Vimi
Vimi debuted opposite Sunil Dutt in the B. R. Chopra-directed "Hamraaz" in 1967. The film was a hit, but did not help her career. She appeared with Shashi Kapoor in "Patanga" (1971) and "Vachan" (1974). She was the leading lady in "Aabroo" (1968), opposite Deepak Kumar. She appeared in the Punjabi film "Nanak Nam Jahaz Hai" in 1973. Her last film was "Krodhi", released four years after her death in 1977. Vimi was a Punjabi Sikh girl who married Shiv Agarwal, son of an Industrialist, with whom she had one son and one daughter. Music Director Ravi got introduced to her at a party in Calcutta and later invited her and Shiv to Mumbai. He introduced them to B. R. Chopra and that is how Vimi got her first film. As Sunil Dutt sang to her ("Na Sar Jhuka Ke Jeeo, Na Munh Chhupako Jeeo"), the enchanting image of Vimi won the viewers' hearts. Soon after the success of "Humraaz", her next big project "Aabroo" was released in 1968. This film, however, bombed at the box office. Even veteran actors like Ashok Kumar and Nirupa Roy who were also the part of the film couldn't do much to save it. After the failure of "Aabroo" things went downward spiral for Vimi who was now reduced to pose for photoshoots in magazines. "Patanga", her 1971 film with Shashi Kapoor, also failed to strike a chord with the audience. Thus after successive flop films, she went into oblivion. In an obituary released after her death, several hostile details were revealed which included her being physically abused by her husband and their eventual separation. Following her separation, she started a textile business in Calcutta but that too failed miserably. Devastated by her professional and personal life, Vimi took refuge in alcohol. Finally after a tumultuous and tragic life, Vimi died on 22 August 1977 due to liver disease in the general ward of Nanavati hospital. Her body was taken to the crematorium in a thela hand cart. Songs picturised on her:
Career
She starred with Sunil Dutt in "Hamraaz" and became notable.