Indira (actress)

Last updated

Indira
Born (1936-08-06) 6 August 1936 (age 87)
Other namesIndira Billi, Indra billi
Occupation Actress

Indira, also known as Indira Billi, is an Indian actress, Born on 6 August 1936 [1] [2] [3] She acted in many Punjabi films [4] as a heroine and played minor roles in many Hindi films. [2] [ citation needed ] She married Shiv Kumar who is/was also an actor.

Contents

Filmography

Here are her selected films:

Punjabi
Urdu/Hindi

(1963)..as Bela

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manna Dey</span> Indian playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist

Prabodh Chandra Dey, known by his stage name Manna Dey, was a renowned Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. He had a classical music background, being part of the Bhendibazaar Gharana and receiving training under Ustad Aman Ali Khan. Manna Dey is widely recognized as one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists in the Hindi film industry, and is often acknowledged for his significant contributions to integrating Indian classical music into Hindi commercial cinema. As a musician, Dey is particularly acclaimed for incorporating Indian classical music elements into a pop musical framework, a contribution that played a pivotal role during the golden era of Hindi cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ravi (composer)</span> Indian composer (1926–2012)

Ravi Shankar Sharma, often referred to mononymously as Ravi, was an Indian music director, who had composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I. S. Johar</span> Indian actor

Indra Sen Johar, better known as I. S. Johar, was an Indian actor, writer, producer and director, who excelled in comedic roles but is best known to international audiences for portraying Gasim in the epic film classic Lawrence of Arabia.

{{Infobox person | name = Om Prakash | birth_name = Om Prakash Chibber | image = Omprakash Colour.jpg | caption = Om Prakash in 1950 | birth_date = 19 December 1919 | birth_place = [[Lahore] British India (present-day [[Lahore, Pakistan] | death_date = 21 February 1998
| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | spouse = Prabha Chibber | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1942–1994 }} Om Prakash Chibber was an Indian film actor. He was born in Jammu and was a well known character actor of Hindi Cinema. His most well-known movies are Gopi, Hulchul, Namak Halaal, and Sharaabi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madan Puri</span> Indian character actor

Madan Puri was an Indian actor of Hindi and Punjabi films. His brothers were actors Chaman Puri and Amrish Puri. As a character actor mainly in negative roles (villain), he acted in about 430 films in a career spanning above fifty years.

Veerendra, born Subhash Dhadwal, was an Indian film actor, director, producer and writer who made 25 Punjabi-language films in his 12-year career. He made his debut with the film Teri Meri Ek Jindri, released in 1975, featuring Dharmendra. He was a regular in Punjabi films of the 1980s. Some of his more popular films were Lambhardarni, Balbiro Bhabhi and Dushmani Dee Agg, which was released after his death.

Chitragupt Shrivastava, better known as Chitragupt, was an Indian film music director in Hindi cinema and Bhojpuri cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">K. N. Singh</span> Indian actor

Krishan Niranjan Singh, known as K. N. Singh in Indian cinema, was a prominent villain and character actor. He appeared in over 200 Hindi films over a long career stretching from 1936 to the late 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pran filmography</span>

Pran is considered one of the most versatile character actor of Bollywood till date. Throughout his career he has played amazing memory grappling roles of all time. He was a natural actor. Has got paid even more than the lead heroes in many movies during his time which depicts his persona and importance in the film industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Achala Sachdev</span> Indian actress (1920–2012)

Achala Sachdev was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry, who started her career as a child actor. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films. Her most memorable roles were as Balraj Sahni's wife in Waqt (1965) and Kajol's grandmother in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).

Datta Naik, also credited as N. Datta, was an Indian film music director in Hindi films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nana Palshikar</span> Indian actor

Nana Palshikar was an Indian actor who appeared in over 80 Hindi films. He made his film debut in 1935 with Dhuwandhar, and went on to play character roles in both Hindi mainstream and arthouse films. He was also cast in small parts in a few international productions such as Maya (1966), The Guru (1969) and Gandhi (1982). Palshikar was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, in 1962 and 1965. He was recognised with an award in the same category by the Bengal Film Journalists' Association in 1965.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kumkum (actress)</span> Indian actress (1934–2020)

Kumkum,, was an Indian actress.

Verma Malik was a Bollywood film songs lyricist. He was an active freedom fighter during the British Raj. He wrote many patriotic songs and bhajans and recited them immediately prior to penning lyrics for films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohan Choti</span> Indian actor

Mohan Choti was an Indian actor who worked as a comedian in Hindi films. The name Mohan Choti came from a fictional character of the same name from the 1957 film Musafir, in which he plays a tea shop delivery boy who sports a "choti" or traditional lock of hair on the top of his head.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bela Bose</span> Indian dancer and actress (1943–2023)

Bela Bose was an Indian dancer and actress who was active in Hindi films during the 1960s and 1970s.

Prem Dhawan (1923–2001) was an Indian lyricist, music composer, choreographer and actor of Bollywood known for his patriotic songs, especially for the lyrics and compositions for the 1965 Manoj Kumar starrer, Shaheed. He was a winner of the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in 1971 and was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.

Shivraj was an Indian actor.

Marutirao Parab, popularly known simply as Maruti, was an Indian actor and director best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films.

Tanu Grewal is a Canadian actress of Indian origin who made her debut in the Punjabi-language comedy film Shava Ni Girdhari Lal as Kuljeet. She also played the lead role in Punjabi film Yaar Mera Titliaan Warga and music video Chitta Kurta.

References

  1. "ਲੱਚਰਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਕੋਹਾਂ ਦੂਰ ਅੱਜ ਦੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ". likhari.org. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 "ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿਨੇਮਾ ਦੀ ਪੌਣੀ ਸਦੀ". The Punjabi Tribune . 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  3. "ਲੱਚਰਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਕੋਹਾਂ ਦੂਰ ਅੱਜ ਦੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਫ਼ਿਲਮ". mintubrar.com. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  4. "ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਫਿਲਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਕਰੀਏ ਤਾਂ..." punjabiherald.co.nz. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2012.