• Does Jaya Prada smoke?: Not Known
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• Jaya Prada is a veteran Indian film actress and politician.
• As a child, she had a special interest in dancing

• At the age of 14, a Telugu film director offered her a three-minute dance number in a film titled “Bhoomi Kosam;” after seeing her marvellous performance. She was paid only ₹10 for her performance in the film.
• She started her acting career in the South Indian films.
• By 1976, at the age of 17, Jaya Prada had become a huge star of the South Indian films.

• She has worked with big actors like Kamal Haasan, Mohan Lal, Rajnikanth, and Amitabh Bachchan.
• The 1977 film Adavi Ramudu broke box office records and it cemented her star status

In the same year, she was introduced to the Kannada Cinema by the filmmaker Vijay in the super-hit film “Sanadi Appanna.” The film is also known to be the only film to feature shehnai rendition by Ustad Bismillah Khan.

It was K. Viswanath who introduced Jaya Prada to Bollywood by casting her in the 1979 Hindi film “Sargam.” She also earned her first Filmfare nomination for the film.

• When N. T. Rama Rao became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, she campaigned for him in several constituencies.
• When Rao’s health deteriorated, TDP was bifurcated into two factions, one of those was led by Chandrababu Naidu. Jaya Prada too joined the Chandrababu Naidu faction of the party.
• Jaya Prada and Sridevi were considered arch-rivals during their time.