Mala Sinha

D O B November 11,1936
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Kashmir
Known For Actor
Married Yes
Biography Mala Sinha born November is an Indian actress of Nepalese ethnicity She became one of the most popular female stars in Bollywood films from the fifties to the early seventies starring in numerous blockbusters and hits Sinha was born to Albert Sinha in a Nepalese Christian family They named her Alda Her friends at school used to tease her calling Dalda a branded vegetable oil of India so she changed her name to Mala Sinha started her film career as child artist in Bengali Films Jai Vaishno Devi followed by Shri Krishan Leela Jog Biyog Dhooli Noted Bengali film director Ardhendu Bose saw her acting in a school play and took permission from her father to cast her as a heroine in his film Roshanara her cinematic debut After acting in a couple of films in Calcutta Mala had to go to Bombay to shoot for a Bengali film There she met Geeta Dutt a noted Bollywood playback singer who was charmed by her and introduced her to film director Kidar Sharma It was Sharma who cast her as a heroine in his film Rangeen Ratein However her first Hindi film was Badshah opposite Pradeep Kumar than came Ekadashia mythological More film both films failed but her lead role in Kishore Sahu's Hamlet fetched her rave reviews in spite of the film failing at the boxoffice Mala was also a singer of some repute and used to sing for All India Radio albeit she was never allowed to sing playback even for herself in the movies In noted Bollywood actor and film director Guru Dutt the husband of Geeta Dutt cast Mala in his film Pyaasa in a role originally intended for Madhubala Mala gave a memorable performance as the woman who chooses to marry a rich man played by character artiste Rehman rather than a poor unsuccessful poet played by Guru Dutt himself The film remains to this day a classic in the history of Indian cinema and a turning point for Sinha After Pyaasa her major success was Yash Chopra's directorail debut Dhool Ka Phool that elevated her into a major dramatic star there was no looking back for Sinha than as she gave hits after hits in movies like 'Parvarish' 'Phir Subah Hogi' 'Main Nahse Main Hoon' 'Love Marriage' 'Bahurani' 'Anpadh' 'Aasra' 'Dil Tera Deewana' Gumrah many critics believe her career best performance 'Aankhen' 'Hariyali Aur Rasta' 'Himalaya Ki God Mein' and many more What was most remarkable about Mala Sinha was that most of her s hits were fuelled by her own star power as much as the heroes' She did not mind working with newcomers as long as her role was worth When she acted opposite big stars she made sure her role was as good as theirs She worked with many newcomers of her era including Dharmendra Sunil Dutt Sanjay Khan and Amitabh Bachchan In most of her films she got the first billing in the credits even before the heroes In Sinha went to Nepal to act in a Nepali film called Maitighar when the Nepali film industry was still in its infancy Her hero in the film was an estate owner called C P Lohani Soon after Mala Sinha married C P Lohani with the blessings of her parents From the beginning theirs was a long-distance marriage with Lohani based in Kathmandu to look after his business and she living in Bombay with their daughter Pratibha Mala continued acting in films after her marriage She has been a heroine in Nepali and Bengali films In Bengali films she has acted with Uttam Kumar as well as Kishor Kumar Her last Bengali film was Kabita which featured Ranjit Mullick and Kamal Hassan She is noted for her strong women oriented yet glamorous roles fuelled by her equal star power on par with the heroes giving blockbusters and hits like Dhool Ka Phool Anpadh Phir Subah Hogi Hariyali Aur Rasta Dil Tera Deewana Bahurani Aasra Do Kaliyan Gumrah Aankhen Himalaya Ki God Mein Maryada amongst others As she grew older she gracefully moved on to doing character roles that befitted her age She was last seen in Zid Though Mala evinced as much interest in her daughter Pratibha's career as her father did in her career she was unable to achieve the same success for her daughter Sinha currently lives in Bombay with her now-retired husband and daughter Pratibha Sinha a Bollywood actress Sinha received several Filmfare nominations for Best Actress for her women oriented roles in Dhool Ka Phool Bahu Rani Jahan Ara Himalaya Ki God Mein While she was not nominated for her other acclaimed roles like Hariyali Aur Raasta Anpadh Gumrah and Aankhen amongst others She also won accolades for her role as greyhaired wife of Sanjeev Kapoor in Zindagi In spite of getting much critical acclaim and mass recognition for her work Sinha has never won a Filmfare for any of her roles She was honoured with the Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in She was also felicitated by Government of Sikkim and Government of Nepal in and respectively
Movies
- Zid (1994) Starring Jay Mehta, Raageshwari, Mala Sinha
- Radha ka Sangam (1992) Starring Govinda, Kiran Kumar, Mala Sinha, Juhi Chawla
- Khel (1992) Starring Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Mala Sinha, Madhuri Dixit
- Haatim Tai (1990) Starring Jeetendra, Amrish Puri, Sonu Walia, Satish Shah, Sangeeta Bijlani
- Yeh Rishta Na Tootay (1981) Starring Vinod Mehra, Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Harjaee (1981) Starring Shammi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Iftekhar, Mala Sinha, Tina Munim
- Dhan Daulat (1980) Starring Pran, Rishi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha, Neetu Singh
- Karm Yogi (1978) Starring Ajit, Raj Kumar, Jeetendra, Rekha, Mala Sinha
- 36 Ghante (1974) Starring Danny Denzongpa, Raj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Vijay Arora, Mala Sinha
- Kangan (1971) Starring Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Mehmood, Aruna Irani, Mala Sinha
- Chaahat (1971) Starring Jeetendra, Sunder Kumar, Mumtaj, Mala Sinha
- Geet (1970) Starring Sujit Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Nasir Hussain, Mala Sinha, Kumkum
- Holi Ayee Re (1970) Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Balraj Sahni, Mala Sinha
- Mere Huzoor (1968) Starring Raj Kumar, Jeetendra, Mala Sinha
- Do Kaliyan (1968) Starring Om Prakash, Mehmood, Biswajeet, Mala Sinha, Lalita Pawar
- Humsaya (1968) Starring Joy Mukherjee, Sharmila Tagore, Mala Sinha
- Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai (1967) Starring Dharmendra, Anoop Kumar , Mala Sinha, Agha, Achala Sachdev
- Jaal (1967) Starring Johnny Walker, Biswajeet, Helen, Mala Sinha
- Night In London (1967) Starring Johnny Walker, Biswajeet, Helen, Mala Sinha
- Nai Roshni (1967) Starring Raj Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Biswajeet, Mala Sinha, Tanuja
- Aasra (1966) Starring Biswajeet, Mala Sinha
- Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966) Starring Dharmendra, Mala Sinha, Tanuja
- Neela Aakash (1965) Starring Dharmendra, Mehmood, Raj Mehra, Mala Sinha, Madhavi
- Bahu Beti (1965) Starring Ashok Kumar, Mehmood, Joy Mukherjee, Mala Sinha
- Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965) Starring Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shashikala
- Pooja Ke Phool (1964) Starring Dharmendra, Ashok Kumar, Mala Sinha, Sandhya Roy
- Apne Huye Paraye (1964) Starring Manoj Kumar, Lalita Pawar, Shashikala, Agha
- Suhagan (1964) Starring Guru Dutt, Feroz Khan, David Abraham, Mala Sinha
- Gumrah (1963) Starring Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Mala Sinha
- Gehra Daag (1963) Starring Madan Puri, Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Hariyali Aur Rasta (1962) Starring Om Prakash, Manoj Kumar, Helen, Mala Sinha, Shashikala
- Dil Tera Deewana (1962) Starring Shammi Kapoor, Mehmood, Mala Sinha
- Aankh Michouli (1962) Starring Shekhar, Mala Sinha, Leela Mishra
- Bombay Ka Chor (1962) Starring Kishor Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Maya (1961) Starring Dev Anand, Helen, Mala Sinha
- Dharmputra (1961) Starring Shashi Kapoor, Rehman, Mala Sinha, Nirupa Roy
- Patang (1960) Starring Rajendra Kumar, Ulhas, Raj Mehra, Mala Sinha, Manorama
- Khelaghar (1959) Starring Uttam Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Dhool Ka Phool (1959) Starring Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha, Nanda
- Ujala (1959) Starring Shammi Kapoor, Raj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Tun Tun
- Lukochuri (1958) Starring Kishor Kumar, Anup Kumar, Mala Sinha, Anita Guha
- Parvarish (1958) Starring Mehmood, Nasir Hussain, Raj Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Lalita Pawar
- Phir Subah Hogi (1958) Starring Raj Kapoor, Rehman, Kamal Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Tun Tun
- Pyaasa (1957) Starring Johnny Walker, Guru Dutt, Rehman, Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman
- Ek Gaon Ki Kahani (1957) Starring Talat Mahmood, Mala Sinha, Nirupa Roy, Abhi Bhattacharya
- Fashion (1957) Starring Manoj Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Chandrashekhar, Sunder Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Nausherwan-E-Adil (1957) Starring Raj Kumar, Sohrab Modi, Mala Sinha
- Apradhi Kaun (1957) Starring Mala Sinha, Gajanan Jagirdar, Abhi Bhattacharya, Murad
- Putrabadhu (1956) Starring Uttam Kumar, Anup Kumar, Bibhu Bhattacharya, Swapna Bhattacharya, Mala Sinha
- Ek Shola (1956) Starring Pradeep Kumar, Nasir Hussain, Mala Sinha, Tun Tun
Some Popular Songs
- O My Love From:- Night In London (1967) , Starring Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
- Sun Aye Bahar E Husn From:- Night In London (1967) , Starring Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
- O Mere Yaar Tomy From:- Night In London (1967) , Starring Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
- Night In London From:- Night In London (1967) , Starring Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
- Ba Hosh O Havaas From:- Night In London (1967) , Starring Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
- Sajana Kidhar Sari Ratiyan From:- Aasra (1966) , Starring Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
- Neend Kabhi Rehti Thi From:- Aasra (1966) , Starring Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
- Tu Kaun Ho Bataon From:- Aasra (1966) , Starring Biswajeet, Mala Sinha
- Daiya Ri Daiya Yashoda Maiya From:- Aasra (1966) , Starring Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
- Mere Soone Jeevan Ka Aasra Hai Tu From:- Aasra (1966) , Starring Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
- Tu Raat Khadi Thi Chhat Pe From:- Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965) , Starring Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Ek Tu Jo Mila From:- Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965) , Starring Mala Sinha, Manoj Kumar
- Oonche Himalay Ke Neeche From:- Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965) , Starring Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shashikala
- Kankariya Marke Jagaya From:- Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965) , Starring Mala Sinha, Manoj Kumar, Shashikala
- Chandsi Mehbooba Ho Meri Kab From:- Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965) , Starring Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Bahar Banke Woh From:- Apne Huye Paraye (1964) , Starring Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shashikala
- Hay Mujeh To Lute Liya From:- Apne Huye Paraye (1964) , Starring Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Dupatte Ki Girah Men Baandh Lijie From:- Apne Huye Paraye (1964) , Starring Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Maine Bulaya Aur Tum Chale Aye From:- Apne Huye Paraye (1964) , Starring Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha
- Gagan Se Chanda From:- Apne Huye Paraye (1964) , Starring Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha
