Jilloo Bai: A Forgotten Gem of Bollywood

 


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JILLOO or JILLO BAI was an Indian Bollywood actress born in Bombay (Now Mumbai) in 1905 as ZULEKA EBRAHAIN. 

She acted in numerous Hindi films, but she is best remembered for her role in two blockbusters. 

1st - “MOTHER INDIA” (1957) as RAJ KUMAR’S mother. 

2nd - “MUGHAL-E-AZAM” (1960) as MADHUBALA’S (ANARKALI) mother.

She died in 2004 at the age of 99.

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Jillo Bai: Born -Zuleka Ebrahain

1905

Bombay

Died 2004 (aged 98–99)

Nationality Indian

Other names Jilloobai, Jillo, Jillobai, Jillo Bai, Jilloo Bai, Zillu, Zilloo, Zilloobai, Miss Jillo, Miss Jilloo, Miss Tilloo

Occupation(s) Actress, singer

Years active 1924–1960

Notable work Alam Ara

Mother India

Mughal-e-Azam

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Introduction:

Jilloo was an Indian Hindi language film actress born in 1905 in Bombay, India as Zuleka Ebrahain. She acted in numerous Hindi films including Mother India and Mughal-e-Azam, the two biggest commIercial 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, 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).

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Filmography

1960: Mughal-E-Azam – Anarkali's mother

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1957: Mother India – Sundar Chachi

1951: Madhosh – Soni's mother

1951: Sanam – Jogin's mother

1950: Magroor – Manohar's mother

1950: Sabak

1945: Tadbir

1945: Naseeb

1945: Phool

1945: Vikramaditya

1944: Gaali

1931: Alam Ara

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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