Entertainment News Desk !!! There have been many actresses in Hindi cinema who have ruled the hearts of people through their dance apart from their acting. There have been some heroines whose talent spread all over the world and everyone considered them heroes. One such actress was Padmini. Padmini’s full name was Padmini Ramachandran. When Padmini, an expert in Bharatnatyam, used to dance, everyone would keep watching. Discussions of rivalry with Vyjayanthimala were very common. June 12 is Padmini’s 9th birth anniversary. On this occasion, we are going to tell some unheard things related to her life. Even though Padmini is not in this world today, but through her work and success, fans still keep the actress in their hearts. Know the inspiring story of the actress in Monday Motivation:
Padmini was born on 12 June 1932 in Thiruvananthapuram. She had two more sisters, Lalita and Ragini. These three sisters were called ‘Travancore Sisters’. Padmini entered the world of acting at the age of 16. After coming into films, Padmini worked extensively in Tamil and Telugu to Hindi, Malayalam and even Russian language films.
In her career, Padmini worked with Rajkumar, Prem Nazir, Shammi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, NT Rama Rao and Rekha’s father and actor Gemini Ganesan. In Bollywood, Padmini appeared in ‘Mera Naam Joker’ and ‘Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai’. In 1960, Padmini was paired with Raj Kapoor in Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai. Padmini started her acting career in 1948 with the Bollywood film ‘Kalpana’. After this, she worked in films in other languages.
Padmini also remained in the headlines due to her rivalry with actress Vyjayanthimala. The reason for this was dance. Vyjayanthimala was also a top actress of that era and like Padmini, she was trained in Bharatnatyam. Due to this, there was always tension between them. In the 1984 film ‘Raj Tilak’, there was a dance face-off between Padmini and Vyjayanthimala. Apart from this, a tremendous dance competition was also seen between these two in the film Vanjikottai Valiban. Due to the rivalry between Padmini and Vyjayanthimala, this song also got cult status in the music industry.
Padmini, who started her career at the age of just 16, waved the flag of her success all over the world. Her life story is no less than an inspiration. In 1961, Padmini married an American doctor and then said goodbye to films. She moved to America with her husband and started focusing on running the house.
Padmini gave birth to a son in 1963, named Prem Ramachandran, who currently works with Warner Bros. In 1977, Padmini opened a classical dance school in New Jersey, named ‘Padmini School of Arts’. Today, Padmini’s school is counted among the largest classical dance institutions in America.
