Bindiya Goswami
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Bindiya Goswami was a starlet in Hindi films from the late 1970's to early 1980's.
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[edit] Career as Actress
Bindiya was discovered when she was just fourteen years old by superstar Hema Malini's mother at a party who felt that there was a resemblance to Hema and recommended her to film producers. Within two years, Bindiya became a success starring for director Basu Chatterjee in Khatta Meetha (1977) and Prem Vivah (1979). However, her biggest hit was for director Hrishikesh Mukherjee in the comedy Golmaal (1979).[1] That film's success led her to take Hema Malini's place in the big-budget film Shaan, because Hema was busy with her other film commitments.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Bindiya's personal life became scandalous when she married her frequent leading man Vinod Mehra. He was already a married man who walked out on a supposedly unconsummated marriage to Meena Broca to be with Bindiya. Both of their families looked down on the marriage, which soon fizzled.[3] Thereafter, Bindiya would give up her acting career to marry director J.P. Dutta, with whom she has two daughters, Nidi and Siddhi.
[edit] Career as Costume Designer
Bindiya has taken up designing costumes for female stars such as Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor for her husband J.P. Dutta's films, such as Border(1997), Refugee (2000) and LOC (2003).[4]
