Vijayta Pandit

Vijayta Pandit
Pandit in May 2013
Born	Vijayta Pratap Narayan Pandit 1962 (age 62–63) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	singing: 1977–present acting: 1981–1990
Spouse	Aadesh Shrivastava ​ ​ (m. 1990;died 2015)​
Children	Avitesh Shrivastava, Anivesh Shrivastava

Vijayta Pandit is an Indian actress and playback singer, most famous for her first film Love Story (1981). ^[1]

Early life and background

Vijayta comes from a musical family originating in Pili Mandori Village in Hissar district of Haryana state. Pandit Jasraj is her uncle. Her elder sister was Sulakshana Pandit, and like her, is an actress and playback singer. Her brothers are music directors Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit, better known as Jatin–Lalit. ^[2]

Career

Rajendra Kumar cast her alongside his son Kumar Gaurav in Love Story (1981), which became a "blockbuster" at the box office. ^[3] She and Gaurav played star-crossed lovers, and they also developed a relationship off-screen. Though the film became a hit, her career did not take off for various reasons. Their relationship too ended due to family tensions. ^[4] She blamed Rajendra Kumar for the gap in her film career. ^[5]

Vijayta came back to movies a few years later with Mohabbat (1985) which turned out to be a decent hit. She was briefly married to Sameer Malkan who had directed her in Car Thief (1986). ^[6] Films where Vijayta played the lead include Jeete Hain Shaan Se (1986), Deewana Tere Naam Ka (1987), Zalzala (1988), Pyar Ka Toofan (1990). She also starred in the blockbuster Bengali film Amar Sangi . (1987) directed by Sujit Guha along with Prasenjit. She has also sung a song for the Bengali movie Biyer Phool. ^[7]

After marrying composer Aadesh Shrivastava she quit acting and concentrated on playback singing. She has sung for films such as Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993), Saazish (1998), Dev (2004) and Chingaari (2006). ^[8]

Aadesh Shrivastava produced a pop album titled Propose – Pyaar ka Izhaar which marked Vijayta's debut as a pop singer. Madhuri Dixit launched the album for the press in February 2007.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1971	Door Ka Raahi		Hindi	Child Artist
1976	Sankoch	Young Lalitha	Hindi
1981	Love Story		Hindi	Debut In Lead Role
1985	Misaal		Hindi
1985	Mohabbat		Hindi
1985	Wafadaar		Hindi
1987	Amar Sangee		Bengali
1987	Mit Jayenge Mitane Wale		Hindi
1987	Deewana Tere Naam Ka		Hindi
1988	Afsar		Hindi
1988	Som Mangal Shani		Hindi
1988	Aag Ke Sholay		Hindi
1988	Zalzala		Hindi
1988	Jeete Hain Shaan Se		Hindi
1990	Naag Nagin		Hindi
1990	Wafaa		Hindi
1990	Pyaar Ka Toofan		Hindi
1990	Kasam Dhande Ki		Hindi
1991	Car Thief		Hindi
1996	Waqt Ka Sikandar		Hindi

References

1. "Bollywood's Forgotten Stars: 10 Interesting facts about 'Love Story' fame Kumar Gaurav". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
2. "Vijeta Pandit: Life Has Become One Big Tragedy | Entertainment". iDiva. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
4. "Hits and misses". Screen. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
5. "Rajendra Kumar sabotaged his son Kumar Gaurav's career and mine: Love Story actor Vijayta". India Today. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
6. "Stars who gave up the glitter of the silver screen and embraced spirituality". Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
7. "বিয়ের ফুলের স্মৃতি ভোলেননি প্রসেনজিৎ". RTV (Bangladeshi TV channel) (in Bengali). Dhaka. 18 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
8. Madhuri launches Vijayta Pandit's debut pop album – Music India OnLine Archived 23 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Vijayta Pandit at IMDb