Tina Munim

Tina Munim (b. February 11, 1957) is an Indian film actress who had a successful Bollywood career during the late seventies and early eighties. She is married to the industrialist Anil Ambani, one of the richest men in the world.

Early life

She comes from a middle class Gujarati-speaking family who lived in Bhuleshwar, Mumbai.

Career

She was discovered by Dev Anand after she represented India at the International Teen Princess contest in Aruba, and won the Miss Photogenic and Miss Bikini awards.Tina aspired to become a Parisian trained couturier and was poised to travel there for her studies in design when approached with a cinematic offer.

In 1978, Dev Anand cast her in his film Des Pardes, which launched her film career. He would repeat her in several other films, such as Lootmaar (1980).

Sunil Dutt launched his son Sanjay Dutt in his film debut "Rocky" (1981). Tina was chosen as Sanjay's heroine. The screen love story is said to have blossomed into a real life affair between them, but it was short-lived. The breakup was said to have devastated Sanjay at the time, but years later, he showed up as an invited guest for her wedding to industrialist Anil Ambani.

She was also romantically linked with the Superstar Rajesh Khanna after they starred in the hit films like Fifty Fifty(1981), Souten (1983),Bewafaii(1885),Akhir Kyun(1985) and the unfortunate flop such as Alag-Alag (1985) and turkeys like Insaaf Main Karoonga and Papi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai(1984) . The relationship created a lot of publicity as Khanna was married to Dimple Kapadia when he took up with Munim. Eventually, their relationship would end. Apart from the Evergreen Dev Anand and Superstar Rajesh Khanna, she also made a popular screen team with actor Rishi Kapoor, since they were paired romantically in six films, the most popular being Subhash Ghai's "Karz" (1980). Producer-Director-Actor Rakesh Roshan also cast her several times, including for the hit film "Aakhir Kyon?" (1985). Director Basu Chatterjee repeated her as well in his films, such as for Baaton Baaton Mein (1979) and Man Pasand (1980). In the late 1980s Munim made the conscious decision to put her Bollywood career on hiatus. She moved to California and attended college.

Personal life

In 1991 she returned to India and married industrialist Anil Ambani, with whom she has two sons. Today she is involved in a number of charity, arts, and talent endeavors and hasn't made any new film since 1991. [ [http://www.indbazaar.com/family/subcategory.asp?artid=77&cid=0&sct=lifeplusProfile Indbazaar.com - FamilyTime ] ]

Filmography

Note: Not exhaustive

* "Bade Dilwala" (1978)
* "Des Pardes" (1978)
* "Baaton Baaton Mein" (1979)
* "Lootmaar" (1980)
* "Man Pasand" (1980)
* "Karz" (1980)
* "Aap Ke Deewane" (1980)
* "Khuda Kasam " (1981)
* "Fifty Fifty " (1981)
* "Harjaee" (1981)
* "Katilon Ke Kaatil" (1981)
* "Rocky" (1981)
* "Deedar-e-yaar" (1982)
* "Suraag" (1982)
* "Yeh Wada Raha" (1982)
* "Pukar" (1983)
* "Souten" (1983)
* "Aasman" (1984)
* "Karishma" (1984)
* "Paapi Pet Ka Sawal Hai" (1984)
* "Wanted" (1984)
* "Yudh" (1985)
* "Aakhir Kyon?" (1985)
* "Bewafai" (1985)
* "Char Mharathi" (1985)
* "Alag Aag" (1985)
* "Insaaf Main Kroonga" (1985)
* "Adhikar" (1986)
* "Bhagwan Dada (film)| Bhagwan Dada" (1986)
* "Samay Ki Dhara" (1986)
* "Muqaddar Ka Faisla" (1987)
* "Kaamagni" (1987)
* "Saat Bijliyan" (1988)
* "Jigarwala" (1991)

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