Jilloo was an Indian Hindi language film

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

born in 1905 in Bombay, India as Zuleka Ebrahain. She acted in numerous Hindi films including ''

Mother India ''Mother India'' is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film '' Aurat'' (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village wo ...

'' and ''

Mughal-e-Azam ''Mughal-e-Azam'' () is a 1960 Indian Epic film, epic historical drama film produced and directed by K. Asif. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Empire, Mughal Prince ...

'', the two biggest commercial and critical successes of the 1950s. She portrayed the role of the mother-in-law of Radha, the protagonist of ''Mother India'', and the mother of Anarkali, in ''Mughal-e-Azam''. She also acted in several other films, including '' Madhosh'' and ''

Alam Ara ''Alam Ara'' () is a 1931 Indian Hindustani-language historical fantasy film directed and produced by Ardeshir Irani. It revolves around a king and his two wives, Navbahaar and Dilbahaar, who are childless; soon, a ''fakir'' (Wazir Muhammad K ...

'', India's first talkie film. As a young actress, she was credited as Jilloobai, Jillo, Jilloo, Zillu, Zilloo or Zilloobai. Later in her career she became known for portraying the role of mother in various movies earning her the name Jilloo Maa (mother in Hindi).

Filmography

*1960: ''

Mughal-E-Azam ''Mughal-e-Azam'' () is a 1960 Indian Epic film, epic historical drama film produced and directed by K. Asif. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Empire, Mughal Prince ...

'' – Anarkali's mother *1957: ''

'' – Sundar Chachi *1951: '' Madhosh'' – Soni's mother *1951: '' Sanam'' – Jogin's mother *1950: '' Magroor'' – Manohar's mother *1950: ''Sabak'' *1945: ''

Tadbir ''Tadbir '' () is a 1945 Indian Hindi language film. It was the fifth-highest-grossing Indian film of 1945. The film was directed by Jayant Desai under his Jayan Desai Productions banner and had music composed by Lal Mohammed, with lyrics writ ...

'' *1945: ''Naseeb'' *1945: ''Phool'' *1945: ''Vikramaditya'' *1944: ''

Gaali ''Gaali'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1944. A social film, its theme dealt with injustice to women. The music was by Sajjad Hussain with lyrics by Pandit Indra. It starred Karan Dewan, Nirmala, Manjula, and Yakub. Cast The cast ...

'' *1931: ''

'' *1924: ''Chandragupta Aur Chanakya'' *1924: ''Raziya Begum'' *1924: ''Shah Jehan'' *1924: ''Veer Durgadas'' *1947: "Jugnu"- Dilip Kumar's mother *1939:"pukar" *

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* * (Jilloo Maa)
Rare Pictures of Jillo Bai
Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses from Mumbai 1905 births Year of death missing {{India-film-actor-stub