Madhubala (Urdu: مدھو بالا; Birth: 14 February 1933, Delhi – Death: 23 February 1969, Bombay) was an actress of Indian Hindi film industry. An ideal Indian woman can be seen in her performance. Facial Expressions and Nazakat were the main attributes of Madhubala. Seeing his acting, talent, personality and beauty, it is said that she is the greatest actress of Indian cinema ever so far. In fact, reviewers of Hindi films mark Madhubala’s acting period as the golden age of Hindi Cinema.
Madhubala Early Age
Madhubala Debut in Bollywood
Madhubala Acting Career
Relationship with Dilip Kumar
She first met Dilip Kumar on the set of Jwar Bhata (1944). She was attracted to Dilip Kumar in her mind and started loving him. At that time she was 18 years old and Dilip Kumar was 29 years old. She again worked in Tarana in 1951. Her love became even deeper when Mughal-e-Azam started shooting for 9 years. He wanted to marry Dilip Kumar but Dilip Kumar refused. It is also said that Dilip Kumar was ready but Madhubala’s greedy relatives did not allow this marriage to happen.Ayatollah Khan filed a case against Dilip Kumar in the court in 1958 and also forced both of them to end their mutual love.
Madhubala Marriage
Special Acting and Awards
Madubala Death On February 23, 1969
Madhubala Bio
Real Name | Begum Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi |
Nickname | Venus Queen |
Profession | Indian Film Actress |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.62 m in feet inches- 5’ 4” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 117 lbs |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 14 February 1933 |
Birth Place | Delhi, British India |
Date of Death | 23 February 1969 |
Place of Death | Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
Age (at the time of death) | 36 Years |
Death Cause | Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) (Hole in the Heart) |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aquarius |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Delhi, India |
Debut | Film: Basant (1942) |
Family | Father- Attaullah Khan Madhubala’s Father Attaullah Khan Mother- Ayesha Begum, Mumtaz Jehan Brothers- Two Sisters- Chanchal (actress), Madhubala’s Sister Chanchal Madhur Bhushan (Zahida) (playback singer), Madhubala’s Sister Madhur Bhushan Kainz Balsara, Altaf Kowal, Shahida Kazi |
Religion | Islam |
Hobbies | Driving |
Controversies | When her father denied her outdoor shooting with Dilip Kumar in Bhopal for the film ‘Naya Daur'(1957); B.R Chopra sued her for the advanced money that she received for this movie. Dilip Kumar also testified against Madhubala and her father in the court, in favour of Chopra. |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Actor | Dilip Kumar |
Boys, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Dilip Kumar Madhubala With Dilip Kumar Kishore Kumar Madhubala With Kishore Kumar |
Husband | Kishore Kumar |
Marriage Date | 1960 |
Madhubala Images
Madhubala Movies
Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
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1942 | Basant | Manju | Amiya Chakrabarty | Credited as Baby MumtazSang a song |
1945 | Dhanna Bhagat | Munni | Child artist | |
1946 | Pujari | Child artist
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Phoolwari | Child artist | |||
Rajputani | Child artist | |||
1947 | Neel Kamal | Ganga | Kidar Sharma | Debut film as a heroineCredited as Mumtaz |
Chittor Vijay | ||||
Mere Bhagwan | ||||
Khoobsoorat Duniya | ||||
Dil-Ki-Rani | Raj Kumari Singh | |||
1948 | Parai Aag | |||
Lal Dupatta | ||||
Desh Sewa | ||||
Amar Prem | ||||
1949 | Sipahiya | |||
Singaar | ||||
Paras | Priya | |||
Neki Aur Badi | ||||
Mahal | Kamini | Kamal Amrohi | ||
Imtihaan | ||||
Dulari | Shobha/Dulari | A. R. Kardar | ||
Daulat | ||||
Aparadhi | Sheela Rani | |||
1950 | Pardes | Chanda | ||
Nishana | Greta | |||
Nirala | Poonam | |||
Madhubala | ||||
Hanste Aansoo | First Indian film to get an ‘A’ certificate | |||
Beqasoor | Usha | |||
1951 | Tarana | Tarana | Ram Daryani | |
Saiyan | Saiyan | |||
Nazneen | ||||
Nadaan | ||||
Khazana | ||||
Badal | Ratna | |||
Aaram | Leela | D.D. Kashyap | ||
1952 | Saqi | Rukhsana | ||
Deshabakthan | ||||
Sangdil | ||||
1953 | Rail Ka Dibba | Chanda | ||
Armaan | Fali Mistry | |||
1954 | Bahut Din Huwe | Chandrakanta | S. S. Vasan | |
Amar | Anju | Mehboob Khan | ||
1955 | Teerandaz | |||
Naqab | ||||
Naata | Tara | First film as a producer | ||
Mr. & Mrs. ’55 | Anita Verma | Guru Dutt | ||
1956 | Shirin Farhad | Shirin | ||
Raj Hath | Raja Beti/Rajkumari | Sohrab Modi | ||
Dhake Ki Malmal | ||||
1957 | Yahudi Ki Ladki | |||
Gateway of India | Anju | |||
Ek Saal | Usha Sinha | |||
1958 | Police | |||
Phagun | Banani | |||
Kala Pani | Asha | Raj Khosla | ||
Howrah Bridge | Edna | Shakti Samanta | ||
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi | Renu | Satyen Bose | ||
Baghi Sipahi | ||||
1959 | Kal Hamara Hai | Madhu/Bela | ||
Insaan Jaag Utha | Gauri | |||
Do Ustad | Madhu Sharma | |||
1960 | Mehlon Ke Khwab | Asha | Also the producer of the film | |
Jaali Note | Renu/Beena | Shakti Samanta | ||
Barsaat Ki Raat | Shabnam | P. L. Santoshi | ||
Mughal-e-Azam | Anarkali, Nadira | K. Asif | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress | |
1961 | Passport | Rita Bhagwandas | ||
Jhumroo | Anjana | |||
Boy Friend | Sangeeta | Naresh Saigal | ||
1962 | Half Ticket | Rajnidevi/Asha | Kalidas | |
1964 | Sharabi | Kamala | ||
1971 | Jwala | Jwala | M.V. Raman | Released posthumously *Only colour film |