Actor

Bina Rai

Acting

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Acting credits

Active

Consistent number of acting credits.

TMDB popularity

0.6

Low visibility

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Movies: 11Series: 0

TMDB ID: 1086601

IMDb ID: nm0706790

Known for: Acting

Born: July 13, 1931

Died: December 6, 2009

Age: 78

Place of birth: Lahore, Punjab, British India

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1951 - 1966

Years active: 16

Wikidata: Q523103

TMDB TMDB IMDb IMDb W Wikidata

Biography

Bina Rai (13 July 1931 – 6 December 2009), was a prominent Indian actress who worked primarily in Hindi cinema during the black and white era. She is mostly remembered for her versatile roles in classics. During a career spanning 4 decades, she appeared in numerous commercially successful films like Anarkali (1953), Taj Mahal (1963) and Ghunghat (1960), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She retired from acting in 1991, believing that older women don't get satisfactory roles and passed away on 6 December 2009, aged 78.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Bina Rai.