Before her death, she was forced to sell her cooking stove to pay bills.

Has an action figure modeled after her character Star Trek character Ilia.

Before her death, she wrote a coffee table book about the history of the Miss India pageant titled Pride of India.

Shaved her head for the role of Ilia in the film Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). At first, she shed tears over the haircut, but smiled after the finishing powder was applied to her scalp and her facial features were more defined by Fred Philips.

Was seriously injured in 1980 following a car crash in Germany which left her with a large scar on her head

Was a former Miss India 1965.