Kalpana Iyer (born 26 July 1956) is a former Indian actress and singer, best known for her work in Hindi cinema in the 1980s and 1990s. She appeared in over 100 films and became renowned for her performances in popular dance numbers, as well as for her supporting and guest roles.
Career
Pageantry She was the first runner-up at Miss India in 1978. She went on to represent her country at the Miss World 1978 beauty pageant where she was a top 15 semi-finalist.
Acting Kalpana mostly appeared as a vamp woman in a number of Hindi films, continuing in the tradition of Bindu, Helen and Aruna Irani. Some of her famous dance numbers are "Hari om Hari" in Pyaara Dushman (1980), "Tu Mujhe Jaan" in Wardat (1981) and "Rambha Ho" in Armaan (1981). Some of her renowned films are Satte Pe Satta (1982), Disco Dancer (1982), Anjaam (1994), Raja Hindustani (1996), and Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999). She was critically acclaimed for her performance as a prison warden in Anjaam which also featured Bollywood superstars Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan. As of 2019, Iyer has appeared in a variety of films, as well as working on television.
Other ventures Iyer also dabbled in singing, and performed in shows. She was the manager of a restaurant in Dubai called "The Moghul Room" which was owned by former Bollywood actor Rajan Sippy.
Personal life She was born in a Tamil Brahmin family Despite being considered as one of the bold actresses of her time, Iyer mentioned how she had a rather conservative mindset and was often misunderstood. Iyer told FirstPost in 2019:
Filmography Film
+ Year Film Role 1980 Lootmaar Dancer 1980 Pyaara Dushman Dancer 1980 Manokaamnaa Sonia(Lead role) 1981 Poonam 1981 Hum Se Badkar Kaun Shalu 1981 Wardat Dancer 1981 Armaan Dancer 1981 Kudrat Dancer 1982 Satte Pe Satta Ranjeet's Mistress 1982 Disco Dancer Nikki Brown 1982 Waqt Ke Shehzade 1982 Sawaal Dancer1983Chor PoliceRuby 1984 Hum Hain Lajawab Alif-Laila 1984 Nallavanukku Nallavan Dancer 1985 Ameer Aadmi Gharib Aadmi 1988 Zakhmi Aurat Kanta 1989 Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe Kamini 1989 Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon 1990 Tum Mere Ho Nagin 1994 Laadla Kamini 1994 Anjaam Jail Warden 1995 Gundaraj Public Prosecutor 1996 Raja Hindustani In song "Pardesi Pardesi" 1999 Hum Saath Saath Hain Shobha Gupta 1999 Kadhalar Dhinam (Tamil) Raja's mother
Television Year Serial Role Channel1992-1993 Kashish Mrs. Anand (Rahul's mother) DD National1994 Junoon Parvati Chandrakanta Dum Dumi Maai Farmaan Tasneem Pasha Banegi Apni Baat Zee Tv Margarita Margarita "Elena Mai"
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