Helena Luke

Some Lesser Known Facts About Helena Luke

• Helena Luke grew up in Mumbai, India.

  

• Her father was Turkish, and her mother was an Anglo-Indian Christian.

• According to Stardust magazine, in August 1987, Helena Luke and Indian actor Vijayendra met at a party. After that, they went to Vijayendra’s home, where he, fully drunk, attacked her with a razor blade, leaving deep cuts.

• Vijayendra denied this incident, claiming he only met her once at a party where she was drunk and misbehaved, making advances toward him.

  

• During her college days, Helena Luke was in a relationship with Javed Khan, who later introduced her to Mithun Chakraborty.

• She performed in various Gujarati plays for nine years but did not act in Gujarati films due to a lack of good roles.

• Helena Luke learned to speak and read Gujarati only for her stage plays.

• Mithun Chakraborty met Helena Luke after his breakup with actress Sarika.

• They reportedly fell in love instantly and got married.

• Mithun was at the height of his when he got married to Helena Luke.

• However, their marriage ended quickly, as she asked for a divorce after four months. Mithun reportedly grew closer to actress Yogeeta Bali and taunted Helena about her ex-boyfriend Javed Khan.

  

• After her relationship with Mithun ended, Helena Luke reconnected with Javed Khan, and Mithun married actress Yogeeta Bali.

• Three years after her divorce from Mithun Chakraborty, she stated in a media interview that she would never have a relationship with Mithun again, no matter how successful or wealthy he becomes. She had not asked for alimony and considered the relationship a nightmare. She wanted Mithun to stop mentioning her.

• In the same interview, she disclosed that on her first birthday after their wedding, Mithun was out of town. He did not give her any gifts and not even call her to wish. Her friends took her out for dinner.

  

• She shared that Mithun had everything in life since childhood, but she felt that she got nothing from their marriage. She would wait alone at home for hours and only got to see Mithun Chakraborty for about four hours a day.

• This loneliness and disappointment were painful for her. Helena Luke added that she believed Mithun when he said that he loved her but later realized that he only loved himself.

• She described Mithun as a very immature person.

• Helena Luke said that she tried hard to win his heart but could not change his suspicious nature.

• She appeared in many Hindi films such as Saath Saath (1982), Do Gulaab (1983), Romance (1983), and Aao Pyaar Karen (1983).

  

• She was known for her role in the 1985 film Mard with Amitabh Bachchan.

  

• In the film Mard, which was directed by Manmohan Desai, Helena Luke played the role of Lady Helen, a British queen who saved Azad Singh (Dara Singh) and his son Raju/Mard Tangewala (Amitabh Bachchan).

• In this film, Amitabh’s dialogue to her character, ‘Aaj pata chala, sab goron ka dil kaala nahi hota madam,’ became very popular.

  

• In August 2006, Helena Luke began working as a flight attendant with Delta Air Lines.

  

• On 3 November 2024, news of her passing was shared on social media by Indian dancer and actress Kalpana Iyer.

• Reportedly, Helena had been unwell for a long time. She stopped taking medication in her final days, which led to her passing.

• She was often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions. ^[1]Helena Luke’s Facebook Post