List of Hindi film actresses
Given below is a list of all the notable actresses, 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:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
1920s: Ruby Myers
1930s: Devika Rani
1940s: Nargis
1950s: Madhubala
1960s: Hema Malini
1970s: Rekha
1980s: Sridevi
1990s: Madhuri Dixit
2000s: Rani Mukerji
2010s: Deepika Padukone
1920s
Year | Name | Debut film | Image |
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1920 | Patience Cooper | Damayanti | |
1922 | Fatma Begum | Veer Abhimanyu | |
Sudhabala | Bhishma Pitamah | ||
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 | Image |
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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) | ||
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 | Image |
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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
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Year | Name | Debut film | Notable Films | Image |
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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
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Year | Name | Debut film | Notable films | Image |
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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 | ||
1968 | 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
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Year | Name | Debut film | Notable films | Image |
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1970 | Rekha | Sawan Bhadon | Ghar (1978), Khubsoorat (1980), Umrao Jaan (1981), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Krrish (2006) | |
Raakhee | Jeevan Mrityu | Daag: A Poem of Love (1973), Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Tapasya (1976), Shakti (1982), Ram Lakhan (1989), Karan Arjun (1995) | ||
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 | |||
Zarina Wahab | Ishq Ishq Ishq | |||
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 | Kaamchor (1982), Sharabi (1984), Tohfa (1984), Sanjog (1985), Swarag Se Sunder (1986), Aaj Ka Arjun (1990) | ||
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
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Year | Name | Debut film | Other notable films | Image |
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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
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Year | Name | Debut film | Other notable films | Image |
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1990 | Anu Aggarwal | Aashiqui | King Uncle (1993), Khal-Naaikaa (1993) | |
Nagma | Baaghi | Bewaffa Se Waffa (1992), King Uncle (1993) | ||
1991 | Urmila Matondkar | Narsimha | Rangeela (1995), Judaai (1997), Bhoot (2003) | |
Manisha Koirala | Saudagar | 1942: A Love Story (1994), Khamoshi (1996), Dil Se.. (1998) | ||
Zeba Bakhtiyar | Heena | Stuntman (1994), Jai Vikraanta (1995) | ||
Ashwini Bhave | Henna | Meera Ka Mohan (1992), Zakhmi Dil (1994), Bandhan (1998) | ||
Madhoo | Phool Aur Kaante | Roja (1992), Ravan Raaj (1995), Diljale (1996) | ||
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) | ||
Mamta Kulkarni | Tirangaa | Aashik Awara (1993), Karan Arjun (1995) | ||
1992 | Divya Bharti | Vishwatma | Deewana (1992),Shola Aur Shabnam (1992), Dil Ka Kya Kasoor (1992), Rang (1993),Kshatriya (1993) | |
Pratibha Sinha | Mehboob Mere Mehboob | Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996) | ||
Kajol | Bekhudi | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Gupt (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), Fanaa (2006) | ||
1993 | Shilpa Shetty | Baazigar | Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Dhadkan (2000), Indian (2001), Phir Milenge (2004) | |
Namrata Shirodkar | Purab Ki Laila Pachhim Ki Chhaila | Kachche Dhaage (1999), Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Pukar (2000) | ||
1994 | Seema Biswas | Bandit Queen | Water (2005), Vivah (2006) | |
Anjali Jathar | Madhosh | Aazmayish (1995), Trimurti (1995) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
Simran Bagga | Muqaddar (1996),Anari No.1 (1999), Gulmohar (2023) | |||
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 | Jyothika | Doli Saja Ke Rakhna | Little John (2001), Shaitaan (2024), Srikanth (2024) | |
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
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2010s
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2020s
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See also
- Hindi cinema
- List of Indian film actresses
- List of Kannada film actresses
- List of Malayalam film actresses
- List of Tamil film actresses
- List of Telugu film actresses
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