Helen was one of the unparalleled stars of Bollywood in the 70s and 80s, mesmerizing audiences in millions with her swift, graceful movements and precise delivery. She is remembered to this day for performing some of the most stunning dance numbers to date. Yeh Mera Dil from Don, Piya to ab to aaja from caravan, Mehbooba Mehbooba from Sholay Etc. In her personal life, she is married to Salim Khan.
Helen fascinated everyone with her Pilates demonstration at the age of 85
Recently, renowned Pilates trainer Yasmin Karachiwala shared her Pilates journey by sharing an exclusive video of veteran actress Helen on her social media accounts. The 85-year-old diva proves that age is just a number. In the video, Helen is seen performing several Pilates exercises under the supervision of her trainer. Helen describes feeling good both physically and mentally as:
“I feel so energetic, so alive, so happy and I look forward to this every day. I feel so good. I feel elated. I don’t need to drink or smoke to get that high. Pilates gives me that high. I love coming here. Thanks to all the instructors and my special instructor Bimal. I’m 85 and I’m still doing this.”
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Watch the clip here.
Helen recounted her first meeting with Salim Khan.
Talking about Helen’s personal life, her marriage to Salim Khan has often been in the headlines. The diva got married to the scriptwriter when he was already married to wife Salma Khan and fathered children. Talking about the same, Helen previously reminisced about her first meeting with Salim Khan on his son-in-law Arbaaz Khan’s show. She said,
“I didn’t notice Salim Khan, not because he was a star but because I myself was a very introverted person. One day he asked Ajit, ‘What does your wife want, what does she wish for?’ So he said, ‘When you put a mat down, the logo on the furniture disappears.’
Helen says she had a lot of respect for Salim Khan’s first wife, Salma Khan.
In the same interview, Helen added that she never wanted to keep Salim Khan’s first wife, Salma Khan, out of her life, either during her relationship with him or their subsequent marriage. Rather, she added that she had a lot of respect for Salma Khan and thought it best to keep her at a distance. Helen said:
“You know what I used to do at first when I would walk past the bandstand, and sometimes my mom would [Salma] “When she was standing on the balcony, I quickly ducked down so she couldn’t see me and think that there would be a car waiting near your house. I had a lot of respect for her.”
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When Salim Khan told Helen that he had fallen in love with her
Earlier, in another episode of Arbaaz Khan’s show, The InvinciblesSalim Khan revealed that he fell in love with his second wife Helen even though he was already married to Salma Khan. He thought that they were both young at the time and still didn’t want to do it initially. However, Salim concluded that their love story was an emotional coincidence.
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