Profile of Madhubala on Famous Like Me

Madhubala (February 14, 1933 - February 23, 1969) is considered one of most beautiful actresses to have graced the screens of Bollywood. Her major motion pictures include Mahal and Mughal-e-Azam. She was married to the famous playback singer and actor Kishore Kumar. Madhubala, with literal meaning of her name being damsel of honey has continued to be considered with utmost admiration, with multiple generation of Hindi movie goers even today.

Madhubala was born as Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi in Delhi as the 5th child into a poor Muslim family of 11 children. Her father’s name was Ataullah Khan who was working as a coachman in Delhi, and migrated to Bombay with his large family in search of better livelihood. She entered Bollywood as a child-artist under the name Baby Mumtaz. Her first film was Basant (1942). Her big break came when Kidar Sharma gave her a change to act opposite Raj Kapoor in Neel Kamal (1947).

In 1949, Madhubala starred in Bombay Talkies production Mahal. The film became a super hit. The song Aayega Aanewaala made the careers of Madhubala as well as the playback singer Lata Mangeshkar. Many other hits followed Mahal. She married Kishore Kumar in 1960 becoming his second wife, but the marriage ended in what was her death in 1969 after nine years of marriage.

Madhubala's off-screen life was a tragedy. Her romance with Dilip Kumar didn't blossom due to opposition by her conservative family and especially her father. This also led to a lean phase in her career. But she silenced her critics in 1958, when four of her films turned out to be superhits - Phagun opposite Bharat Bhushan, Howrah Bridge opposite Ashok Kumar, Kala Pani opposite Dev Anand and Chalti ka Naam Gaadi opposite her husband to be, Kishore Kumar.

Filmography

• Jwala (1971)
• Sharabi (1964) as Kamala
• Half Ticket (1962) as Asha/Rajini
• Boy Friend (1961) as Sangeeta
• Jhumroo (1961) as Anjana
• Passport (1961) as Rita
• Mughal-E-Azam (1960) as Nadira Anarkali
• Barsaat Ki Raat (1960) as Shabnam
• Jaali Note (1960) as Renu
• Mehlon Ke Khwab (1960) as Asha
• Do Ustad (1959) as Madhu Sharma/Abdul Rehman Khan
• Insaan Jaag Utha (1959) as Gauri
• Kal Hamara Hai (1959) as Madhu/Bela
• Baghi Sipahi (1958)
• Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958) as Renu
• Howrah Bridge (1958) as Edna
• Kalapani (1958) as Asha
• Phagun (1958) as Banani
• Police (1958)
• Ek Saal (1957) as Usha
• Gateway of India (1957) as Anju
• Yahudi Ki Ladki (1957)
• Dhake Ki Malmal (1956)
• Raj Hath (1956) as Raja Beti
• Shirin Farhad (1956) as Shirin
• Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955) as Anita Verma
• Naata (1955)
• Naqab (1955)
• Teerandaz (1955)
• Amar (1954) as Anju
• Bahut Din Huye (1954) as Chandrakanta
• Armaan (1953)
• Rail Ka Dibba (1953) as Chanda
• Sangdil (1952) as Kamal
• Saqi (1952) as Rukhsana
• Aaram (1951) as Leela
• Badal (1951) as Ratna
• Khazana (1951)
• Nadaan (1951)
• Nazneen (1951)
• Saiyan (1951) as Saiyan
• Tarana (1951) as Tarana
• Beqasoor (1950) as Usha
• Hanste Aansoo (1950)
• Madhubala (1950)
• Nirala (1950) as Poonam
• Nishana (1950)
• Pardes (1950) as Chanda
• Apradhi (1949)
• Daulat (1949)
• Dulari (1949) as Shobha/Dulari
• Imtihaan (1949)
• Mahal (1949) as Kamini/Mallan
• Neki Aur Badi (1949)
• Paras (1949) as Priya
• Singaar (1949)
• Sipahiya (1949)
• Amar Prem (1948)
• Desh Sewa (1948) as Mumtaz
• Lal Dupatta (1948)
• Parai Aag (1948)
• Neel Kamal (1947) (as Mumtaz) as Ganga
• Chittor Vijay (1947)
• Dil-Ki-Rani (Sweet-Heart) (1947) as Rajkumari
• Khubsoorat Duniya (1947)
• Mere Bhagwan (1947)
• Saat Samundaron Ki Mallika (1947) as Mumtaz
• Phoolwari (1946)
• Pujari (1946)
• Rajputani (1946)
• Dhanna Bhagat (1945)
• Mumtaz Mahal (1944)
• Basant (1942) (as Baby Mumtaz) as Manju
• Shaheed-E-Mohabbat (1936) as Mumtaz
• Baghdad Ka Chor (1934) as Mumtaz

External link

• IMDb entry of Madhubala

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