Helena Luke, the first wife of veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, died on November 3. Actress Helena, seen in Mard with Amitabh Bachchan, had lived for several years in America, where she breathed her last. Famous dancer and actress Kalpana Iyer shared the news about her death in a post.
According to reports, 68-year-old former actress Helena Luke had been ill for several days, although she negligently refused to go to the doctor. The exact reason for his death has not yet been revealed.
Helena Luke was a well-known name in the fashion world in the 70s. In 1979, she met Mithun Chakraborty and both got married after dating for some time. Mithun was in a relationship with Da Sarika for a few months before marrying Helena Luke.
Marriage broke down in 4 months, Mithun da was not a star at that time
Let us tell you that when Helena and Mithun got married in 1979, Mithun was not a star at that time. Only a few weeks had passed after the marriage when quarrels broke out between Mithun and Helena. After 4 months of marriage, Helena filed for divorce from Mithun.
Mithun had kicked Helena out of the house for her cousin.
In an interview with Stardust magazine, Helena spoke about the reason for the breakdown of her marriage. She had said that Mithun convinced her to get married from 6 am until she fell asleep at night. Then we both got married secretly in 1979.
The main reason for the breakdown of their marriage was that Mithun had started getting closer to Yogita Bali. On the other hand, Mithun also used to taunt Helena about her ex-boyfriend Javed Khan.
Mithun’s cousin was also one of the reasons for the marriage breakdown. Helena had told it, Mithun lived in the house with his two cousins and his dogs. After marriage, I also moved there. His two cousins were spending his money, which I didn’t like at all. When I asked him if it was possible to separate the two cousins, he replied: – If you want to go, go ahead, they won’t go anywhere. After that, both of them separated.
After a divorce, she tried her luck at the cinema, without success
After her divorce from Mithun Da, Helena tried her luck in cinema. He started his acting career with the 1980 film Judaai. Next, she was seen in the film Mard with Amitabh. She was highly appreciated for playing the role of the British Queen in this film. Apart from this, the actress has been part of films like Do Gulab, Ek Naya Rishta, Saath Saath and Aao Pyar Karein.
Helena left the film industry and became a flight attendant.
When Helena stopped working in Hindi films in the late 80s, she moved to America. While living in America, she began working as a flight attendant at Delta Airlines.
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