Meet actress who started her career with cabaret dance, rose to fame with one role, was Meena Kumari’s…, quit acting after…, is now…

In the 80s, 90s and the following years, the Indian TV serials had been being picked up by other folks in India. Whereas many serials made it to the audience’s TV monitors, handiest about a of them modified into out to be a large hit, and amongst them became Ramayan. Launched in 1987, the show cloak featured Arun Govil essaying the role of Lord Ram. The story of the gathering stuck with the audience and with out reference to being 38 years since its liberate, the serial is aloof discussed amongst other folks. It became one in all these serials which gave name and reputation to all its actors. Amongst them became Padma Khanna.

If the name doesn’t ring a bell, then enact you undergo in mind who played Kaikeyi in Ramayan? If the face appears to be like in front of your mind, then it became Padma Khanna for you.

Fabricate you needless to allege even before performing in Ramayan, Padma became a cabaret dancer? Certain, you be taught that lawful! When Padma Khanna became no longer frequently 7, she began to be taught dance from Pandit Birju Maharaj. She became a in actuality handsome dancer. Seeing her skills, Padmini and Vaijayantimala rapid her to uncover a profession in motion photographs.

In 1970, Padma obtained a possibility to work in Dev Anand’s film Johnny Mera Naam. On this film, she regarded within the role of a cabaret dancer. Alternatively, Padma Khanna became stereotyped within the alternate and became handiest equipped roles of the dancers. Fabricate you needless to allege Padma worked as Meena Kumari’s double in Pakeezah?

Padma obtained her staunch identity from Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan. Even supposing Padma at the beginning set rejected the provide of this show cloak thanks to the detrimental role, Ramanand later contented her a lot and lastly Padma agreed to change into ‘Kaikeyi’, which she portrayed on cloak with such elegance and vivaciousness that even recently one can't even imagine seeing anyone else in this role.

Padma now runs her comprise Kathak dance academy called Indianica Dance Academy.