- Mother of Hema Malini and grandmother of Esha Deol, Ahana Deol. Mother-in-law of Dharmendra. Her daughter Hema's stepsons are Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol (Dharmendra's sons from his first marriage).
- She has two sons, Kannan and Jagannath, and her youngest child, her only daughter is Hema Malini.
- Her hometown is Amangudi in Trichinapalli in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
- She married at the tender age of thirteen and so didn't get to pursue her own dreams of being an artiste. Instead, she channeled them into her daughter Hema Malini by enrolling her in dance classes at an early age. She became an efficient stage mother and propelled her daughter later into movie stardom.
- She discovered Bindiya Goswami at a party, because she felt that there was a facial resemblance to her daughter Hema Malini.
- She was a voracious reader and a prolific writer who contributed columns to Tamil magazines. She was also well versed in classical art and could play the violin effortlessly.
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