Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Leela Desai

  • Actress
  • Choreography
  • Producer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Leela Desai is known for Didi (1937), Kapal Kundala (1939) and Nartaki (1940).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro

    • Known for

    Didi
    6.6
    • Sheila
    • 1937
    Kapal Kundala
    • Kapalkundala
    • 1939
    Nartaki (1940)
    Nartaki
    7.7
    • Roopkumari
    • 1940
    Dev Kanya (1946)
    Dev Kanya
    • Actress
    • 1946

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Actress

    • Geet Govind
      • 1947
    • Dev Kanya (1946)
      Dev Kanya
      • 1946
    • Maharani Minaldevi
      • 1946
    • Meghdoot (1945)
      Meghdoot
      6.8
      • 1945
    • Mujrim
      • (as Lila Desai)
      • 1944
    • Nagad Narayan
      • 1943
    • Bichar
      • 1943
    • Tamanna
      • 1942
    • Nartaki (1940)
      Nartaki
      7.7
      • Roopkumari
      • 1940
    • Kapal Kundala
      • Kapalkundala
      • 1939
    • Dushman (1938)
      Dushman
      7.2
      • Geeta
      • 1938
    • Jiban Maran
      6.0
      • Geeta
      • 1938
    • Kanan Devi in Bidyapati (1937)
      Bidyapati
      6.9
      • Devdasi
      • 1937
    • Didi
      6.6
      • Sheila
      • 1937
    • President (1937)
      President
      6.7
      • Sheila (as Lila Desai)
      • 1937

    Choreography

    • Dev Kanya (1946)
      Dev Kanya
      • choreography
      • 1946

    Producer

    • Kabuliwala (1961)
      Kabuliwala
      8.0
      • associate producer
      • 1961

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Lila Desai

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Sister of actress Monica Desai.

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.