Manorma

Manorma was a famous side actress in punjabi and hindi films from 1941 to 1983 . From 1940 to 1950 she was mainly acting in punjabi films . She played the role of heroin in her early life till 1940s and later she acted as an unkind and tyrant type Aunty in negative roles but most of them were comic in nature and background . She was popular as well notorious for her exaggerated eye lashes , lips movement and overall facial expressions in films .
She was born on 16.8.1926 in Lahore in a Christian family and worked in Punjabi films as a child and then as an adult artist in lahore . While at lahore , she was a successful and expensive actress . After partition , she and her husband shifted to bombay .
She played comic roles in superhit films such as Half Ticket appearing alongside Kishore Kumar and Madhubala. She gave memorable performances in films Dus Lakh, Mehboob ki Menhdi, Caravan, Bombay to Goa and Lawaris.
She is specially remembered for her roles as aunty in Seeta Aur Geeta सीता और गीता ( 1972) , Ek Phool Do Maali एक फूल दो माली ( 1969) and Do Kaliyaan दो कलिंयां 1968).
Manorama acted in about 160 films. Some of her prominent films are :-
Parineeta (1953)
Kundan (1955)
Lajwanti (1958)
Khazanchi (1958)
Dulhan (1958)
Santan (1959)
Chacha Zindabad (1959)
Patang (1960)
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1961)
Shaadi (1962)
Reporter Raju (1962)
Half Ticket (1962)
Mujhe Jeene Do (1963)
Dil Hi To Hai (1963)
Aap Ki Parchhaiyan (1964)
Neela Aakash (1965)
Janwar (1965)
Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare (1966)
Dus Lakh (1966)
Budtameez (1966)
Baharon Ke Sapne (1967)
Mere Huzoor (1968)
Do Kaliyaan (1968)
Ek Phool Do Maali (1969)
Pavitra Paapi (1970)
Mastana (1970)
Devi (1970)
Mehboob Ki Mehndi (1971)
Man Mandir (1971)
Caravan (1971)
Gambler (1971)
Caravan (1971)
Bombay to Goa (1971)
Gomti Ke Kinare (1972)
Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
Shor (1972)
Banarasi Babu (1972)
Zehreela Insaan (1973)
Naya Din Nai Raat (1974)
Dulhan (1974)
Lafange (1975)
Aadalat (1976)
Gumrah (1976)
Aaj Ka Mahaatma (1976)
Charandas (1977)
Laawaris (1981)
Meharbaani (1981)
Dharam Kanta Munnibai (1982)
Haadsa (1983)
Besides she also acted in TV Serials namely Choti Dadi in the year 2000–2001 with 251 episodes and Kundali in the year 2000 with 10 episodes .
Manorama married to Rajan Haksar, a kasmiri pandit , who was also an actor and producer . They had a daughter named Rita Haksar who is married and settled in gulf . Manorma died on 15.2.2008 at bombay at the age of 81 leaving behind memories of her comic and entertaining roles in so many films .

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