List of Hindi film actresses
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This is a list of notable actresses[1] who have starred in Hindi cinema, the commercial Hindi language film industry based chiefly in Maharashtra.
The following are some of the most popular Indian actresses of their decades:
1920s: Ruby Myers
1930s: Devika Rani
1940s: Nargis
1950s: Madhubala
1960s: Vyjayanthimala
1970s: Rekha
1980s: Sridevi
1990s: Madhuri Dixit
2000s: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
2010s: Deepika Padukone
1920s
Year | Name | Debut film |
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1920 | Patience Cooper | Damayanti |
1922 | Fatma Begum | Veer Abhimanyu |
Sultana | Veer Abhimanyu | |
1923 | Zubeida | Kohinoor |
1925 | Seeta Devi | Prem Sanyas |
Ruby Myers | Cinema Ki Rani | |
1926 | Gohar Mamajiwala | Baap Kamai |
1930s
Year | Name | Debut film |
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1930 | Sabita Devi | Kamaner Aagun |
Mehtab | Kamaal-e-Shamsheer | |
1931 | Esther Victoria Abraham | Toofani Tiruni |
Kajjanbai | Shirin Farhad | |
Khursheed Bano | Eye for an eye | |
Rattan Bai | ||
1932 | Firoza Begum | Bewafa Qatil |
Lalita Pawar | Kailash | |
Durga Khote | Maya Machhindra | |
1933 | Sardar Akhtar | Id Ka Chand |
Bibbo | Rangila Rajput | |
Devika Rani | Karma | |
Umasashi | Puran Bhagat (film) | |
1934 | Umasashi | Chandidas (film) |
Rattan Bai, Umasashi | Mohabbat Ki Kasauti | |
1935 | Fearless Nadia | Hunterwali |
Shobhna Samarth | Nigahe Nafrat | |
Jaddanbai | Talashe Haq | |
Leela Chitnis | Shri Satyanarayan | |
Naseem Banu | Khoon Ka Khoon | |
1936 | Jamuna Barua | Das |
Shanta Apte | Amar Jyoti | |
1937 | Kanan Devi | Vidyapati |
Mohini | Devdas | |
1938 | Sitara Devi | Watan |
1939 | Begum Khurshid Mirza | Bhakti |
1940s
Year | Name | Debut film | Notable films |
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1940 | Sadhana Bose | Kumkum The Dancer | |
1941 | Nalini Jaywant | Bahen | Sangram (1950), Nastik (1954), Kala Pani (1958) |
1942 | Sulochana Latkar | Marvi | |
Meena Shorey | Phir Milenge | ||
Veena | Garib | Pakeezah (1972) | |
Swaran Lata | Awaaz | ||
Leela Desai | Tamanna | ||
Mumtaz Shanti | Basant | Kismet (1943), Dharti Ke Lal (1946), Ghar Ki Izzat (1948) | |
1943 | Nargis | Taqdeer | Barsaat (1949), Awaara (1951), Shree 420 (1955), Chori Chori (1956), Mother India (1957), Raat Aur Din (1967) |
Suraiya | Ishara | Anmol Ghadi (1946), 1857 (1946), Parwana (1947), Dastan (1950) | |
1944 | Begum Para | Chand | Neel Kamal (1947) |
Sumitra Devi | Meri Bahen | Mashaal (1950), Diwana (1952), Mamta (1952) | |
1945 | Asha Posley | Champa | |
Munawar Sultana | Pehli Nazar | Parai Aag (1948), Babul (1950) | |
Noor Jehan | Zeenat | Anmol Ghadi (1946), Jugnu (1947), Mirza Sahibaan (1947) | |
1946 | Kamala Kotnis | Hum Ek Hain | Aage Badho (1949), Seedha Raasta (1949) |
Rehana | Saajan (1947), Sargam (1950) | ||
Meena Kumari | Bachchon Ka Khel | Baiju Bawra (1952), Parineeta (1953), Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Kaajal (1965), Pakeezah (1972) | |
1947 | Shashikala | Jugnu | |
Madhubala | Neel Kamal | Mahal (1949), Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Kala Pani (1958), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Barsaat Ki Raat (1960) | |
1948 | Cuckoo Moray | Anokhi Ada | |
Nigar Sultana | Shikayat | Patanga (1949), Yahudi (1958), Mughal-E-Azam (1960) | |
Uma Anand | Neecha Nagar | ||
Kamini Kaushal | Shaheed (1948), Nadiya Ke Paar (1948), Aarzoo (1950), Kabir Singh (2019) | ||
1949 | Nimmi | Barsaat | Deedar (1951), Aan (1952), Basant Bahar (1956) |
Shakila | Duniya | ||
Shammi | Ustad Pedro | Sangdil (1952) | |
Bhanumathi Ramakrishna | Nishan |
1950s
Year | Name | Debut film | Notable Films |
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1950 | Nirupa Roy | Har Har Mahadev | Deewaar (1975) |
Nutan | Hamari Beti | Seema (1955), Sujata (1959), Bandini (1963), Milan (1967), Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978), Meri Jung (1985) | |
1951 | Geeta Bali | Baazi | Vachan (1955) |
Kalpana Kartik | |||
Vyjayanthimala | Bahar | Devdas (1955), Naya Daur (1957), Sadhna (1958), Madhumati (1958), Gunga Jumna (1961), Sangam (1964), | |
Bina Rai | Kali Ghata | Ghunghat (1960), Taj Mahal (1963) | |
1952 | Nadira | Aan | |
1953 | Sandhya | Teen Batti Char Raasta | |
Ameeta | Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | ||
1954 | Shyama | Aar Paar | |
Kannamba Pasupuleti | Manohar | ||
Mala Sinha | Badshah | Pyasa (1957), Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Himalay Ki God Mein (1965), Geet (1970) | |
1955 | Suchitra Sen | Devdas | |
1956 | Waheeda Rehman | C.I.D. | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Guide (1965), Neel Kamal (1968), Reshma Aur Shera (1971), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991) |
Helen | Halaku | ||
Anjali Devi | Devta | ||
1958 | Padmini | Ragini | |
1959 | Minoo Mumtaz | Black Cat | |
Asha Parekh | Dil Deke Dekho | Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961), Teesri Manzil ( 1966), Chirag (1969), Kati Patang (1971), Caravan (1971), Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978) | |
B. Saroja Devi | Paigham | Sasural (1961), Opera House (1961), Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya (1963) | |
Nanda | Chhoti Bahen | Hum Dono (1961), Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965), Gumnaam (1965), Ittefaq (1969), The Train (1970), Prem Rog (1982) |
1960s
Year | Name | Debut film | Notable films |
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1960 | Sadhana | Love in Shimla | Hum Dono (1961), Mere Mehboob (1963), Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Waqt (1965), Mera Saaya (1966), Ek Phool Do Mali (1969) |
1961 | Saira Banu | Junglee | Bluff Master (1963), Padosan (1968), Hera Pheri (1976) |
Tanuja Samarth | Hamari Yaad Aayegi | Jewel Thief (1967), Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972) | |
Mumtaz | Stree | Ram Aur Shyam (1967), Brahmachari (1968), Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Do Raaste (1969), Khilona (1970), Loafer (1973) | |
Aruna Irani | Gunga Jumna | Bobby (1973), Beta (1992), Suhaag (1994) | |
1962 | Leela Naidu | Anuradha | |
Simi Garewal | Karz (1980) | ||
1963 | Rajshree | Grahasti | |
Jamuna | Ek Raaz | ||
1964 | Savitri | Ganga Ki Lahren | |
Sharmila Tagore | Kashmir Ki Kali | Aradhana (1969), Safar (1970), Amar Prem (1972), Daag: A Poem of Love (1973), Chupke Chupke (1975), Mausam (1975) | |
1966 | Neetu Singh | Suraj | Deewaar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Doosra Aadmi (1977), Kaala Patthar (1979), Do Dooni Chaar (2010), Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022) |
Babita | Dus Lakh | Raaz (1967), Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968), Banphool (1971), | |
1967 | Vimi | Hamraaz | |
Moushumi Chatterjee | Balika Badhu | Anuraag (1972), Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), Prem Bandhan (1979), Piku (2015) | |
1968 | Sowcar Janaki | Teen Bahuraniyan | |
Kanchana | |||
Jayanthi | |||
Hema Malini | Sapno Ka Saudagar | Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), Sholay (1975), Dream Girl (1977), Satte Pe Satta (1982), Baghban (2003), Veer-Zaara (2004) | |
1969 | Leena Chandavarkar | Man Ka Meet | |
1969 | Poonam Sinha | Jigri dost |
1970s
Year | Name | Debut film | Notable films |
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1970 | Raakhee | Jeevan Mrityu | Daag: A Poem of Love (1973), Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Tapasya (1976), Shakti (1982), Ram Lakhan (1989), Karan Arjun (1995) |
Rekha | Sawan Bhadon | Ghar (1978), Khubsoorat (1980), Umrao Jaan (1981), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Krrish (2006) | |
1971 | Jaya Bachchan | Guddi | Abhimaan (1973), Sholay (1975), Fiza (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) |
Farida Jalal | Laal Patthar | Henna (1991), Mammo (1994), DDLJ (1995) | |
Zeenat Aman | Hare Rama Hare Krishna | Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974), Don (1978), Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1979), Qurbani (1980), Laawaris (1981) | |
Yogeeta Bali | Parwana | ||
1973 | Dimple Kapadia | Bobby | Saagar (1985), Kaash (1987), Lekin... (1991), Rudaali (1993), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Luck by Chance (2009) |
Parveen Babi | Charitra | Majboor (1974), Deewaar (1975), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Kaala Patthar (1979), Kaalia (1981), Namak Halaal (1982) | |
Reena Roy | Zaroorat | Nagin (1976), Aasha (1980), Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) | |
1974 | Shabana Azmi | Ankur | Sparsh (1980), Arth (1982), Masoom (1983), Khandhar (1984), Godmother (1999), Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) |
Vidya Sinha | Rajnigandha | ||
1975 | Smita Patil | Charandas Chor | Bhumika (1977), Chakra (1981), Namak Halaal (1982), Bazaar (1982), Arth (1982), Mirch Masala (1985) |
Sarika | Geet Gaata Chal | ||
Sulakshana Pandit | Uljhan | Raaja (1975) | |
Lakshmi | Julie | ||
1976 | Ranjeeta | Laila Majnu | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978), Aap To Aise Na The (1980) |
Bindiya Goswami | Jeevan Jyoti | ||
1978 | Debashree Roy | Ghata | Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981), Kabhie Ajnabi The (1985), Hindustani Sipahi (2002) |
Poonam Dhillon | Trishul | Noorie (1979), Yeh Vaada Raha (1982), Naam (1986) | |
Deepti Naval | Junoon | Chashme Buddoor (1981), Kamla (1984), Ankahee (1985) | |
1979 | Tina Munim | Des Pardes | Karz (1980), Rocky (1981), Alag Alag (1985), Adhikar (1986) |
Jaya Prada | Sargam | Sharabi (1984), Sanjog (1985), Swarag Se Sunder (1986) | |
Reema Lagoo | Sinhasan | Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), Aashiqui (1990), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Vaastav: The Reality (1999) | |
Sridevi | Solva Sawan | Sadma (1983), Mr. India (1987), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), English Vinglish (2012), Mom (2017) |
1980s
Year | Name | Debut film | Other notable films |
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1981 | Anita Raj | Prem Geet | |
Rati Agnihotri | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | Farz Aur Kanoon (1982), Tawaif (1985), Hukumat (1987), Hum Tum (2004) | |
Padmini Kolhapure | Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai | Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980), Ahista Ahista (1981), Prem Rog (1982), Vidhaata (1982), Souten (1983), Pyar Jhukta Nahin (1985) | |
Madhavi | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | Satyamev Jayate (1987), Pyaar Ka Mandir (1988), Agneepath (1990) | |
Vijayta Pandit | Love Story | ||
1982 | Salma Agha | Nikaah | Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984), Salma (1985), Pati Patni Aur Tawaif (1990) |
1983 | Meenakshi Seshadri | Painter Babu | Hero (1984), Jurm (1990), Damini (1993) |
Amrita Singh | Betaab | Saaheb (1985), Mard (1985), Naam (1986), Aaina (1993), 2 States (2014), Badla (2019) | |
1984 | Madhuri Dixit | Abodh | Tezaab (1988), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Devdas (2002), Aaja Nachle (2007), Kalank (2019) |
Neelam | Jawaani | Ilzaam (1986), Aag Hi Aag (1987), Ghar Ka Chiraag (1989) | |
1985 | Mandakini | Ram Teri Ganga Maili | Jeeva (1986), Loha (1987), Taqdeer Ka Tamasha (1990) |
Kimi Katkar | Adventures of Tarzan | Hum (1991) | |
1986 | Farha Naaz | Naseeb Apna Apna | Love 86 (1986), Woh Phir Aayegi (1988), Begunaah (1991) |
Bhanupriya | Dosti Dushmani | ||
1988 | Sonam | Vijay | |
Juhi Chawla | Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak | Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), Darr (1993), Yes Boss (1997), Ishq (1997), Gulaab Gang (2014), Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) | |
Sangeeta Bijlani | Qatil | ||
1989 | Nandita Das | Parinati | Fire (1996), 1947 Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000) |
Roopa Ganguly | Ek Din Achanak | Bahaar Aane Tak (1990), Gopalaa (1994), Barfi! (2012) | |
Pooja Bhatt | Daddy | Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), Sadak (1991), Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee (1993), Zakhm (1998) | |
Bhagyashree | Maine Pyar Kiya | Tyagi (1992), Janani (2006), Red Alert: The War Within (2010) |
1990s
Year | Name | Debut film | Other notable films |
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1990 | Anu Aggarwal | Aashiqui | King Uncle (1993), Khal-Naaikaa (1993) |
Nagma | Baaghi | Bewaffa Se Waffa (1992), King Uncle (1993), Suhaag (1994) | |
1991 | Urmila Matondkar | Narsimha | Rangeela (1995), Judaai (1997), Kaun (1999),Bhoot (2003), Ek Hasina Thi (2004) |
Manisha Koirala | Saudagar | 1942: A Love Story (1994), Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), Khamoshi (1996), Dil Se.. (1998), Company (2002), Lust Stories (2018) | |
Zeba Bakhtiyar | Heena | Stuntman (1994), Jai Vikraanta (1995) | |
Ashwini Bhave | Meera Ka Mohan (1992), Zakhmi Dil (1994), Bandhan (1998) | ||
Madhoo | Phool Aur Kaante | Roja (1992), Ravan Raaj (1995), Diljale (1996), Yeshwant (1997) | |
Karisma Kapoor | Prem Qaidi | Andaz Apna Apna (1994), Raja Hindustani (1996), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), Fiza (2000), Zubeidaa (2001) | |
Raveena Tandon | Patthar Ke Phool | Mohra (1994), Dulhe Raja (1998), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Aks (2001) | |
Ayesha Jhulka | Kurban | Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Balmaa (1993), Masoom (1996) | |
Mamta Kulkarni | Tirangaa | Aashik Awara (1993), Karan Arjun (1995), Chhupa Rustam (2001) | |
1992 | Divya Bharti | Vishwatma | Deewana (1992), Dil Ka Kya Kasoor (1992), Rang (1993) |
Pratibha Sinha | Mehboob Mere Mehboob | Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996), Raja Hindustani (1996) | |
Kajol | Bekhudi | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Gupt (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), Fanaa (2006), My Name is Khan (2010) | |
1993 | Shilpa Shetty | Baazigar | Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Dhadkan (2000), Indian (2001), Phir Milenge (2004) |
1994 | Seema Biswas | Bandit Queen | Water (2005), Vivah (2006), Half Girlfriend (2017) |
Anjali Jathar | Madhosh | Aazmayish (1995), Trimurti (1995), Shastra (1996) | |
Sonali Bendre | Aag | Diljale (1996), English Babu Desi Mem (1996), Sarfarosh (1999), Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999) | |
Tabu | Vijaypath | Maachis (1996), Chandni Bar (2001), Cheeni Kum (2007), Haider (2014), Andhadhun (2018), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2023) | |
Monica Bedi | Main Tera Aashiq | ||
Rituparna Sengupta | Teesra Kaun? | Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005), Gauri: The Unborn (2007), Life Express (2010) | |
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi | Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | ||
1995 | Twinkle Khanna | Barsaat | Jaan (1996), Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1999), Baadshah (1999) |
1996 | Rani Mukerji | Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Veer-Zaara (2004), Black (2005), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), No One Killed Jessica (2011), Hichki (2018) |
Sonali Kulkarni | Daayraa | Mission Kashmir (2000), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000), Dil Chahta Hai (2001) | |
Sushmita Sen | Dastak | Biwi No.1 (1999), Aankhen (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) | |
Priya Gill | Tere Mere Sapne | Sirf Tum (1999), Josh (2000), LOC Kargil (2003) | |
1997 | Mahima Chaudhry | Pardes | Dil Kya Kare (1999), Daag (1999), Lajja (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002) |
Aishwarya Rai | Aur Pyar Ho Gaya | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Taal (1999), Devdas (2002), Dhoom 2 (2006), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) | |
Pooja Batra | Virasat | Bhai (1997), Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999), Taj Mahal (2006) | |
1998 | Preity Zinta | Dil Se.. | Kya Kehna (2000), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Veer-Zaara (2004), Salaam Namaste (2005), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) |
Neha | Kareeb | Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999), Fiza (2000), Rahul (2001) | |
1999 | Rinke Khanna | Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi | Jish Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain(2000), Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye(2003), Jhankaar Beats (2003) |
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
- ^ "Top 35 Bollywood Actresses of 21st Century | Upcoming Bollywood Movies". Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.