Leela Mishra was born on January Ist, 1908 in Jais, Raebareli. She was married to Ram Prasad Mishra, a character artist working in silent films.
Leela ji began her career in Hindi films during the 1940s, as she refused to embrace or touch male actors besides her husband, she was cast in a mother’s role from the age of 18.
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She acted in a number of successful films during this period, which includes films such as Anmol Ghadi (1948), Raj Kapoor’s Awaara (1951) and Lajwanti (1958). The latter was nominated for the Palme d’Or for Best Film at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959. Leela Mishra also acted in a rare, well developed role in Pati Patni (1966), where she played an over-the-top rich woman’s role. She was highly praised for this role due to her impeccable comic timing. Her career’s best performance was in Naani Maa in 1981, for which she received the Best Actress award at the age of 73.
For the next few decades, Mishra assumed a successful screen persona of an aunt. Within the limitations of the persona, Mishra played the negative role as well as a comic one. She also acted in the first Bhojpuri film, Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo (1962).
Her most memorable roles were “mausi” in the blockbuster Sholay (1975), Dil Se Mile Dil (1978), Baton Baton Mein (1979), Rajesh Khanna films such as Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Aanchal, Mehbooba, Amar Prem and Rajshri Productions hits such as Geet Gaata Chal (1975), Nadiya Ke Paar (1982) and Abodh (1984) & Deepti Naval’s grandmother in the classic comedy — Chashme Buddoor1981. Her Last film was Mithun Chakraborty, Padmini Padmini Kolhapure hit, Daata (1989).
She died of a heart attack in Bombay on 17 January 1988 at the age of 80.
