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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 17, 1951
Place of Birth
Valsad, Bombay Presidency, British India
Also Known As
- बिन्दू
- Bindu Desai
Bindu Desai
0.7 Popularity
Biography
Bindu had early successes with Ittefaq and Do Raaste in 1969. From here she went on to write her success story with Shakti Samanta's Kati Patang (1970), where she had a sizzling cabaret dance, "Mera Naam Shabnam" to her credit; a number which is even today remembered as one of the highlights of the film. Bindu's mesmerising performances in 1974 as a seductress in Imtihan, and as a nymphomaniac in Hawas, left audiences asking for more. With a string of hits behind her, she successfully managed to break out of the myth that married actresses usually do not go to become sex symbols, especially in the Hindi film industry. She is the third point in the 'holy trinity' of item number queens. Along with Helen and Aruna Irani, Bindu defined the Bollywood 'cabaret' dance number and the role of the 'Vamp'. Her acting ability was seen in films like Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films Arjun Pandit and Abhimaan, where she won raves for playing a very sympathetic character. She proved to be just as convincing as the crippled woman in Chaitali and as the deglamorised role of wife to Ashok Kumar, in Arjun Pandit. She played the villain's moll in Zanjeer and became famous as Mona Darling. An impending pregnancy, followed by a miscarriage, brought about a lull in her career and on the advice of her doctors she had to end her stint as the glamorous 'vamp' – dancing and all. However, she did not stay away for long and returned to the silver screen with character roles – Hero, Biwi Ho To Aisi and Kishen Kanhaiya and with many other such movies she managed to re-establish herself as the unmerciful and cruel mother-in-law, or the cynical aunt. In the later stages of her career, she made fewer on-screen appearances, like the ones in Shola Aur Shabnam, which highlighted her comic side, and followed with other light and funny performances in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Main Hoon Na, and Om Shanti Om.
Known For
Credits
The Kapil Sharma Show
as Herself
2016
7.1
Comedy Nights Bachao
as Self
2015
5.5
Mehbooba
as Karan's aunt
2008
4.5
Indian Idol
as Self
2004
6.1
Main Hoon Na
as Mrs. Kakkad
2004
6.6
Haseena Maan Jaayegi
as Shakuntala
1999
6.0
Sooryavansham
as Radha's mother
1999
5.9
Jai Hind
as Bindiya
1999
7.8
Jaanam Samjha Karo
as Chandini's Aunt
1999
4.3
Badmaash
1998
7.0
Banarasi Babu
as Lily Chaubey
1997
3.5
Judwaa
as Sundari Batwani
1997
6.0
Anokha Andaaz
as Reema's step-mother
1995
0.0
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
as Aunt
1994
6.5
Krantiveer
1994
8.0
Saajan Ka Ghar
as Mrs. Dhanraj
1994
5.5
Udhaar Ki Zindagi
1994
9.0
Aasoo Bane Angaarey
as Mrs. Durgadevi Verma
1993
7.0
Aankhen
as Anuradha
1993
5.8
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
as Yashudhara Devi
1993
5.7
Rang
as Suchitra Madhav Singh
1993
6.3
Shreemaan Aashique
1993
5.0
Shola Aur Shabnam
as Girls Hostel Principal
1992
6.6
Phool Bane Angaray
as Mrs. Singh
1991
6.3
Lohe Ke Haath
as Bindu Devi
1990
0.0
Ghar Ho To Aisa
as Durga
1990
6.2
Kishen Kanhaiya
as Kamini
1990
6.5
Biwi Ho To Aisi
as Kamla Bhandari
1988
6.0
Muqaddar Ka Faisla
as Mona
1987
7.0
Pyar Ke Kabil
1987
0.0
Khazana
as Sonam
1987
0.0
Allah Rakha
as Banoo
1986
2.3
Pyar Ke Do Pal
as Paro
1986
7.3
Adhikar
1986
0.0
Saveray Wali Gaadi
as Sukhdai
1986
6.5
Angaaray
as Hirabai - courtesan
1986
0.0
🎬
Maphicha Sakshidar
1986
0.0
Aaj Ka Daur
as Bijli, Laundry Women
1985
9.0
Alag Alag
1985
4.0
Balidaan
1985
0.0
Haqeeqat
as Laxmi
1985
0.0
Sarfarosh
as Item Dancer
1985
0.0
Pyar Jhukta Nahin
as Kamini Pratap
1985
8.3
Sreekrishna Parunthu
as Lakshmikkutty
1984
4.4
🎬
Bandh Honth
1984
9.7
Divorce
as Jayant's wife
1984
0.0
Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka
as Dr. Shobha
1983
0.0
Prem Rog
as Chamiya
1982
7.2
Meharbaani
1982
0.0
Laawaris
as Kamini
1981
6.2
Naseeb
as Self
1981
7.1
Maan Gaye Ustaad
as Jaikishan's Assistant
1981
0.0
Shaan
as Maharani of Kamalpur
1980
6.8
Neeyat
1980
0.0
Bin Maa Ke Bachche
as Kamla
1980
0.0
Garam Khoon
as Pummy
1980
5.0
Ahsaas
1979
0.0
Naalayak
as Rita
1979
0.0
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
as Cabaret dancer
1979
6.1
🎬
Chambal ki rani
1979
0.0
Amar Deep
1979
0.0
🎬
Chor Ho To Aisa
as Seema
1978
0.0
Apna Khoon
as Sumi
1978
0.0
Trishna
as Vidya
1978
7.5
Daku Aur Jawan
1978
0.0
Phandebaaz
1978
10.0
Rahu Ketu
as Sheela
1978
0.0
Besharam
as Manju
1978
5.0
Bandie
as Vimla
1978
6.0
🎬
Des Pardes
as Sylvia
1978
1.0
Ganga Ki Saugand
as Jayshree
1978
6.2
Farishta Ya Qatil
1977
0.0
Chakkar Pe Chakkar
as Munnibai
1977
0.0
Hira Aur Patthar
as Roopa Bai
1977
0.0
Tyaag
1977
0.0
Maha Badmaash
as Reena
1977
5.0
Do Chehere
as Dancer
1977
0.0
Kabeela
as Bijli
1976
0.0
Shaque
1976
9.0
Shankar Shambhu
as Munnibai
1976
5.0
Shankar Dada
as Bindiya
1976
0.0
Dus Numbri
as CBI Officer Roopa Sharma
1976
4.5
Arjun Pandit
1976
0.0
Aaj Ka Mahatma
as Julie
1976
5.0
🎬
Sharafat Chod Di Maine
1976
5.1
Nehle Pe Dehla
1976
5.0
Zorro
as Nisha
1975
7.5
🎬
Vandana
1975
8.0
Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty
1975
0.0
Raja Shiv Chhatrapati
1974
0.0
Imtihan
as Rita
1974
6.0
Prem Nagar
as Shamsher's wife
1974
0.0
Aarop
as Kanchan
1974
0.0
Golden Cage
as Reshma
1974
8.0
Hawas
as Kamini Singh
1974
5.0
Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi
1974
0.0
Prem Shastra
1974
3.0
Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye
as Lily
1973
0.0
Joshila
as Rani
1973
6.0
Abhimaan
as Chitra
1973
7.2
Gehri Chaal
as Shobha Shankar
1973
3.0
Agni Rekha
1973
0.0
Zanjeer
as Mona
1973
6.8
🎬
Nafrat
as Ashoo Kumar
1973
0.0
Mere Jeevan Saathi
as Kamal
1972
7.0
Garam Masala
as Neelima
1972
6.0
Raja Jani
1972
6.2
Ek Bechara
1972
0.0
Dastaan
1972
2.7
Amar Prem
as Kamla
1972
6.5
Dushman
as Chamelibai
1972
3.0
Chori Chori
as Meena
1972
0.0
Dil Ka Raaja
as Rani of Beenapur
1972
0.0
Kati Patang
as Shabnam 'Shaboo'
1971
6.7
Parde Ke Peechey
1971
0.0
Do Raaste
as Neela Alopee Prasad
1969
7.0
Ittefaq
as Renu
1969
4.7
The Gold Medal
1969
0.0
Anpadh
1962
6.0
Ek Phool Char Kaante
as (uncredited)
1960
5.0
Kaala Paani
as Dancer
N/A
0.0