Even though Madhubala is considered the most beautiful Hindi film heroine ever, actress Shyama revealed in an interview that she and most of her colleagues, in fact, considered Bina Rai to be the most beautiful heroine in Hindi filmdom in their time, ahead of the Venus of the Indian screen.
Bina Rai was born Krishna Sarin on July 13, 1932 in Lahore and came from a typical Punjabi family that frowned on women working in films. While still in college, Bina filled up a form for a talent contest. Despite much opposition from her family, she still travelled to Bombay and what’s more, won the contest and the first prize of Rs 25,000 – a huge sum in those days! The prize also included a lead role in Kishore Sahu’s Kali Ghata (1951) opposite Sahu himself. Although she was active in college dramatics, her parents put their foot down as far as a career in films was concerned. It is said Bina went on a hunger strike to get them to agree. The ploy worked.
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