Bina rai birth anniversary: One of the strong heroines of the golden age of Hindi cinema was Mallika Bina Rai of beauty, who used to take one and a half lakh rupees for a film at that time. Born on 13 July 1931 in Lahore, this lively beauty statue looked gentle on screen, the more he was deeply in his acting.

He enchanted the audience with his acting in the 1950s, especially in ‘Anarkali’ (1953). Its songs and their payment are still alive in the minds of people. There is also a great anecdote associated with it.

His younger son Kailash Nath told in an interview a few years ago that Mughal-e-Azam was also offered to him, but he refused to do it. Said, “There is an impression and I will not repeat it.” Later, this role went into her bag, with whom her husband Premnath wanted to marry and she was Madhubala.

Bina Rai used to get the highest fees

The era was such when the hero used to get fifty thousand to one lakh rupees for a film, but an actress like Bina Rai was given Rs 1.5 lakh. At that time it was not just one fee, but the price of change in the industry. Bina Rai made her stardom on the strength of her hard work. Films were made and sold in his name.

Bina Rai’s real name was Krishna Sarin. His father was an officer in the railway. After India-Pakistan partition, his family came to Kanpur and he continued his studies from here. After this, he took admission in Isabella Thobern College, Lucknow. It was from here that interest in acting started increasing in him. She started participating in college plays and gradually her confidence started increasing.

Start of moving films

One day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper, in which it was written that director Kishore Sahu is looking for a new actress for his film and a talent contest has been kept for it. Bina Rai decided to participate in this contest, but the family members were against it. At that time, the film industry was not considered good for girls, but Bina Rai did not lose courage and went on hunger strike. In front of her stubbornness, the family had to bow down and she went to Mumbai.

Bina Rai won the talent contest and received Rs 25,000 as a reward. At that time this amount was considered very big. He was also signed for the film ‘Kali Ghata’. In this film, he acted with Kishore Sahu. His beauty and payment in the film caught everyone’s attention. But he got his real identity from the 1953 film ‘Anarkali’, in which he played the title role. The success of this film made Bina Rai a star overnight. The songs, dialogues and their performances of the film were so natural that people started considering him as real Anarkali.

Decision to reject Mughal-e-Azam

After the success of ‘Anarkali’. Asif offered his film ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, but Bina Rai refused to play this role. Later this role was won by Madhubala, and the film created history. After this, she appeared in many great films like ‘Veil’ (1960), ‘Taj Mahal’ (1963), ‘Genghis Khan’, ‘Pyaar Ka Sagar’, and ‘Shaguofa’. She also received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the film ‘Veil’.

Bina Rai’s film career was about 15 years old. When his career was at heights, he decided to get married and settle down. He married famous actor Premnath in 1952. After marriage, he gradually distanced the film industry and started giving time to the family. He had two sons, one of whom, Prem Kishan, later also appeared in films.

Last farewell to the world

Bina Rai said goodbye to this world on 6 December 2009. In the 1950s, where the film industry used to run at the behest of men, Bina Rai worked on her terms and ruled the hearts of people with her acting. This is the reason why people still remember him. She also filled colors in black and white era as an actress.