When Vimi entered Bollywood, she was already married and had two children. She is best known for films like 'Aabroo', 'Hamraaz' and 'Patanga'.
In the glory of Bollywood, who knows how many stars shine and fade away? Some people manage to make a place for themselves, while others keep wandering and their life ends in a painful turn. One such Bollywood actress was Vimi, one of those few Bollywood actresses who worked in several notable films in the 60s and 70s. But, despite all the success, Vimi's personal and professional life took such a dark turn from which she could never recover.
When Vimi entered Bollywood, she was already married and had two children. She is best known for films like 'Aabroo', 'Hamraaz' and 'Patanga'.
Did you know that despite being so famous and beautiful, happiness never stayed in her life forever? Despite having everything, she could not enjoy the happiness of her life. How did this actress, who lived a luxurious life and earned thousands of rupees at that time, become bankrupt in just a few years?
Vimi, who worked with many Bollywood stalwarts like Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Raj Kumar and others in her career, tragically passed away at the age of 34.
Vimi was born in 1943 in Jalandhar, Punjab. At an early age, Vimi was married to Shiv Agarwal, the son of a famous industrialist of the time. Vimi's parents were against their marriage. Vimi had two children from this marriage. When she arrived at a party with her husband in Calcutta, she met music director Ravi, who was impressed by Vimi's beauty.
Ravi called Vimi and her husband Shiv to Mumbai and then arranged for her to meet BR Chopra. It was there that BR Chopra offered her her first film, Humraaz.
Her in-laws did not want Vimi to work in films, but she got support from her husband. When her husband did not listen to his parents, they evicted him from the property and threw him out of the house. Now, the entire responsibility of running the house had fallen on Vimi's shoulders. Vimi made her debut in Hindi cinema with the film 'Humraaz', which was released in 1967. It became a huge hit and gave wings to Vimi's career.
It is said that even in the 60s, Vimi used to charge Rs 300,000 as fee per film.
Vimi found work, but her continued success was undermined when her films continually failed at the box office. She eventually stopped working in films, and before long, all of her savings were gone. Vimi and her husband divorced in the 1970s.
The actress fell in love with a man who is said to have pushed her into prostitution. After separating from her husband, Vimi also became addicted to alcohol.
In this situation, Vimi's career was ruined in just 10 years and she was forced to live alone. At the age of 34, Vimi's liver was completely damaged. There was no money to treat the disease. She was admitted to the general ward of a hospital. When Vimi died, there was no one to carry her coffin and no one to take her to the crematorium. Vimi's body, which was usually transported in luxury cars, was brought to the crematorium on a handcart.