Hema Malini who is 76 has won our hearts as Dream Girl. She has reigned over Indian cinema for decades. From sharing big screen with legends like Amitabh Bachchan Dharmendra Rajinikanth Dev Anand and Rajesh Khanna Malini’s legacy continues to inspire generations of actors. Apart from her films she is also famous for being married to a married actor. Hema was born in the Chakraborty family. Her dads name is V.S.R. Chakravarthy and her mom Jaya was a film producer. She was enrolled in the Chennai-based Andhra Mahila Sabha. It is said that Hema was very thin earlier and was rejected from Tamil films. Her journey from South Indian cinema to Hindi films and then surprising everyone with her dancing skills. If we sum up her artistry the canvas is truly vast. Many actresses appeared on the silver screen and became famous but there was no one like Hema. She beautifully owned every character she played on screen. When she got the role of Dhannos talkative Basanti in Sholay she completely immersed herself in it. Whether it was Dream Girl Meera Bai or Swami Vivekanands mother Durga… she portrayed each role with heartfelt passion. It was the night between 15th and 16th October 1948. According to Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography Jaya Chakraborty gave birth to a baby girl in a village in Tamil Nadu. This daughter of the Chakraborty family was born just after Dussehra. It is said that the entire family was deeply religious. They were staunch devotees of Goddess Lakshmi which is why she was named Hema Malini. Hema was the only sister among two brothers and was trained in classical dance from an early age. Her career in Tamil films ended before it could even begin something the actress has spoken about in many shows. She was shocked by the rejection and felt hurt but she didn’t give up. Soon after she got her big break in a Hindi film. Hema Malini has appeared in over 150 films during her film career frequently opposite Dharmendra whom she married in 1980. The couple then got married 10 years later. Dharmendra already had two sons (Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol) and two daughters with his first wife Prakash Kaur. Hema Malini and Dharmendra have two children Esha Deol (born 1981) and Ahana Deol (born 1985). Because of Dharmendras marriage to Prakash Kaur Hema Malinis parents were against their union and wanted the actress to marry Jeetendra. However Malini and Dharmendras love only grew stronger with time and the couple are now happily married.