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Madhubala Hindi Actress Biography
Date of Birth
14 February 1933, Delhi, India
Date of Death
23 February 1969, Bombay, India (hole in the heart)
Birth Name
Begum Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi
Nickname
Venus Queen
Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Madhubala (1933 - 1969) was one of the great and talented Hindi movie actresses of 1950's-60's. She acted in many successful and classic Hindi movies like Mahal (1949), Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955), Howrah Bridge (1958), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Half Ticket (1962).
These personal and rare photographs were taken by James Burke for Life Magazine. The Life archive hosted by Google wrongly documented the date of these photographs as 1941, but probably these photos were taken in 1951.
Arguably the most beautiful artiste to ever grace the Indian screen, Madhubala rose from humble beginnings to become the most captivating star India has ever produced. Madhubala was born Mumtaz Jehan Begum on Valentine's Day 1933, in a poor, conservative family of Pathan Muslims in Delhi, a part of a prolific brood of sisters, and entered the world of films at the tender age of eight. After about five years of playing child roles, Madhubala got her first break in a lead role in Neel Kamal (1947), produced anddirected by her mentor, veteran filmmaker Kidar Sharma. At the age of 14, she played a romantic lead against another fledgling star, Raj Kapoor, and Madhubala had finally arrived on the Indian screen. Over the next two years she had blossomed into a truly rapturous beauty (which earned her the sobriquet of the Venus Of the Indian Screen) and with the movie Mahal (1949), literally overnight, she was a superstar.
It has been often said that her beauty overshadowed her acting talents, which to an extent is true; however this was more due to poor judgement than lack of talent. Being encumbered by a large family to support, and forever living under the domination of an imperious father who, she made several poor choices in movies which seriously undermined her credibility as a serious performer, to the extent of being labelled "box-office poison". However, her more or less dismal repertoire in the 50s was marked by spots of true brilliance - movies like Tarana (1951), Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955) and of course her swansong Mughal-E-Azam (1960) showcased her remarkable talents as a serious artiste across several genres and revealed what this ethereal beauty was truly capable of.
Sadly, she was plagued by a persistent heart disease that confined her to a bed for almost nine torturous years, and eventually claimed her life on February 23 1969, nine days after her 36th birthday. In this short life, she had made over 70 movies, and to this day remains one of the most enduring legends of Indian cinema.
Nargis and Meena Kumari, she is widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema.
It is very tragic that Madhubala never found true love during her lifetime. Partly it was due to her fathers obsession of not allowing her to mingle with anybody. He kept a constant vigil on her movements day in and day out. He followed her right from his home to studios and back. During her lifetime, Madhubala used to keep a diary on daily basis where she used to keep accurate account of daily events of her life. This diary also had full account of her romantic involvements with different film personalities of that time. We can visualize her that lonely women, her long curly hair, framing her heartbreakingly beautiful face, bent over her diary. This diary could have unfolded many of Madhubalas secrets, especially about her love life. But unfortunately her father decided to bury her diary along with her in her grave. And now we will never know her inner thoughts. But this simple burial of diary cannot vanquish the imprint of a legend from cine-goers mind. Since Madhubala died at tender age of 36, we never saw her grow old. In our minds, she will always remain as sylph-like figure with sudden mischievous flash of smile, the girlish gurgle. Madhubala is considered to be the most beautiful Actress of Bollywood.
At times she could be compared the then Hollywood mega stars like Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot in terms of sexy looks and beauty. In the recent film era, only Madhuri Dixit can come close to Madhubalas alluring beauty and smile.
Madhubala did have some romantic moments with few great film personalities and famous persons which are listed below in chronological order until Madhubalas love affair ended. Note that in order to express her love towards a person, she always used to offer a red rose to that person and a written text message indicating her love.
Madhubala Hindi Actress Biography
Date of Birth
14 February 1933, Delhi, India
Date of Death
23 February 1969, Bombay, India (hole in the heart)
Birth Name
Begum Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi
Nickname
Venus Queen
Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Madhubala (1933 - 1969) was one of the great and talented Hindi movie actresses of 1950's-60's. She acted in many successful and classic Hindi movies like Mahal (1949), Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955), Howrah Bridge (1958), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Half Ticket (1962).
These personal and rare photographs were taken by James Burke for Life Magazine. The Life archive hosted by Google wrongly documented the date of these photographs as 1941, but probably these photos were taken in 1951.
Arguably the most beautiful artiste to ever grace the Indian screen, Madhubala rose from humble beginnings to become the most captivating star India has ever produced. Madhubala was born Mumtaz Jehan Begum on Valentine's Day 1933, in a poor, conservative family of Pathan Muslims in Delhi, a part of a prolific brood of sisters, and entered the world of films at the tender age of eight. After about five years of playing child roles, Madhubala got her first break in a lead role in Neel Kamal (1947), produced anddirected by her mentor, veteran filmmaker Kidar Sharma. At the age of 14, she played a romantic lead against another fledgling star, Raj Kapoor, and Madhubala had finally arrived on the Indian screen. Over the next two years she had blossomed into a truly rapturous beauty (which earned her the sobriquet of the Venus Of the Indian Screen) and with the movie Mahal (1949), literally overnight, she was a superstar.
It has been often said that her beauty overshadowed her acting talents, which to an extent is true; however this was more due to poor judgement than lack of talent. Being encumbered by a large family to support, and forever living under the domination of an imperious father who, she made several poor choices in movies which seriously undermined her credibility as a serious performer, to the extent of being labelled "box-office poison". However, her more or less dismal repertoire in the 50s was marked by spots of true brilliance - movies like Tarana (1951), Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955) and of course her swansong Mughal-E-Azam (1960) showcased her remarkable talents as a serious artiste across several genres and revealed what this ethereal beauty was truly capable of.
Sadly, she was plagued by a persistent heart disease that confined her to a bed for almost nine torturous years, and eventually claimed her life on February 23 1969, nine days after her 36th birthday. In this short life, she had made over 70 movies, and to this day remains one of the most enduring legends of Indian cinema.
Nargis and Meena Kumari, she is widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema.
It is very tragic that Madhubala never found true love during her lifetime. Partly it was due to her fathers obsession of not allowing her to mingle with anybody. He kept a constant vigil on her movements day in and day out. He followed her right from his home to studios and back. During her lifetime, Madhubala used to keep a diary on daily basis where she used to keep accurate account of daily events of her life. This diary also had full account of her romantic involvements with different film personalities of that time. We can visualize her that lonely women, her long curly hair, framing her heartbreakingly beautiful face, bent over her diary. This diary could have unfolded many of Madhubalas secrets, especially about her love life. But unfortunately her father decided to bury her diary along with her in her grave. And now we will never know her inner thoughts. But this simple burial of diary cannot vanquish the imprint of a legend from cine-goers mind. Since Madhubala died at tender age of 36, we never saw her grow old. In our minds, she will always remain as sylph-like figure with sudden mischievous flash of smile, the girlish gurgle. Madhubala is considered to be the most beautiful Actress of Bollywood.
At times she could be compared the then Hollywood mega stars like Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot in terms of sexy looks and beauty. In the recent film era, only Madhuri Dixit can come close to Madhubalas alluring beauty and smile.
Madhubala did have some romantic moments with few great film personalities and famous persons which are listed below in chronological order until Madhubalas love affair ended. Note that in order to express her love towards a person, she always used to offer a red rose to that person and a written text message indicating her love.
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