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Ahmedabad: This is the story of an 80s actress who has not been able to compete with anyone till date. There was a time when every producer-director used to stand in line outside her house to sign her. Known as 'Sex Siren'… the film made on her life also created a great stir at the box office. The name of which was The Dirty Picture… Actress Vidya Balan created a stir on the screen in this film. There was a dialogue in the film, films run only because of three things… Entertainment… Entertainment… Entertainment…
The actress we are talking about here was a treasure of entertainment… she would come on the silver screen and set the screen on fire with her style… she had such a charm… she had such a time… she had such a popularity… the name of this actress is Silk Smitha… the most superhit actress of South cinema… whose name was very popular at that time… whom everyone loved. In the 80s, millions of people were dependent on her. Even though there was no social media then, people would still stand in line outside cinema halls to see her posters.
The magic of the silk dress was driving everyone crazy. It captured the heart so fast that no one could understand how it came and how it suddenly started ruling the heart. The 70s were coming to an end, meanwhile an actress started getting popularity in South films. People were attracted towards each episode. In Jotjota, actress Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati, who worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films, became famous as Silk Smitha on the big screen. The magic of the silk dress was driving everyone crazy. It captured the heart so fast that no one could understand how it came and how it suddenly started ruling the heart.
Born in a poor family-
Silk was born on 2 December 1960 in a very poor family in a small village in Andhra Pradesh. Her parents' financial condition was so bad that they could not provide her further education. The actress had to help in household chores. In such a situation, Silk's family got her married to a bullock cart driver. But after marriage, Silk's problems increased instead of decreasing.
Abusive in-laws –
It is said that Silk was beaten a lot by her husband and in-laws. One day, fed up with this torture, Silk ran away from home and reached Chennai. Here too she had to face difficulties but for her this life was better than living with her husband.
Here she started working as a maid in the house of a South actress. She already had an interest in films. This interest increased even more after coming here. This was the reason why she did not stop working as a maid in the actress's house.
Silk starts giving auditions –
The advantage of being a Silk Made was that big film producers were meeting her. Silk understood very well that nothing could be achieved by sitting idle like this. After this she started giving auditions. She never learned the art of acting, so she started learning acting through auditions. Meanwhile, she finally got a chance to start her career. She was seen in the 1979 Tamil film 'Vindichakram'.
Silk's style makes me crazy-
With this film, Silk has made a special place in the hearts of the audience. Her big intoxicating eyes, sharp features were captivating the audience. In a short time, Silk reached a position where people started going to the cinema halls to watch her. Until many films became hits with one of her item numbers.
Did more than 200 films in four years!
The situation became such that producers and directors started paying Rs 50,000 for just one song in their film. This amount was very big at that time. She had become such a name that almost all the filmmakers were eager to cast her in South Indian films. The result was that Silk did 200 films in just four years.
Career was declining –
Despite a long list of films, Silk's career was on the decline. The audience was tired of seeing her doing the same thing. In such a situation, Silk realized that now she would not be able to do anything special in acting. She tried her hand as a producer. However, there too the audience rejected it and Silk could not bear this failure.
See how he died-
The actress started staying away from everyone and became addicted to alcohol. On 23 September 1996, Silk said goodbye to the world forever. She was found hanging from the fan in the house. After investigation, the police called it a suicide and closed the case. The impression Silk left on the audience is still there. What Ada Silk had was not there in anyone else.