Mala Sinha (born 11 November 1936) is an Indian actress. She was quite popular in the sixties and early seventies. She was born to a Bengali-Nepali christian couple and was named "Alda". Her friends at school used to tease her calling Dalda (a branded vegetable oil of India), so she changed her name. She was a singer of repute and used to sing for All India Radio, albeit she was never allowed to sing playback (even for herself) in the movies. Her daughter Pratibha Sinha is an aspiring Bollywood actress. She debuted with a Bengali film titled, Roshanara in 1952. November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Nepali could mean: Nepali — A citizen of the country of Nepal. ... // Overview All India Radio (AIR for short) is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), an autonomous corporation of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. ... Typical Bollywood movie poster—Devdas (2002) Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

She has also been a heroine in Nepali and Bengali films. In Bengali films she has acted with Uttam Kumar. Her last Bengali film was Kavita which featured Ranjit Mullick and Kamal Hassan. Nepali could mean: Nepali — A citizen of the country of Nepal. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Uttam Kumar (Bangla: উত্তম কুমার ) was a famous Bengali actor. ... Kavita Krishnamurthy is an Indian playback singer born Sharda Krishnamurthy in Delhi. ... Kamal Haasan (born November 7, 1954) is an Indian movie star working mainly in the Tamil film industry. ...

Quotes

"I was not particularly good-looking like Madhubala. All I had going for me was my talent."

Filmography

Hindi films

• Pyaasa
• Phir Subah Hogi
• Dhool Ka Phool
• Hariyali Aur Raasta
• Parvarish
• Gumraah
• Bahurani
• Mere Huzoor
• Himalaya Ki God Mein
• Aasra
• Do Kaliyan
• Aankhen
• Anpadh
• Hariyali
• Hariyali aur Rasta
• Dil Tera Deewana
• Dillagi
• Sanjog
• Maryada
• Zindagi

Pyaasa (Eternal Thirst in English) is a 1957 Indian film directed by Guru Dutt. ...

Bengali films

• Roshanara
• Shohorer Itikotha (with Uttam Kumar)
• Lookochoori (with Kishore Kumar)
• Kavita

Uttam Kumar (Bangla: উত্তম কুমার ) was a famous Bengali actor. ... Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 - October 13, 1987), born as Abhas Ganguly, was a Bollywood film playback singer (Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Oriya) and actor of Bengali Indian origin. ...

Nepali films

• Maitighar

External links

• A Biography