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	\| name = Motilal		\| name = Motilal
	\| image = Motilal Rajvansh ~~2013 stamp of India~~.jpg		\| image = Motilal Rajvansh.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Motilal on a 2013 stamp of India~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1910\|12\|04\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1910\|12\|04\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Shimla]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[Shimla]], [[India]]
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	Motilal Rajvansh said of his screen career with characteristic humour:<ref>[http://cineplot.com/motilal/ Motilal]. Cineplot.com. Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref>{{cquote\|Married a 100 times, died almost twice, never born but always brought down by a parachute.}}		Motilal Rajvansh said of his screen career with characteristic humour:<ref>[http://cineplot.com/motilal/ Motilal]. Cineplot.com. Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref>{{cquote\|Married a 100 times, died almost twice, never born but always brought down by a parachute.}}

			[[File:Motilal in the film Armaan.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Motilal in the film ''Armaan'']]
	After leaving college, Moti came to [[Bombay]] to join the Navy, but he fell ill and could not appear for the test. Fate had other choices charted out for him. One day, he went to see a film shoot at Sagar Studios, where director K. P. Ghosh was shooting. Motilal, even then, was quite the man about the town and he caught Ghosh's eye. In 1934 (aged 24), he was offered the hero's role in ''[[Shaher Ka Jadoo]]'' (1934) by the Sagar Film Company. He later featured in several successful social dramas alongside Sabita Devi, including ''[[Dr. Madhurika]]'' (1935) and ''[[Kulvadhu (film)\|Kulvadhu]]'' (1937). He worked with [[Mehboob Khan]] in ''[[Jagirdar]]'' (1937) and ''[[Hum Tum Aur Woh (1938 film)\|Hum Tum Aur Woh]]'' (1938) under the Sagar Movietone banner,<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book\|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha\|author2=Paul Willemen\|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA276\|access-date=28 August 2015\|date=10 July 2014\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9\|pages=276–}}</ref> in [[Taqdeer (1943 film)\|''Taqdeer'']] (1943) for Mehboob Productions,<ref>Darlingji by Kishwar Desai Filmography pg. 433. Published by Harper Collins India {{ISBN\|978-81-7223-697-7}}</ref> and [[Kidar Sharma]]'s [[Armaan (1942 film)\|''Armaan'']] (1942) and [[Kaliyan (film)\|''Kaliyan'']] (1944). He also acted in [[S. S. Vasan]]'s film ''[[Paigham]]'' (1959) (Gemini Studios), and Raj Kapoor's ''[[Jagte Raho]]'' (1956).		After leaving college, Moti came to [[Bombay]] to join the Navy, but he fell ill and could not appear for the test. Fate had other choices charted out for him. One day, he went to see a film shoot at Sagar Studios, where director K. P. Ghosh was shooting. Motilal, even then, was quite the man about the town and he caught Ghosh's eye. In 1934 (aged 24), he was offered the hero's role in ''[[Shaher Ka Jadoo]]'' (1934) by the Sagar Film Company. He later featured in several successful social dramas alongside Sabita Devi, including ''[[Dr. Madhurika]]'' (1935) and ''[[Kulvadhu (film)\|Kulvadhu]]'' (1937). He worked with [[Mehboob Khan]] in ''[[Jagirdar]]'' (1937) and ''[[Hum Tum Aur Woh (1938 film)\|Hum Tum Aur Woh]]'' (1938) under the Sagar Movietone banner,<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book\|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha\|author2=Paul Willemen\|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA276\|access-date=28 August 2015\|date=10 July 2014\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9\|pages=276–}}</ref> in [[Taqdeer (1943 film)\|''Taqdeer'']] (1943) for Mehboob Productions,<ref>Darlingji by Kishwar Desai Filmography pg. 433. Published by Harper Collins India {{ISBN\|978-81-7223-697-7}}</ref> and [[Kidar Sharma]]'s [[Armaan (1942 film)\|''Armaan'']] (1942) and [[Kaliyan (film)\|''Kaliyan'']] (1944). He also acted in [[S. S. Vasan]]'s film ''[[Paigham]]'' (1959) (Gemini Studios), and Raj Kapoor's ''[[Jagte Raho]]'' (1956).

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	==Tribute==		==Tribute==
	Amitabh Bachchan wrote in the foreword of ''The Hundred Luminaries of Hindi Cinema'': "Not much has been written in praise of a great and very natural actor. He (Motilal) was greatly ahead of his times. Were he alive today his sheer versatility would have ensured a place for him even now. In fact, he would be doing much better than many of us."		Amitabh Bachchan wrote in the foreword of ''The Hundred Luminaries of Hindi Cinema'': "Not much has been written in praise of a great and very natural actor. He (Motilal) was greatly ahead of his times. Were he alive today his sheer versatility would have ensured a place for him even now. In fact, he would be doing much better than many of us."

			[[File:Motilal Rajvansh 2013 stamp of India.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Motilal on 2013 stamp of India]]

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==
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	# ''[[Hanste Aansoo]]'' (1950)		# ''[[Hanste Aansoo]]'' (1950)
	# ''[[Ek Thi Ladki]]'' (1949)		# ''[[Ek Thi Ladki]]'' (1949)
	# ''[[Lekh ~~(film)\|Lekh]]~~'' (1949)		# ''Lekh'' (1949)
	# ''[[Gajre]]'' (1948)		# ''[[Gajre]]'' (1948)
	# ''[[Mera Munna]]'' (1948)		# ''[[Mera Munna]]'' (1948)
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	# ''[[Do Dil (1947 film)\|Do Dil]]'' (1947)		# ''[[Do Dil (1947 film)\|Do Dil]]'' (1947)
	# ''[[Phoolwari]]'' (1946)		# ''[[Phoolwari]]'' (1946)
			# ''Pehli Nazar'' (1945)
	# ''[[Dost (1944 film)\|Dost]]'' (1944)		# ''[[Dost (1944 film)\|Dost]]'' (1944)
	# ''[[Mujrim (1944 film)\|Mujrim]]'' (1944)		# ''[[Mujrim (1944 film)\|Mujrim]]'' (1944)
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	# ''[[Chhoti Chhoti Baten]]'' (1965)		# ''[[Chhoti Chhoti Baten]]'' (1965)
	~~#Motilal also acted in Paheli Nazar 1945~~

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Motilal Rajvansh''' (4 December 1910 – 17 June 1965) was an Indian ~~film~~ actor and the winner of [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] for ''[[Devdas (1955 film)\|Devdas]]'' (1955) and ''[[Parakh (1960 film)\|Parakh]]'' (1960).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609359/awards Filmfare Awards]</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title = Classic Revisited: Bimal Roy's satirical gem, Parakh\|work= Rediff.com movies \| url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/classic-revisited-bimal-roys-satirical-gem-parakh/20140925.htm \|author=Sukanya Verma\|date=25 September 2014\| access-date = 26 September 2014 }}</ref> He is credited with being among Hindi cinema's first natural actors.		'''Motilal Rajvansh''' (4 December 1910 – 17 June 1965) was an Indian actor and the winner of [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] for ''[[Devdas (1955 film)\|Devdas]]'' (1955) and ''[[Parakh (1960 film)\|Parakh]]'' (1960).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609359/awards Filmfare Awards]</ref><ref>{{cite web\| title = Classic Revisited: Bimal Roy's satirical gem, Parakh\|work= Rediff.com movies \| url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/classic-revisited-bimal-roys-satirical-gem-parakh/20140925.htm \|author=Sukanya Verma\|date=25 September 2014\| access-date = 26 September 2014 }}</ref> He is credited with being among Hindi cinema's first natural actors.

	He also directed the film ''[[Chhoti Chhoti ~~Baatein~~]]'' (1965), but died before its release. At the [[13th National Film Awards]], it won the award for [[National Film Award for Third Best Feature Film\|Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film]] and he posthumously won the [[National Film Award for Best Story\|Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer]].<ref name="13thaward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13thNFAAward.aspx\|title=13th National Film Awards\|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]\|access-date=15 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054256/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13thNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=20 October 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="13thawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf\|title=13th National Film Awards (PDF)\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref>		He also directed the film ''[[Chhoti Chhoti Baten]]'' (1965), but died before its release. At the [[13th National Film Awards]], it won the award for [[National Film Award for Third Best Feature Film\|Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film]] and he posthumously won the [[National Film Award for Best Story\|Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer]].<ref name="13thaward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13thNFAAward.aspx\|title=13th National Film Awards\|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]\|access-date=15 September 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054256/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13thNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=20 October 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="13thawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf\|title=13th National Film Awards (PDF)\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref>

	== Early life and background ==		== Early life and background ==
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	Motilal was very suave and polished, and moved in high society, though towards the end of his life he was in financial difficulty. Although a thorough gentleman, he enjoyed gambling and races, and died almost penniless in 1965.		Motilal was very suave and polished, and moved in high society, though towards the end of his life he was in financial difficulty. Although a thorough gentleman, he enjoyed gambling and races, and died almost penniless in 1965.

	He was in a relationship for several years with the actress [[Nadira (actress)\|Nadira]]. He was later involved with actress [[Shobhna Samarth]] after she separated from her husband,<ref>{{cite web\|last1=D\|first1=Johnny\|title=Star couples search for love\|date=31 January 2006\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/star-couples-search-for-love/story-T7ea003jeYw3bXolKDbzlJ.html\|publisher=HindustanTimes.com\|access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref> and he played Samarth's real-life daughter [[Nutan]]'s father in ''Hamari Beti'', Shobhana's launch movie for Nutan. He also played her guardian in ''[[Anari]]'', though this time the role had a villainous touch to it.		He was in a relationship for several years with the actress [[Nadira (actress)\|Nadira]]. He was later involved with actress [[Shobhna Samarth]] after she separated from her husband,<ref>{{cite web\|last1=D\|first1=Johnny\|title=Star couples search for love\|date=31 January 2006\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/star-couples-search-for-love/story-T7ea003jeYw3bXolKDbzlJ.html\|publisher=HindustanTimes.com\|access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref> and he played Samarth's real-life daughter [[Nutan]]'s father in ''Hamari Beti'', Shobhana's launch movie for Nutan. He also played her guardian in ''[[Anari (1959 film)\|Anari]]'', though this time the role had a villainous touch to it.

	==Tribute==		==Tribute==
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	# ''[[Asli-Naqli]]'' (1962)		# ''[[Asli-Naqli]]'' (1962)
	# ''[[Parakh (1960 film)\|Parakh]]'' (1960)		# ''[[Parakh (1960 film)\|Parakh]]'' (1960)
	# ''[[Anari]]'' (1959)		# ''[[Anari (1959 film)\|Anari]]'' (1959)
	# ''[[Paigham (1959 film)\|Paigham]]'' (1959)		# ''[[Paigham (1959 film)\|Paigham]]'' (1959)
	# ''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'' (1957)		# ''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'' (1957)

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{{Infobox person
| name = Motilal
| image = Motilal Rajvansh 2013 stamp of India.jpg
| caption = Motilal on a 2013 stamp of India
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|12|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Shimla]], [[India]]
| height =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1965|06|17|1910|12|04|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/A-trip-down-memory-lane-with-actor-Motilal/articleshow/47697131.cms | title = A trip down memory lane with actor Motilal| website = Times of India| date=17 June 2015 | access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| yearsactive = 1934–1965
| birth_name = Motilal Rajvansh
| othername =
| website =
| awards = [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]]: [[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]] (1955) ; [[Parakh (1960 film)|Parakh]] (1960)
}}
'''Motilal Rajvansh''' (4 December 1910 – 17 June 1965) was an Indian film actor and the winner of [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] for ''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]'' (1955) and ''[[Parakh (1960 film)|Parakh]]'' (1960).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609359/awards Filmfare Awards]</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Classic Revisited: Bimal Roy's satirical gem, Parakh|work= Rediff.com movies | url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/classic-revisited-bimal-roys-satirical-gem-parakh/20140925.htm |author=Sukanya Verma|date=25 September 2014| access-date = 26 September 2014 }}</ref> He is credited with being among Hindi cinema's first natural actors.

He also directed the film ''[[Chhoti Chhoti Baatein]]'' (1965), but died before its release. At the [[13th National Film Awards]], it won the award for [[National Film Award for Third Best Feature Film|Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film]] and he posthumously won the [[National Film Award for Best Story|Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer]].<ref name="13thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13thNFAAward.aspx|title=13th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=15 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054256/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="13thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf|title=13th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Born in [[Shimla]] on 4 December 1910,<ref>[http://patheticfacts.com/indian-actors-died-at-age-54.html Indian movie stars died at 54]. Pathetic Facts. Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref> Motilal came from a distinguished family.<ref name="birth details" /> His father was a renowned educationist, who died when Motilal was one year old. He was brought up by his uncle who was a well-known civil surgeon in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. At first, Moti was sent to an English school at Shimla and later, in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Thereafter, he shifted to Delhi where he continued with school and college.

== Acting career ==
Motilal Rajvansh said of his screen career with characteristic humour:<ref>[http://cineplot.com/motilal/ Motilal]. Cineplot.com. Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref>{{cquote|Married a 100 times, died almost twice, never born but always brought down by a parachute.}}

After leaving college, Moti came to [[Bombay]] to join the Navy, but he fell ill and could not appear for the test. Fate had other choices charted out for him. One day, he went to see a film shoot at Sagar Studios, where director K. P. Ghosh was shooting. Motilal, even then, was quite the man about the town and he caught Ghosh's eye. In 1934 (aged 24), he was offered the hero's role in ''[[Shaher Ka Jadoo]]'' (1934) by the Sagar Film Company. He later featured in several successful social dramas alongside Sabita Devi, including ''[[Dr. Madhurika]]'' (1935) and ''[[Kulvadhu (film)|Kulvadhu]]'' (1937). He worked with [[Mehboob Khan]] in ''[[Jagirdar]]'' (1937) and ''[[Hum Tum Aur Woh (1938 film)|Hum Tum Aur Woh]]'' (1938) under the Sagar Movietone banner,<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA276|access-date=28 August 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|pages=276–}}</ref> in [[Taqdeer (1943 film)|''Taqdeer'']] (1943) for Mehboob Productions,<ref>Darlingji by Kishwar Desai Filmography pg. 433. Published by Harper Collins India {{ISBN|978-81-7223-697-7}}</ref> and [[Kidar Sharma]]'s [[Armaan (1942 film)|''Armaan'']] (1942) and [[Kaliyan (film)|''Kaliyan'']] (1944). He also acted in [[S. S. Vasan]]'s film ''[[Paigham]]'' (1959) (Gemini Studios), and Raj Kapoor's ''[[Jagte Raho]]'' (1956).

In 1965, he also acted in the Bhojpuri film ''Solaho Singar Kare Dulhaniya.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/A-trip-down-memory-lane-with-actor-Motilal/articleshow/47697183.cms|title=A trip down memory lane with actor Motilal – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2016}}</ref>

Perhaps the role for which he received the most critical appreciation was that of the gentleman crook in S. S. Vasan's adaptation of [[R K Narayan]]'s book ''[[Mr Sampat]]'' (1952). He is most remembered for his role as "Chunni Babu" in [[Bimal Roy]]'s [[Devdas (1955 film)|''Devdas'']] (1955), for which he won his first [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]]. Actor [[Naseeruddin Shah]] once described him as one of three all-time best actors of Hindi cinema, others being [[Balraj Sahni]] and [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]].

==Personal life==
Motilal was very suave and polished, and moved in high society, though towards the end of his life he was in financial difficulty. Although a thorough gentleman, he enjoyed gambling and races, and died almost penniless in 1965.

He was in a relationship for several years with the actress [[Nadira (actress)|Nadira]]. He was later involved with actress [[Shobhna Samarth]] after she separated from her husband,<ref>{{cite web|last1=D|first1=Johnny|title=Star couples search for love|date=31 January 2006|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/star-couples-search-for-love/story-T7ea003jeYw3bXolKDbzlJ.html|publisher=HindustanTimes.com|access-date=25 December 2016}}</ref> and he played Samarth's real-life daughter [[Nutan]]'s father in ''Hamari Beti'', Shobhana's launch movie for Nutan. He also played her guardian in ''[[Anari]]'', though this time the role had a villainous touch to it.

==Tribute==
Amitabh Bachchan wrote in the foreword of ''The Hundred Luminaries of Hindi Cinema'': "Not much has been written in praise of a great and very natural actor. He (Motilal) was greatly ahead of his times. Were he alive today his sheer versatility would have ensured a place for him even now. In fact, he would be doing much better than many of us."

== Filmography ==
=== Actor ===
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
# ''[[Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai]]'' (1966)
# ''[[Chhoti Chhoti Baten]]'' (1965)
# ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' (1965)
# ''Solaho Singar Kare Dulhaniya'' (Bhojpuri) (1965)
# ''[[Ji Chahta Hai]]'' (1964)
# ''[[Leader (1964 film)|Leader]]'' (1964)
# ''[[Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke]]'' (1963)
# ''[[Asli-Naqli]]'' (1962)
# ''[[Parakh (1960 film)|Parakh]]'' (1960)
# ''[[Anari]]'' (1959)
# ''[[Paigham (1959 film)|Paigham]]'' (1959)
# ''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'' (1957)
# ''[[Jagte Raho]]'' (1956)
# ''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]'' (1955)
# ''[[Dhoon]]'' (1953)
# ''[[Ek Do Teen (film)|Ek Do Teen]]'' (1953)
# ''[[Apni Izzat]]'' (1952)
# ''[[Mr. Sampat]]'' (1952)
# ''[[Hamari Beti]]'' (1950)
# ''[[Hanste Aansoo]]'' (1950)
# ''[[Ek Thi Ladki]]'' (1949)
# ''[[Lekh (film)|Lekh]]'' (1949)
# ''[[Gajre]]'' (1948)
# ''[[Mera Munna]]'' (1948)
# ''[[Aaj Ki Raat (film)|Aaj Ki Raat]]'' (1948)
# ''[[Do Dil (1947 film)|Do Dil]]'' (1947)
# ''[[Phoolwari]]'' (1946)
# ''[[Dost (1944 film)|Dost]]'' (1944)
# ''[[Mujrim (1944 film)|Mujrim]]'' (1944)
# ''[[Raunaq]]'' (1944)
# ''[[Umang]]'' (1944)
# ''[[Aage Kadam]]'' (1943)
# ''[[Taqdeer (1943 film)|Taqdeer]]'' (1943)
# ''[[Tasveer (1943 film)|Tasveer]]'' (1943)
# ''[[Armaan (1942 film)|Armaan]]'' (1942)
# ''[[Pardesi (1941 film)|Pardesi]]'' (1941)
# ''[[Sasural (1941 film)|Sasural]]'' (1941)
# ''[[Achhut]]'' (1940)
# ''[[Holi (1940 film)|Holi]]'' (1940)
# ''[[Aap Ki Marzi]]'' (1939)
# ''[[Sach Hai]]'' (1939)
# ''[[Hum Tum Aur Woh (1938 film)|Hum Tum Aur Woh]]'' (1938)
# ''[[Teen Sau Din Ke Baad]]'' (1938)
# ''[[Captain Kirti Kumar]]'' (1937)
# ''[[Jagirdar (film)|Jagirdar]]'' (1937)
# ''[[Kulvadhu (film)|Kulvadhu]]'' (1937)
# ''[[Kokila (1937 film)|Kokila]]'' (1937)
# ''[[Dilawar (film)|Dilawar]]'' (1936)
# ''[[Do Diwane]]'' (1936)
# ''[[Jeevan Lata]]'' (1936)
# ''[[Lagna Bandhan]]'' (1936)
# ''[[Do Ghadi Ki Mauj]]'' (1935)
# ''[[Dr. Madhurika]]'' (1935)
# ''[[Silver King (film)|Silver King]]'' (1935)
# ''[[Shaher Ka Jadoo]]'' (1934)
# ''[[Vatan Parasta]]'' (1934)
{{div col end}}

=== Director===

# ''[[Chhoti Chhoti Baten]]'' (1965)
#Motilal also acted in Paheli Nazar 1945

==References==
{{Reflist
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{{cite web
| title = Motilal
| url = http://cineplot.com/motilal/
| access-date = 15 August 2010
}}
</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0609359|name=Motilal}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20011215103416/http://3to6.com/final_retro/legend-motilal.htm]
* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/A-trip-down-memory-lane-with-actor-Motilal/articleshow/47697183.cms

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