Bindiya Goswami life and biography

Bindiya Goswami is a Bollywood actress of the 70s and 80s. The actress first married actor Vinod Mehra who was already married to Meena Broca. Bindiya later married well known director J.P. Dutta and the couple had two daughters, Nidi and Siddhi.

Hema Malini's mother discovered Bindiya in one of the parties and introduced her to the producers. The lady got her first break with Jeevan Jyothi (1976) opposite Vijay Arora. Bindiya was noticed after appearing in films like Khatta Meetha (1977) and Prem Vivah (1979) by Basu Chatterjee.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal (1979) was her biggest hit. She was paired with Amol Palekar in this comedy flick.

The actress replaced superstar Hema Malini in Shaan (1980). This Ramesh Sippy film was a big hit and starred superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee Gulzar, Parveen Babi, and more. Chor Police (1983),Avinash (1986), Vishaal (1987), and Mera Yaar Mera Dushman (1987) are some of her last few films.

Bindiya also worked as a costume designer for some of her husband's films like Border (1997), Refugee (2000), and LOC Kargil (2003). She designed clothes for actresses like Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee.

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