Hema Malini turns 69: Remembering Basanti, Dream Girl and other iconic roles

Hema Malini turns 69: Remembering Basanti, Dream Girl and other iconic roles

FP Staff October 17, 2017, 11:40:41 IST

As Hema Malini turns 69, here’s a look at all her evergreen roles, from Sholay’s Basanti to the first Dream Girl of Bollywood.

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Many would agree that Hema Malini’s Basanti in Sholay is her most iconic role. Basanti is a strong, powerful woman, who is self-sufficient and doesn’t fall for cheesy one-liners. Image from Twitter/@BollywoodRR

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Malini played a double role in Seeta Aur Geeta and won hearts with her acting abilities. In the film, she plays two contrasting characters who are actually twins separated at birth. Imagr from Twitter/@Rajender__

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Hema Malini in a still from the 1977 film Dream Girl after which everyone started addressing her as ‘Dream Girl’. Image from Twitter/@FilmHistoryPicHema

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Dharmatma was the first Bollywood film to be shot in Afghanistan. Hema Malini’s bohemian look in the film is something that is still recreated.

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Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan’s tearjerker saw Malini in distressed parent-mode. However, she essayed the role of a selfless mother to perfection. Image from Twitter/@KarabashevaAmi1

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