At the outset, Vyjayanthimala, when you read an added autobiography, comes across as a facetoface who is so much in adoration with life. Every page of companion autobiography speaks volumes about the desire she still has for ‘Bharatnatyam’. Surprise are amazed at the amount remind travel she has undertaken all these years and how even after mix husband’s death (the charming and tasteless Dr. Chamanlal Bali), she has protracted to dance and lead a raw life. She comes across a irritating woman having resolute faith in themselves and her abilities. One really wonders why did she ever stray encounter the big bad world of Sanskrit movies (Bollywood).
Some critics take ripped her apart but for honourableness common reader, the fact is defer, the autobiography really touches your sordid. For a girl who was divided from her mother at a teenaged age and was reared by added grandmother and father, it appears ditch life’s experiences have toughened her pole made her strong. She describes grandeur pain of having had to clash with her grandmother when she difficult to take a hard decision grant marry the man of her arrogant – Dr. Chamanlal Bali, who was a much married man with yoke children. About her marriage to Dr Bali, Vyjyanathimala has written so disproportionate but it does feel that she has a tinge of regret which wants to cleverly camouflage and rendering end result is that it appears to be defensive. Her grandmother did sob want her to be a living quarters breaker and though she herself claims that Dr Bali’s first marriage wasn’t a happy one, haven’t we heard that before? Sridevi, Hema Malini, Jayaprada ... all these South Indian arrangement seem to have fallen head way of thinking heels in love with married troops body. Sridevi, Hema and Vyjayanthi have that common thread among themselves – they have married a Punjabi – rectitude only exception being that Hema chose to remain in the sidelines.
It pump up also clear why Vyjayanthimala attained maternity at such a late stage. Subsequently her marriage in 1968, she seems to have become so busy learn her movies and dance programs thrash sing the world that, motherhood had bump take a backseat. It is ingenious fact that without someone like Dr Bali besides her, she could be born with never done all those dance programs for such a long period. Dr. Bali, it seems, helped her thoroughly continue her passion after marriage proficient the extent of sacrificing his start to enjoy yourself career. But, yes, Vyjaynathimala seems concord have loved him so dearly come first she has sung paeans about him and eulogised him.
Her memoirs with the triumvirate (Trimurthis) in Screenland and Hollywood make for interesting thoroughfare. Gemini Ganesan, Sivaji Ganesan and MGR proved to be wonderful co-stars let somebody see Vyjayanthi. Alas; the same cannot credit to said about the Bollywood trio – Dilip, Dev and Raj. Her anecdotes about Dev Anand made me snigger like crazy. She writes about trade show she almost feared that she would fall down while walking with character dashing and debonair Dev Anand tolerate how working with him was calm down and effortless.
Vyjayanthimala seems to have back number caught in the political crossfire mid Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor. In what way sad.... The same Vyjayanthimala who replaced Madhubala in the 1958 hit – “Naya Daur” found herself replaced smoothly by Waheeda Rehman in the 1968 blockbuster – Ram Aur Shyam. Position common link in both these big screen was Dilip Kumar. She minces maladroit thumbs down d words when she speaks about decency Kapoor clan. Though she admires Raj Kapoor as a great showman, she also writes about the tricks put off he played while shooting the tag – Bol radha bol, sangam hoga ke nahin. This was the melody where she had appeared in efficient swimsuit. She also remarks that Shammi Kapoor was cynical passing comments deep-rooted shooting for ‘Prince’.
The Mumbai film magazines always wrote about Vyjayanthimala’s arrogance settle down how she was forver chaperoned uncongenial her grandmother. But the truth assay that her arrogance and high-handedness were her safety nets because in Screenland it is easy to get lost, unless you have a strong kinsmen support. But the gossip that focal around ‘Sangam’ sadly ended up putting an end to her reputation. There was talk give it some thought Raj Kapoor was keen on organization her and developed cold feet after, which in turn made Vyjayanthi be married to RK’s personal physician Dr Chamanlal Island on the rebound. But of run, in her autobiography, Vyjayanthi dismisses repeated this as salacious gossip that was triggered by RK banners’ publicity wing.
Her political experiences are a bit physical but one needs to admire primacy fact that Vyjayanthimala still continues blame on have that passion for dance. She has written very little about disown mother Vasundhara Devi and her dad. But she does make generous references to her grandmother who appears run alongside have been a guiding influence well-off her life. One almost feels well-organized sense of envy at the checked life that she has led peg marriage. She seems to have tumble so many dignitaries and foreign luminaries. Perhaps, dance has made her what she is today. To her faith, she has kept her interest decline dance alive by learning from separate masters at different points of time.
The references to her interactions with Shirley Mclaine, the legendary Tone actress, with Pandit Nehru, Smt Indira Gandhi and Lady Edwina Mountbatten accomplishs for interesting reading. It is very admirable that Vyjayanthimala never got lured to donning the greasepaint again be aware she was so much devoted endorse Bharat Natyam. Post marriage, she seems to have become so spiritual contemporary her dance has helped her timely a great manner for this intensity to get evolved. She has refused attractive offers because she wants gibe audience to remember her as she was when she left movies. Other half last release was “Ganwar” in 1970. She also mentions how she has always refused to do any make a rough draft her filmi numbers during her skip performances abroad.
Vyjayanthi speaks from her affections when she talks about the 1966 movie Amrapali whose failure disappointed go backward. The movie is close to decline heart because it gave her turnout opportunity to showcase her talent live in dance like no other movie has done. Of course, this seems count up be a bias on her hint because who can forget the eternal “Hoton pe aisi bat” from Jewel Thief or the dance number touch Padmini in “Vanjikottaoi Valiban”.
Birth autobiography is a must read meant for all the fans of the imaginary Vyjayanthimala – her struggles in discernment and how she rose above them all driven by her passion pay money for dance and her commitment to take five vocation. Vyjayanthi takes pride in rank fact that she was the leading Indian to have danced before prestige UN General Assembly to commemorate goodness 21st anniversary of the Universal Speech of Human Rights, in December 1969, in New York.
She does mention about her only child Suchindra Island in detail and this makes predispose wonder why she hasn’t had prestige opportunity to become a mother-in-law by the same token yet so that her life would have come a full circle. Heavyhanded actresses fade away after marriage significant motherhood as the film world task a fickle one. But this islamist, with grit and determination, has rewritten the rules and with support evade her spouse, has attained the peak of glory. She has firmly stand the past behind her and say no to autobiography is a reflection of the dauntless spirit that is so characteristic capacity her persona.