Mala Sinha

Mala Sinha

Indian actress (1936–)

Mala Sinha is a former Indian actress who mainly worked in Hindi and Bengali cinema. Renowned for her versatility and graceful screen presence, she is widely regarded as one of the most successful and finest actresses of Indian cinema. Initially starting her career with regional cinema, she went on to become one of the leading and highest-paid actresses of Hindi cinema in the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. Sinha is also 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. Sinha received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 37 films (1954–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1978 Karmayogi Ram Maheshwari
1976 Zindagi
1974 Phir Kab Milogi Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1972 Lalkaar Ramanand Sagar
1972 Sanjog S.S. Balan
1971 Chaahat Homi Bhattacharya
1971 Maryada Aravind Sen Color
1971 Pyar Ki Kahani Ravikant Nagaich
1970 Geet Ramanand Sagar
1969 Pyar Ka Sapna Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1968 Aankhen Ramanand Sagar
1968 Aankhen Ramanand Sagar
1968 Do Kaliyaan R. Krishnan, S. Panju 160 min
1968 Humsaya Joy Mukherjee
1968 Mere Huzoor Vinod Kumar Color
1967 Jaal Moni Bhattacharjee
1967 Nai Roshni C. V. Sridhar
1967 Night in London Brij Sadanah Color
1966 Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi Shaheed Latif 139 min Color
1965 Himalaya Ki God Mein Vijay Bhatt
1964 Jahan Ara Vinod Kumar
1964 Pooja Ke Phool A. Bhimsingh
1963 Bahurani T. Prakash Rao
1963 Gehra Daag O. P. Ralhan
1963 Gumrah B. R. Chopra 149 min B&W
1962 Anpadh Mohan Kumar
1962 Dil Tera Diwana B. R. Panthulu 150 min B&W
1962 Gyarah Hazaar Ladkiyan K. A. Abbas
1962 Hariyali Aur Rasta Vijay Bhatt B&W
1961 Dharmputra Yash Chopra 147 min B&W
1960 Bewaqoof I. S. Johar
1959 Love Marriage Subodh Mukherjee Color
1959 Main Nashe Mein Hoon Naresh Saigal
1958 Phir Subah Hogi Ramesh Sehgal 168 min B&W
1957 Nausherwan-E-Adil Sohrab Modi Color
1957 Pyaasa Guru Dutt 153 min Color & B&W
1954 Hamlet Kishore Sahu