Acting
Veena
- Career
Active from 1941 to 1986, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 5top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
The Chess Players83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Crime0.5, average 3.6
- Mystery1.0, average 4.0
- Violence1.3, average 4.1
- Adrenaline2.0, average 4.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Complex Relationships 3
- Iconic Soundtrack 2
- Classic Indian Cinema 2
- Tragic Love Story 2
- Moral Dilemmas 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ashok KumarActorAashirwad, Pakeezah, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Humayun, Najma, +1 more
Sanjeev KumarActorAashirwad, The Chess Players, Saathi
I.S. JoharActorNanak Naam Jahaz Hai, 5 Rifles, Afsana- AAgha Jani KashmiriWriterHumayun, Najma, Aasra
Kamal KapoorActorPakeezah, 5 Rifles
Shubha KhoteActorChhoti Bahen, Mazloom
Balraj SahniActorDo Raaste, Chhoti Bahen
PranActorHalaku, Afsana
Shashi KapoorActorSaathi, 5 Rifles
K.N. SinghActorChalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Humayun
Meena KumariActorPakeezah, Halaku
Kanhaiyalal ChaturvediActorRadhika, Aasra
Movies and TV shows
25Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
1980s
1 title
as Purnima's mother
1970s
6 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 83as Queen Mother
GoodWatch score 43as Raj's Mother
as Maharani
as Vadisohabeen
GoodWatch score 73as Nawabjaan
GoodWatch score 73as Satidevi
1960s
6 titles · average score 74
as Gurmukh Singh's wife
GoodWatch score 70as Mrs. Gupta
GoodWatch score 79as Leela S. Choudhary
as Rajni's Mother
as Mrs. Hayat Baig
as Empress Nur Jahan
1950s
7 titles · average score 79
GoodWatch score 80as Veena Varma / Veena Sinha
as Yashoda
GoodWatch score 78as Kamini
as Geeta
as Maharani
as Meera
as Rani
1940s
5 titles
as Rajkumari (as Veena Kumari)
as Najma
as Lata
as Rama
as Geeta