Mala Sinha filmography

Last updated

Mala Sinha filmography
Portrait of Mala Sinha in the film Detective.jpg
Mala Sinha in Detective (1958)
Film123

Mala Sinha is a former Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Initially starting her career with regional cinema, she went on to become an actress in Hindi Cinema in the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. In a career spanning four decades, Mala Sinha rose to prominence with films like Guru Dutt's Pyaasa (1957) and Yash Chopra's Dhool Ka Phool (1959). Later, she starred in over hundred film productions including Phir Subah Hogi (1958), Hariyali Aur Rasta , Anpadh (both 1962), Dil Tera Deewana (1962), Gumrah , Bahurani (both 1963), Jahan Ara (1964), Himalay Ki God Mein (1965), Ankhen , Do Kaliyan (both 1968), Maryada (1971) . [1] She was known as the "daring diva" and "torch bearer of women's cinema" for essaying strong female centric and unconventional roles in a range of movies considered ahead of her times. [2] [3] Having received multiple awards and nominations, she was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

Contents

Mala Sinha was constantly paired in roles opposite Uttam Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Raaj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Biswajeet, Manoj Kumar, Rajesh Khanna. She was the highest-paid actress from 1958 to 1965 with Vyjayanthimala, second with Vyjayanthimala from 1966 to 1967, then shared the second spot with Sharmila Tagore from 1968 to 1971, and third position with Sadhana and Nanda in 1972–73. [4]

Filmography

Hindi films

YearFilmRoleNotes
1994 Zid Daadimaa
1992 Radha Ka Sangam Thakurain
Khel Sulakshana
1987 Dil Tujhko Diya Savitri
1985 Babu Pinky's Mother
1984 Aasmaan Kumar's Mother
1982 Nek Parveen
1981 Ye Rishta Na Tootay Madhu
Harjaee Sharda
Naseeb Cameo
1980 Be-Reham Maya/Devki Bai
Dhan Daulat Vasudha
1978 Karmayogi Durga
Sone Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath Maa
1977Prayashchit
1976 Do Ladkiyan
Zindagi Sarojini
Mazdoor Zindabaad Seeta Singh
1975 Sunehra Sansar Laxmi
1974ArchanaArchana
Kora Badan Guest Appearance
36 Ghante Deepa Roy
Phir Kab Milogi Sapna/Paro
1973 Rickshawala
Kahani Hum Sab Ki Sandhya
1972 Rivaaj Laxmi
Lalkar Usha Chaudhary
1971 Sanjog Asha
Maryada Laxmi/Lalita
Chaahat Geeta
1970 Holi Ayee Re Suhagi/Hemlata
Kangan Shanta
Geet Kamla
1969 Do Bhai Sandhya
Paisa Ya Pyar Shanti
Pyar Ka Sapna Sudha/Sushma
Tamanna
1968 Mere Huzoor Sultanat
Humsaya Sin Tan
Do Kaliyan Kiran
Ankhen Meenakshi Mehta
1967 Nai Roshni Rekha
Night in London Renu Sinha/ Princess Vijay Nagar
Jaal Sheela
Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai Roopa
1966 Aasra Shobha
Dillagi Seema
Mere Lal
Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi Amita Sinha
1965 Himalay Ki God Mein PhoolwaNominated: Filmfare Best Actress Award
Neela Aakash Neela
Bahu Beti Shanta
1964Main Suhagan HoonShanti
Jahan Ara Jahan AraNominated: Filmfare Best Actress Award
Apne Huye Paraye Rekha
SuhaganSharda Dubey
Pooja Ke Phool Shanti Rai
1963 Phool Bane Angaare Usha
Gumrah Meena
Bahurani PadmaNominated: Filmfare Best Actress Award
Gehra Daag Shobha
1962 Hariyali Aur Rasta Shobhna/Kamla
Anpadh Lajwanti
Bombay Ka Chor
Ankh Micholi Mala/ Nayantara
Gyara Hazar Ladkian Asha
Dil Tera Deewana Meena
1961 Suhag Sindoor Ratna/ Chanda
Maya Shyama
Dharmputra Husn Bano
1960PatangShanti
Bewaqoof Mala
Mitti Mein Sona
1959 Dhool Ka Phool Meena KhoslaNominated: Filmfare Best Actress Award
Love Marriage Geeta
Main Nashe Mein Hoon Shanta
Duniya Na Mane Geeta
Jaalsaz
Ujala
1958 Devar Bhabhi
Parvarish Asha Singh
Phir Subah Hogi Soni
Chandan
Detective Mashin Loonpe
1957 Nausherwan-E-Adil Marcia
Ek Gaon Ki Kahani Jaya
Apradhi Kaun? Shobha
Laal Batti
Naya Zamana
FashionShanta
Pyaasa Meena
1956Rangeen RaateinMala
Ek Shola Mala
Paisa Hi PaisaMala
Jaldeep
1955 Ekadashi Maharani Sandyavalli
Riyasat Amber
1954 Badshah Malti
Hamlet Ophelia

Bengali films

Out of 22 Bengali films acted by Mala Sinha, 7 films are paired opposite Mahanayak Uttam Kumar.

Bengali Film's NameYearLead Actor
Kulangaar2000 Prosenjit Chatterjee
Kabita1977 Ranjit Mallick
Dampati1976 Ranjit Mallick
Abhaya O Srikanta1965 Basanta Chowdhury
Saathihaara1961 Uttam Kumar
Rai Bahadur1961 Pradeep Kumar
Shohorer Itikotha1960 Uttam Kumar
Khelaghar1959 Uttam Kumar
Chhabi1959 Ashish Kumar
Lukochuri 1958 Kishore Kumar
Louha Kapat1958 Nirmal Kumar
Bondhu1958 Uttam Kumar
Surer Parashey1957 Uttam Kumar
Prithibi Amare Chaay1957 Uttam Kumar
Putrabadhu1956 Uttam Kumar
Dhuli1954 Prasanta Kumar
Chitrangadha1954 Utpal Dutt
Bhakta Bilwamangal1954Robin Majumdar
Jog Biyog1953 Anil Chatterjee
Roshanara1952 Asit Baran
Krishno Leela1947Child Artist
Jai Boishnob Debi1946Child Artist

Nepali film

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geeta Dutt</span> Indian actress and singer

Geeta Dutt was an Indian classical and playback singer. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema and is considered as one of the best playback singers of all time in Hindi films. She also sang many modern Bengali songs in the non-film genre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">O. P. Nayyar</span> Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician

Omkar Prasad Nayyar was an Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the most rhythmic and melodious music directors of the Hindi film industry. He won the 1958 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for Naya Daur. Nayyar worked extensively with singers Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, though not with leading Bollywood female singer Lata Mangeshkar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mala Sinha</span> Indian actress

Alda Sinha, better known by her stage name Mala Sinha, is a former Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films. Initially starting her career with regional cinema, she went on to become a top leading actress in Hindi Cinema in the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. In a career spanning four decades, Mala Sinha rose to prominence with films like Guru Dutt's Pyaasa (1957) and Yash Chopra's Dhool Ka Phool (1959). Later, she starred in over hundred film productions including Phir Subah Hogi (1958), Hariyali Aur Rasta, Anpadh, Dil Tera Deewana (1962), Gumrah, Bahurani, Himalay Ki God Mein (1965), Aasra (1966), Ankhen, Do Kaliyan, Maryada (1971). She was known as the "daring diva" and "torch bearer of women's cinema" for essaying strong female centric and unconventional roles in a range of movies considered ahead of their times. Having received multiple awards and nominations, she was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guru Dutt</span> Indian film director, producer, choreographer and actor

Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, choreographer, and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waheeda Rehman</span> Indian actress (born 1938)

Waheeda Rehman is an Indian actress. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished actresses, she has worked in more than 90 feature films, in a career spanning over five decades. Her accolades include a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She was honoured with India's civilian awards; the Padma Shri in 1972 and the Padma Bhushan in 2011. In 2021 she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema, but was awarded in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tanuja</span> Indian film actress

Tanuja Samarth, known mononymously as Tanuja, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth and producer Kumarsen Samarth, and was married to filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee, with whom she has two daughters, actresses Kajol and Tanisha. A recipient of two Filmfare Awards, Tanuja is best known for her roles in the Hindi and Bengali films like Memdidi (1961), Deya Neya (1963), Chand Aur Suraj (1965), Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966), Jewel Thief (1967), Nai Roshni (1967), Antony Firingee (film) (1967), Pratham Kadam Phool (1969), Teen Bhubaner Pare (1969), Jeene Ki Raah (1969), Rajkumari (1970), Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), Anubhav (1971), Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972) and Do Chor (1972). Her pairings with actors Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra and Uttam Kumar were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

<i>Pyaasa</i> 1957 Indian film directed by Guru Dutt

Pyaasa is a 1957 Indian Hindi drama film directed and produced by Guru Dutt, who stars alongside Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Rehman, and Johnny Walker. Set in Calcutta, it focuses on the disillusioned Urdu poet Vijay (Dutt), whose works are underestimated by publishers and panned for writing on social issues rather than romantic topics. The film follows his encounters with the golden-hearted prostitute Gulabo and his former girlfriend Meena (Sinha), how the former helps him to get his poetry published, the success of his works, and his romantic relationship with Gulabo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Asian cinema</span> Cinema of South Asian countries

South Asian cinema refers to the cinema of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The broader terms Asian cinema, Eastern cinema and Oriental cinema in common usage often encompass South Asia as well as East Asia and Southeast Asia.

<i>Sangam</i> (1964 Hindi film) 1964 film by Raj Kapoor

Sangam (transl.Confluence) is a 1964 Indian musical romantic drama directed, produced and edited by Raj Kapoor at R. K. Studios, written by Inder Raj Anand, and distributed by R. K. Films with Mehboob Studio and Filmistan. The film stars Kapoor, Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar in lead roles, with Iftekhar, Raj Mehra, Nana Palsikar, Lalita Pawar, Achala Sachdev and Hari Shivdasani in supporting roles. It tells the story of a pilot (Kapoor), who upon returning home from war after being assumed dead, weds the woman (Vyjayanthimala) he had long loved, unaware that she had been planning to marry his best friend (Kumar).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moushumi Chatterjee</span> Indian actress

Moushumi Chatterjee is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Hindi cinema as well as Bengali cinema. She was one of the highest paid actresses in Hindi films during the 1970s. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019.

<i>Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam</i> 1962 film by Abrar Alvi

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language drama film that was directed by Abrar Alvi and produced by Guru Dutt, who also co-stars in it alongside Meena Kumari, Rehman, and Waheeda Rehman. The film, which is based on Bimal Mitra's Bengali-language novel Saheb Bibi Golam (1953) which was the second adaptation of the novel after the 1956 Bengali film with the same title Saheb Bibi Golam starring Sumitra Devi, Uttam Kumar and Chhabi Biswas. Having seen the novel and its staged version, Dutt wanted to adapt Saheb Bibi Golam into a film, was set in the 19th century during the British Raj and focuses on Bhoothnath (Dutt), who meets Chhoti Bahu (Kumari), the lonely wife of a zamindar (Rehman). The film follows Chhoti Bahu's effort to keep her husband—who likes drinking and watching dancing girls perform—at their home by drinking with him. She becomes addicted to alcohol, leading both of them into bankruptcy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vyjayanthimala</span> Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian (born 1933)

Vyjayanthimala is an Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian. Regarded as one of Indian cinema's finest actresses and dancers, she is the recipient of several accolades, including five Filmfare Awards and two BFJA Awards. She made her screen debut at the age of 16 with the Tamil film Vaazhkai (1949), and followed this with a role in the Telugu film Jeevitham (1950). Her first work in Hindi cinema was the social guidance film Bahar (1951), which she headlined, and achieved her breakthrough with the romance Nagin (1954).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Biswajit Chatterjee</span> Indian film actor, producer, director and politician

Biswajit Chatterjee, known mononymously as Biswajit, is a veteran Indian actor, producer, director, singer and politician known for his work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Supriya Devi</span> Indian actress (1933-2018)

Supriya Devi was an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema for more than 50 years. She is best known for her portrayal of Neeta in Ritwik Ghatak's Bengali film Megha Dhaka Tara (1960). She was conferred the Filmfare Award and the BFJA Award twice. In 2011, she received the Banga-Vibhushan, the highest civilian honour in West Bengal. In 2014, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for her contributions to the entertainment industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tapan Sinha</span> Indian film director

Tapan Sinha was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. He was primarily a Bengali filmmaker who worked both in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema, directing films like Kabuliwala (1957), Louha-Kapat, Sagina Mahato (1970), Apanjan (1968), Kshudhita Pashan and children's film Safed Haathi (1978) and Aaj Ka Robinhood. Sinha started his career in 1946, as a sound engineer with New Theatres film production house in Kolkata, then in 1950 left for England where he worked at Pinewood Studios for next two years, before returning home to start his six decade long career in Indian cinema, making films in Bengali, Hindi and Oriya languages, straddling genres from social realism, family drama, labor rights, to children's fantasy films. He was one of the acclaimed filmmakers of Parallel Cinema movement of India.

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

Kumkum,, was an Indian actress.

Nishi Kohli is an Indian former actress who has worked in Punjabi and Hindi-language films. She frequently acted with Dara Singh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leela Mishra</span> Indian actress

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fali Mistry</span> Indian cinematographer

Fali Mistry (1919–1979) was an Indian cinematographer, who worked in Bollywood films, from the 1940s to 1980, both in black and white and colour cinema, and along with younger brother Jal Mistry, he was one of the most acclaimed cinematographers of his era. He also produced and directed a few films.

<i>The Dialogue of Pyaasa</i> Book by Nasreen Munni Kabir

The Dialogue of Pyaasa is a 2011 book by the British author and television documentary producer Nasreen Munni Kabir, containing the dialogues of the 1957 Indian romantic drama Pyaasa in Hindustani and its translation in English. The book was published by Om Books International on 28 February 2011 and received positive critical reviews.

References

  1. "Trip down the memory lane with Mala Sinha". Screen . Bollywood Hungama. 13 March 2001. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. "Bollywood celebs: Then and now". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Guru Dutt's 'Pyaasa' completes 58 years: Mala Sinha's character in this classic was ahead of her time". 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "Star of the week - MALA SINHA | Bollywood Buzz - MAG THE WEEKLY". Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.