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Helena Luke (died 3 November 2024) was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Hindi cinema.

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Career

She became famous for playing the role of Lady Helena in Amitabh Bachchan's film Mard (1985) directed by Manmohan Desai. She was briefly married to Mithun Chakraborty. Her father was Turkish, and her mother was an Anglo-Indian Christian. [1]

Helena lived in the United States for many years, where she worked for Delta Airlines. [2]

Luke died in the United States on 3 November 2024. [3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  3. "Mithun Chakraborty's first wife, actress Helena Luke passes away in the US". tribuneindia.com. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.