In her 1968, Star and Style interview she mentioned how her husband was going to produce a film with her in the lead and she had signed three films Rangeela, Sandesh and Appointment. Patanga, her 1971 film with Shashi Kapoor, also failed to strike a chord with the audience. She also loved acting in plays and was a regular participant in AIR Bombay's children's program. Devastated by her professional and personal life, Vimi took refuge in alcohol.
She graduated from Sophia College, Mumbai majoring in Psychology and got married to Calcutta-based businessman Shiv Agrawal who was in … And what happened to Jolly -her would-be second husband? ... Where in Jalandhar eas she born? He also added the Vimi fitted the role perfectly and brought in the maturity that was needed for the role. But her obituary hinted that she had taken to prostitution and was living in different hotels.
There are innumerable stories about her life including endless conspiracy theories. Your email address will not be published. She had plenty of it and was evident from her Pali Hill apartment, designer clothes, mink coat and sports car. Music Director Ravi got introduced to her at a party in Calcutta and later invited her and Shiv to Mumbai. There was also a Gujarati film that she was considering. She studied psychology at Sophia College and then married Shivraj Agarwal, a businessman from Calcutta belonging to the reputed Amirchand Pyarelal family.
She had money, true love and now success was inevitable. shiv agarwal uploaded a video 3 years ago 1:26. The Agarwals disowned the couple. Born in 1943, Vimi had trained to be a singer. Somehow, after the film, the Chopras completely dropped Vimi. Where are they now? Required fields are marked *. This playful duet picturized on Mehmood and Chitra (original name Afsar Unissa Begum) is the, Vintage Tidbits – The Alarm That Failed (1957), Vintage Tidbits – Johnny Walker and Noor Fishing (1957). By admin / On November 19, 2011 / At 3:11 pm / In Bollywood. The obituary column in Indian Express reported how everyone had forgotten her and no one from her family, friends or the film fraternity had attended her funeral. Vimi (1943[1] – 22 August 1977) was an Indian film actress who acted in Indian films such as Aabroo, Hamraaz and Patanga. She was married, mother of two and made her debut under the Chopra banner opposite two of top stars, Raaj Kumar and Sunil Dutt. One can’t help but wonder what went so wrong. And so, she became the heroine of 'Humraaz'. (Thanks to Aseem Chandaver for helping with some of the research), Suniel Shetty Shares Loving Photo and Note for 'Baby' Daughter Athiya on Her Birthday, Saina Nehwal Calls Parineeti Chopra Her ‘Lookalike’ on Seeing 'First Look' from Her Biopic, Journalist Confuses Theresa May with Margaret Thatcher, Gets Roasted with 'Grave' Memes on Twitter, Immigration, Global Health, Climate Change: Why Indians Care about 2020 US Presidential Election, Himanshi Khurana Flaunts Her Karva Chauth Look, Gets Best Compliment from Beau Asim Riaz, From 'Cheeku' to 'KING Kohli' - Rare and Unseen Pictures of the Indian Skipper, From Kajal Aggarwal, Poonam Pandey to Kajol, Here's How Stars Celebrated Karwa Chauth. But the movie was a Box Office disaster and even names like Ashok Kumar, Nirupa Roy and Lalita Pawar could not save it. While all reports agreed that she did drink a lot Cine Advance maintained that she had quit drinking and was focusing on her career. Music Director Ravi got introduced to her at a party in Calcutta and later invited her and Shiv to Mumbai. Who were her kids? It is indeed a major mystery and will remain one forever. It was her own undue love of the silverscreen and the exploitative/wrong elements in the industry which ruined her. In 1970 Filmfare she appeared in a bikini and was described as someone who had 'charm and grace and two other assets which she does not want to publicise - sex appeal and a huge wardrobe.' Your email address will not be published. Vimi was held up as a style icon. Some of you may have never heard of her nevertheless you might want to hear her story. He went on to describe Vimi as the girl "with the roving eye who went out without her husband in the fond hope that some producer or actor will make her an offer". [3] As her money started dwindling, it is said that she also turned towards prostitution just to buy drinks to feed her craving. He introduced them to B. R. Chopra and that is how Vimi got her first film.
[4], Finally after a tumultuous and tragic life, Vimi died on 22 August 1977 due to liver disease in the general ward of Nanavati hospital. Her husband gave her unconditional support even though her parents and in-laws had abandoned the couple because they were against her joining films.
It was she who deserted him and got separated from him. Was Vimi a Sikh? Vimi's biggest disappointment however, was that the Chopras did not recast her. Vimi was a Punjabi Sikh girl who married Shiv Agarwal, son of an Industrialist, with whom she had one son and one daughter. She graduated from Sophia College, Mumbai majoring in Psychology and got married to Calcutta-based businessman Shiv Agrawal who was in the hardware business. [3] But she had completely disappeared from all film magazines since 1971. This film, however, bombed at the box office.
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so sad she died so young- her husband abused her. She was the heroine of BR Chopra's blockbuster 'Humraaz'. Real in Bihar nude in dj flor - Duration: 86 seconds. Vimi was a Punjabi Sikh girl who married Shiv Agarwal, son of an Industrialist, with whom she had one son and one daughter. After the failure of Aabroo things went downward spiral for Vimi who was now reduced to pose for photoshoots in magazines. After 'Humraaz' Vimi's next film was Aabroo (1968) with newcomer Deepak Kumar who was described as 'The most dynamic star discovery of the year'. He introduced them to B. R. Chopra and that is how Vimi got her first film.