Acting
Community Rating
7.4
Initial estimate
Born
January 17, 1951 (age 75)
Born in
Valsad, Bombay Presidency, British India
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.

The Kapil Sharma Show
as Herself
2016

Comedy Nights Bachao
as Self
2015

Bin Maa Ke Bachche
as Kamla
2009

Mehbooba
as Karan's aunt
2008

Om Shanti Om
as Dolly's Mother
2007

Indian Idol
as Self
2004

Main Hoon Na
as Mrs. Kakkad
2004

Haseena Maan Jaayegi
as Shakuntala
1999

Sooryavansham
as Radha's mother
1999

Jai Hind
as Bindiya
1999

Jaanam Samjha Karo
as Chandini's Aunt
1999

Badmaash
1998

Banarasi Babu
as Lily Chaubey
1997

Judwaa
as Sundari Batwani
1997

Anokha Andaaz
as Reema's step-mother
1995

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
as Aunt
1994

Krantiveer
1994

Saajan Ka Ghar
as Mrs. Dhanraj
1994

Udhaar Ki Zindagi
1994

Aasoo Bane Angaarey
as Mrs. Durgadevi Verma
1993