Famous People with Name Leela

Leela Chitnis            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Leela Chitnis: was an early actress in the Indian film industry.She was born in Dharwar, Karnataka to an English professor. She was one of the first educated film actresses. Her father was part of a Marathi theatre company called Natyamanwantar. Chitnis' early stage work included comedy Usna Navra (1934) and with her own film group Udyacha Sansar. She married and had four children but divorced her husband. She started acting to support her four children. She started as an extra and went on to stunt films. She was publicized in the Times of India as the first graduate society-lady from Maharastra. By then she had already made her first major mark as an actress on the silver screen. Chitnis worked at Prabhat Pictures, Pune and Ranjit Movietone before going on to be the leading lady in Bombay Talkies which saw her overtake and outshine Devika Rani. Her association with Bombay Talkies shot her to stardom and she made a particularly good pair with Devika Rani's leading man Ashok Kumar

Leela Devi Dookhun Luchoomun            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Leela Devi Dookhun Luchoomun: is current Minister of Social Security of Mauritius serving in the cabinet of Navin Ramgoolam having been appointed on the 11 May 2010 by President Anerood Jugnauth .She is Member of Parliament representing Constituency No 8 ,Moka & Quartier Militaire.She

Leela Roy Née Nag            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Leela Roy Née Nag: was a radical leftist Indian politician and reformer, and a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. She threw herself into social work and education for girls, starting the second girls school in Dhaka. She encouraged girls learning skills and rec