How did Sulakshana Pandit become an actress from a singer?
Sulakshana Pandit: A famous actor rejected her love, so she remained unmarried.
Sulakshana Pandit Birthday: Sulakshana Pandit is a famous actress and singer of the 70s and 80s. She is also known for her beauty and melodious voice. Know some stories related to her on her birthday...
Today is sulakshana Pandit's 71st birthday. She was born on 12 July 1954 in a musical family in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. Her father, Pratap Narayan Pandit, was a skilled classical singer, and her uncle, Pandit Jasraj, was a famous classical singer. Music was inherited by Sulakshana. She started singing at the age of just 9.
Sulakshana was not only an actress but also a great singer. She sang many songs in her films, which became very popular. Her song 'Saat Samandar Paar Se' with lata mangeshkar in the 1967 film 'Taqdeer' was well received. When she was on the sets of Sankalp, Lata ji came to meet her on the sets. Lata ji praised Sulakshana's singing and said, "There is magic in your voice." This moment was so special for sulakshana that she called it the most memorable moment of her career. In 1976, she also received the Filmfare Award for the song 'Tu Hi Sagar Tu Hi Kinara' from the film 'Sankalp'. Many of her hit songs like 'Mausam Mausam Lovely Mausam' (Thodi Si Bewafai) and 'Beqarar Dil' (Door Ka Raahi) are still loved by people.
These anecdotes from Sulakshana's set show her talent and passion, but in her personal life, she went into depression after being rejected in love by sanjeev Kumar. After sanjeev died in 1985, she was completely devastated and moved away from the film industry.
Sulakshana worked with stars like vinod khanna and amitabh bachchan in the 1976 film Hera Pheri. Her chemistry with vinod khanna was well-liked on the set. Once during the shooting, a funny scene was being filmed in which sulakshana had to scold vinod khanna in anger. But sulakshana kept laughing repeatedly because Vinod was deliberately making funny data-faces. The director had to take several retakes.