Helen is one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema. She was born in Rangoon, present-day Burma, to Anglo-Indian parents. Her way towards the film industry was a rough and distant path for the longest time, since she and her family had to escape. Coming back to her film career, the diva appeared in over 1000 films, and was especially known for her gorgeous beauty and swift dance moves. In her personal life, Helen is married to eminent screenwriter, Salim Khan.
In the recent episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Amitabh Bachchan asked a contestant a question for Rs. 25 lakhs, about the one actress who was born in Myanmar and later escaped with her family to India. While the contestant couldn’t answer the same and decided to quit, Big B later revealed that the actress was none other than Helen. Talking more about the same, he said:
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“Helen and her family escaped Myanmar...called Burma back then. In order to escape and come to India, they had to trek through miles of wilderness passing through rivers, mountains and forests. In order to escape from the Japanese occupation of Burma, she had to do this in 1943. She became a popular actress in our film industry. Watching her dance would leave one enthralled.”
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Speaking more about Helen, Amitabh Bachchan remarked how he has had the good fortune of working with the former in quite a few films. He talked about her generosity and compassion for everyone. In his words:
“I had the good fortune of working with her in a few films. She's a kind and compassionate woman. She used to look after everyone. We pray she stays in good health. She's old now.”
For the unversed, Helen began dating Salim Khan at a time when the latter was married to his first wife, Salma Khan and parents of their kids, Salman, Arbaaz, Sohail and Alvira. Previously, in an interview with her step-son, Arbaaz on his show, The Invincibles, the diva talked about the time when she began dating Salim Khan and revealed how the time was especially hard for his first wife, Salma Khan.
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In yet another of her interview with Pinkvilla, Helen once remarked how she felt guilty upon marrying Salim Khan as she was disturbed by the fact that he was already married. However, she already added that Salim always appeared to her as a class apart men from the others. In her words:
“The fact that Salim was a married man did disturb me and I did felt guilty in the beginning. Something about Salim set him apart from the rest of the industry men. I respected him tremendously as he tried to help me out without trying to exploit me.”
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