By Admin 
Helen is one of those Bollywood actresses who started the trend of item songs in Hindi cinema. In his career he worked in many great films. He got a lot of success in his professional life but had to face a lot of ups and downs in his personal life. On the occasion of his birthday, know every detail related to him.
How was Helen’s early life?
Beautiful Helen, who started the trend of item songs in Bollywood, was born on 21 November 1938 in Burma. His life was full of difficulties since childhood. The full name of the legendary actress is Helen Ann Richardson Khan. According to reports, his father was killed in the Second World War and he had to wander in many places to escape the Japanese occupation and finally his family reached Assam. In an interview given to Filmfare, she told that after many difficulties, the actress settled in Kolkata with her mother. 
Got a big break at the age of 19
After settling in Kolkata, his mother started working as a nurse. A family friend helped him get the job. He started his career as a group dancer in the films ‘Shabistan’ and ‘Awara’. But at the age of 19, Helen got her big break and she got huge popularity with the song ‘Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu’ from the film ‘Howrah Bridge’. After this, Helen ruled the box office from 60’s to 70’s.
Many difficulties faced in married life
Helen first married film director Prem Narayan Arora in 1957. She had to face a lot of sorrow after marrying a man 27 years older than her. After the divorce, popular writer Salim Khan supported her mentally, financially and emotionally. Salman Khan’s father helped him get work again and gradually both of them came closer to each other. Both of them married each other in 1981. Salim Khan’s first wife Sushila Charak i.e. Salma was deeply hurt by this. Not only this, Salman, Arbaaz and Suhail also had a lot of anger towards their father. But gradually the situation got better. Now the whole family lives together.
Adopted a crying girl on the road
Everyone is aware that Arpita Khan is the adopted child of Salim Khan and Helen. Both of them adopted Arpita when her biological mother died in a road accident in Mumbai. According to the reports, at that time Arpita was crying sitting near her mother’s dead body and then she was adopted by this famous Bollywood couple and today Arpita is the darling of the Khan family.
Helen spends time with family away from films
Helen worked with many big artists in her film career. There would not have been any film in the 60s and 70s in which Helen did not impress the audience with her dance numbers. After a time, she started being called the wax doll of Bollywood. In 2012, she was seen in a cameo role in the film Heroine and after this she retired from her film career. Now the legendary actress spends most of her time with her family.