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

Early life and background

Vijayta comes from a musical family originating in Pili Mandori Village in Hissar district of

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state. Pandit Jasraj is her uncle. Her older sister is

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Career

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cast her alongside his son Kumar Gaurav in '' Love Story'' (1981), which became a "blockbuster" at the box office. 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. She blamed

for the gap in her film career. 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). 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. After marrying composer

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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).Madhuri launches Vijayta Pandit's debut pop album – Music India OnLine

produced a pop album titled ''Propose – Pyaar ka Izhaar'' which marked Vijayta's debut as a pop singer.

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launched the album for the press in February 2007.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandit, Vijayta 1967 births Living people Actresses in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Mumbai Musicians from Mumbai