‘मैं हीरोइन नहीं बनूंगी’, लीड एक्ट्रेस बनने से किया इनकार, हर फिल्म की रही जान, जवानी-बुढ़ापे तक मेकर्स से रखी 2 शर्त
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Guess the actress: This Bollywood actress was married at the age of only 12 and at the age of 17 she also became a mother. Entry was done in films, but he never played the lead role on the screen. She dominated the screen with side rolls. Who are these actresses, let’s tell you.
New Delhi. Cinema’s all in the world becomes the lead hero, this is not possible. But have you ever heard of an actor who has said that I do not have to become a lead actor. When a film is made, it is not just a hero-heroine but with a long wide star cast. Some faces get into the discussions even after not playing the lead role and some are often not in the discussion despite being on the screen. But, do you know about the actress of Bollywood, who always did supporting roles and even after being illiterate worked with two conditions. Photo courtesy-@IMDB
‘So doesn’t the boy earns anything right now? What is the earning aunty… he earns, but loses in gambling ‘, this dialogue released 50 years ago is from Sholay. In the film, hardly anyone can forget the ‘aunt’ of ‘Basanti’. Today the story of Bollywood’s favorite grandmother and aunt i.e. Leela Mishra.
Leela was born on 1 January 1908 in a landlord family in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Leela was not studied and was married to Ramprasad Mishra at the age of only 12. At the age of 17, she had become the mother of two children. Ramprasad associated with theater was a person of very independent thoughts. He loved cinema and often played silent roles in films.
Once Ramprasad’s friend Mama Shinde came to his house and asked Leela to play in films. Leela immediately refused to play in films. However, later on her husband’s persuasion, she agreed to work in films, but she put a condition and said that she would never remove Pallu from her head in films. Photo courtesy-@IMDB
Leela started her film career with the 1936 film ‘Sati Sulochana’. She worked with her husband Ramprasad in this film. In this film, Leela used to get 500 rupees every month. At the same time, her husband used to get only 150 rupees. Actually, during that time there was little female actress for films. Due to this, more than 3 times the fees were paid from her husband. Photo courtesy-@IMDB
Leela used to place a strange condition in front of the producer and director before signing any film. Leela used to say that she would not do any romantic scene of any kind in the film. The romantic scene, far away, refused to remove the entire film from the head to the pallu. This was the reason that he refused to do the lead role in many romantic films. Photo courtesy-@IMDB
In an interview to Filmfare, Sai Paranjpe had said, ‘Leela Mishra was an example of time ban and perfection. I have not seen other women like him till date. He notices how Leela was creative for her scenes. She used to work very hard and made each scene the best. Photo courtesy-@IMDB
Leela Mishra’s last film was ‘Daata’ in which Mithun Chakraborty, Prem Chopra and Padmini Kolhapure were seen. Leela Mishra was paralyzed during this film. There was chaos on his health on the entire set. Everyone was wondering how to take them to the hospital as soon as possible. But Leela was not at all disturbed by her condition and she only told the camera crew that she should be filmed from the side that has not been affected. Leela returned to Mumbai only after the end of the shutting and she died.
Even though there has been a lot of change in Bollywood in the last few decades, but Leela, who never left her religious character, also got the honor of the best actress from a religious film. Leela played a great role in the film ‘Jai Santoshi Maa’ and she was selected for the best actress for this film. Leela has acted not only in Bollywood but also in many Bhojpuri films. Photo courtesy-@IMDB
