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{{short description|Indian actress}} | |||
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| name = Mala Sinha | | name = Mala Sinha | ||
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| caption = Sinha in 2013 | | caption = Sinha in 2013 | ||
| birth_name = Alda Sinha | | birth_name = Alda Sinha | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|11|11|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|11|11|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br>{{small|( | | birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br>{{small|(Present Day [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]])}} | ||
| yearsactive = 1952–1994 | | yearsactive = 1952–1994 | ||
| occupation = Actress | | occupation = Actress | ||
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| spouse = {{marriage|Chidambaram Prasad Lohani|1966}} | | spouse = {{marriage|Chidambaram Prasad Lohani|1966}} | ||
| children = [[Pratibha Sinha]] | | children = [[Pratibha Sinha]] | ||
| parents = Albert Sinha | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Alda Sinha''' (born 11 November 1936), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Mala Sinha''' is a former [[India]]n actress who has worked in [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Nepali language|Nepali]] films. Initially starting her career with regional cinema, she went on to become a top leading actress in [[Hindi Cinema]] in the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. In a career spanning four decades, Sinha rose to prominence with [[Guru Dutt]]'s ''[[Pyaasa]]'' (1957) and [[Yash Chopra]]'s ''[[Dhool Ka Phool]]'' (1959). Later, she starred in over hundred film productions including ''[[Phir Subah Hogi]]'' (1958), ''[[Hariyali Aur Rasta]]'', ''[[Anpadh]]'' (both 1962), ''[[Dil Tera Diwana (1962 film)|Dil Tera Deewana]]'' (1962), ''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumrah]]'', ''[[Bahurani (1963 film)|Bahurani]]'' (both 1963), ''[[Jahan Ara (Film)|Jahan Ara]]'' (1964), ''[[Himalay Ki God Mein]]'' (1965), ''[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]'', ''[[Do Kaliyaan]]'' (both 1968) and ''[[Maryada (1971 film)|Maryada]]'' (1971) .<ref name="bollywoodhungama.com">{{cite journal|title=Trip down the memory lane with Mala Sinha|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/03/13/2373/index.html|journal=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=13 March 2001|access-date=26 August 2011|archive-date=31 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031174125/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/03/13/2373/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She was known as the "daring diva" and "torch bearer of women's cinema" for essaying strong female centric and unconventional roles in a range of movies considered ahead of her times.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/bollywood-celebs-then-and-now/sonam-kapoor-wishes-papa-anil-kapoor-on-birthday-with-an-adorable-throwback-picture-calls-him-her-constant-support-system/photostory/72954488.cms |title=Bollywood celebs: Then and now |access-date=27 December 2019 |archive-date=25 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225133400/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/bollywood-celebs-then-and-now/sonam-kapoor-wishes-papa-anil-kapoor-on-birthday-with-an-adorable-throwback-picture-calls-him-her-constant-support-system/photostory/72954488.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/guru-dutts-pyaasa-completes-58-years-mala-sinhas-character-in-this-classic-was-ahead-of-her-time-2633122.html |title=Guru Dutt's 'Pyaasa' completes 58 years: Mala Sinha's character in this classic was ahead of her time |date=19 February 2016 |access-date=27 December 2019 |archive-date=23 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723085058/https://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/guru-dutts-pyaasa-completes-58-years-mala-sinhas-character-in-this-classic-was-ahead-of-her-time-2633122.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Having received multiple awards and nominations, she was given the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2018. | |||
Sinha was constantly paired in roles opposite [[Uttam Kumar]], [[Dev Anand]], [[Dharmendra]], [[Raaj Kumar]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Biswajit]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Manoj Kumar]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]]. She was the highest-paid actress from 1958 to 1965 with [[Vyjayanthimala]], and second with [[Vyjayanthimala]] from 1966 to 1967, and then shared the second spot with [[Sharmila Tagore]] from 1968 to 1971, and third position with [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] and [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] in 1972–73.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.magtheweekly.com/detail/3357-star-of-the-week-mala-sinha| title=Archived copy| access-date=29 January 2020| archive-date=29 January 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129145535/http://www.magtheweekly.com/detail/3357-star-of-the-week-mala-sinha| url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
== Early life == | |||
Mala Sinha was born to Christian Nepali parents after they immigrated to West Bengal, India from the [[Terai|Nepalese plains]]. Her father's name was Albert Sinha. | |||
Mala's initial name was Alda and her friends at school in Calcutta (now Kolkata) used to tease her by calling her [[Dalda]] (a brand of vegetable oil), so she changed her name to Baby Nazma on getting her first assignment as a child artiste. Later on, as an adult actor, she changed her name to Mala Sinha.<ref name="glamsham.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/13/nov/11-news-do-you-know-mala-sinha-is-christian-111303.asp#|title=Do you know Mala Sinha is Christian?|website=www.glamsham.com|access-date=2 February 2018|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153257/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/13/nov/11-news-do-you-know-mala-sinha-is-christian-111303.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Features-Events/Features/10-less-known-facts-about-Mala-Sinha/articleshow/msid-3696038,curpg-3.cms |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504045420/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Features-Events/Features/10-less-known-facts-about-Mala-Sinha/articleshow/msid-3696038,curpg-3.cms |archive-date=4 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As a child, she learnt dancing and singing. Although she was an approved singer of [[All India Radio]], she has never done playback singing in films. As a singer, she has done stage shows in many languages from 1947 to 1975. | |||
== Career == | |||
Mala Sinha started her career as child artist in Bengali films – ''Jai Vaishno Devi'' followed by ''Shri Krishan Leela'', ''Jog Biyog'' and ''Dhooli''. Noted Bengali director Ardhendu Bose saw her acting in a school play and took permission from her father to cast her as a heroine in his Bengali film ''Roshanara'' (1952), her cinematic debut. | |||
After acting in a couple of films in Calcutta, Mala Sinha went to Bombay for a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film. There she met [[Geeta Bali]], a noted Bollywood actress, who was charmed by her and introduced her to director [[Kidar Sharma]]. Sharma cast her as a heroine in his ''Rangeen Ratein''. Her first Hindi film was ''Badshah'' opposite Pradeep Kumar, then came ''Ekadashi'', a mythological film. Both films did not do well, but her lead role in Kishore Sahu's ''Hamlet'', paired opposite Pradeep Kumar, fetched her rave reviews in spite of it failing at the box office. Films such as ''Lai Batti'' (actor Balraj Sahni's only directorial venture), ''[[Nausherwan-E-Adil]]'' where she starred as the fair maiden Marcia in Sohrab Modi's romance about forbidden love and ''Phir Subah Hogi'', which was director Ramesh Saigal's adaptation of Dosteovsky's ''[[Crime and Punishment]]'' established Mala Sinha's reputation as a versatile actress who took the maximum career risks by accepting unconventional roles. | |||
She used to sing for [[All India Radio]]; she was not allowed to sing playback (even for herself) in the movies with the lone exception being 1972's ''[[Lalkar]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/173206/musical-gimmicks.html |title=Musical gimmicks |work=Deccan Herald|access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228141337/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/173206/musical-gimmicks.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1950s, she had string of hits opposite [[Pradeep Kumar]] such as ''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]'' (1957), ''[[Detective (2007 film)|Detective]]'' (1958) and ''[[Duniya Na Mane]]'' (1959). The films she did with Pradeep Kumar were men-oriented. In 1957, noted Bollywood actor and director [[Guru Dutt]] cast Mala Sinha in his film ''[[Pyaasa]]'' (1957) in a role originally intended for [[Madhubala]]. Mala Sinha performed in the relatively unsympathetic part of an ambitious woman who chooses to marry a rich man (played by actor Rehman) and have a loveless marriage, rather than a poor, unsuccessful poet; her impoverished lover (played by Guru Dutt) whom she ditches. ''Pyaasa'' remains to this day a classic in the history of Indian cinema and a turning point for Sinha. | |||
After ''Pyaasa'', her major successes were ''[[Phir Subah Hogi]]'' (1958) and [[Yash Chopra]]'s directorial debut ''[[Dhool Ka Phool]]'', (1959) that elevated her into a major dramatic star.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/Movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=c30c4227-ac75-4332-9e41-73ed431214ac |title=Yash Raj Films |publisher=Yash Raj Films |date=3 December 1959 |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228080816/http://www.yashrajfilms.com/Movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=c30c4227-ac75-4332-9e41-73ed431214ac |url-status=live }}</ref> She was part of many successful movies from 1958 to the early '60s such as ''Parvarish'' (1958), ''[[Ujala]]'', ''Main Nashe Main Hoon'', ''[[Duniya Na Mane]]'', ''[[Love Marriage (1959 film)|Love Marriage]]'' (1959), ''[[Bewaqoof]]'' (1960), ''[[Maya (1961 film)|Maya]]'' (1961), ''[[Hariyali Aur Rasta]]'', ''[[Dil Tera Diwana (1962 film)|Dil Tera Deewana]]'' (1962), ''[[Anpadh]]'' and ''[[Bombay Ka Chor]]'' (1962). | |||
She consistently did lead roles in Bengali films throughout 1950's to 1970's. Her performance in films like Lookochoori (1958) opposite Kishore Kumar and Kelaghar (1959),Saathihaara and Shohorer Itikotha. | |||
Critics{{who|date=February 2018}} believe her career's best performances were in ''[[Bahurani (1963 film)|Bahurani]]'' (1963), ''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumrah]]'', ''[[Gehra Daag]]'', ''[[Apne Huye Paraye]]'', ''Nayi Roshni'' and ''[[Jahan Ara (film)|Jahan Ara]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movietalkies.com/movies/reviews/9313/gumrah |title=Gumrah Review | Movie Review |publisher=Movie Talkies |date=15 October 2012 |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509104348/http://www.movietalkies.com/movies/reviews/9313/gumrah |url-status=live }}</ref> Apart from pairing with [[Pradeep Kumar]], her pairings opposite [[Raaj Kumar]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Biswajit]] and [[Manoj Kumar]] in woman-oriented films were appreciated by audiences, with her work opposite Biswajit being the most popular. With Raaj Kumar, she gave box office hits like ''Phool Bane Angaare'', ''[[Maryada (1971 film)|Maryada]]'' and ''[[Karmayogi (1978 film)|Karmayogi]]'' and opposite [[Manoj Kumar]], gave commercial successes like ''[[Hariyali Aur Rasta]]'', ''[[Apne Huye Paraye]]'' and ''[[Himalaya Ki God Mein]]''. The hits with [[Rajendra Kumar]] were ''[[Devar Bhabhi]]'', ''[[Dhool Ka Phool]]'', ''[[Patang]]'', ''[[Geet (1970 film)|Geet]]'' and ''[[Lalkar]]''. | |||
With [[Biswajit]], her popular movies include ''[[Aasra]]'', ''[[Night in London]]'', ''[[Do Kaliyaan]]'', ''[[Tamanna (1969 film)|Tamanna]]'', ''Nai Roshni'' and critically acclaimed films ''[[Pyar Ka Sapna]]'', ''[[Paisa Ya Pyaar]]'', ''[[Jaal (1967 film)|Jaal]]'' and ''[[Phir Kab Milogi (1974 film)|Phir Kab Milogi]]''. She did ten films with [[Biswajit]]. In 2007, they won the Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award, calling them on stage together giving due respect to their popularity as a pair who have tasted box office success.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/lifetime-achievement-96.html |title=Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award Winners – Screen Videocon Lifetime Achievement Awards |publisher=India-server.com |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=21 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321203605/http://www.india-server.com/awards/features/lifetime-achievement-96.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
In her successful 1960s and 1970s roles, she was cast opposite her seniors like [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Dev Anand]], [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[Pradeep Kumar]], and the emerging stars from late 1950s like [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Rajendra Kumar]] and [[Raaj Kumar]]. She worked with many newcomers of her era including [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Dharmendra]], [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Sanjay Khan]], [[Jeetendra]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. Her character's power was as much as the heroes and most of the time her roles were more powerful than the hero. In most of her films from the 1960s, she got first billing in the credits, even before the heroes, with the exceptions being those with [[Guru Dutt]], [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Dev Anand]], [[Pradeep Kumar]] and [[Kishore Kumar]]. | |||
In 1966, Mala Sinha went to Nepal to act in a Nepali film called ''[[Maitighar]]'' when the [[Cinema of Nepal|Nepali]] [[film industry]] was still in its infancy. This was the only Nepali film she did in her career. The hero was an estate owner called Chidambar Prasad Lohani.<ref>[http://fursad.com/flashback.php?subaction=showfull&id=1168635469&archive=&start_from=&ucat=13&] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021231031/http://fursad.com/flashback.php?subaction=showfull&id=1168635469&archive=&start_from=&ucat=13&|date=21 October 2007}}</ref> | |||
Soon after, she married C. P. Lohani with the blessings of her parents. From the beginning, theirs was a long-distance marriage with Lohani based in [[Kathmandu]] to look after his business and Mala Sinha living in Bombay with their daughter Pratibha. She continued acting after her marriage.<ref name="bollywoodhungama.com" /> | |||
She has been a heroine in many [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] films. In Bengali films, she has acted with [[Uttam Kumar]] and [[Kishore Kumar]]. Her last Bengali work as a female lead was ''[[Kabita]]'' (1977) which featured Ranjit Mullick and [[Kamal Hassan]]; it was a super-hit at the box office. She is noted for her strong women-oriented roles in films such as ''[[Dhool Ka Phool]]'', ''[[Suhag Sindoor]]'', ''[[Anpadh]]'', ''[[Phir Subah Hogi]]'', ''[[Hariyali Aur Rasta]]'', ''[[Bahurani (1963 film)|Bahurani]]'', ''[[Aasra]]'', ''[[Do Kaliyaan]]'', ''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumrah]]'', ''[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]'', ''[[Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi]]'', ''[[Himalay Ki God Mein]]'', ''[[Do Kaliyaan]]'', ''Holi Aayi Re'', ''Nai Roshni'', ''[[Mere Huzoor]]'', ''[[Kangan (1971 film)|Kangan]]'', ''[[Archana (1974 film)|Archana]]'', ''[[Maryada (1971 film)|Maryada]]'' amongst others. | |||
Of her repertoire, she said in 2001, she was rather partial to ''[[Jahan Ara (film)|Jahan Ara]]'' (1964), a historical movie that [[Meena Kumari]] passed on to her: | |||
{{quote|"Meena-ji turned down the role saying that she would not look the part whereas I would. Given my ignorance of Urdu, I was rather sceptical, but Meena-ji was convinced that I could do justice to the role. Playing Mumtaz Mahal's eldest daughter entailed gruelling Urdu classes and learning royal tehzeeb. It was hot on the grand sets erected at Ranjit Studio and the film had [[Madan Mohan]]'s haunting music. It was a film replete with lyrical moments."<ref name="bollywoodhungama.com" />}} | |||
From 1974, she cut down on her assignments as the lead actress in Hindi films. She accepted strong character roles in films like ''[[36 Ghante]]'' (1974), ''[[Zindagi (1976 film)|Zindagi]]'' (1976), ''[[Karmayogi (1978 film)|Karmayogi]]'' (1978), ''[[Be-Reham]]'' (1980), ''[[Harjaee]]'' (1981), ''[[Yeh Rishta Na Tootay]]'', ''[[Babu (1985 film)|Babu (film)]]'' and ''[[Khel (1992 film)|Khel]]'', which were popular. | |||
In the early 1990s Madhuri Dixit was promoted as the "new Mala Sinha" in magazines. But, after 1994, she completely withdrew from the industry and has given very few public appearances. In ''Dhool Ka Phool'' and B.R. Chopra's ''Gumrah'', she played the first unwed mother and adulterous wife respectively in Hindi cinema. As she grew older, she gracefully moved on to doing character roles that befitted her age. She was last seen in ''[[Zid (1994 film)|Zid]]'' (1994).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollyadda.com/2008/11/trip-down-memory-lane-with-mala-sinha.html |title=bollyadda.com |publisher=bollyadda.com |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082415/http://www.bollyadda.com/2008/11/trip-down-memory-lane-with-mala-sinha.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Though Mala evinced as much interest in her daughter Pratibha's career as her father did in her career, she was unable to achieve the same success for her daughter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywood-actors.in/mala_sinha.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416005725/http://www.bollywood-actors.in/mala_sinha.php |archive-date=16 April 2010}}</ref> | |||
== Personal life == | |||
Mala Sinha was born to Nepali parents after they immigrated to [[West Bengal]], India from the Nepalese plains. Sinha married Nepali actor Chidambar Prasad Lohani of [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] [[Bahun|Brahmin]] ethnicity in 1966. The couple met when they worked together in the Nepali film ''[[Maitighar]]'' (1966). Lohani had an estate agency business. After her marriage, she used to come and stay in Mumbai to shoot films while her husband stayed in Nepal running his business. She has one daughter from the marriage: [[Pratibha Sinha]], who is a former Bollywood actress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=10&ID=8563&AlbumType=PG#talk |title=Happy Birthday Mala Sinha » - Picture 10 |publisher=Goodtimes.ndtv.com |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301174152/http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=10&ID=8563&AlbumType=PG#talk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/may/22dinesh.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Profiling Mala Sinha |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=13 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213064953/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/may/22dinesh.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> From the late 1990s, the couple and their daughter have been residing in a bungalow in Bandra, Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web |author=Upperstall profile by: Karan Bali aka TheThirdMan |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/mala-sinha |title=Mala Sinha |publisher=Upperstall |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=16 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816024325/http://upperstall.com/people/mala-sinha |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=15&ID=8563&AlbumType=PG#talk |title=Happy Birthday Mala Sinha » - Picture 15 |publisher=Goodtimes.ndtv.com |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301180418/http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=15&ID=8563&AlbumType=PG#talk |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother lived in her house till her death in April 2017. Her daughter takes care of stray dogs and cats at Mala Sinha's home.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/mala-sinha-misses-the-camera-1.2154127|title=Mala Sinha misses the camera|date=9 January 2018|website=gulfnews.com|access-date=2 February 2018|archive-date=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064122/http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/mala-sinha-misses-the-camera-1.2154127|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
== Awards == | |||
* 1965 - [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Award for Best Actress]] — ''[[Jahan Ara (film)|Jahan Ara]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebstopic.com/mala-sinha/|title=Mala Sinha Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More|date=2018-09-02|website=Celebrity biography, Height, Weight, Age, Wiki|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525150521/https://celebstopic.com/mala-sinha/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
* 1967 - BFJA Award for Best Actress — ''[[Himalay Ki God Mein]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.in/people/PeopleAwards.aspx?pplid=7967 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802170442/http://www.gomolo.in/people/PeopleAwards.aspx?pplid=7967 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2012 |title=Mala Sinha Awards, List of Awards Won By Mala Sinha |publisher=Gomolo.in |access-date=24 February 2014 }}</ref> | |||
* 2004 - Sikkim Samman Award by Government of [[Sikkim]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040715/asp/siliguri/story_3496329.asp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | title=Few facts about Bollywood's former heroine | date=15 July 2004 | access-date=25 June 2011 | archive-date=2 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102091216/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040715/asp/siliguri/story_3496329.asp | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* 2005 - Felicitation by Government of [[Nepal]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2005/07/11/5476/index.html |title=| Bollywood News | Hindi Movies News | News |publisher=BollywoodHungama.com |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302211816/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2005/07/11/5476/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* 2007 - [[Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hrithik-kareena-clinch-screen-awards/top/30517-8.html |title=Hrithik, Kareena clinch Screen Awards |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=16 June 2007 |access-date=24 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014024316/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hrithik-kareena-clinch-screen-awards/top/30517-8.html |archive-date=14 October 2012 }}</ref> | |||
* 2013 - Kelvinator GR8! Women Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=77 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411040344/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/event_details.php?id=77 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |title=IndianTelevisionAcademy.com |publisher=IndianTelevisionAcademy.com |access-date=24 February 2014 }}</ref> | |||
* 2018 - [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/filmfare-2018-mala-sinha-awarded-lifetime-achievement-honour-says-awards-dont-matter-1638141.html |title=Filmfare 2018: Mala Sinha Awarded Lifetime Achievement Honour; Says Awards Don't Matter |date=22 January 2018 |access-date=27 December 2019 |archive-date=27 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227092556/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/filmfare-2018-mala-sinha-awarded-lifetime-achievement-honour-says-awards-dont-matter-1638141.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
== Nominations == | |||
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] — ''[[Dhool Ka Phool]]'' (1960) | |||
* Filmfare Award for Best Actress — ''[[Bahurani (1963 film)|Bahurani]]'' (1964) | |||
* Filmfare Award for Best Actress — ''[[Jahan Ara (film)|Jahan Ara]]'' (1965) | |||
* Filmfare Award for Best Actress — ''[[Himalay Ki God Mein]]'' (1966)<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/Sikkim-begins-to-map-Nepals-treasures/articleshow/781017.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Sikkim begins to map Nepal's 'treasures' | date=16 July 2004 | access-date=29 October 2009 | archive-date=9 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109012608/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/Sikkim-begins-to-map-Nepals-treasures/articleshow/781017.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
== Filmography == | |||
{{main|Mala Sinha filmography}} | |||
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== | == External links == | ||
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*{{Bollywood Hungama person|mala-sinha}} | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050404054638/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tales/mala_sinha.html A Biography] | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130929154944/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-13/news-interviews/42040369_1_mala-sinha-phir-subah-hogi-hariyali-aur-rasta Mala Sinha's love story-The Times Of India] | |||
*[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/may/22dinesh.htm The Star Power of Mala Sinha] | |||
*[http://cineplot.com/mala-sinha-random-thoughts-on-life-as-an-actress/ Mala Sinha – Random thoughts on life as an actress] | |||
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051126/cth1.htm#6|Trip down the memory lane with Mala Sinha] | |||
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