1957: Mother India – Sundar Chachi

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VIDEO: फिल्म मुग़ल-ए-आज़म और मदर इंडिया में काम कर चुकी इस अदाकारा को पहचाना आपने? Jillo Bai (Jillu)

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Tuesday 28, April 2026 06:45.

Jilloo in the film Rupa

About:

Born Zuleka Ebrahain - 1905, Bombay, India

Died 2004 (aged 98–99)

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

Occupations Actress, singer

Years active 1924–1960

Notable work Alam Ara

Mother India

Mughal-e-Azam

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 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, 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).,