Padmini Kolhapure
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Ms Padmini Kolhapure a famous Hindi film heroine during the 1980's.
Ms. Padmini was born to a middle-class Maharashtrian Konkani family during 1965. Her father was a Classical Singer and her mother held a job working for the Airlines, whom hailed from a place called Ganguli (near Kundapur). Her father's first cousins are singers Ms. Lata Mangeshkar and Ms. Asha Bhosle, and as a child was in the chorus for some of their songs.
It was Ms.Asha Bhosle who suggested Ms. Padmini's name to Mr.Dev Anand whom cast the then ten-year-old in Ishq Ishq Ishq (1975). This led to other films, such as Dreamgirl (1978), Zingagi, Saajan Bina Suhagan (1978), etc.
Her mother quit her airlines job to be a full-time chaperone as Padmini picked up more roles. Her most famous child role was playing Zeenat Aman as a child in Raj Kapoor's film Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1977). The memorable song "yashomati maiye se" was picturized on her, with playback singing done none other than by her relative Lata Mangeshkar. The success of that song led to her most controversial role in Insaaf Ka Tarazu (1980), remake of the American film Lipstick (1976), where she played the rape victim that was originally played by Mariel Hemingway. She became a household name and earned the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. She also graduated to heroine roles at seventeen in Nasir Hussain's Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai opposite Rishi Kapoor. The film flopped, but she reunited with Rishi Kapoor for his father Raj Kapoor's film Prem Rog (1982). The film earned her a Filmfare Best Actress Award. She also won a special acting award for Ahista Ahista (1982).
Padmini was known for her professionalism and diligence. She even worked when she had a fever on Do Dilon ki Dastaan. She had more box office hits, such as Vidhaata (1982) and Souten (1983). She had a huge hit with Pyar Jhukta Nahin (1985) with Mithun Chakraborty, and they were paired together in several more films. She fell in love with producer Tutu Sharma after he cast her in Aisa Pyar Kahan. They married and she retired from films at the tender age of 22. She has a son with him named Priyank.[1]. After her son grew up, she returned to acting in 2004, such as for the Marathi film Manthan. She has also acted in new films such as Eight.[2]. She was set to play the role of Tulsi Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi after Smriti Irani left but then the role was offered to Gautami Kapoor.
[edit] Filmfare Awards & Nominatons
- 1980 Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Insaaf Ka Tarazu
- 1982 Filmfare Best Actress Award for Prem Rog
- 1983 Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Souten
- 1985 Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Pyar Jhukta Nahin[3]
[edit] Other links
- http://groups.msn.com/PadminiKolhapureHeatoftheEighties/_homepage.msnw?pgmarket=en-us
- Entry on Internet Movie Database
