Jilloo was an Indian Hindi language film actress born in 1905 in Bombay, India as Zuleka Ebrahain.
She acted in numerous Hindi films including Mother India and Mughal-e-Azam, the two biggest commercial and critical successes of the 1950s.
She portrayed the role of the mother-in-law of Radha, the protagonist of Mother India, and the mother of Anarkali, in Mughal-e-Azam.
As a young actress, she was credited as Jilloobai, Jillo, Jilloo, Zillu, Zilloo or Zilloobai.
Later in her career she became known for portraying the role of mother in various movies earning her the name Jilloo Maa (mother in Hindi).