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{{short description|Indian actress, singer, and model (born 1956)}}
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'''Kalpana Iyer''' (born 17 April 1956) is an [[India]]n actress, singer, and model, who is best known for her works in [[Hindi cinema]] throughout the 1980s and 1990s. She appeared in over 100 films, and is accredited for her performances in many popular dance numbers as well as for her supporting and guest roles in many films.

== Career ==

=== Modelling ===
After being first runner-up at [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] in 1978,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071227184916/http://www.geocities.com/rahul83_99/mwtth.html Miss India at Miss World: Femina Miss India and Eve's Weekly Delegates to the Miss World Pageant]</ref> she went on to represent her country at the [[Miss World 1978]] beauty pageant where she placed as a top 15 semi-finalist.

=== Acting ===
Kalpana started making full-fledged appearances as a vamp character in a number of Hindi films, continuing in the tradition of [[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]], [[Helen Jairag Richardson|Helen]] and [[Aruna Irani]]. Some of her famous dance numbers were to the songs "Hari om Hari" in ''[[Pyaara Dushman]]'' (1980), "Tu Mujhe Jaan" in ''[[Wardat]]'' (1981) and "Rambha Ho" in ''[[Armaan (1981 film)|Armaan]]'' (1981).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/dance/revisiting-old-memories-kalpana-iyer-880|title=Revisiting old memories with Kalpana Iyer|last=Soparrkar|first=Sandip|date=2015-12-29|website=The Asian Age|access-date=2019-10-27|archive-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027010817/https://www.asianage.com/dance/revisiting-old-memories-kalpana-iyer-880|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of her renowned films are ''[[Satte Pe Satta]]'' (1982), ''[[Disco Dancer]]'' (1982), ''[[Anjaam]]'' (1994), ''[[Raja Hindustani]]'' (1996), and ''[[Hum Saath Saath Hain]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1165337/ |title=Kalpana Iyer |access-date=28 June 2018 |archive-date=28 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228154842/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1165337/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was critically acclaimed for her performance as a prison warden in ''[[Anjaam]]'' (in which she was hanged to death), which also featured Bollywood superstars [[Madhuri Dixit]] and [[Shah Rukh Khan]]. As of 2019, Iyer has appeared in a variety of films, as well as working on television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/kalpana-iyer-i-want-to-work-for-as-long-as-i-can/articleshow/70525442.cms|title=Kalpana Iyer: I want to work for as long as I can|last=Bhattacharya|first=Roshmila BhattacharyaRoshmila|last2=Aug 5|first2=Mumbai Mirror {{!}} Updated|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en|access-date=2019-10-27|last3=2019|last4=Ist|first4=09:21|archive-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806101214/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/kalpana-iyer-i-want-to-work-for-as-long-as-i-can/articleshow/70525442.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Other ventures ===
Iyer is also a pop singer, and is best known for her performances in many shows.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99may02/sunday/head8.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 August 2008 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193127/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99may02/sunday/head8.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She is currently managing a restaurant in [[Dubai]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kalpana-iyer-i-regret-not-getting-married-6435711.html|title=FirstPost|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027010810/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kalpana-iyer-i-regret-not-getting-married-6435711.html|archive-date=27 October 2019|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://policenama.com/raja-hindustani-actress-kalpana-iyer-now-working-restro-dubai/|title=raja hindustani actress kalpana iyer now working restro dubai {{!}} 'राजा हिंदुस्तानी'मधील 'ही' अभिनेत्री पहा आता कशी दिसते ! आर्थिक अडचणींमुळे झाले 'हाल' आता करते 'असं' काम|date=2019-10-04|website=पोलीसनामा (Policenama)|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-27|archive-date=27 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027010813/https://policenama.com/raja-hindustani-actress-kalpana-iyer-now-working-restro-dubai/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Despite being considered one of the more daring actresses in her time, Iyer mentioned how she was rather conservative and misunderstood, and due to this had also never married.<ref name=":0" /> Iyer told FirstPost in 2019:
{{Quote|text="I was always misunderstood, you know, as the ‘it-girl’ personifying glamour and oomph. A Miss India, a model, an actress. Everyone assumed I was bold but I was actually very simple… God-fearing, always concerned about ruffling the feathers of my conservative Tam Bram family who were quiet and simple, and into Carnatic music… telling too many white lies to protect too many people."|sign=Kalpana Iyer|source=}}

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Throughout her career, Iyer has appeared in over 100 films.

*''[[Poonam (film)|Poonam]]'' (1981)
*''[[Hum Se Badkar Kaun]]''(1981) as Shalu
*''[[Satte Pe Satta]]'' (1982) as Ranjeet Mistress
*''[[Hum Hain Lajawab (1984 film)|Hum Hain Lajawaab]]'' (1984) as Alif-Laila , Dancer
*''[[Nallavanukku Nallavan (film) |Nallavanukku Nallavan]]'' (1984) item number
*''[[Ameer Aadmi Gharib Aadmi]] (1985)
*''[[Zakhmi Aurat]]'' (1988) as Kanta
*''[[Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe]]''(1989) as Kamini
*''[[Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon]]'' (1989)
*''[[Laadla (1994 film)|''Laadla'' (1994 film)]]'' as Kamini
*''[[Anjaam]]'' (1994) as Jailor Warden
*''[[Gundaraj]]'' (1995) as Public Prosecutor
*''[[Hum Saath Saath Hain]]'' (1999) as Shobha Mishra

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel
|-
|1992-1993 || ''[[Kashish (serial)|Kashish]]'' || Mrs. Anand (Rahul's mother) || Rowspan="4"|[[DD National]]
|-
|Rowspan="4"|1994||''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]''|| Parvati
|-
|Chandrakanta (serial)|Chandrakanta || ''Dum Dumi Maai''
|-
|''[[Farmaan]]'' || Tasneem Pasha
|-
|Banegi Apni Baat
|Revati
|Zee Tv
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1165337}}

{{Miss World 1978 delegates}}

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