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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Jilloo<br />
| image = Jilloo actress.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Jilloo in the film ''Rupa''<br />
| birth_name = Zuleka Ebrahain<br />
| birth_date = 1905<br />
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|1905|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = <br />
| other_names = Jilloobai, Jillo, Jillobai, Jillo Bai, Jilloo Bai, Zillu, Zilloo, Zilloobai, Miss Jillo, Miss Jilloo, Miss Tilloo<br />
| occupation = Actress, singer<br />
| years_active = 1924–1960<br />
| known_for = <br />
| notable_works = ''[[Alam Ara]]<br/> [[Mother India]]<br/>[[Mughal-e-Azam]]''<br />
}}<br />
'''Jilloo''' was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Hindi film|Hindi-language film]] [[actress]] born in 1905 in [[Bombay]], India, as Zuleka Ebrahain. She acted in numerous Hindi films, including ''[[Mother India]]'' and ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'', the two biggest commercial and critical successes of the 1950s. She portrayed the role of the mother-in-law of Radha, the protagonist of ''Mother India'', and the mother of Anarkali, in ''Mughal-e-Azam''. She also acted in several other films, including ''[[Madhosh (1951 film)|Madhosh]]'' and ''[[Alam Ara]]'', India's first talkie film. As a young actress, she was credited as '''Jilloobai''', '''Jillo''', '''Jilloo''', '''Zillu''', '''Zilloo''' or '''Zilloobai'''. Later in her career she became known for portraying the role of mother in various movies earning her the name '''Jilloo Maa''' (mother in Hindi).,<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*1960: ''[[Mughal-E-Azam]]'' – Anarkali's mother <br />
*1957: ''[[Mother India]]'' – Sundar Chachi<br />
*1951: ''[[Madhosh (1951 film)|Madhosh]]'' – Soni's mother<br />
*1951: ''[[Sanam (1951 film)|Sanam]]'' – Jogin's mother<br />
*1950: ''[[Magroor (1950 film)|Magroor]]'' – Manohar's mother<br />
*1950: ''Sabak''<br />
*1945: ''[[Tadbir]]''<br />
*1945: ''Naseeb''<br />
*1945: ''Phool''<br />
*1945: ''Vikramaditya''<br />
*1944: ''[[Gaali]]''<br />
*1931: ''[[Alam Ara]]''<br />
*1924: ''Chandragupta Aur Chanakya''<br />
*1924: ''Raziya Begum''<br />
*1924: ''Shah Jehan''<br />
*1924: ''Veer Durgadas''<br />
*1947: "Jugnu" - Dilip Kumar's mother<br />
*1939: "pukar"<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0422717}}<br />
* {{IMDb name|1402789}} (Jilloo Maa)<br />
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rashid_ashraf/37931957642/ Rare Pictures of Jillo Bai]<br />
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