Inspiring Indians: India's First Female Superstar

She was India's first female superstar. And this is her life story.

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00:00She is a first lady superstar in industry, so it's very bad news at all.

00:07I really pray for God. May her soul rest in peace.

00:16Well, it's like a dream, isn't it? Is it really 300 movies I did?

00:30So, the first day of shooting, Chinna Padewar, he wanted to shave my head for that role.

00:52And my mom was like, she was not at all happy. She said no.

02:01Nicole? Charlie?

02:04Who's Charlie?

02:05You don't know about Charlie Chaplin?

02:30I thought, now it's time to take care of my children.

03:00I believe in one thing, that whatever I do, I want to give my 100%.

03:30If a man cooks, it's an art. If a woman cooks, it's her duty.

03:44You are being dubbed as India's metal strip. How do you react to that?

03:49I'm speechless.

04:00I'm speechless.

04:02The kind of dedication she had, truly matched mine.

04:33And so, it's no wonder that we were fond of each other.

04:39I think I saw her last month.

04:42And we are not prone to showing emotion, but somehow, we both hugged each other.

04:49I'm very grateful for that hug.

04:51Ta-ta. Bye-bye. See you. Sayonara.