Indira Billi (6 August 1936 – 16 June 2025) was an Indian actress of Hindi and Punjabi language films.
Early life and career Born as Indira Kaur on 6 August 1936 at Dina Nagar, Gurdaspur district, Punjab, British India, she acted in many Punjabi films as a heroine and played minor roles in many Hindi films.
Indira Billi, as a child, grew up in Kharian, Gujrat District, Punjab, British India, now in Pakistan, when her family lived there before the Partition of India in 1947. Then her family migrated to India and settled in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. However, her family later moved to Bombay in 1952 where her elder brother ran a business.
Due to her beauty and big blue eyes, she was noticed by many film studio people, when she visited them and was offered film roles. Her namesake actress Indira Bansal was also active in the film industry, when she first started acting. So filmmakers chose to call her 'Indira Billi' due to her blue eyes.
Personal life and death Billi married Shiv Kumar Mehra who owned Kumar Talkies and was from an affluent family of Delhi. After her marriage, she retired and quit the film world to fully devote herself to the home life and to her family.
Billi died on 16 June 2025, at the age of 88.
Filmography (selected) Punjabi
Kiklee (1960) Yamla Jatt (1960) Do Lachhian (1960) Chambe Di Kali (1960) Chambi Billo (1961) Khedan De Din Char (1962) Lado Rani (1963) Jagga (1964) Mama Ji (1964)... as Laali Sassi Punnu (1965 film)... as Sassi Shehar Di Kudi (1966) Neem Hakeem (1967) Pardesan (1969)......as Nikki Dupatta (1970) Kankan De Ohle (1971) Patola (1973)
Urdu/Hindi
Shri Ganesh Mahima (1950) as Rukmini Rangeela (1953) Faraar (1955) Milap (1955) Shree 420 (1955) Jawab (1955) Basant Bahar (1956) Laxmi (1957)... actors in theatre Paristan (1957) Yahudi (1958)... as Yasmin Forty Days (1959) Dil Deke Dekho (1959) Lalach (1960) Lucky Number (1961) Asli-Naqli (1962).. as Indira Meri Surat Teri Ankhen(1963) as Bela Fauladi Mukka (1965)as Anguri Mujrim Kaun Khooni Kaun (1965) Do Dil (1965) ..as Radhika Teen Sardar (1965) ..as Rukhsana Professor Aur Jadugar (1966) Ali Baba aur 40 Chor (1966) Phool Aur Patthar (1966) Badrinath Yatra (1967) ..as Chandra Mere Huzoor (1968)
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