Born to a Swiss-French mother and an Indian father, Leela Naidu was a Femina Miss India in 1954. Vogue named her as one of most beautiful women in the world, along with Maharani Gayatri Devi. She became an icon for women's liberation in India after her non-orthodox role with Sunil Dutt in Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke (1963). She quit movies to marry (and later divorce) hotelier Tilakraj Oberoi. She later married Goan poet Dom Moraes, who was her childhood sweetheart.

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Leela Naidu

Actress

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