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In the golden era of Indian cinema i.e. 50s and 60s, there was one such actress who ruled millions of hearts with her killer style, unmatched acting and amazing classical dance, whose magic overshadowed every big superstar of that era. We are talking about Padmini Ramachandran, one of the favorite actresses of Bollywood showman Raj Kapoor, who spread such magic of her beauty and art on the film screen for almost 30 years that people became crazy about her. This beauty, who entered the film world at the age of just 16, gave such a tough competition to the biggest star and dancer of that era, Vyjayanthimala, that the ‘cat fight’ and competition between the two became the biggest headlines in the film corridors. Today, on the very special occasion of her birthday, in this special entertainment report of Editor Rinki Tiwari, know some very interesting and unheard stories from the life of Padmini, who is called the ‘Flame of Dance’.
A explosive debut at the age of 16 and a journey of 250 films, he made his art famous not only in the country but also abroad.
Born on 12 June 1932 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Padmini was not only a brilliant and beautiful actress, but she was also a very extraordinary and skilled dancer of Bharatanatyam. In the year 1948, when she was just 16 years old, she got a chance to start her acting career with the film ‘Kalpana’. In her very first film, she played the role of a dancer and dominated the screen as soon as she appeared. The scope of Padmini’s talent was not limited to Bollywood only, she proved her acting prowess in Hindi as well as Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu cinema. Not only this, his popularity was such that he also worked in Russian films and raised the prestige of Indian cinema at the international level. In his entire career, he left an indelible mark by acting in more than 250 films from South to Bollywood.
From Raj Kapoor to Shammi Kapoor, the pair got along well with every big superstar.
Padmini was one of the few actresses of that era with whom even the biggest superstars were desperate to work. He shared the screen with some of the biggest and stalwart actors of Indian cinema like Bollywood megastar Raj Kapoor, evergreen actor Shammi Kapoor, South cinema legend and Rekha’s father Gemini Ganesan, NT Rama Rao (NTR) to Shivaji Ganesan. Her pairing with Raj Kapoor got immense love from the audience. As soon as she entered the screen, there was thunderous applause in the theatres, especially when her dance numbers came in the films, people were mesmerized. This was the reason why in Tamil cinema he was given the title of ‘The Flame of Dance’ with respect and love.
Thirty-six figures at the box office with Vyjayanthimala, on-screen competition seen on the sets of ‘Raj Tilak’
In the 50s, when Padmini made rapid progress in the film industry, famous actress Vyjayanthimala remained the number one queen of the film industry on the basis of her dance and acting. But with the arrival of Padmini, Vyjayantimala’s empire started facing tough challenges. It became common news in the film circles and media reports that due to competition, there is a figure of thirty-six between these two great dancers. This tension and dance competition between the two was clearly seen on-screen in Raj Kapoor’s famous film ‘Raj Tilak’, where both of them competed against each other in a very tough dance competition. However, in real life, both the actresses never spoke openly about their alleged fight or differences and always maintained diplomatic dignity towards each other. Padmini’s name will always remain immortal in the history of cinema as a ‘flame of dance’ who took the Indian dance art to a new level.