Jaya Prada is an Indian actress and politician. She is one of the most iconic and highest-paid actresses of her time. She ruled Indian cinema in the late 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. She made her acting debut in Bollywood with K. Vishwanath's Sargam (1979) which earned her a nomination in Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She then appeared in successful movies like Lok Parlok (1979), Takkar (1980), Dil-E-Nadaan (1982), Kaamchor (1982), Mawaali (1983), Main Awara Hoon (1983), Sharaabi (1984), Tohfa (1984), Zabardast (1985), Aakhree Raasta (1986), Swarag Se Sundar (1986), Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati (1988) and Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988). In 1989, she married producer Srikanth Nahata.