Who was Gina Lollobrigida?: Once ‘world’s most beautiful woman’, who almost signed an Indian film

New Delhi: Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian actress who was once declared “the most beautiful women in the world,” died in Rome yesterday, at the age of 95.

Francesco Lollobrigida, the Italian Agricultural Minister and the grandnephew of Ms. Lollobrigida took to Twitter to share the sad news of the demise of one of the shining stars in the field of Italian cinematography and culture.

Oggi è scomparsa #GinaLollobrigida, una delle stelle più luminose della cinematografia e della cultura italiana. Ineguagliabile fuoriclasse, icona di bellezza e versatilità, donna e professionista straordinaria. Continuerà a vivere e ispirare attraverso le sue opere. pic.twitter.com/fEW9gVFuEi

— Francesco Lollobrigida ?? (@FrancescoLollo1) January 16, 2023

According to the reports, Ms. Lollobrigida disappeared after being admitted to the hospital for a certain time in a Rome clinic. Her son, Milko, and grandson, Dimitri, remained viable for her. However, the actual reason behind her death is yet to be known.

Who was Gina Lollobrigida?

Ms. Lollobrigida was brought into the world in Subiaco, the mountain ranges in the east of Rome, in 1927. She was the daughter of a woodworker and became one of the world’s largest and most ideal artists in the 1950s and 1960s era. She has appeared in a number of European and American movies alongside many of Hollywood’s leading actors of the time.

Ms. Lollobrigida has also served for Unicef and the United Nations, as well as running unsuccessfully for a chair in the European Parliament. She stayed politically engaged until a year ago. However, she ended up unsuccessful in the Italian Senate.

“The most beautiful lady in the world,” once signed for an Indian cinema:

Gina Lollobrigida, who died on Monday, January 16, 2023, at the age of 95, was very near to filming an Indian cinema until she decided to back out for causes that remain unknown to this day.

Shalimar (1978) starred Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Shammi Kapoor, Rex Harrison, John Saxon, and Gina Lollobrigida, the iconic actress. Gina took a flight to Bombay for the movie’s mahuratman, and photos of her posing with Zeenat Aman and Dharmendra were widely circulated in the newspapers during that time. Rumors and speculation circulated at the time about Gina and Zeenat’s cold vibes, which is something the individual in question continues to deny.

Bunny Reuben, the film’s publicist, is said to have scripted the conflict between the two stunning ladies. Even there is a section dedicated to the Zeenat-Gina clash in Reuben’s book on the maker of Shalimar, termed ‘The Battle Of The Boobs.’ However, Dharmendra, the movie’s lead character, recollects no such conflict or the truth Gina decided to opt-out.