Madhubala

Name: Madhubala
Date of Birth: February 14, 1933
Place of Birth: Delhi, India

Mini-bio: 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 ... read moreBegum 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.Daughter of Attaullah Khan.Formed a popular screen couple with Dev Anand Dilip Kumar.Screen name Madhubala given to her by veteran actress Devika Rani.After she was diagnosed as having a hole in her heart, she put on a brave face and her illness was kept a secret from the industry for many years. She frequently used to cough up blood on sets, and eventually her illness forced her to end her career.She and Dilip Kumar met on the set of Tarana (1951) when she was eighteen years-old. While filming, she sent her hairdresser with a note written in Urdu along with a red rose asking him to accept it if he loved her, which intrigued and amused him and so he accepted the rose.She and Dilip Kumar had a seven-year courtship, but abruptly ended when she could not face her father's opposition to Dilip and ultimately had to bow out of B.R. Chopra's film opposite him following a scandalous court case.She was proposed to by Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar, and Kishore Kumar. She eventually married the latter of the three, Kishore, who converted to Islam just to marry her, but Madhubala soon realized that she had made a mistake in marrying him, as she truly loved and desperately wanted to marry Dilip.

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Mumtaz Abdulla Khan or Madhubala as she is better known as, showed the world what real beauty was. She had such good looks that she has remained the ultimate beauty till now. No one has been as beautiful as her what with those quivering lips, smoldering eyes, long eyelashes, strands of beautiful hair, glistening cheeks, that infectious smile…oops! So much of beauty in one person.

Madhubala, the fifth born in a Pathan family of 11 children, enthralled everyone with her very first film 'Mahal'. She was only 16 then. But much before that, she had charmed everyone as the new child artist in 'Barsaat' (1942). Her other films were 'Howrah Bridge', 'Jaali Note', 'Kala Paani', 'Phagun', 'Barsaat Ki Raat', 'Chalti Ka Naam Gadi' and the ever 'Mughal-E-Azam'. Most of her heroes were big timers like Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Some of the songs made memorable by her are 'Aaiye meharbaa, baithiye jaane jaan….' (Howrah Bridge) and 'Ek ladki beeghi baaghi si…' (Chalti Ka Naam Gadi).

She led a very short life but gave quite a many memorable films. Madhubala left many more lamenting hearts when, after suffering for nine years, she met that fateful moment of her life where she quit the world in 1969.

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Madhubala Information:


Birth Name:		Mumtaz Begum Jehan Dehlavi sometimes credited as Mumtaz Abdullah Khan
Eye color:		Brown
Height:		150
Nickname(s):		Venus Queen Her Screen name Madhubala was given to her by veteran actress Devika Rani. Maziliappa She was nicknamed by her Family.
Heritage		Pakistani (from Pathan family)
illness		Madhubala was found to have a heart problem after she coughed up blood in 1950. She was discovered to have been born with a ventricular septal defect, commonly known as a "hole in the heart". At the time, heart surgery was not widely available. She hid her illness from the movie industry for many years, but one incident was widely reported by the media in 1954: She was filming in Madras for S.S. Vassan`s Bahut Din Huwe when she vomited blood on the set. Despite of the careness & support from family and friends her condition took its toll and she died in 1969 at the age of 36. For most of the 1950`s, Madhubala performed successfully despite her illness.
Notable feature(s):		Eyes Smile Many actors and friends who worked with her claimed, despite of her illness she was always seen as a "Happy" Person. Madhubala avoided Media & Interviews.
Education:
Family:		Mother:: Father:: Sisters:: Brothers:: Husband:: Kishore Kumar 1961-1969 (her death) Kishore Kumar converted to Islam to Marry Madhubala. She meet her Husband Kishore Kumar during the filming Chaalti ka naam Gadi (1958) &Jhumroo (1961)

Resides in:		Madhubala died on 23 February 1969, shortly after her 36th birthday. She was buried at Santa Cruz cemetery with her diary by her family and husband Kishore Kumar. Madhubala's tomb at the Juhu/Santa Cruz Muslim cemetery was carved in pure marble and bore aayats from the Quran as well as verses dedicated to her. Controversially, her tomb was demolished in 2010 to make space for new graves.

Religious affiliations:		Muslim
Political affiliation:		unknown
Personal interests/hobbies:		Madhubala was an avid fan of Hollywood and after learning to speak fluent English, frequently watched American movies on her home projector.

Mughal -E -Azam
Teri Mehfil me Qismat

Trivia:
In the song there is a tiny part of Meenu Mumtaz, the sister of Late comedy King Mehmood.

Just when the song begins take a close look at the lady in Pink on the left.

Mumtaz entered the Movie industry at the age of nine.

In her short life, Madhubala made over 70 films. In all three biographies and numerous articles published on her, she has been compared with Marilyn Monroe and has a similarly iconic position in Indian film history.

When Madhubala was an infant, an esteemed Muslim spiritual man predicted that she would earn fame and fortune, but would lead an unhappy life and die at a young age.

Kishore Kumar & Madhubala in Chalti ka naam Gadi

She met her husband, actor and playback singer, Kishore Kumar during the filming of Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958) and Jhumroo (1961). At the time he was married to the Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta . After his divorce, because Kishore Kumar was Hindu and Madhubala Muslim, they had a civil wedding

Madhubala & Kishore on the set Chalti ka naam Gaadi

ceremony in 1960. His parents refused to attend. The couple also had a Hindu ceremony to please Kumar's parents, but Madhubala was never truly accepted as his wife. Within a month of her wedding she moved back to her bungalow in Bandra because of tension in the Kumar household. They remained married but under great strain for the remainder of Madhubala's life.

Disputed Fact:
Earlier accounts of Madhubala`s life by various sources in the industry showed that her father exploited her stardom to the root, and was dead against her marrying Dilip Kumar lest she stop supporting her family.

She finally married Kishore Kumar not because she loved him, but because she needed financial help and support.

Kishore Kumar was exploited to the core, and was totally and understandably in love with Madhubala.

Those close to Kishore Kumar knew that she was only marrying Kishore Kumar for financial support and nothing more - her heart still belonged apparetly to Dilip Kumar.