Vyjanthimala was among the finest actresses in Indian cinema, recognized for her motion pictures like ‘Naya Daur’, ‘Madhumati’, ‘Sangam’ and extra. Whereas she achieved a prime place amongst actresses of these instances together with others like Waheeda Rehman, Madhubala, her journey wasn’t straightforward. She confronted numerous physique shaming and later was additionally within the information for rumours of her relationship with Raj Kapoor when he was already married to Krishna Kapoor. Her entry into movies got here at simply 16, with the 1949 Tamil hit Vaazhkai. However her highway to success wasn’t at all times clean — she endured physique shaming early in her profession. In her memoir Bonding, she recalled how Nagin director Nandlal Jaswantlal would humiliate her in public: “You might be too plump and nonetheless have numerous child fats. You’ve such a spherical face, that it fills the entire display screen. Don’t seem like an idli.” The taunts typically left her with “tears shimmering in my eyes, all set to roll down.”
Vyjayanthimala’s profession decisions had been overseen by her grandmother, Yadugiri Devi, who mistrusted Raj Kapoor’s fame with girls. Even so, gossip linked the 2 actors, particularly after Sangam. Vyjayanthimala denied any affair in her memoir, calling it a publicity stunt: “Manufacturing the romance due to his starvation for publicity.”However Rishi Kapoor’s autobiography Khullam Khulla informed a unique story. He wrote about transferring out of the household house together with his mom, Krishna Kapoor, through the alleged affair: “I bear in mind transferring into the Natraj Resort on Marine Drive with my mother through the time papa was concerned with Vyjayanthimala. From the lodge, we shifted for 2 months into an residence in Chitrakoot. My father had purchased the residence for mother and us. He did all he might to woo her again, however my mom wouldn’t give in till he had ended that chapter of his life.”Vyjayanthimala and Raj Kapoor appeared collectively in simply two movies — Nazrana (1961) and Sangam (1964). Then, in 1968, on the top of her stardom, she surprised the trade by marrying the Kapoor household’s physician, Dr. Chamanlal Bali, and stepping away from movies. Dance, nevertheless, remained a relentless in her life by stage performances. Reflecting on her resolution, she wrote, “I made the wisest resolution of my life, I left the movies on the proper time. I’ve no regrets as a result of I labored with a few of the greatest.”