जन्मदिन / माला सिन्हा
मैं तेरी नज़र का सरूर हूं, तुझे याद हो कि न याद हो !
हिंदी सिनेमा के छठे और सातवे दशक की भावप्रवण अभिनेत्री माला सिन्हा
नेपाली मूल की पहली अदाकारा थीं जिन्हें हिंदी फिल्मों में सफलता और
लोकप्रियता हासिल हुई। प्रेम के उल्लास, दर्द की गहराई और भावुकता के सघन
से सघन क्षणों को अपनी आंखों और अपने चेहरे से बखूबी अभिव्यक्त करने का
हुनर उन्हें आता था। यही वज़ह है कि वहीदा रहमान, नूतन,
आशा पारेख, साधना, हेमा मालिनी जैसी अभिनेत्रियों के दौर में भी अपना एक
ख़ास मुक़ाम बनाए रखने में वे सफल हुईं। आल इंडिया रेडियो में गायिका के
तौर पर अपना कैरियर शुरू करने वाली माला सिन्हा की नायिका के रूप में पहली
फिल्म केदार शर्मा की 'रंगीन रातें' (1956) थी, लेकिन उन्हें ख्याति मिली
बी.आर.चोपड़ा की फिल्मों 'धर्मपुत्र' और 'धूल का फूल' से। उन्होंने सौ से
ज्यादा हिंदी, उर्दू, बंगला और नेपाली फिल्मों में अभिनय किया। जिन फिल्मों
के लिए उन्हें याद किया जाता है, वे हैं - धर्मपुत्र, धूल का फूल, अनपढ़,
फिर सुबह होगी, प्यासा, जहांआरा, गीत, आंखें, माया, दिल तेरा दीवाना, मेरे
हुज़ूर, गुमराह, हिमालय की गोद में, हरियाली और रास्ता, बहुरानी, आसरा, नया
ज़माना, उजाला, एक गांव की कहानी, परवरिश, मैं नशे में हूं, गहरा दाग,
नीला आकाश, संजोग, हमसाया, दुनिया न माने, बेवक़ूफ़, पूजा के फूल, सुहागन,
जब याद किसी की आती है, दो कलियां, बहारें फिर भी आएंगी, अपने हुए पराए,
दिल्लगी, मर्यादा, रिवाज़ और कर्मयोगी। 1994 की फिल्म 'ज़िद' में वे आखिरी
बार देखी गईं। चार फिल्मों - धूल का फूल, बहुरानी, जहांआरा और हिमालय की
गोद में उत्कृष्ट अभिनय के लिए उन्हें सर्वश्रेष्ठ अभिनेत्री के चार
फिल्मफेयर पुरस्कार मिले थे। फ़िलहाल वे सिनेमा को अलविदा कह अलग-थलग
पारिवारिक जीवन बिता रही हैं। माला सिन्हा के जन्मदिन पर उन्हें हार्दिक
बधाई, उनकी फिल्म 'धर्मपुत्र' के लिए साहिर के लिखे एक नज़्म की पंक्तियों
के साथ !
रो रोके तुम्हें ख़त लिखती हूं
और खुद पढ़कर रो लेती हूं
हालात के तपते तूफां में
जज़्बात की कश्ती खेती हूं
कैसे हो कहां हो कुछ तो कहो
मैं तुमको सदाएं देती हूं
मैं जब भी अकेली होती हूं
तुम चुपके से आ जाते हो
और झांक के मेरी आंखों में
बीते दिन याद दिलाते हो !
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Sanjog Waltar :
Mala Sinha (born 11 November 1936 in Calcutta is a Nepali Indian actress
who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Recognised for her
talent and beauty, she went on to become
a popular leading actress in Hindi films from the early 1950s until the
late 1970s. Sinha has starred in over a hundred film productions:
popular ones include Pyaasa (1957), Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Anpadh, Dil
Tera Deewana ( both 1962), Gumrah (1963), Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965)
and Aankhen (1968).
Sinha was born in a Bengali descent Nepalese
Christian family in Calcutta. Mala Sinha claimed herself a Bengali
descent Nepali many years ago in a T.V. interview.They named her Alda.
Her friends at school used to tease her by calling her Dalda (a brand of
vegetable oil), so she changed her name to Mala.In her childhood she
learnt dancing and singing.
Although she was an approved singer of
All India Radio, she has never done playback singing in films. But as a
singer she has done stage shows in many languages from 1947 to 1975.
Sinha started her career as child artist in Bengali films Jai Vaishno
Devi followed by Shri Krishan Leela, Jog Biyog and Dhooli. Noted Bengali
director Ardhendu Bose saw her acting in a school play and took
permission from her father to cast her as a heroine in his film
Roshanara (1952), her cinematic debut.
After acting in a couple of
films in Calcutta, Mala had to go to Bombay for a Bengali film. There
she met Geeta Bali, a noted Bollywood actress, who was charmed by her
and introduced her to film director Kidar Sharma. It was Sharma who cast
her as a heroine in his Rangeen Ratein. Her first Hindi film was
Badshah opposite Pradeep Kumar, then came Ekadashi, a mythological film.
Both failed, but her lead role in Kishore Sahu's Hamlet, paired
opposite Pradeep Kumar, fetched her rave reviews in spite of it failing
at the box office. Films like Lai Batti (actor Balraj Sahni’s only
directorial venture), Nausherwan-E-Adil where she starred as the fair
maiden Marcia in Sohrab Modi’s romance about forbidden love and Phir
Subah Hogi, which was director Ramesh Saigal’s adaptation of
Dosteovsky’s Crime and Punishment established Mala Sinha's reputation as
a versatile actress who took the maximum career risks by accepting
unconventional roles.
Mala was a singer of some repute and used to
sing for All India Radio; she was not allowed to sing playback (even for
herself) in the movies with the lone exception being 1972's Lalkar.[5]
In the 1950s, she had string of hits opposite Pradeep Kumar like Fashion
(1957), Detective (1958), Duniya Na Mane (1959) though their first two
ventures had failed. The films she did with Pradeep Kumar were
men-oriented. In 1957, noted Bollywood actor and film director Guru Dutt
(the husband of Geeta Dutt) cast Mala in his film Pyaasa (1957) in a
role originally intended for Madhubala. Mala gave a memorable
performance as the relatively unsympathetic part of an ambitious woman
who chooses to marry a rich man (played by actor Rehman) and have a
loveless marriage rather than a poor, unsuccessful poet and her
impoverished lover (played by Guru Dutt) whom she ditches. Pyaasa
remains to this day a classic in the history of Indian cinema and a
turning point for Sinha.
After Pyaasa her major success were Phir
Subah Hogi(1958) and Yash Chopra's directorail debut Dhool Ka Phool
(1959) that elevated her into a major dramatic star.[6] There was no
looking back for Sinha then as she was part of many successful movies
from 1958 to the early '60s like Parvarish (1958), Ujala, Main Nashe
Main Hoon, Duniya Na Mane, Love Marriage (1959), Bewaqoof (1960), Maya
(1961), Hariyali Aur Rasta and Dil Tera Deewana (1962), Anpadh, Bombay
Ka Chor (1962). Critics believe her career best performance was in
Bahurani (1963), Gumrah, Gehra Daag, Apne Huye Paraye and Jahan Ara.
Apart from pairing with Pradeep Kumar, her pairing opposite Raaj Kumar,
Rajendra Kumar, Biswajit and Manoj Kumar in woman-oriented films were
appreciated by audiences, with her films opposite Biswajit being the
most popular. With Raaj Kumar, she gave box office hits like Phool Bane
Angaare, Maryada and Karmayogi and opposite Manoj Kumar, gave commercial
successes like Hariyali Aur Rasta, Apne Huye Paraye and Himalaya Ki God
Mein. The hits with Rajendra Kumar were Devar Bhabhi, Dhool Ka Phool,
Patang, Geet and Lalkar.
With Biswajit her popular movies include
Aasra, Night in London, Do Kaliyaan, Tamanna, Nai Roshni and critically
acclaimed films Pyar Ka Sapna, Paisa Ya Pyaar, Jaal and Phir Kab Milogi
(1974 film). She did 10 films with Biswajit. In 2007, they won the Star
Screen Lifetime Achievement Award, calling them on stage together giving
due respect to their popularity as a pair who have tasted box office
success.The most remarkable feature of career of Mala Sinha was that
most of her 1960s and 1970s hits were fueled by her own star power as
much as the heroes and most of the times her role was more powerful than
the hero. Though she was pitted opposite her seniors like Raj Kapoor,
Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar, Pradeep Kumar and when she acted opposite the
emerging stars from late 1950s like Shammi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar and
Raaj Kumar, she made sure her role was as good as theirs. The characters
she played stood out and gave her recognition for her performances.
Sinha did not mind working with newcomers as long as her role was worth
it. She worked with many newcomers of her era including Manoj Kumar,
Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Khan, Jeetendra and
Amitabh Bachchan. In most of her films from the 1960s, she got the first
billing in the credits, even before the heroes, with exceptions being
those with Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Pradeep Kumar and Kishore
Kumar.
In 1966, Sinha went to Nepal to act in a Nepali film called
Maitighar when the Nepali film industry was still in its infancy. This
was the only Nepali film she did in her career. Her hero in the film was
an estate owner called Chidambar Prasad Lohani.[9] Soon after, Mala
Sinha married C. P. Lohani with the blessings of her parents. From the
beginning theirs was a long-distance marriage with Lohani based in
Kathmandu to look after his business and Sinha living in Bombay with
their daughter Pratibha. She continued acting after her marriage.
She has been a heroine in many Bengali films. In Bengali films she has
acted with Uttam Kumar as well as Kishore Kumar. Her last Bengali film
as a main female lead was Kabita (1977) which featured Ranjit Mullick
and Kamal Hassan; it was a super-hit at the box office. She is noted for
her strong women-oriented, glamorous roles fuelled by her equal star
power on par with the heroes in films like Dhool Ka Phool, Suhag
Sindoor,Anpadh, Phir Subah Hogi, Hariyali Aur Rasta, Bahurani, Aasra, Do
Kaliyaan, Gumrah, Aankhen, Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi, Himalaya Ki God
Mein, Do Kaliyaan, Holi Aayi Re, Nai Roshni, Mere Huzoor, Kangan,
Archana, Maryada amongst others.
Of her rich and varied repertoire,
she mentions she is rather partial to Jahan Ara (1964), a historical
movie that Meena Kumari passed on to her:
"Meenaji turned down the
role saying that she would not look the part whereas I would. Given my
ignorance of Urdu, I was rather sceptical but Meenaji was convinced that
I could do justice to the role. Playing Mumtaz Mahal's eldest daughter
entailed gruelling Urdu classes and learning royal tehzeeb. It was hot
on the grand sets erected at Ranjit Studio and the film had Madan
Mohan's haunting music. It was a film replete with lyrical moments."
From 1974, she cut down on her assignments as the lead actresses. She
accepted strong character roles in films like 36 Ghante (1974), Zindagi
(1976), Karmayogi (1978), Be-Reham (1980), Harjaee (1981), Yeh Rishta Na
Tootay, Babu (film) and Khel, which were popular.
In the early '90s
Madhuri Dixit was promoted as new Mala Sinha in magazines. But, after
1994, she completely withdrew from industry and has given very few
public appearances. In Dhool Ka Phool and B.R. Chopra's Gumrah, she
played the first unwed mother and adulterous wife respectively in Hindi
cinema. As she grew older, she gracefully moved on to doing character
roles that befitted her age. She was last seen in Zid (1994).Though Mala
evinced as much interest in her daughter Pratibha's career as her
father did in her career, she was unable to achieve the same success for
her daughter.
Sinha married her co-star from Nepali films,
Chidambar Prasad Lohani in 1968. The couple met when they worked
together in the Nepali film Maiti Ghar (1966). Lohani had an estate
agency business. After her marriage, she used to come and stay in Mumbai
to shoot films while her husband stayed in Nepal running his business.
She has one daughter from the marriage: Pratibha Sinha, who is a former
Bollywood actress. From the late 1990s, the couple and their daughter
have been residing in a bungalow in Bandra, Mumbai.
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Pratibha
Sinha (17 Novomber 1969) is an actress and the daughter of Mala Sinha,
a formerly popular Bollywood actress. She is mostly remembered for
dance performance in the 1996 blockbuster Raja Hindustani in the song
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