The seven-year-old continued working there for months, and became acquainted with Rai Bahadur Chunnilal, the general manager of the studio Bombay Talkies he suggested Khan and Madhubala to visit Bombay for a better lifestyle. Soon Madhubala was employed at the All India Radio station to sing compositions of Khurshid Anwar. Madhubala's mother feared ostracism if they allowed their young daughter to work in the entertainment industry, but Khan remained adamant. Khan's decision changed in 1940 after he got fired from the employee company for misbehaving with a senior officer. In spite of her conservative upbringing, she aimed to become a film actor-which her father strictly disapproved of.
MADHUBALA DRAMA ON DAILYMOTION MOVIE
An avid movie viewer since the beginning, she used to perform her favourite scenes in front of her mother and spend her time dancing and imitating film characters to entertain herself. Madhubala nevertheless learnt Urdu, Hindi as well as her native language, Pashto, under her father's guidance. Owing to the orthodox ideas of their Muslim father, neither Madhubala nor any of her sisters except Zahida attended school. Madhubala spent most of her childhood in Delhi and grew up without any kind of health issues. Unknown to her family members, Madhubala was born with a ventricular septal defect, a congenital heart disorder which had no treatment at the time. Khan was an employee in Imperial Tabacco Company. She was the fifth of eleven children and at least four of Madhubala's siblings died as infants her sisters who survived until adulthood were Kaneez Fatima (born 1925), Altaf (born 1930), Chanchal (born 1934) and Zahida (born 1949). Madhubala was born as Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi in Delhi, Punjab Province, British India, on 14th February, 1933 into a Muslim family of Pashtun descent of the Yusufzai tribe, from the Peshawar valley of the North West Frontier Province to parents Ataullah Khan and Aayesha Begum.
Her personal life and final years have over years became subjects of wide media and public scrutiny. Her marital life coincided with her health failure she suffered from recurring bouts of breathlessness and hemoptysis caused by a ventricular septal defect, ultimately leading to her death at the age of 36. Besides acting, she produced three films under her production house Madhubala Private Ltd., which was co-founded by her in 1953.ĭespite maintaining strong privacy, Madhubala earned significant media coverage for her extensive philanthropic work, and for her relationships with actor Dilip Kumar, whom she dated from 1951 to 1956, and actor-singer Kishore Kumar, to whom she got married to in 1960. Mughal-e-Azam emerged as the highest-grossing film in India at that point of time, following which she worked sporadically in film, making her final appearance in the drama Sharabi (1964). Madhubala's portrayal of Anarkali in the historical epic drama Mughal-e-Azam (1960) earned her widespread acclaim and a nomination for a Filmfare award in Best Actress category her performance has since been described by critics as one of the finest in Indian cinematic history. '55 (1955), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958) and Half Ticket (1962), the crime films Howrah Bridge and Kala Pani (both 1958), and the musical Barsaat Ki Raat (1960). Following a brief setback, Madhubala found continuous critical and commercial success in the comedies Mr.
She progressed to leading roles in the late 1940s, and gained recognition with the dramas Neel Kamal (1947) and Amar (1954), the horror film Mahal (1949), and the romantic films Badal (1951) and Tarana (1951). In 2008, the results of an Outlook poll listed her as the most celebrated actress in Bollywood's history.īorn and raised in Delhi, Madhubala relocated to Bombay with her family when she was eight years old and shortly after appeared in minor roles in a number of films. She featured prominently in the contemporary international media, acquiring a major following in the markets of South Asian, European and East African countries. One of the most popular and highest-paid Indian entertainers during the 1950s, Madhubala was active in film for more than two decades and played roles in over 70 motion pictures, ranging from epic dramas to social comedies. Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi 14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969) was an Indian actress and producer known for her portrayals of strong-willed and independent characters, which have been credited for marking a significant departure from the preceding depictions of women in Hindi cinema.
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