The showbiz world of Bollywood has a unique place in the global space when it comes to glamour. While the glamour of Bollywood was already on the sky seven, Hema Malini should the credited for taking it a notch higher. The ageless beauty of Indian cinema has not just been robbing hearts but also has been setting acting standards really high with her acting performances. In the Tamil film Idhu Sathiyam, the dream girl made her acting debut in 1963. From top-notch dialogue delivery to perfect comic timing, the actress happened to be one of the most successful actors in the industry. To celebrate the long career of Hema Malini, here we bring you the top 10 movies of Bollywood’s very own dream girl.
1. Kranti: Kranti is one of the most marvelous movies that Bollywood has ever produced that never fails to pump in the feel of patriotism in our veins. The revolutionary movie captures Hema Malini playing the role of a princess who falls in love with the head of armed resistance.
2. Dream Girl: This is the one movie that gave the title of dream girl to Hema Malini. The movie depicts the life story of Sapna, who works under a modern-day female Robin Hood, who goes by a variety of identities. To help maintain an orphanage, she steals from everybody she can.
3. Baghban: Baghban was a story about old couples who expected their children to look them after, but were instead viewed as a burden. All hope appears to be gone, but Salman Khan as Alok, an orphan who got assistance from them as a youngster, arrives to rescue the day. The casting of the major actors, Amitabh Bachchan, and Hema Malini, was the most successful aspect of the film.
4. Sholay: Sholay is one of those movies which made Bollywood shine on the global platform. In the movie, Hema Malini can be seen playing the most iconic role of Basanti who eventually falls in love with Veeru and helps him take down diakat Gabbar Singh.
5. Joshila: Hema Malini as Shalini is a prisoner’s daughter who pays a visit to her father. Shalini enjoys writing poetry and once met a young man named Dev Anand as Amar, who also happens to be a poet while reading her own poems. Shalini and Amar get drawn to one other, and when she inquires as to why he is in jail, she is informed unequivocally that he murdered the brother of his former girlfriend Sapna.
6. Seeta Aur Geeta: Helmed by Rajesh Sippy, Seeta Aur Geeta is undoubtedly a treat for the eyes. In the movie, Hema Malini pulls of the role of Seeta and Geeta, two identical twins. She has to portray two different characters, each with their own personality quirks, and she does so convincingly.
7. Mehbooba: Mehbooba was a reincarnation-themed film. During a downpour, a musician named Suraj (Rajesh Khanna) is stuck at a rest-house in the countryside. During his stay, he begins to get the peculiar sensation of having been here before. He subsequently found that he was a musician in an emperor’s court in a previous life, and that he was madly in love with a courtesan named Hema Malini as Ratna.
8. Johnny Mera Naam: Vijay Anand’s thriller Johny Mera Naam is one of his greatest works. Sohan and Mohan are two brothers who excel at boxing. Their father, a police officer, is assassinated, and their eldest brother goes missing. Years later, Dev Anand as Sohan is revealed to be a CID inspector with a reputation for covert operations. He meets a criminal who may have information regarding his father’s killer. Hema Malini as Rekha is looking for her father, and the man’s knowledge brings him to her. They both help each other out, and the truth is exposed in the climax after many twists and turns.
9. Satte Pe Satta: One of the most iconic comedy movies, Satte Pe Satta is a must-watch movie for every Bollywood buff. The story talks about seven brothers who live together. The movie captures Hema Malini playing the role of a nurse who falls in love with the eldest of seven brothers and tries to make their house home.
10. Andaz: Hema Malini as a Sheetal and Rajesh Khanna as a Rajoo are fall in love and decide to marry each other. Rajoo’s father, on the other hand, does not agree with their decision. Unfortunately, Rajoo is killed in an accident, leaving a pregnant Sheetal distraught and with nowhere to turn. She later gives birth to a son named Deepu (Master Alankar) and begins working as a teacher.
