Helen's Birthday: Here is the family tree of Bollywood's first cabaret dancer

Helen is widely considered to be first cabaret dancer to feature in Bollywood films. She was a prominent face in Hindi film industry, especially in  50s and 60s. Helen also received a Padma Shri award by Government of India in 2009. actor-dancer has reportedly featured in over 300 films. Helen celebrates her 81^st birthday today on vember 21, 2019. On her birthday, take a look at Helen's family tree. 

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Helen's early life

Helen was born in Burma and has an Anglo-Indian origin. Her early life has evidently been an interesting one as she had to go through some troubles in her childhood days. Helen's mor was from Burma, she had a bror and a stepsister. After her far's death, her mor married a British soldier and Helen took on her stepfar's surname of Richardson. As per reports, Richardson died in World War 2 and her entire family n moved to Mumbai as Japan occupied Burma. While speaking to a news daily, Helen had revealed that her journey from Burma to Mumbai was t an easy one. Her mor, who was pregnant at that time went through a miscarri. Many people from group she was travelling with reportedly passed away due to starvation and illnesses. Helen in end along with her family found ir way to Kolkata.

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At of 19, Helen got a break in film industry with film Howrah Bridge which featured song Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu which helped her gain success. Helen n married director PN Arora in 1957. After being married for 16 years, two reportedly divorced due to financial issues. Helen's apartment was apparently sealed unable to pay rent. After five years of her divorce, Helen met Salim Khan while working on a film. two reportedly shared a good relationship before marrying each or in 1981. Back n, Salim Khan was already married to Sushila Charak and had three sons with her, Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan respectively. As per reports, Sushila Charak was completely against marri and did t accept Helen in her family. However, after a few years, family became more open and accepting of Helen. 

Helen has been popular throughout her career. Even w as she has t been as active in her career as before, she is still remembered fondly and loved by her fans. Here are some of messs her fans shared on her birthday.

Fans wish Helen on her birthday

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