- Born
- Birth nameSulakshana Pratapnarayan Pandit
- Nickname
- Sulu
- Sulakshana was born on July 10th in the Pandit family, which consisted of her uncle, Jasraj, a classical musician who was the winner of the much coveted 'Padma Shree' Award in India. She has three brothers and three sisters. Two of her brothers are Jatin and Lalit - Bollywood music composers, while one of her sisters' is Vijayata Pandit, an actress/singer in her own right. Vijayata is the wife of Composer, Aadesh Srivastav.
Things were anything but easy for Sulakshana, the eldest of all the siblings, especially when her father left, making her the bread-winner for the entire family. She began her career in Bollywood as a playback singer in 1967. Since then she has acted in over 20 & sung in over 21 movies, in a career that spanned from 1967 through to 1988.
Some of her more popular songs are 'Bekare Dil Tu Gaaye Ja, Khushiyon Se Bhare Woh Tarane' (Door Ka Rahi); 'Bandhi Re Kahey Preet, Piya Ke Sang, Anjaane Mein (Sankoch); "Mausam Mausam Lovely Mausam, Kasak Anjaani, Madhyam Madhyam' (Thodisi Bewafai); and the award-winning 'Tu Hi Sagar Hai Tu Hi Kinara, Dundta Hai Tu Kiska Sahara' from the 1975 flick 'Sankalp'.
She met with and fell in love with Harihar Zariwala, more popularly known as Bollywood actor Sanjeev Kumar, who was so very smitten by actress Hema Malini, that he turned her down. Heartbroken, She never married.
She fell into hard times after she stopped getting any offers, especially when she insisted on singing and acting simultaneously. She ended up living in a dilapidated flat that was unfurnished, and badly in need of repairs, so much so that she could not find a buyer for it.
In 2005 things changed for the better, when actor Jeetendra convinced his brother-in-law to buy this flat, while Vijeta and Aadesh stepped in to assist Sulakshana get back to her feet. With the sale of her flat, she was able to pay off her debts, as well as invest the left-over funds in 3 other flats - which ultimately continue to provide for her needs.- IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo
- She has acted in over 50 films with top heroes and banners and sang most of her own songs.
- When her father left, she was thrust into the role of the breadwinner as an actress and playback singer, so she could take care of her mother and three brothers and three sisters.
- Older sister of actress and playback singer Vijayata Pandit, and of the famous composing duo Jatin-Lalit (aka Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit).
- Never married, she claims that the love of her life, actor Sanjeev Kumar, wouldn't marry her, because he never got over his heartbreak over actress Hema Malini.
- Sulakshana couldn't find any work and struggled financially for several years. Her apartment, in need of serious repairs, couldn't find any buyers and she was forced to move in with her sister Vijayata. However, in 2005, her former leading man Jeetendra came to her rescue by convincing his brother-in-law to purchase her apartment, and she was able to use the proceeds from the sale to purchase 3 flats and pay her debts.
- I asked for the mike & they gave me the mirror
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content