Indira Billi Age, Caste, Husband, Family, Biography
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Husband: Shiv Kumar Mehra
Age: 88 Years
Hometown: New Delhi
Some Lesser Known Facts About Indira Billi
- Indira Billi and her family were settled in Kharian, Gujrat, British India (now Gujrat District, Punjab Province, Pakistan) until the partition of India.
- Her family faced financial losses when they shifted to Kanpur, India, after the partition.
- Her family moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1952 as her brother had a business there.
- She appeared in supporting roles in several Hindi films like Milap (1955), Shree 420 (1955), and Basant Bahar (1956).
- The filmmakers named her Indira Billi because of her light-coloured eyes to identify her from another actress of the time Indira Bansal.
- She was noticed for her roles as Yasmine in the film Yahudi (1958), Rekha in Asli-Naqli (1962) and Rukhsana in Teen Sardar (1965).
- She also played the lead actress in low-budget Hindi films such as Tarzan Aur Jadugar (1963), Jungle Ki Hoor (1967), and CID Agent 302 (1968).
- She was a popular lead actress in the Punjabi film industry. Some of those films were Mama Ji (1964) as Laali, Sassi Punnu (1965) as Sassi, and Pardesan (1969) as herself.
- Her last released Hindi film was Mere Huzoor (1968) as Courtesan Firdous Begum.
- Her last released Punjabi film was Patola (1973).