Jaya Prada Birthday: Jaya Prada was one of the most famous actresses in South Indian and Hindi films in the 70s and 90s. She was as beautiful on the big screen as she was a great actor. Today is Jaya Prada's birthday (3 April 1962). On this special occasion, know the unheard stories related to Jaya Prada's film career and personal life.

Jaya Prada's family was connected to films. Jaya was born in Andhra Pradesh, her father Krishna Rao was a Telugu film investor. Jaya Prada received dance and music education from childhood. Jaya Prada danced in an annual school function, this dance was seen by a South Indian film director and he gave her a chance to dance for three minutes in the Telugu film 'Bhoomi Kosam (1974)'. After the consent of the family, Jaya Prada acted in films. From here Jaya Prada's career as an actress in South Indian films started, she worked in many hit films. Later she became the most popular actress of South India. 

Jaya Prada's entry into Hindi films

Jaya Prada had already become a big name in South Indian films. In the year 1979, she also entered Bollywood through the film 'Sargam'. Jaya Prada worked with famous actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra. In the film 'Sharaabi' she played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's lover, in the film 'Sanjog' she was seen as Jeetendra's wife, in this film Jaya Prada had a double role. Apart from 'Dil-e-Nadaan', she became Rajesh Khanna's heroine in a few other films. Jaya Prada's pairing with every famous actor was liked a lot. 

Jaya Prada and Sridevi's rift 

Jaya Prada was not only known for her beauty and acting in Bollywood, she was also in the news for her rift with Sridevi. In the 1980s, Sridevi and Jaya Prada were among the top heroines of Bollywood. Both of them worked together in many films. Despite this, there was no conversation between Sridevi and Jaya Prada. No one knew why this was so. Once Rajesh Khanna tried to make Sridevi and Jaya Prada talk. During the shooting of the film 'Maqsad', Rajesh Khanna locked Jaya and Sridevi in a room. He thought that now both the actresses would talk. But when the room was opened, Jaya Prada and Sridevi were sitting in different corners with their faces turned away from each other. In the year 2015, Jayaprada invited Sridevi to a wedding at her house, where they were seen laughing and smiling together.  After making a good career in films, Jaya Prada also entered

Politics 

In 1994, she joined the Telugu Desam Party. Later, she became a part of the Samajwadi Party. In 2019, Jaya Prada joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Even now, she is fully active in politics.  

Personal life of the actress 

Talking about Jaya Prada's personal life, she married Shrikant Nahata in 1986. This marriage was surrounded by a lot of controversies. Actually, when he married Jaya Prada, Shrikant was already married. Shrikant did not even divorce his first wife. Shrikant also has a child from his first marriage. But when Jaya Prada fell in love with Shrikant, she did not give importance to these things.