Kseniya Ryabinkina
Kseniya Ryabinkina | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 September 1945 |
| Occupation(s) | actor, ballerina |
| Spouse | Aleksei Stychkin[1] |
| Children | Yevgeni Stychkin (Eugene Stychkin)[2] |
Kseniya Ryabinkina is an Russian professional ballet dancer and character actor in Russian & Hindi cinema from the 1960s till date.[3]
Career
She started her career as a ballerina in Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre.
She is best remembered in India as "Marina" - the Russian circus trapeze artiste cum love interest from Raj Kapoor’s classic 1970 film Mera Naam Joker. She acted in a total of 11 films, which is quite a bit for a Russian actress of USSR era.
Later years
In 2009, the Russian actress made her return to Bollywood. Ryabinkina acted in ‘Chintuji,’ a film that was loosely based on incidents from Raj Kapoor's son - Rishi Kapoor’s life. She still mentors ballerinas and actors in Russia.
Personal life
He was married to the late Aleksei Stychkin & her son is the Russian actor - Eugene Stychkin.
References
- ^ "Raj Kapoor's Russian co-star from Mera Naam Joker to mark his birth anniversary in Mumbai". http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Eugene Stychkin: ""In our family, don't say unnecessary compliments"". http://direct-beauty.ru/. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Russian heroine from 'Mera Naam Joker' set to return to Mumbai". https://in.rbth.com. Russia Beyond The Headlines a global media project. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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