Sometimes beauty became the enemy and sometimes she was thrown out by married Salim Khan, know the full life history of Bollywood's first item girl Helen.
Entertainment News Desk – Piya tu ab to aa ja… Shola sa man dahke aake bujha ja… Or 'Mera naam chin chin chu baba chin chin chu', today is the birthday of actress Helen, who sets fire to every song with her boldness. Today, there are very few films in the film industry which do not have item songs. From Nora Fatehi to Malaika Arora, everyone won accolades by becoming item girls. But do you know that the first item girl of Bollywood industry was Helen, who created a stir with her beauty as well as her dance moves. Men's hearts used to beat faster on seeing them. Today, of course, he is away from the industry, but his name is still on people's lips. Today is Helen's birthday, so on this special occasion let's know some special things about her.
came to India from Burma
Helen's personal life has been much discussed. She is an Anglo-Indian actress who moved to Mumbai with her family after the death of her father during World War II. Her mother, who had married a British soldier after the death of Helen's father, was pregnant at the time. The path was very difficult, there was neither food to eat nor water to drink. In such a situation, due to hunger and lack of medicines, his mother had a miscarriage on the way and some members of the family died.
First became a nurse, then a dancer
Helen saw that the family was in a lot of trouble, so she decided to stay in Kolkata and started working as a nurse. The condition was so bad that it was difficult to get even two meals a day. In such a situation, he thought of doing some other job. During this time, Helen's mother met Kuku More, a famous background dancer of that time. He got Helen a job as a background dancer in films.
beauty becomes trouble
Helen's beauty was being discussed everywhere. She was so beautiful that whoever saw her once would just keep looking at her. On the strength of her skills, she became the first item girl of the Bollywood industry at the age of 19. She was also considered a sex symbol of the 60s. We are saying this because she was the only actress whose boldness and hotness made crowds flock to the cinema halls to watch her films. The actress had told in an interview that her beauty had become a problem for her, due to which she had to wear a burqa before leaving the house.
Divorced her husband who was 27 years older and married Salim.
Helen's personal life is no less than a film story. The actress married director PN Arora, 27 years older than her, in 1957. Although their marriage lasted for 16 years, they got divorced. When Salman Khan's father Salim Khan saw Helen, he fell in love with her at first sight. Although he was already married and the father of two children, regardless of this he went against the family and married Helen. For some time the family did not accept them but later all the grudges went away and everyone started living together lovingly. Even today, everyone from Salman to Arbaaz parties together on Helen's birthday.
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