Leela Mishra (1 January 1908 – 17 January 1988) was an Indian actress. She worked as a

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in over 200

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s for five decades, and is best remembered for playing

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s such as

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s (''Chachi'' or ''Mausi''). She is best known for her role of "mausi" in the blockbuster ''

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'' (1975), ''Dil Se Mile Dil'' (1978), ''

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'' (1979),

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films such as ''

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'', ''Aanchal'', '' Mehbooba'', ''

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'' and

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hits such as ''

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'' (1975), '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982) and ''

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'' (1984). Her career's best performance was in ''Naani Maa'' in 1981, for which she received Best Actress award at the age of 73.

Personal life

Leela Mishra was married to Ram Prasad Mishra, who was a character artist, then working in silent films. She got married at the very young age of 12. By the time she was 17, she had two daughters. She hailed from

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, and she and her husband were from ''zamindar'' (landowners) families.

Career

Leela Mishra was discovered by a man called Mama Shinde, who was working for

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's Nasik Cinetone. He persuaded her husband to make her work in films. During those days there was a severe scarcity of women actors in films; this was evident in the paychecks that the Mishras received when they went to Nasik for the shooting. While Ram Prasad Mishra was hired on a salary of Rs. 150 per month, Leela Mishra was offered Rs. 500 per month. However, as they fared poorly in front of the camera, their contracts were cancelled. The next opportunity that came their way was an offer to work in the movie ''Bhikarin'', which was being produced by a company owned by the

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. However, Leela Mishra lost out on this opportunity too, as the role required her to put her arms round the actor (who was not her husband) while delivering a dialogue, which she point-blank refused to do. She faced a similar problem while working in another film titled ''Honhaar''. She was cast opposite Shahu Modak as a heroine, and was supposed to hug and embrace him, which she again refused steadfastly. Since the company was legally in a weak position, they couldn't turn her out of the film, which proved to be a blessing in disguise for her. She was offered Modak's mother's role in the film and it clicked instantly. This opened the doors for her to play mother roles at the young age of 18.

Notable works

Early on in her career she acted in notable films such as the musical hit ''

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'' (1946),

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's ''

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'' (1951) and

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- Balraj Sahni starrer ''

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'' (1958), which was nominated for the

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for Best Film at 1959 Cannes Film Festival. She acted in the first

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, ''

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'' (1962), which also starred

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. Her roles varied from mothers, benign or evil aunts, to comic roles.

Death

She died of a heart attack in Bombay on 17 January 1988 at the age of 80.

Partial filmography

*'' Chitralekha'' (1941): Nandrekar, Mehtaab Bano, A.S.Gyani, Monica Desai, Leela Mishra, Ram Dulai, Ganpatrai Premi, Bharat Bhushan *''

'' (1946): Surendra, Noorjehan, Suraiya, Zahoor Raja, Leela Mishra, Murad *''Elan'' (1947): Surendra, Munawar Sultana, Mohd. Afzal, Zebunissa, Leela Mishra, Shah Nawaz, Reehan, W.M. Khan, Shaheeda, Rita *''

Rambaan ''Rambaan'' (Rama's Arrow) is a 1948 Indian film with a mythological theme, directed by Vijay Bhatt. Made under the banner of Prakash Pictures, it had music by Shankar Rao Vyas. The story writer was Mohanlal Dave with dialogue by Pandit Girish. T ...

'' (1948): Shobhana Samarth, Prem Adib, Chandra Mohan * Daulat (1949):Mahipal,Madhubala,Jankidas *'' Sheesh Mahal'' (1950): Sohrab Modi, Naseem Banu, Mubarak, Pran, Nigar Sultana, Leela Mishra *'' Aaram'' (1951): Dev Anand, Madhubala, Premnath, Durgabai, Leela Mishra *''

'' (1951): Prithviraj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis, Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Premnath, Nimmi, Leela Mishra *''

Daag (1952 film) ''Daag'' () is a 1952 Indian Hindi romantic drama film produced and directed by Amiya Chakravarty. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, along with Usha Kiran, Lalita Pawar, Kanhaiyalal, Leela Mishra in pivotal roles. The film's music is composed ...

'' - as Jagat's wife (Dilip kumar's neighbour) Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Usha Kiran, Kanhaiyalal, Leela Mishra *''

Aandhiyan Aandhiyan (English: Storms) is a 1990 Hindi film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Shatrughan Sinha, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Madhushree and Mumtaz in her comeback role after 13 years. The film marked Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee's Hindi fi ...

'' (1952): Dev Anand, Nimmi, Shyama, Leela Mishra *''

Shikast ''Shikast'' () is a 1953 Hindi drama film produced and directed by Ramesh Saigal. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Durga Khote, Om Prakash and K. N. Singh. The film's music is by Shankar–Jaikishan. Wajahat Mirza wrote the story and ...

'' (1953): Dilip Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Leela Mishra *'' Ladki'' (1953) as Mrs. Hazurdas *''

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'' (1957): Guru Dutt, Mala Sinha, Johnny Walker, Leela Mishra *''

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'' (1958) *''

'' (1958) *''Santan'' (1959) : Rajendra Kumar, Kamini Kadam *'' College Girl'' (1960): Shammi Kapoor *''Suhaag Sindoor'' (1961): Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Leela Mishra *'' Ummeed'' (1962) *''

'' (1962) Bhojpuri film *''

Ghar Basake Dekho ''Ghar Basake Dekho'' (Start A Family) is a 1963 Hindi family drama film, directed by Kishore Sahu. The film was produced by Trikambhai Dave and Bal Chander Shukla for Ratandeep Pictures, with music composed by Chitragupta and lyrics written by ...

'' (1963) as Kashi, Ganga's mother *''

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'' (1964) *''

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'' (1964) *'' Chhoti Chhoti Baten'' (1965) *'' Raat Aur Din'' (1967) *''

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''(1967) as Shyam's mother *''

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'' (1967) *'' Bahu Begum'' (1967) as Kareeman Bua *'' Dharti Kahe Pukarke'' (1969) *''

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'' (1969) *''

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'' (1970) *'' Dushman'' (1971) *''

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'' (1971) *''

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'' (1971) *'' Parichay'' (1972) Samadhi(1972) *'' Annadata'' (1972) *'' Saudagar'' (1973) as Badi Bi *''

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'' (1973) *'' Bada Kabutar'' (1973) *'' Maa Ka Aanchal'' (1975) *''

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'' (1975): Kanan Kaushal, Leela Mishra *''

'' (1975): Sanjeev kumar, Amitabh, Jaya, Dharam, Hema, Leela Mishra, Amjad Khan, A.K. Hangal, Sachin *''

'' (1975):

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, Leela Mishra *'' Khushboo'' (1975):

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'' (1976)

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*'' Mehbooba'' (1976) *''Phool aur Insaan'' (1976) *''

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'' (1977) *''

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'' (1977) *'' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye'' (1977) *''

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'' (1979) *''

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'' (1979) *'' Sargam'' *''

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*''Nani Maa'' 1981 - Best Actress and Best Comedy Diploma Award – Moscow Film festival – India – 1981 *''Daasi'' (1981) *'' Chashme Buddoor'' (1981), Farooq Sheikh,

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*'' Aamne Samne'' (1982) *'' Katha'' (1983) Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Sheikh,

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Leela Mishra Filmography
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