagendra Rao">R. Nagendra Rao</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Somasundaram" title="S. Somasundaram">S. Somasundaram</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parveen_Sultana" class="mw-redirect" title="Parveen Sultana">Parveen Sultana</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanraj_Bhagat" title="Dhanraj Bhagat">Dhanraj Bhagat</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheik_Chinna_Moulana" title="Sheik Chinna Moulana">Sheik Chinna Moulana</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alla_Rakha" title="Alla Rakha">Alla Rakha</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jehangir_Sabavala" title="Jehangir Sabavala">Jehangir Sabavala</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Rasool_Santosh" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghulam Rasool Santosh">Ghulam Rasool Santosh</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Karanth" title="B. V. Karanth">B. V. Karanth</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namagiripettai_Krishnan" title="Namagiripettai Krishnan">Namagiripettai Krishnan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambhir_Singh_Mura" title="Gambhir Singh Mura">Gambhir Singh Mura</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dashrath_Patel" title="Dashrath Patel">Dashrath Patel</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._H._Raza" title="S. H. Raza">S. H. Raza</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allah_Jilai_Bai" title="Allah Jilai Bai">Allah Jilai Bai</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jabbar_Patel" title="Jabbar Patel">Jabbar Patel</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virendra_Prabhakar" title="Virendra Prabhakar">Virendra Prabhakar</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela" title="Gautam Vaghela">Gautam Vaghela</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharafat_Hussain_Khan" title="Sharafat Hussain Khan">Sharafat Hussain Khan</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_Mahata" title="Nepal Mahata">Nepal Mahata</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handel_Manuel" title="Handel Manuel">Handel Manuel</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulam_Mohammed_Sheikh" title="Gulam Mohammed Sheikh">Gulam Mohammed Sheikh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghubir_Singh_(photographer)" title="Raghubir Singh (photographer)">Raghubir Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sobha_Singh_(painter)" title="Sobha Singh (painter)">Sobha Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habib_Tanvir" title="Habib Tanvir">Habib Tanvir</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganga_Devi_(painter)" title="Ganga Devi (painter)">Ganga Devi</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purushottam_Das" title="Purushottam Das">Purushottam Das</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Khakhar" title="Bhupen Khakhar">Bhupen Khakhar</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Kingsley" title="Ben Kingsley">Ben Kingsley</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinay_Chandra_Maudgalya" title="Vinay Chandra Maudgalya">Vinay Chandra Maudgalya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roshan_Kumari" title="Roshan Kumari">Roshan Kumari</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavelikara_Krishnankutty_Nair" title="Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair">Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Rajam" title="N. Rajam">N. Rajam</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_and_Radha_Reddy" title="Raja and Radha Reddy">Raja and Radha Reddy</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nek_Chand" title="Nek Chand">Nek Chand</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Vijayvargiya" title="Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya">Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Dave" title="Shanti Dave">Shanti Dave</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asa_Singh_Mastana" title="Asa Singh Mastana">Asa Singh Mastana</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Pai" title="Laxman Pai">Laxman Pai</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smita_Patil" title="Smita Patil">Smita Patil</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palghat_R._Raghu" title="Palghat R. Raghu">Palghat R. Raghu</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah" title="Naseeruddin Shah">Naseeruddin Shah</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Bapu_Apegaonkar" title="Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar">Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanika_Banerjee" title="Kanika Banerjee">Kanika Banerjee</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrata_Mitra" title="Subrata Mitra">Subrata Mitra</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Singhajit_Singh" title="Rajkumar Singhajit Singh">Rajkumar Singhajit Singh</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisam-ud-din_Usta" title="Hisam-ud-din Usta">Hisam-ud-din Usta</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumudini_Lakhia" title="Kumudini Lakhia">Kumudini Lakhia</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Mehta" title="Vijaya Mehta">Vijaya Mehta</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Ramani" title="N. Ramani">N. Ramani</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aparna_Sen" title="Aparna Sen">Aparna Sen</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Sohal" title="Naresh Sohal">Naresh Sohal</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabana_Azmi" title="Shabana Azmi">Shabana Azmi</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teejan_Bai" title="Teejan Bai">Teejan Bai</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bikash_Bhattacharjee" title="Bikash Bhattacharjee">Bikash Bhattacharjee</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="Zakir Hussain (musician)">Zakir Hussain</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chindodi_Leela" title="Chindodi Leela">Chindodi Leela</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudharani_Raghupathy" title="Sudharani Raghupathy">Sudharani Raghupathy</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_Sahoo" title="Sudarshan Sahoo">Sudarshan Sahoo</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudrat_Singh" title="Kudrat Singh">Kudrat Singh</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki" title="Jitendra Abhisheki">Jitendra Abhisheki</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adyar_K._Lakshman" title="Adyar K. Lakshman">Adyar K. Lakshman</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haku_Shah" title="Haku Shah">Haku Shah</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Subramaniam" title="L. Subramaniam">L. Subramaniam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratan_Thiyam" title="Ratan Thiyam">Ratan Thiyam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upendra_Trivedi" title="Upendra Trivedi">Upendra Trivedi</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Agashe" title="Mohan Agashe">Mohan Agashe</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Atre" title="Prabha Atre">Prabha Atre</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgari_Bai" title="Asgari Bai">Asgari Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulab_Bai" title="Gulab Bai">Gulab Bai</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balwantrai_Bhatt" title="Balwantrai Bhatt">Balwantrai Bhatt</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwaliben_Bhil" title="Diwaliben Bhil">Diwaliben Bhil</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bisaria" title="Raj Bisaria">Raj Bisaria</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Ganapathy" title="S. M. Ganapathy">S. M. Ganapathy</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Haasan" title="Kamal Haasan">Kamal Haasan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishamber_Khanna" title="Bishamber Khanna">Bishamber Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishen_Khanna" title="Krishen Khanna">Krishen Khanna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarun_Majumdar" title="Tarun Majumdar">Tarun Majumdar</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavi_Mudgal" title="Madhavi Mudgal">Madhavi Mudgal</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Puri" title="Om Puri">Om Puri</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanak_Rele" title="Kanak Rele">Kanak Rele</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Samson" title="Leela Samson">Leela Samson</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharajapuram_Santhanam" title="Maharajapuram Santhanam">Maharajapuram Santhanam</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranbir_Singh_Bisht" title="Ranbir Singh Bisht">Ranbir Singh Bisht</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Gopy" title="Bharat Gopy">Bharat Gopy</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_(singer)" title="Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)">Ghulam Mustafa Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafeez_Ahmed_Khan" title="Hafeez Ahmed Khan">Hafeez Ahmed Khan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanno_Khurana" title="Shanno Khurana">Shanno Khurana</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratima_Barua_Pandey" title="Pratima Barua Pandey">Pratima Barua Pandey</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Parekh" title="Manu Parekh">Manu Parekh</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurcharan_Singh_(painter)" title="Gurcharan Singh (painter)">Gurcharan Singh (painter)</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharda_Sinha" title="Sharda Sinha">Sharda Sinha</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alarmel_Valli" title="Alarmel Valli">Alarmel Valli</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan" title="Jaya Bachchan">Jaya Bachchan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Charan_Das" title="Pankaj Charan Das">Pankaj Charan Das</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biren_De" title="Biren De">Biren De</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srirangam_Gopalaratnam" title="Srirangam Gopalaratnam">Srirangam Gopalaratnam</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabri_Khan" title="Sabri Khan">Sabri Khan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunita_Kohli" title="Sunita Kohli">Sunita Kohli</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_N._Krishnan" title="Madurai N. Krishnan">Madurai N. Krishnan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kumar" title="Manoj Kumar">Manoj Kumar</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meera_Mukherjee" title="Meera Mukherjee">Meera Mukherjee</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Parekh" title="Asha Parekh">Asha Parekh</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nataraja_Ramakrishna" title="Nataraja Ramakrishna">Nataraja Ramakrishna</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagaban_Sahu" title="Bhagaban Sahu">Bhagaban Sahu</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anandji_Virji_Shah" title="Anandji Virji Shah">Anandji Virji Shah</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyanji_Virji_Shah" title="Kalyanji Virji Shah">Kalyanji Virji Shah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kalyanji-Anandji" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalyanji-Anandji">Kalyanji-Anandji</a>) (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundari_K._Shridharani" title="Sundari K. Shridharani">Sundari K. Shridharani</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapan_Sinha" title="Tapan Sinha">Tapan Sinha</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthiah_Sthapati" title="Muthiah Sthapati">Muthiah Sthapati</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitra_Visweswaran" title="Chitra Visweswaran">Chitra Visweswaran</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipali_Barthakur" title="Dipali Barthakur">Dipali Barthakur</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunja_Bihari_Meher" title="Kunja Bihari Meher">Kunja Bihari Meher</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnarao_Sable" title="Krishnarao Sable">Krishnarao Sable</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zohra_Sehgal" title="Zohra Sehgal">Zohra Sehgal</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ibomcha_Sharma" title="K. Ibomcha Sharma">K. Ibomcha Sharma</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._Srinivas" title="U. Srinivas">U. Srinivas</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javed_Akhtar" title="Javed Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saryu_Doshi" title="Saryu Doshi">Saryu Doshi</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar" title="Sulochana Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Mutatkar" title="Sumati Mutatkar">Sumati Mutatkar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Deepak_Singh" title="Shobha Deepak Singh">Shobha Deepak Singh</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan_Sursagar" title="Jagmohan Sursagar">Jagmohan Sursagar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_V._Sutar" title="Ram V. Sutar">Ram V. Sutar</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kanhai_Chitrakar" title="Kanhai Chitrakar">Kanhai Chitrakar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur" title="Shekhar Kapur">Shekhar Kapur</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hema_Malini" title="Hema Malini">Hema Malini</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjolie_Ela_Menon" title="Anjolie Ela Menon">Anjolie Ela Menon</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shubha_Mudgal" title="Shubha Mudgal">Shubha Mudgal</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyque_Padamsee" title="Alyque Padamsee">Alyque Padamsee</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar" title="Ramanand Sagar">Ramanand Sagar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aamir_Raza_Husain" title="Aamir Raza Husain">Aamir Raza Husain</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Phenany_Joglekar" title="Padmaja Phenany Joglekar">Padmaja Phenany Joglekar</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Tayab_Khan" title="Mohammed Tayab Khan">Mohammed Tayab Khan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kothari" title="Sunil Kothari">Sunil Kothari</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nerella_Venu_Madhav" title="Nerella Venu Madhav">Nerella Venu Madhav</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Naidu" class="mw-redirect" title="Shobha Naidu">Shobha Naidu</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._V._S._Raju" title="D. V. S. Raju">D. V. S. Raju</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadhanam_Sita_Raman" title="Avadhanam Sita Raman">Avadhanam Sita Raman</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siramdasu_Venkata_Rama_Rao" title="Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao">Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thota_Tharani" title="Thota Tharani">Thota Tharani</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._D._Amaradeva" title="W. D. Amaradeva">W. D. 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