At the age of 4, she got the rare chance of performing a dance before the Pope.
She married Raj Kapoor's personal physician, Dr. Chamanlal Bali.
Vyjayanthimala was known as one of Bollywood's finest dancers of her time.
Formed a popular on-screen pair with both the intense Dilip Kumar in films like Devdas,
and the jocular Kishore Kumar in hits like New Delhi (1956) and Aasha (1957).Joined politics,
and was close to Indira Gandhi. Vyjayanthimala was elected twice to the Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament's House of the People)
and was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha (Indian Parliament's Council of States).
She has appeared in approximately 62 movies, the majority of them in the Hindi language. Her career spanned from 1949 through to 1989.
She has received a total of five awards for her performances in 'Devdas', 'Sadhna', 'Ganga Jamuna', and 'Sangam'.