Tina Ambani

Tina Anil Ambani (nee Munim, born 1957) is a former Bollywood actress and chairperson of the Mumbai-based Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Harmony for Silvers Foundation and Harmony Art Foundation.[1] She is also Chairperson of Group CSR, Reliance Group,[2] and the Mudra Foundation for Communications Research and Education (MFFCRE), as well as Chief Mentor and Advisor for the Strategic Planning Committee of the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT). Her husband is Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Group.[3]

Tina Ambani
Tina in 2012
Born	Tina Munim (1957-02-11) 11 February 1957 Bombay, Bombay State, India
Occupation	Actor, activist, philanthropist
Years active	1975–1991
Notable credit(s)	Chairperson Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Harmony for Silvers Foundation, Harmony Art Foundation, Group CSR, Reliance Group
Title	Femina Teen Princess 1975
Spouse(s)	Anil Ambani ( m. 1991)
Partner(s)	Rajesh Khanna (1982–1989) Sanjay Dutt (1979–1982)
Children	2

Personal life

Born in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Tina Munim is the ninth and youngest child of Nandkumar and Meenakshi Munim, from a Gujarati Jain family. She graduated high school in 1975 from the MM Pupils Own School in Khar, Bombay. The same year, she was crowned Femina Teen Princess India 1975 and represented India at the Miss Teenage Intercontinental contest in Aruba, where she was crowned second runner-up.[4] She subsequently enrolled in Jai Hind College for a degree in Arts. Later in 1970s, she joined the Hindi film industry and had a successful career as a leading actress, for thirteen years. Munim had a notable relationship with actor Sanjay Dutt, but the relationship ended, reportedly due to Dutt's drug addiction.[5][6] In the 1980s, she also had a long live-in relationship with Rajesh Khanna, her co-star of many films. However, this relationship ended too, as Khanna refused to divorce his wife, Dimple Kapadia, in order to marry Munim.[7]

In February 1991, she married Anil Ambani, the younger son of Indian business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani who founded Reliance Industries. They have two sons Jai Anmol (born in December 1991) and Jai Anshul (born in September 1995).

Career

Films

Munim made her debut in Hindi films with iconic filmmaker Dev Anand's Des Pardes in 1978.[8][9] Her other films with Dev Anand include Lootmaar, and Man Pasand[10] She was the heroine of Sanjay Dutt in his debut film, Rocky.[11] She was cast opposite Amol Palekar in Basu Chatterjee's Baaton Baaton Mein.[12]Her notable films with Rishi Kapoor include Karz, and Yeh Vaada Raha.[11][13] She starred with actor Rajesh Khanna in many films including Fiffty Fiffty, Souten, Bewafai, Suraag, Insaaf Main Karoonga, Rajput, Aakhir Kyon?, Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai, Alag Alag, Bhagwaan Dada and Adhikar.[14][15] Her last film was Jigarwala, released in 1991. In an interview to Simi Garewal, Munim said: Sometimes I feel [that I left films too soon] too, but then I felt that that there was a lot more to the world that I wanted to explore and experience, and not just stick to movies. I decided to quit. I never regretted it. I never wanted to go back, ever."

Arts and culture

With the aim to offer young artists a platform to exhibit alongside seasoned veterans and acknowledged masters, she organised the first Harmony Art show in 1995.[16] In 2008, Harmony Art Foundation showcased upcoming Indian artists at Christie's in London, drawing attention to the wealth of talent in India. The same year, she was invited to the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, which is the oldest continually operating museum in the US and houses rare Indian art treasures from the 1600s.

In addition, she has served on the advisory board of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai and the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. She was also nominated to the reconstituted General Assembly of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).[17] She has been actively associated with several welfare activities such as Aseema, an NGO engaged in the rehabilitation of street children,[18] and the restoration of Elephanta Island, a World Heritage Site near Mumbai, with the Archaeological Survey of India and UNESCO.

Elder welfare

In 2004, Ambani established Harmony for Silvers Foundation, a Mumbai-based non-government organisation that seeks to enhance the quality of life of the elderly.[19] Its activities have included Harmony – Celebrate Age, the magazine, now in its 14th year; the portal www.harmonyindia.org; Harmony Interactive Centre for Silver Citizens, in South Mumbai; the Harmony Research Division; the Harmony Silver Awards; and the Harmony Senior Citizens’ Runs at the Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru marathons. Going forward, Harmony for Silvers Foundation proposes to build a retirement community for elders in Jaipur.[20]

Healthcare

In order to bridge the gaps in Indian healthcare, Ambani launched the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute (KDAH) in Mumbai in 2009, a quaternary care facility.[4] It is the only hospital in Mumbai to receive accreditation from the JCI (Joint Commission International, USA), NABH (National Accreditation Board for Healthcare, India), CAP (College of American Pathologists, USA) and NABL (National Accreditation Board for Laboratories, India).[21] Other standouts include the first comprehensive centre for liver transplant and the first integrated centre for children's cardiac care in western India; its robotic surgery programme; the centres for rehabilitation and sports medicine; and its initiative to open 18 cancer care centres in rural Maharashtra.[22]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1978	Des Pardes	Gauri	Debut film
1979	Baaton Baaton Mein	Nancy
1980	Karz	Tina
1980	Man Pasand	Kamli
1980	Lootmaar	Neela Ramniklal
1980	Ek Do Teen Chaar
1980	Aap Ke Deewane	Sameera
1981	Katilon Ke Kaatil	Petty Thief
1981	Fiffty Fiffty	Mary
1981	Khuda Kasam	Tina Hukamchand
1981	Harjaee	Geeta Chopra
1981	Rocky	Renuka Seth
1982	Yeh Vaada Raha	Sunita Sikkan / Kusum Mehra / Anisha
1982	Rajput	Jaya
1982	Deedar-E-Yaar	Firdaus Changezi
1982	Suraag	Guest Appearance
1983	Souten	Rukmani Mohit
1983	Bade Dil Wala	Rashmi Sinha
1983	Pukar	Usha
1984	Sharara		One of the only two films with Mithun Chakraborty
1984	Karishmaa	Radha
1984	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Neeta
1984	Aasmaan
1984	Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai
1984	Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye
1985	Alag Alag	Chandni
1985	Insaaf Main Karoonga	Seema Khanna
1985	Aakhir Kyon?	Indu Sharma
1985	Bewafai	Asha
1985	Bayen Hath Ka Khel
1985	Yudh	Anita / Rita
1986	Samay Ki Dhaara	Rashmi A. Verma
1986	Bhagwaan Dada	Madhu
1986	Adhikar	Jyoti
1987	Kamagni	Megha	Alok Nath's only solo hero movie
1987	Muqaddar Ka Faisla	Nisha
1988	7 Bijliyaan
1991	Jigarwala	Sohni

References

1. Ghosh, Labonita (12 August 2011). "Harmony art show, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Research Institute keep Tina Ambani busy". The Economic Times.
2. Dharampur, Shrimad Rajchandra Mission. "Gandhi Revisits the Royal Opera House After 81 Years With an Untold Story in Indian History /PR Newswire India/". www.prnewswire.co.in.
3. "It Was An Earthquake That Brought Anil Ambani-Tina Munim Together After Their 'Four-Year-Separation': Here's A Love Story That's No Less Than A Bollywood Rom-Com!". Daily.bhaskar.com. 2 June 2017.
4. "Tina Ambani: Every organ wasted is a potential life lost". The Times of India.
5. Yasser Usman (2018). Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy. Juggernaut Books. pp. 64–65, 69. ISBN 978-93-86228-58-1.
6. "Sanjay Dutt And The Women In His Life, From Tina Munim, Madhuri Dixit To Maanayata Dutt". BollywoodShaadis. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
7. Garoo, Rohit (4 April 2016). "The eponymous Rajesh Khanna Marriage: The Superstar's LoveStory". The Bridal Box. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
8. Tilak Rishi (2012). Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years. Trafford Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4669-3963-9.
9. Ramesh Dawar (2006). Bollywood: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Star Publications. p. 2014. ISBN 978-1-905863-01-3.
10. Raju Bharatan (1 September 2010). A Journey Down Melody Lane. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-93-81398-05-0.
11. Jerry Pinto (2006). Helen: The Life and Times of an H-bomb. Penguin Books India. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-14-303124-6.
12. Helio San Miguel (2012). Mumbai. Intellect Books. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-84150-632-6.
13. Madhu Jain (17 April 2009). Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-81-8475-813-9.
14. "I've always been a working woman: Tina Ambani". India Today.
15. "Tina Ambani". IMDb.com.
16. "Tina Ambani - Any museum I create will not merely be art". Livemint.com.
17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
18. "Art with a heart" (PDF). Aseema.org.
19. "Harmony for Silvers Foundation honours 10 Silver Achievers on 1st October, World Elders Day". Indiainfoline.com.
20. "About Us «  Harmony Magazine". Harmonyindia.org.
21. "Mumbai: Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital gets JCI accreditation - Medical Dialogues". Medicaldialogues.in. 13 January 2016.
22. "Kokilaben Hospital to set up 18 cancer care centres in Maha". The Times of India.

External links

• Tina Ambani on IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Radha Bartake	Miss Teenage Intercontinental India 1975	Succeeded by Kalpana Iyer
Preceded by Lisa Langlois	Miss Teenage Intercontinental 2nd runner up 1975	Succeeded by Barbara Ann Neefs