Holiday in Bombay

Vijaya Choudhury: Forgotten name in Bollywood 1960s. She was born in Gaya Bihar to a royal Brahamin Bhumiyar family. Her birth name was Mohini Sinha.Her father was a high court judge and king in Gaya. Her father built Mohan Theatre's in Gaya for her. Her mother married a Muslim man after her father died. He changed her name to Qurasha Begum. The maharani of Hatua was her first cousin. When she was 13, her step father moved to Bombay to make her act in film's.Vijaya would eventually marry a Muslim man and have 1 son. When the child was 5 years old, the father divorced Vijaya and moved to Canada. When Vijaya's ex husband had 3 month's to live due to cancer, Vijaya's son Asad came to visit his father in Canada. Once he was here he applied for permanent residency for himself and his mother. Regarding her first on-screen presence, it was in Captain Kishore (1957). Vijaya Choudhury acted in Satta Bazaar (1959), Bindiya (1960), Bada Aadmi (1961), leading actress in Banarasi Thug (1962) and Holiday in Bombay (1963), she was dropped to B-grade films which did not do much to her film career. Although in possession of a gracious face, voluptuous figure and a considerable acting range, she never achieved the career heights or fan following of her contemporaries.Satta Bazaar's iconic song 'Tumhen Yaad Hoga Kabhi Hum Mile Thhe' was picturized on her with actor Suresh. Banarasi Thug (1962)'s beautiful solo and duets with Manoj Kumar are mesmerizing. Her another memorable appearance was in all-time hit Rafi song 'Agar Dil Kisi Se Lagaya Na Hota' with actor Subiraj in Bada Aadmi (1961).She acted in 38 films, including Honeymoon (1960), Burmah Road (1962), Baaghi (1964), and Rustom-E-Rome (1964). She is now living in Calgary, Alberta,Canada with her son Asad.