Date of birth: 1939-10-22
Place of birth: Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Helen Jairag Richardson, हेलन, Helen Khan, Miss Helen, Helan, Helen Jairag, Helen Ann Richardson Khan, Helen Ann Richardson, Хелен
Helen Ann Richardson Khan (born October 22, 1939), known by her mononym Helen, is an Indian former actress and dancer of Anglo-Indian and Burmese descent. In a career spanning 70 years, she has established herself as a prolific performer in Hindi cinema and appeared in over 1000 films. During her heydays, she was cited as one of the most popular nautch and cabaret dancers, and has been a recipient of two Filmfare Awards and a Padma Shri, awarded by the Indian Government. She has also been the inspiration for four films and a book. She even performed onstage in London, Paris, and Hong Kong. Officially announcing retirement in 1983, she has since been appearing in films as guest roles or cameos.
1967-01-06
Inspector Shankar (Biswajeet) is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of Sunder Singh (Sujit
1978-05-12
A ruthless gangster named Don is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP D'Silva kno
1964-01-01
Beena falls in love with Rajan after he rescues her from some goons. Soon they marry and she is preg
1967-01-01
Kishanlal, a professor, lives a peaceful life with his daughter, Mohini, and a bed-ridden wife. Howe
1965-01-01
Calcutta-based Naval Officer Shankar Choudhry lives a wealthy lifestyle with his doctor dad, and mom
1974-01-01
Story of Anuradha who is an alcoholic
1969-01-01
Raja Saheb (Ashok Kumar) is a rich man, strict father to sons Virendra (Sunil Dutt) and Mahendra. On
1971-08-20
Rivalry has existed between Ranimaa and a small and hostile community. The passage of time has only
1974-06-03
The city is rocked by a serial killer who only kills young women at night, so women don't want to st
1982-02-26
Young Deepa, who works as a housemaid in the house of a wealthy family, is molested by the drunken s
1981-11-06
Shakka witnesses the murder of his parents by some businessmen. Years later, he sets out to seek rev
1980-11-07
Indu and Shekar Gupta are an exemplary couple with a young son, who live a harmonious lower middle c
1974-01-01
Brothers Moti and Raja share a joint household until Moti's wife gets Raja thrown out.
2006-04-14
Aditya, an engineer, travels to Canada for training. There he meets Jia, a beautiful woman from an i
1960-01-01
The tyrannical Angulimal (Bhushan), a bandit wearing a garland of severed human fingers and who en
1973-01-01
Sunil Mehta is a businessman married to a pretty and loving wife, Geeta. Sunil's only problem is sh
1965-02-06
Eight people are trapped on an island when their plane abandons them. They find a large mansion whos
1957-01-01
A sleep suspense thriller, from Vijay Anand (his directorial debut), Nau Do Gyarah is the story of M
2012-03-02
Jodi Breakers is a Hindi film directed by Ashwini Chaudhary featurring R Madhavan and Bipasha Basu i
1977-01-01
This is the story of Murari who wants to become a filmstar. He runs away from his house and goes to
1980-04-12
Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal,
1996-08-09
The daughter of deaf-mute parents seeks their understanding when she discovers a love for music.
1972-12-08
Numerous plot lines intersect in this comedic romp about a female Victoria-carriage driver who disgu
1967-09-22
Thriller starring Lolita Chateerjee
1977-01-21
Shiva / Tiger is the local criminal don in his part of the town where he lives with his mother. His
1958-07-18
When Bindu's brother is murdered by a night club owner, she decides to take things in her own hands
1980-10-17
Two close friends decide to enter law enforcement – one a police officer, the other a lawyer – but t
1957-07-19
The film tells the story of Professor Dinanath who invents a potion that can make anyone who takes i
1960-12-09
The power mad Dr. Shaitan (Sheikh Mukhtar) uses atomic energy to create an army of zombies in an eff
1961-07-14
Roopa returns from England to be confronted with the dead body of her father, one of the most renown
1979-09-28
Inspector Raj Singh's father was killed by Shankar and his men for gold. Years later he locates them
1970-05-08
Dharmendra plays a suave CID Officer who romances Babita on board a ship and slowly we get to the pl
2012-09-21
A female superstar struggles through the trials and tribulations of being a Bollywood actress.
1972-02-04
Murugan and his sister, who are orphans, are adopted by a diamond merchant, Dhayalan, after they hel
1971-08-28
A woman secretly gives birth to a child after being raped by her boss and hides the truth from her h
1966-01-07
After discovery of skeletal remains at an excavation site, a woman known to be deceased for over 2 c
1976-01-01
Raju, a good hearted, tough and rough village guy was in love with a village belle Preeta (an introv
1956-06-13
1956 bollywood film
1966-01-01
Life changes drastically for Lala Gokulchand (Om Prakash), a lowly shopkeeper, when a rich relative
1969-01-01
In order to study abroad in Great Britain, Ramesh agrees to marry a village girl named Sudha, but re
1964-02-07
One stormy night, a doctor offers a ride to a ghostly woman he meets on the side of the road. Later,
1977-01-01
Jennie, the atheist foreign wife of Akbar, son of pious and honest institutional head, finds life in
1966-01-01
Gopal escapes from prison and finds shelter hos Shekhar, a man who hates all women.
1980-03-07
Abdullah has to fight oppression and torture as he tries to bring up the boy as a hindu where the ma
1968-05-10
Elizabeth's uncle is in deep financial crisis. He somehow manages to prove his own death and cremate
1979-01-01
Zorro abducts and holds Sunita's father as ransom to locate the treasure located in Solomon's Mines
1978-07-28
Film starring Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee and Ashok Kumar
1964-11-17
After her return from abroad, Lali adjusts to life in India along with her devout Hindu mother, Laxm
1951-04-20
A renowned but solitary singer discovers the true treasure of life when a forbidden romance with a w
1957-01-01
Geeta Bali and Shammi Kapoor’s characters meet at a coffee house, sparking a romance amid societal c
1967-01-01
Professor, an Indian scientist, develops a nuclear project to bring world peace. When Wong and Wasco
1960-01-01
Flm starring Pradeep Kumar and Kumkum.
1955-01-01
Saamri, an evil magician, causes trouble in the lives of Prince Jalal and his princess. As the situa
1984-01-06
Orphan brothers Ashok and Kishore get separated in childhood. Years later their paths cross in priso
1961-01-01
A humorless and pompous businessman goes wild when he falls in love. Now if only his domineering mot
1972-01-01
Drama about a family in India.
1971-01-01
Peter (O. P. Ralhan) and Kitty (Helen) love each other, but due to Peter's poverty, they are unable
1960-10-22
A fictional account of the real life struggle against the British East India Company.
1969-12-23
Raja, a middle-class man in Bombay, and his friend Ashok arrange Laaj's marriage to Ravi, an orphan.
1966-01-01
Film starring Dara Singh, Sheikh Mukhtar and Helen
1961-11-10
Widowed Govindi lives a poor lifestyle in Haripur along with two sons, Gungaram and Jumna. While Jum
1973-01-01
A man is arrested for murder but escapes and becomes a bandit to clear his name and find the real ki
1955-01-01
A woman rejects her father-approved groom, runs away, and falls in love with a petty thief/gambler.
1955-12-24
Intelligent revenge story by two friends on greedy money lender.
1966-10-02
Shyam (Feroz Khan) falls in love with the face on a painting, painted by his best friend Ishrat. He
1966-01-04
Seema lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed mom in Bombay, India. Her mother is a compassionate
1966-01-01
A respected officer keeps a gangster's money box, leading to his arrest, dismissal, and jail time, a
1969-12-31
Rajesh Sharma, working with the Indian Government on a top secret research project, has to deal with
1969-01-01
Hindi film from director Lekh Tandon.
1972-01-20
A series of unfortunate events cause a recent migrant into Bombay to turn to a life of crime.
1976-02-01
Dilip Kumar in Triple Role
1981-01-30
A college professor agrees to teach the son of a gangster and becomes a pawn in a deadly game.
2010-11-12
Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyon (English: Don't Know Why) is a 2010 Indian film. The film was directed by Sa
1985-06-19
Terrorist attacks take place all over the world by unknown rockets so an Indian agent, Bond 303, is
1964-01-01
A faithful retainer tries to foil the plot to replace his country's queen with a look-alike.
1971-01-01
A young widow is separated from her two sons, but rescues and raises a rich man's daughter.
1971-07-26
Raised by his aunt and his uncle, an orphan becomes a man who cares for others.
1980-05-02
Two outlaws get in over their heads when they're suddenly entrusted with the care of a wealthy child
1973-05-16
A simple man believes he has found the love of his life when he meets a beautiful woman, only to dis
1963-01-01
Rajesh is the son of a rich father, Kuver Saheb. Rajesh falls in love with Savita a daughter of a te
1969-01-01
Reeta Mehra gets a job at a department store to support her ailing mother. After she refuses sexual
1980-01-01
Industrialist Sood's manager Vishal gets expelled for siphoning off money from the company. To seek
1972-05-18
An intelligence officer disguises himself as a thief to try and recover a fortune worth of stolen go
1973-01-01
As a crazed killer blazes a trail of blood through an anxious city, a hardened cop aims to take him
1975-08-15
After his family is murdered by the notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, a former police officer enlists t
1977-06-07
A young couple strapped for cash get in over their heads trying to repay a loan.
1959-01-01
While helping her friend evade a blackmailer, a woman fears she might have committed manslaughter.
1968-02-06
A top secret microfilm gets stolen and secret agent 077 aka Rakesh is assigned to retrieve it from t
1977-01-07
Ahmed and Mohan Kumar Saxena are petty thieves, and con-men. They career is spent as false witnesses
1968-01-01
Shekhar (Feroz Khan) helps C.B.I agent Rekha (Shahida) uncover a plot to smuggle military secrets ou
1970-10-02
Against all odds, love finds its voice in a tale of forbidden romance, resilience, and the power of
1959-07-17
Raja was a professional thief who went to jail for a crime. His very close assistant Bhola waited fo
1970-01-01
Sujit started having mental problems when he was six years after visiting his dad, Ajit, at a mental
1962-10-19
A diamond thief hides his loot on an innocent child, but the child turns out to be an adult posing a
1971-05-16
Laxmi finds an abandoned baby at a temple and decides to keep him. When her husband, Shankar, return
1968-09-15
Mamta lives a poor lifestyle with her husband, Dinu, and two sons, Mohan, and Sohan. When Ram Lal, t
1970-01-01
Inspector is a 1970 Bollywood action thriller about an Indian terrorist who attempts to release a po
1975-05-05
On the night of his marriage to Asha (Asha Parekh), Anand (Sunil Dutt) is arrested for allegedly mur
1968-12-31
Principal Vidyanand (Ashok Kumar) is a hardworking and diligent person. Due to his honesty, he gets
1976-10-28
The Kapoor family consists of Kishorilal, his wife Lajjo, son, Prakash, and daughter, Geeta. Kishori
1964-01-01
Film starring Aruna, Bela Bose and Champaklala
1971-05-19
Naresh Kumar Saxena lives with his widowed mom and sister, Seema. He works as a freelance photograph
1972-09-22
A talented artist falls in love with a doctor. He loses his eyesight in an accident and wounds up a
1975-01-01
Bond-like adventure has a glamorous beauty queen falling for a racecar driver while visiting Hong Ko
1974-03-24
The film tells the story of four children who are separated at a fair and unknowingly reunite years
1973-01-01
In order to extract a huge sum of money from underworld don, Dharamdas, Mama Rampuri and his nephew,
1976-06-09
Shekhar is a poor orphan who along with his trusted lieutenant Birju runs a garage. Shekhar dislikes
1975-07-29
Several years ago Rakesh's life was turned upside down when his dad was murdered. The only consolati
1999-06-18
A newly-wed man discovers that his wife is in love with another man and decides to unite them. Ignor
1973-01-01
The Government of India has devised plans for a new kind of super aircraft. A gangster, Diwan, manag
1972-01-01
The story revolves around a beautiful girl brought up by her guru with the sole aim to avenge the wr
1969-08-09
A business man must choose between keeping his promise to marry a poor village belle, or making it b
1970-04-09
Shyam is an honest and dedicated CBI Officer. He is assigned to a series of crimes involving a crime
1965-01-01
1960-01-01
A rich girl marries a doctor. Differences crop up between the two and starts to snowball wherein she
1976-02-07
A police officer goes undercover to catch a wealthy and reputable person, who is involved in crimina
1971-01-01
Sunita is a young woman who ends up married to the wrong man, Rajan. Thinking that he has conspired
1972-12-30
A gold-digger murders her wealthy husband, but he returns as a disfigured spectre, intent on revenge
1975-05-22
A killer with a metal glove stalks a group of gangsters responsible for the torment and mutilation o
1952-01-01
A vengeful princess waits for the right moment to kill her foster father - the Emperor.
1954-04-09
Famous British author Joan Davis goes to India with her boyfriend and encounters Ranjit Singh, a gam
1955-01-01
Miss Coca Cola is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Kedar Kapoor
1958-06-15
Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and
1975-07-25
Wealthy, powerful and influential Seth Dharamdas leads a financially secure life in a palatial mansi
1977-05-27
Bollywood action comedy film with a lost and found theme, about three brothers separated during thei
2000-10-27
At a prestigious all-male university, three friends seek love outside of the school grounds; at the
1958-02-28
Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in lov
1954-01-01
Shunned by his family, a male endangers his life after he finds hidden treasure belonging to 40 thie
1967-10-27
Vinay finds himself constantly mistaken for a look-alike jewel thief. To clear his name, he joins ha
1972-01-01
Romance between a beautiful thief and a race car driver
1979-04-06
A gambler works for a villain not knowing that he's being used to entrap a patriot and gain military
1963-01-01
The owners of a circus set out to capture King Kong. They arrive by boat at Kong Island, only to dis
1963-01-01
An impoverished Engineer in love with a wealthy woman goes on the run after becoming a suspect in a
1970-07-24
Surendra is an army officer, and has had numerous affairs with a number of attractive young women. O
1960-03-22
Satyendra's family is shocked and dismayed when he is arrested for theft - but he is actually coveri
1979-07-26
A student in a prestigious college, Vishal Khanna believes he lives a wealthy lifestyle along with h
1956-01-01
Halaku (Pran), the powerful emperor of Iran, rules the country wisely and with an iron hand. When he
1958-09-05
In ancient Rome, a mourning Jewish man raises the kidnapped daughter of Roman royalty as his own - a
1968-01-01
When a CID inspector infiltrates a smuggling ring he discovers that his ex-girlfriend is involved.
1972-01-01
Udharchand Shikarpuri is a homeless man who lives in Bombay albeit under the roof of multi-millionai
1967-01-01
Asha lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay with her widowed dad, who would like her to get married to
1979-01-19
Adivasi Mahua lives a poor lifestyle in a fishing village along with her widowed dad. One day the lo
2005-12-30
The chief protagonists are Shivani and Aditya, a married couple with 2 children, Tanwi Gouri Mehta a
1969-01-01
Deepali is the only daughter of a wealthy but deceased industrialist, Lakhanpal. While on a holiday
1969-10-17
At an orphanage, Kailashnath identifies Vijay as his biological son and takes him home. Years later,
1974-02-27
Raj is wealthy and a womanizer and his lifelong friend Goldie is a self made pop singer. Goldie trie
1979-03-30
A family of four is separated after the ship they're traveling on capsizes. The two brothers, Ajay a
1965-01-01
Childhood sweethearts Vijay and Rajni are separated when Rajni moves to Calcutta with her grandmothe
1978-07-31
Inspector Verma is shocked when he discovers that his son has turned out to be a criminal. He takes
1982-05-21
Seth Dhanpath Rai (Sanjeev Kumar) is the country's most powerful smuggler who is surrounded by his f
1970-01-01
Amar Doraiswamy is the only child of multi-millionaire shipping company owner who lives in a palatia
1978-07-07
Raajkumar Kakkar, a poor young man who resembles Rana Shantidas, a wealthy man, impersonates him and
2004-09-10
A wealthy man working in an advertising agency and a dedicated doctor fall in love and marry. When h
1963-01-04
Paras (Mahipal) is lost at sea when his father's ship enters into a storm. Paras is rescued by a poo
1967-01-01
When her father is taken hostage, a woman is forced into a life of crime; and soon, everyone is afte
1967-02-03
On the day of her marriage, the bride goes missing. She ends up in a brothel, compelling her wealthy
1982-05-18
Troyee is the story of a simple man (Mithun), his life, love and relationship.
1962-10-05
A Darjeeling-based singer is asked to impersonate and take over the life of a Calcutta-based China T
1980-01-26
Billa, a powerful outlaw with a long list of enemies, kills Rajesh, a member of his gang, after he q
1966-10-21
Blaming him for the suspicious death of her sister, a young woman sets out to exact revenge on a nig
1973-03-01
Looks at the musical extravaganzas which constitute the main bulk of commercial cinema in India; in
1991-11-08
Inspector Vijay Verma finally manages to capture criminal mastermind Jojo. But Jojo escapes from jai
1965-12-09
Raised by a kind matriarch, Madhavi (Meena Kumari) shares a close bond with her foster brother Rajes
1963-01-01
Bidesiya is a Bhojpuri film based on the play of same name written by Bhikhari Thakur.
1973-05-18
A self proclaimed misogynistic writer rescues an injured woman who suffers from amnesia but claims t
1969-01-01
To better himself, a spoiled prince temporarily assumes a commoner's identity. But he soon learns hi
1967-12-07
Noor Jahan, the empress of the Mughal empire, becomes the favourite wife of Emperor Jahangir and ste
1969-01-01
Jai is hired to locate the daughter and wife of a wealthy man after they vanish under mysterious cir
1968-01-01
An estate manager discovers his employer dead and a mysterious woman unconscious after a car acciden
1970-11-18
An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases afte
1976-09-18
A crime leads to the long separation of two brothers whose life end up very different
1971-01-01
As Raja grows up with one goal in life - to avenge his parents' death.
1966-01-01
1966 film starring Sanjeev Kumar, L. Vijayalakshmi and Sheikh Mukhtar
1959-01-01
Geeta and Raja falls in love and everything seems to be going well until the day of their wedding, w
1971-01-01
Hit by endless misfortunes, the orphaned siblings Deepak and Laxmi struggle to make a life for thems
1960-01-01
High-minded and hardworking Inspector Dinesh Kumar (Dev Anand) is assigned to crack the case of a no
1960-01-01
An adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 Bengali story Noukadubi (The Wreck).
1970-01-01
The marriage between a Rajput and a tribal girl wreaks havoc in the local community
1965-01-01
Twin princes separated at birth must foil an assassination attempt and take their rightful places as
1971-01-01
Vijay is in love with Arti, but while he tries to woo her he becomes embroiled in a murderous plot t
1971-07-16
Bollywood drama in which a woman stranded falls in love with the man who assists her. However, when
1970-01-01
Hindi film from 1970
1959-05-29
Sunil Kumar and Geet decide to marry for love a decision which leads to many problems.
1963-01-31
Based on the historical legend, this commercially successful film delves into the context of why Mug
1962-05-01
Hawa Mahal is a 1962 Hindi drama film starring Bela Bose,Helen, Jeevan, Murad. Two sisters, Neelampa
1999-06-11
Director Eisha Marjara's story takes us first to her childhood in snowbound small-town Quebec and th
1967-01-01
Arrogant son of a wealthy, blind woman, rapes his mother's nurse and abandons her. She gets pregnant
1961-01-01
Sapne Suhane is a 1961 hindi-language Romance movie.
1961-01-01
Mr. India is a 1961 film about a naive unemployed youth who is mistaken for a look-alike gangster.
1972-11-22
After his father's death, young Sameer runs away to search for his mother and is adopted by the tawa
1971-04-28
Shyam falls in love with Radha, but his father has arranged his wedding to Meera
1969-01-01
Ashok and Kishore are two roommates living in a hostel. While Ashok takes to crime and dishonesty, K
1972-03-07
Two men make a plan to present a street dancer as the long lost granddaughter of a wealthy queen
1981-07-31
A wealthy businessman is murdered for the sake of wealth. His daughter Sapna is in love with Vinod.
1979-10-19
Shankar lives a poor lifestyle along with blind sister, Paro. He works as a locksmith. When his comp
1974-10-18
After helping a stabbing victim to the hospital, a man begins to receive anonymous threats. The only
1979-04-14
A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.
1960-09-09
A man sells movie tickets on the black market, but starts to have a change of heart after he falls i
1962-11-18
Due to his preconceived notions about educated women, a man refuses to accept this graduate wife. Wi
1959-01-01
Musical - Gauri lives with her crippled ex-army dad and brother. One day she notices a man calling h
1965-01-01
Shekar, a guide, leads Rekha and her professor father into the jungle only to steal a valuable neckl
1982-10-15
While most of his countrymen are busy protesting the British rule, Thakur Jaswant Singh chooses to l
1963-01-01
An educated man falls in love with a simple woman from a village. However, they face a lot of diffic
1958-01-01
A wealthy man is thrilled about becoming a parent and is pleased when his wife gives birth to a son.
1968-12-31
A guitar-carrying musician and a rebellious runaway wealthy woman go on the run from organized gangs
1961-11-24
Disillusioned with his wealthy friends, a man pretends to be poor and goes to live in the slums wher
2007-08-17
Marigold Lexton, an American actress who gets stranded in Mumbai and lands a minor role in a Bollywo
1962-01-01
When Kamal Kumar meets the young, beautiful Gayatri on a train he instantly falls in love, and despi
2002-07-12
A miscreant who commits a misdemeanor is sentenced to do community service in an old-folks home.
1959-01-01
Geeta's father Rattan cancels her engagement to Raja after meeting his mother. As Geeta tries to rea
1957-01-25
Yahoodi Ki Ladki (The Jew's Daughter) is a Hindi drama film directed by S.D. Narang, starring Madhub
1972-08-10
Bhale Huchcha is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by Gopal L
1969-10-31
Anand (Feroz Khan), traveling by rail to meet his future bride, Sima (Aruna Irani), discovers a dead
1977-07-23
The kidnapping of a prominent scientist, Ajay Saxena (Nazir Hussain) prompts the Chief of Secret Ser
1972-01-01
A dacoit film
1961-07-04
DO BHAI-1961 was a totally family drama of the routine type where there is a sacrificing soul and a
1976-10-27
Johny makes his living by conning people. Ginny enters his life and then nothing in the world can se
1969-01-01
Toofan is a movie directed by Radhakant, featuring Dara Singh, Nisar Ahmad Ansari.
1966-07-22
Rakesh promises a women justice who stands trial by the law created by his own father.
1977-01-01
Fighting against his criminal past and bolstered by the love of social activist Asha (Rekha), a woma
1976-11-12
Directed by Mohammed Hussain. With Helen, Satish Kaul, Dev Kumar, Rajendra Nath
1967-01-01
After landing on the moon, an astronaut and his associate face off against a variety of warriors and
1960-01-01
A scientist, whose daughter had died at the hands of a gangster, creates a serum that will give a pe
1963-01-01
When Shahbaz, a corrupt king, and his army terrorize the people of Yakhistan, Kabli Khan and other p
1963-01-01
Film starring Mahipal, Helen and Sulochana Latkar
1973-01-04
Sultana Daku is a 1972 Bollywood drama film directed by Mohammed Hussain. The film stars Helen and D
1969-01-01
About a Lady Killer
1977-11-07
Haridas Choudhury, a wealthy and honest shoe company owner, faces a moral dilemma when his Chauffeur
1978-04-14
In order to prevent honest Ramchandra from being elected as Mayor, Digvijay Singh alias Dharamdas se
1956-01-01
Sipahsalar (1956) is a Hindi-language costume drama film directed by Mohammed Husain, starring Shamm
1958-01-01
Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala is a 1958 Hindi film starring Kishore Kumar and Nutan.
1965-01-01
The wicked Dr. Hiralal uses a giant monster and atomic power to foil the attempts of Professor Varma