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).

Jilloo
Jilloo in the film Sipahiya, 1949
Born
Zuleka Ebrahain

1905
Died2004(2004-00-00) (aged 98–99)
NationalityIndian
Other namesJilloobai, Jillo, Jillobai, Jillo Bai, Jilloo Bai, Zillu, Zilloo, Zilloobai, Miss Jillo, Miss Jilloo, Miss Tilloo
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1924-1960
Notable workAlam Ara
Mother India
Mughal-e-Azam

Filmography

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  • 1960: Mughal-E-Azam – Anarkali's mother
  • 1957: Mother India – Sundar Chachi
  • 1951: Madhosh – Soni's mother
  • 1951: Sanam – Jogin's mother
  • 1950: Magroor – Manohar's mother
  • 1950: Sabak
  • 1945: Tadbir
  • 1945: Naseeb
  • 1945: Phool
  • 1945: Vikramaditya
  • 1944: Gaali
  • 1931: Alam Ara
  • 1924: Chandragupta Aur Chanakya
  • 1924: Raziya Begum
  • 1924: Shah Jehan
  • 1924: Veer Durgadas
  • 1947: "Jugnu"- Dilip Kumar's mother
  • 1939:"pukar"

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