Jabeen jalil actress biography

Former Indian actress (born 1937)

Jabeen Jalil (born April 1, 1937)^[1] is a former Indian actress.

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In a two decade-long career, she appeared in 23 Hindi and 4 Punjabi films. Her notable works include New Delhi (1956), Chaudhary Karnail Singh (1960)—which won her the National Film Award for Best Actress—and Taj Mahal (1963).

Early life

Jalil was born in a Sayyid Muslim family on April 1, 1937.^[1] Her father Sayyad Abu Ahmed Jaleel was a Bengali I.C.S.

officer during the British Raj, while her mother Dilaara Jaleel was a homemaker who came from a Lahore-based family.^[2]

Career

Jalil was discovered by actors Nigar Sultana and Dilip Kumar who were the guests in her college's cultural function; they suggested her to pursue a career in acting.^[3]

Jalil made her acting debut with a leading role in Raat Ke Rahi (1953), opposite Shammi Kapoor.

She went on to play supporting characters in successful films such as Ne Jabeen Jalil - actress, producer - Kinorium LIR