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Today's generation is much more understanding and has a better way of handling relationships-Hema Malini
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Actor Hema Malini on what life has taught her about love, relationships, and art
Nona Walia (TIMES LIFE; September 10, 2017)
What does happiness mean to you?
Happiness is state of mind. You need to see the world through your eyes. If you see it from someone else's eye, then it might not look the same. The choice is yours. You can only see the negativity and get de pressed or see the same thing and see a silver lining.
What are the dreamgirl's dreams right now?
If you see around today, you will notice that age is just a number. People assume that they will retire at 60 and die when they are 70. If you can think positive, live a healthy life, listen to your body and follow a regime, then you can live for 100 years, healthy and happy.
When you were called 'dream girl', was there immense pressure to look good?
I have never done anything consciously. I think I have aged gracefully. 'Dream girl' was suggested by B Ananthaswami, who launched me in Sapnon Ka Saudagar. Later, the media started tagging me as the 'dream girl' and it got attached to my name. There is no pressure as such. Also, if one is beautiful from within, it will naturally reflect on his/her face.
You made a bold choice when you married Dharmendra. Would you still make the same choice if you could go back in time?
I would not like to change anything. Whatever I did, it was my decision. I don't think I was bold. I fell in love with a man, and decided to live my life with him. I think it's romantic and true love.
What makes you keep innovating. Don't you want to sit back and relax?
Age has nothing to do with doing new things. If you have it in you, then you will be able to do it. It's about your will power.
What are the new things you want to learn and do?
I want to learn Sanskrit and do a bhajan album in that language.
What inspires you to live a full life?
I don't look out for opportunities. They come to me naturally and I accept them as challenges in my life. We all have energies stored, but it's human nature to think that we are not capable of multi-tasking. My gurus taught me that the best way to maintain our outer beauty is to nurture yourself from within. It's a fact that we will all age. No one can hold the process but you can delay it by maintaining a restricted lifestyle. You cannot abuse your body and expect it not to change for the worse. I am either reading or meeting various people due to my political commitments. So I keep hearing their stories, which inspires me to do many things in life.
What's the secret to your good glowing skin?
That's a secret, na? (Laughs)
What do challenges signify to you?
It means there is a lot more to do in life. And that one shouldn't hang their boots too soon. Life is about walking, and letting destiny decide your retirement day. I think we all evolve with time in different ways, due to our individual circumstances in life. And I find this process of human evolution - where we all learn different things - to be quite magical.
How would you define love?
Everything begins with love. Love and passion though are restricted to a certain age, after that it's understanding and compatibility. Eventually, it's respect that matters the most.
What is the secret of a happy marriage in today's world?
I think today's generation is much more understanding and has a better way of handling relationships. We always compare the younger generation with our generation, that's incorrect; their environment is different. The world is constantly evolving around us.
You keep innovating yourself...
It's about your will power. I've just done a bhajan album called Gopala Ko Samarpan. Now, I'm busy with bringing Synergy, an Indo-Georgian dance fusion group, that'll present their national ballet, Sukishvili. I was thoroughly impressed with their moves.
Is there any particular way to control the mind?
Initially, it is always the visual beauty that conquers your mind but ultimately, it's your personality and goodness that helps conquer hearts.Unless there is a decent balance, you won't be able to rule your mind.
Life lessons that are important...
Life teaches you, but in silence. Only you know what you are learning. That's the magic.
After her debut as a singer, Hema Malini to pay tribute to mother Jaya Chakravarthy with a Georgian touch
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Roshmila Bhattacharya (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 14, 2017)
Mirror (August 5) had
earlier reported that Hema Malini will be making her debut as a solo
singer with an eight-track bhajan album, Gopala Ko Samarpan. It was
released at Juhu's ISCKON temple on August 13 in the run-up to the
Janmashtami celebrations. The music has been composed by maestros Pandit
Jasraj, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and Rajan
and Sajan Mishra. All the eight bhajans have been penned by poet Narayan
Agarwal. The late lyricist Ravindra Jain has also written a few lines
in Braj bhasha as a prelude to explain each song's situation. Bhushan
Lakhandri has choreographed a music video for one of the tracks.At the event on Sunday, the actress rendered a Shiv Kumar Sharma composition, “Kar Kamlan Mein“ in front of the assembled guests to assure them that she had indeed sung all the songs on the album. Among those present were singer-composers Shankar Mahadevan, Suresh Wadkar and Anu Malik, along with acclaimed flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia who has composed two of the bhajans, “Na Radha Na Meera“ and “Palna Jhule Nand Gopal.“ Hema's niece Madhoo was also there as also her elder daughter Esha Deol who is in the family way, accompanied by her businessman-husband Bharat Takhtani.
Now, Mirror has learnt that the Dream Girl will be collaborating with Georgia's national ballet troupe, Sukhishvili. A unique confluence of Georgian ballet and Indian cultural dance, Synergy will have a series of performances in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. Bollywood's bond with the Eurasian country located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe dates back to 1954 when 'showman' Raj Kapoor visited its capital city Tbilisi and extended an invitation to the Sukhishvili dance troupe to visit India. He celebrated Holi with them at RK Studio. Incidentally, Hema made her debut with the actor-filmmaker in Sapnon Ka Saudagar 15 years later, and today is considered as the unofficial 'cultural' ambassador of India.
The dance fusion will bring together the richness and fearlessness of Georgian dancers with the grace and timelessness of Bharatnatyam, Kathak and Pung Cholom. The festival will be hosted under the auspices of Jaya Smriti named after Hema's late mother Jaya Chakravarthy.
“Our dances can be categorized as classical and folk based on Natyashastra (science of dance) and Abhinaya Darpana (a mirror of gestures) derived from mythology, classical literature and legends. This year we will associate with the rich ancient culture of Georgia to create synergy. The plan is for the festival to grow every year under Jayasmriti with collaborations with different countries. I want to safeguard our culture, and spread it across the world,“ asserted the actress-danseuse who has her own cultural dance ballet group.
Georgian dancer Nino Sukhishvilli recalls that they had visited India 55 years ago in 1962 and performed before the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. “After the show he met us and congratulated us on the performance. More recently, Hema Malini visited Georgia and after watching us rehearse, invited us to India again. Culture exchange is important to our country,“ he exults.
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