| Some Lesser Known Facts | - She was born into a family of Rajputs/Marathi descents in Delhi.
- Her father left the family when she was very young and due to which she could not attend school. She had to become the head and the earning member of the family.
- She started her acting career at the age of 4 as a child actor.
- She rose to fame with her appearance as a child artist with the musical super hit- Hamraaz (1967) where she was seen as the baby Sarika.
- If rumours are to be believed, she got pregnant before her marriage with Kamal Hassan who was already married back then. Kamal Hassan divorced her first wife and married her much later in her pregnancy.
- She gave up her acting career after her marriage and moved to Chennai with her husband during the peak time of her career.
- In 2000, she won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for the film- ‘Hey Ram’ and National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Parzania.
- In 2014, she made her television debut with the Sony TV’s Yudh, alongside Amitabh Bachchan as the protagonist.
- In 2013, she did an item number in the movie David.
- She made a comeback in Hindi films after her divorce with Kamal Haasan, appearing in films like Bheja Fry (2007), Manorama Six Feet Under, and others.
- She appeared in films including Kranti, Satte Pe Satta, Vidhaata, Razia Sultan, Jaani Dushman, Griha Pravesh, Baabul, and Uunchai.
- She made her debut as an adult in 1975 with the film Geet Gaata Chal opposite Sachin Pilgaonkar.
- She starred in many Hindi and Marathi films with Sachin after jamming with Rajshri Productions.
- She was often cast as the vamp or a 'westernized' girl in 1980s films.
- She appeared in the web series Modern Love: Mumbai.
- She had a brief affair with Sachin Pilgaonkar, her co-star in many films.
- In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Parzania, where she played a Zoroastrian woman who loses her child during the 2002 riots of India.
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