Leela Mishra

Leela Mishra
Leela Mishra in Pyaasa (1957)
Born(1908-01-01)1 January 1908
Jais, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died17 January 1988(1988-01-17) (aged 80)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai)
Other namesLeela Misra
Occupationactress
Years active1936–1986
Known forMausi in Sholay (1975)
SpouseRam Prasad Misra
ChildrenGopal Misra, Madhuri Misra, Kadambari Misra

Leela Mishra (1 January 1908[1] – 17 January 1988) was an Indian actress. She worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, and is best remembered for playing stock characters such as aunts (Chachi or Mausi). She is best known for her role of "mausi" in the blockbuster Sholay (1975), Dil Se Mile Dil (1978), Baton Baton Mein (1979), Rajesh Khanna films such as Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Aanchal, Mehbooba, Amar Prem and Rajshri Productions hits such as Geet Gaata Chal (1975), Nadiya Ke Paar (1982) and Abodh (1984).[2][3][4] Her career's best performance was in Naani Maa in 1981, for which she received Best Actress award at the age of 73.

  1. ^ "Лила Мишра".
  2. ^ Vishwas Kulkarni (19 April 2010). "10 things we miss in Bollywood". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. ^ "A dekho at the Iconic ads over the years". The Economic Times. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  4. ^ S. Brent Plate (2003). Representing religion in world cinema: filmmaking, mythmaking, culture making. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 28. ISBN 1-4039-6051-8.