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In the glitzy and glamorous world of Bollywood its usually the dazzling and picture-perfect life of celebrities that takes the centre stage. However what happens behind the scenes when the curtain falls is a lot more than what meets the eye. One such story is of a South actress who was gaining immense love and success professionally but when it came to her personal life it had a striking contrast. Besides earning fame she also felt the pain loneliness and ultimately left the world at a very young age. The person we are talking about is the celebrated actress and dancer Jyothi Lakshmi. Jyoti made her debut in the industry in the year 1970 and right from her first film she gained a lot of love and attention. From her expressive eyes strong screen presence and captivating dance she soon rose to fame. She was also known as dancer par excellence; her dance gathered so many eyeballs that filmmakers used to cast her just to include a dance sequence. In her career trajectory she worked in more than 100 films and even shared screen with some big stars and three sitting Chief Ministers a rare achievement for any actress. Following in her footsteps her sister Jaya Malini and daughter Jyothi Meena also became actresses. She famously appeared with Jayalalithaa in MGR’s film Adimai Penn where her dance sequence became one of the film’s most attractive elements. However besides gaining this massive success on screen Jyothi Lakshmis personal life saw some struggles. She never married anyone and lived a lonely life. Later in July 2016 she developed a major life-threatening health issue - cancer. Within just 20 days of her diagnosis she left the world. Jyothi took her last breath on 9 August 2016 at the age of 63. Her fans were stunned by her death and she left a void in the hearts of the entire fraternity with her absence. Jyothi might not be in the world but her legacy still shines and continues.