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Helen

Helen Jairag Richardson Khan is a Hindi actress and dancer, best known for playing vamps and vixens in Bollywood movies of the 1960s. 70's and 1980's. She was famous for her performances in flamboyant dance sequences and cabaret numbers. The Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle frequently sang for Helen. She was known as the Cabaret Queen of India.

Early life and background
Helen was born in Harrow, London, United Kingdom to an Anglo-Indian (French) father and Burmese mother in October 21, 1939. She has a brother Roger and a sister Jennifer. Helen's father...

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