Vasundhara Devi
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Vasunthara Devi was an India
India
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n film actress, trained Bharathanatyam dancer and carnatic singer
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...

. Vasundhara Devi is the only Indian actress to have had an audience with the Pope
Pope
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 of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

. She is the mother of popular Indian actress Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala Bali is an Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and a Parliamentarian....

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Biography

Vasundhara was married to M. D. Raman and they divorced later. Her daughter Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala Bali is an Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and a Parliamentarian....

 was raised by her husband and her mother, Yadugiri Devi who later guided her daughter's career. She and her daughter Vyjayanthimala, were acted together in two film together, Paigham and its Tamil remake Irumbu Thirai
Irumbu Thirai
Irumbu Thirai is a 1960 Black-and-white Mondo film Tamil film written by produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Shivaji Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala in the lead with K. A. Thangavelu, Saroja Devi, S. V. Ranga Rao, Pandari Bai and Vasundhara Devi as the ensemble cast of the film. The...

, which during the filming they both were not good in talking terms.

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