Cast

Leela Mishra

1908 – 1988

Active years (films on this site)

1946–1977

Genres

DramaMusicalRomanceComedyHistory

Schools and movements

Popular Indian CinemaIndian Parallel Cinema

Directors worked with

Mehboob Khan1 filmRaj Kapoor1 filmChetan Anand1 filmGuru Dutt1 filmSatyajit Ray1 film

Biography

Leela Mishra 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. 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). Her career's best performance was in Naani Maa in 1981, for which she received Best Actress award at the age of 73.

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5 films on this site

1. Anmol Ghadi 1946 · Mehboob Khan · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. Awaara 1951 · Raj Kapoor · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
3. Aandhiyan 1952 · Chetan Anand · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
4. Pyaasa 1957 · Guru Dutt · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
5. The Chess Players 1977 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.5 · Cast