Certainly one of the most classically beautiful actresses ever to grace popular Hindi cinema, Tina Munim preview the look of the 1980s hip middle class youth. In fact, she was a magazine cover girl and international beauty pageant queen (or more technically princess), by the time they are 15 years old. Munim was one of the first Indian beauty queens parade their careers to follow acting in Bollywood.
Dev Anand was looking for a new actress to star in his next film. Legend has it he saw the cover of Femina magazine with Tina Munim to celebrate her return from the International Teen Princess contest at Aruba. Anand contacted Munim and asked her if she wanted to act in films. Initially reluctant because she was planning a fashion design career in Paris to follow Tina persuaded to try an action.
Dev Anand, the shrewd showman he was, capitalized on the popularity of Tina Munim in "Des Pardes" [1978]. She was only 16 years old. The film, much due to the novelty of Tina Munim, went to Anand's last big hit as a film maker.
In 1980 Sunil Dutt launched his son Sanjay in his film debut "Rocky". Tina Munim was chosen as Sanjay's heroine. The screen love story has become a real life affair and Tina and Sanjay became romantically linked. Their relationship was short-lived, and the breakup is said to have devastated Sanjay.
In the mid-1980s Munim made the conscious decision for her Bollywood career on hiatus. She moved to California, where she studied and received a university degree. In 1991 she returned to India and later married Anil Ambani industry. Today she is involved in a number of love, art work and talent |
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