In perhaps one of the cruelest obituaries that I have come across, Krishna described Vimi's death as "a great pain-reliever to her". (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Rattan Kumar and Neelo in Alladin Ka Beta (1960), Copyright 2017. Her last film was Vachan with Sashi Kapoor in 1974. Her photo shoots appeared in every major film magazine including the cover of Filmfare in March 1968. But her obituary hinted that she had taken to prostitution and was living in different hotels. I know we all want to hear about 'the boy who lived' but sometimes we also need to know about 'the girl who did not live', for she too has a story to tell. Somehow, after the film, the Chopras completely dropped Vimi. 'Humraaz' was a huge box office success and Vimi became an instant star.

There are innumerable stories about her life including endless conspiracy theories. Against the wishes of her in-laws, but supported by husband Shiv Agarwal, she entered films. [5], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The untold, tragic tale of 'Humraaz' actress Vimi", "Pakeezah actress Geeta Kapoor's case, while heartbreaking, is not an isolated one", "Tragic Story Of Famous Actress From Super Stardom To Prostitution, Dead Body Was Taken To Graveyard Via Handcart", The untold, tragic tale of 'Humraaz' actress Vimi, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vimi&oldid=984291701, Articles needing additional references from July 2010, All articles needing additional references, All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English, Birth-date transclusions with invalid parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 09:15. shiv agarwal. And what happened to Jolly -her would-be second husband? She had money, true love and now success was inevitable. Your email address will not be published. Everything in Vimi's life seemed perfect. One can’t help but wonder what went so wrong. He introduced them to B. R. Chopra and that is how Vimi got her first film.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. As Sunil Dutt sang to her ("Na Sar Jhuka Ke Jeeo, Na Munh Chhupako Jeeo"), the enchanting image of Vimi won the viewers' hearts. While all reports agreed that she did drink a lot Cine Advance maintained that she had quit drinking and was focusing on her career. shiv agarwal uploaded a video 3 years ago 1:26. In 1968's Star and Style she claimed that like Theda Bara and Joan Crawford a star should be like a star all the time.

Vimi’s accidental entry in the show biz was surprising, unconventional, and also unfortunate, for this one move proved to be the beginning of her tragic end. It was her own undue love of the silverscreen and the exploitative/wrong elements in the industry which ruined her. She kept attending film parties and appeared in photo shoots. Her body was taken to the crematorium in a thela hand cart. 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.

The obituary column in Indian Express reported how everyone had forgotten her and no one from her family, friends or the film fraternity had attended her funeral. Where in Jalandhar eas she born?

The Chopras are famous even today because they are loyal to their stars but Vimi turned out to be an exception. Only it was too good to be true. He went on to describe Vimi as the girl "with the roving eye who went out without her husband in the fond hope that some producer or actor will make her an offer".