Helen (actress)

Helen Jairag Richardson (born 21 November 1938), popularly known as only Helen is a Burma-born Indian film actress and dancer, working in Hindi films. She has appeared in over 700 films, and is often cited as the most popular nautch dancer of her time. She was the inspiration for four films and a book. She is the second wife of Salim Khan.

Early life and background

Helen Jairag Richardson was born on 21 November 1938 in Yangon, Burma to an Anglo-Indian father and Burmese mother. She has a brother Roger and a sister Jennifer. Their father died during the Second World War. The family trekked to Mumbai in 1943 in order to escape from the Japanese occupation of Burma. Helen told Filmfare during an interview in 1964, "we trekked alternately through wilderness and hundreds of villages, surviving on the generosity of people, for we were penniless, with no food and few clothes. Occasionally, we met British soldiers who provided us with transport, found us refuge and treated our blistered feet and bruised bodies and fed us. By the time we reached Dibrugarh in Assam, our group had been reduced to half. Some had fallen ill and been left behind, some had died of starvation and disease. My mother miscarried along the way. The survivors were admitted to the Dibrugarh hospital for treatment. Mother and I had been virtually reduced to skeletons and my brother's condition was critical. We spent two months in hospital. When we recovered, we moved to Calcutta". She quit her schooling to support her family because her mother's salary as a nurse was not enough to feed a family of four. In a documentary called Queen of the Nautch girls, Helen said she was 19 years old in 1957 when she got her first big break in Howrah Bridge.

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50 Hits on Dance

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by: Osborne Brothers

(Karl Davis)
Kentucky you are the dearest land outside of heaven to me
Kentucky your laurels your redbud trees
When I die I want to rest upon some peaceful mountains so high
For that is where God will look for me.
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Kentucky I miss the old folks singing in the silvery moonlight
Kentucky I miss the hound dogs chasing coons
I know that my mother dad and sweetheart are awaiting for me




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Helen Rambo, Claims Management Resources

The Journal Record 10 Mar 2025
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Finding a cannabis farm in your house – podcast

The Guardian 10 Mar 2025
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The Post and Courier 09 Mar 2025
The South experiences more wildfires per year than any other region in U.S. Experts fear the danger will increase as the climate warms, population swells, and thousands of trees downed by Hurricane >Helene dry out and become tinder for future ... .
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Helen Lederer: ‘Things are not always perfect between us’

The Times/The Sunday Times 09 Mar 2025
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Helen Flanagan shares 'iconic' idea for Coronation Street comeback

Digital Spy 09 Mar 2025
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MJ Lenderman, Animal Collective and more contribute to benefit album for Hurricane Helene victims

NME 09 Mar 2025
MJ Lenderman and Animal Collective are among the artists who have contributed to a new benefit album for victims of Hurricane >Helene in Asheville, North Carolina ... In September, Hurricane Helene hit the ...
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What’s It Like To Get Slapped By Helen Mirren? 1923’s Michelle Randolph Broke It Down And Revealed Why It Was Her ‘Favorite Scene To Film’

Cinema Blend 09 Mar 2025
Now, she’s ready to leave, and during a particularly intense moment between her and Cara, Helen Mirren’s character slapped her ... So, I asked Michelle Randolph what it was like to be slapped by Helen Mirren.
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Edward II review – intrigue bows to spectacle in RSC’s tragic game of thrones

The Guardian 09 Mar 2025
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Daniel Raggett’s hit-and-miss Marlowe production has wonderful moments but errs on the side of excess in its staging of the king’s doomed love affair ... Everything is an irritant that is not his lover ... ....
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Harrison Ford Is Right About '1923's Greatest Strength

Collider 09 Mar 2025
The Western genre, at least in its current form onscreen, is a far cry from what it once was, which is what makes Taylor Sheridan's 1923 so unique ... ....
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Nation unites in a day of reflection to mark fifth anniversary of Covid-19

London Evening Standard 09 Mar 2025
Hundreds of events were hosted where the pain, grief, compassion and sacrifice of those difficult times was remembered ... .
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How to have a rich, fulfilling relationship with grandparents

Daily Breeze 09 Mar 2025
Helen Dennis is a nationally recognized leader on issues of aging and the new retirement with academic, corporate and nonprofit experience. Contact Helen with your questions and comments at Helendenn@gmail.com.
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