Leena Chandavarkar

Actress ● Supporting Actress ● Playback Singer


Leena Chandavarkar was born to a Konkani Marathi speaking Army officer Sreenath Chandavarkar at Dharwad in Karnataka in 1950.[citation needed] She was supposed to debut with the film Maseeha (1967) opposite Sunil Dutt costarring Raaj Kumar and Mumtaz too under the direction of Sunil Dutt himself. The film got shelved and she made her debut under the direction of Sunil Dutt with the movie Man ka Meet in 1968. The movie was a hit and she became an overnight star. She was one of the topmost heroines in early 70s alongside Hema Malini and Mumtaz. She had an elder brother Anil Chandavarkar who married director Atmaram's daughter and has a daughter from the marriage. He committed suicide in 1985. She quit Bollywood after marriage with singing legend Kishore Kumar only to return for two movies later.

Born on: 29 August, 1950

Born in: Dharwad, Bombay State, India

Hindi 1989
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Hindi 1985
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Hindi 1979
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Hindi 1979
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Hindi 1978
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Hindi 1977
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Hindi 1977
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Hindi 1977
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Hindi 1977
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Hindi 1976
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Hindi 1975
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Hindi 1975
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Hindi 1974
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Hindi 1972
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Hindi 1971
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Hindi 1970
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Hindi 1970
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Hindi 1969
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Hindi 1973
Playback Singer
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Husband: Kishore Kumar