Bibbo
Hindi and Urdu film actress · Pakistan · On the map · Actors · Lived 1906 to 1972 · aged 66
Bibbo was a music composer, singer and actress who worked in both Indian and Pakistani films. She acted in Indian cinema from 1931 to 1947 before moving to Pakistan, following Partition of India in 1947.
Bibbo is read about 33 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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ArmaanFilm, Seema's mother1964
MadmanFilm1963
BajiFilm, Naisr's mother1960
Aladdin Ka BetaFilm1959
RaazFilm1958
AnarkaliFilm, Begum1956
Umar MarviFilm1954
SassiFilm1944
Bade Nawab SahebFilm1941
AkelaFilm, Maina1940
LaxmiFilm, Rajni1937
JagirdarFilm, Neela1936
ManmohanFilm, Vimala1934
The MillFilm1906BornPeople around Bibbo
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About this person
She started her acting career with Ajanta Cinetone Ltd. in 1933, working with directors like M. D. Bhavnani and A. P. Kapoor. She was one of the top leading ladies of the 1930s along with actresses like Devika Rani, Durga Khote, Sulochana, Mehtab, Shanta Apte, Sabita Devi, Leela Desai and Naseem Banu. She was referred to as "one of the most important female stars of the 1930s and 1940s". Her fame had her featured in the lyrics of a popular song from the film Gharib Ke Lal (1939) sung by Mirza Musharraf and Kamla Karnataki, with music by Sagheer Asif and lyrics by Rafi Kashmiri. "Tujhe Bibbo Kahoon Ke Sulochana", where Sulochana referred to another popular actress of the time. This was the first time a song featuring famous actors was used in the lyrics of a film song.
