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Leena Chandavarkar is a former Indian Actress. She is the 4th spouse of Kishore Kumar and was with him till his dying.

Wiki/Biography

Leena Chandavarkar was born on 29 August 1950 (age 69 years; as in 2019) in Dharwad, Karnataka. Her zodiac signal is Virgo. She did her education from the Bassel Mission Excessive Faculty, Karnataka. She didn’t attend school. After she accomplished her education, she participated within the Filmfare Contemporary Face competitors in 1965 and completed as a runner-up. After that, she obtained a number of commercial assignments. She labored within the promoting trade till 1968. She did her first movie in 1968.

Leena Chandavarkar In An Advert Shoot

Bodily Look

Top: 5′ 3″ (approx.)

Weight: 55  kg (approx.)

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Black

Leena Chandavarkar

Household

Leena was born in a Brahmin Household. Her father, Srinath Chandavarkar, was an officer within the Indian Military. Not a lot is understood about her mom. She has a brother, Anil Chandavarkar. She was married twice. Her first marriage was with Siddharth Bandodkar. Her second marriage was with Kishore Kumar. She had a son with him, Sumeet Kumar.

Leena Chandavarkar With Her First Husband Siddharth Bandodkar

Leena Chandavarkar With Her Second Husband Kishore Kumar

Leena Chandavarkar With Her Son Sumeet Kumar

Profession

Leena used to get a number of modelling assignments. She wished to get into performing however was not getting a very good movie. She was very conservative and conventional; as a consequence of which she needed to let go of many movies. She lastly obtained a very good position in Sunil Dutt’s movie Man Ka Meet in 1968. She was forged because the lead actress with Sunil Dutt’s brother Som Dutt. Vinod Khanna was additionally forged within the movie because the villain; it was Khanna’s debut movie too. Throughout 1969-1979, she did many movies and with numerous in style actors. By the tip of the Nineteen Eighties, she had labored with Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, and lots of extra.

Leena Chandavarkar With Sunil Dutt & Vinod Khanna

In 1970, she did a movie with Jeetendra, Huumjoli. The film’s music Dhal Gaya Din Ho Gayi Shaam was an prompt hit and was beloved by all throughout India. Leena turned a family title after that and she or he turned highly regarded after that music.

She had grow to be a highly regarded actress and each director wished her to be the movie’s lead actress. In 1971, she did a movie with Rajesh Khanna, Mehboob Ki Mehndi. It was thought-about her finest efficiency and she or he acquired praises from throughout India for he position within the movie and the best way she portrayed it.

Leena Chandavarkar In Mehboob Ki Mehndi

She did 30 movies in her profession of 15 years. Her final movie was Sarfarosh. In an interview in 2015, she mentioned that she continues to be open to doing movies if anybody gives a very good position.

Controversy

On 16 February 2015, in the course of the 2015 Hum Log Awards present, which Leena was attending, she had an incident with Ram Jethmalani; who was additionally on the occasion. Whereas she was happening the stage, Jethmalani got here ahead to take her hand and greet her, however he by chance ended up kissing her. Many individuals on social media platforms felt sorry for Leena and trolled Jethmalani after photos of the kiss went viral. Leena later clarified that they each admire one another and there was nothing incorrect with the kiss.

Ram Jethmalani Kissing Leena Chandavarkar

Favorite Issues

Favorite Meals: Rooster Tikka

Favorite Actor: Kishore Kumar

Favorite Actress: Nargis

Favorite Bollywood Movie: Bidai (1974)

Favorite Hollywood Movie: River Of No Return (1954)

Favorite Singer: Kishore Kumar

Information

• She participated within the Filmfare Contemporary Face competitors when she was 15 years previous. She was the primary runner-up within the competitors. Rajesh Khanna and Farida Jalal had been additionally contributors, they usually received.

• Nargis was Leena’s mentor. She taught her non-classical dance, driving, and Hindi. Leena’s mom tongue was Kannada, therefore Nargis needed to train her Hindi.

• She by no means did any bikini shoots as she was very conservative.

• She has executed greater than 30 movies, most of which had been tremendous hit.
  

  Leena Chandavarkar

• Whereas she was capturing for the 1973 movie Manchali, she met Kishore Kumar for the primary time. Kishore was on the units as he had a music within the film.
  

  Leena Chandavarkar In Manchali

• She obtained married to Siddharth Bandodkar on 8 December 1975. Siddharth was the son of the Goa’s first Chief Minister- Dayanand.
  

  Leena Chandavarkar With Her First Husband Siddharth Bandodkar

• Her marriage didn’t final lengthy as on 18 December 1975, Siddharth shot himself by chance whereas cleansing his revolver. He fought for his life for over a 12 months however handed away on 7 November 1976.
  

  Leena Chandavarkar With Siddharth Bandodkar

• She obtained married to her second husband, Kishore Kumar, within the 12 months 1980. That they had a son collectively, Sumeet Kumar.
  

  Leena Chandavarkar With Kishore Kumar And Their Son Sumeet

• Kishore Kumar died on 13 October 1987. Leena by no means obtained married after Kumar’s dying.

• She had utterly retired from the performing, however, now, she, writes lyrics for her son, Sumeet Kumar’s music album.
  

  Leena Chandavarkar With Her Son Sumeet Kumar