Madhubala
Birthday
1933/02/14
Day of death
1969/02/23 (36 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Delhi, British India
Also know as
Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi, मधुबाला, मुमताज़ बेग़म जहाँ देहलवी, مدھو بالا
Biography
Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi; February 14, 1933 – February 23, 1969) was an Indian film actress who is often regarded as the "Marilyn Monroe of India". The highest-grossing star of the 1950s, she was active between 1942 and 1960. She is also considered to be one of the most beautiful actresses to have worked in the industry and is highly regarded as "The Venus of Indian Cinema" and "The Beauty with Tragedy". Her performance as the alluring court dancer Anarkali in the historical epic Mughal-E-Azam (1960) cemented her status as an iconic and irreplaceable figure in Indian cinema.
Acting
(1957) Gateway of India
as Anju
(1951) Saiyan
as Saiyan
(1956) Shirin Farhad
as Shirin
(1960) Mughal-e-Azam
as Anarkali
(1961) Passport
as Rita
(1958) Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
as Renu
(1955) Mr. & Mrs. '55
as Anita Verma
(1955) Naata
as ---
(1950) Hanste Ansu
as ---
(1948) Amar Prem
as ---
(1947) Chittor Vijay
as Sobhagya Devi
(1958) Phagun
as ---
(1971) Jwala
as Rajkumari Jwala
(1949) Mahal
as Kamini/Asha
(1958) Rebel Soldier
as ---
(1970) Moodalmanju
as Syamala
(1951) Khazana
as ---
(1950) Pardes
as Chanda
(1949) Singaar
as Sitara
(1961) Jhumroo
as Anjana
(1952) Saqi
as ---
(1958) Kala Pani
as Asha
(1989) In Search of Guru Dutt
as Self (archive footage)
(1962) Half Ticket
as Asha/Rajni Devi
(1956) Raj Hath
as ---
(1955) Naqab
as Yasmin
(1958) Howrah Bridge
as Edna
(1954) Amar
as Anju Roy
(1960) Barsaat Ki Raat
as ---
(1959) Insaan Jaag Utha
as ---
(1947) Neel Kamal
as Ganga
(1942) Basant
as Manju (uncredited)
(1949) Dulari
as Shobha/Dulari
(1951) Badal
as Ratna
(1953) Rail Ka Dibba
as Chanda
(1949) Aparadhi
as Sheela Rani
(1964) Sharabi
as Kamala
(1952) Sangdil
as Kamla
(1961) Boy Friend
as ---
(1960) Jaali Note
as Renu
(1947) Dil Ki Rani
as ---
(1957) Ek Saal
as Usha Sinha
(1951) Tarana
as Tarana
(1954) Bahut Din Hue
as Chandrakanta
(1950) Beqasoor
as Usha Devi
(1950) Nirala
as Poonam
(1951) Aaram
as Leela
(1959) Do Ustad
as Madhu Sharma
(1959) Kal Hamara Hai
as Madhu/ Bela
(1960) Mehlon Ke Khwaab
as Asha
(2008) Dark Brandon
as (archive footage)
(1949) Good and Evil
as Soshila
(1957) Yahoodi Ki Ladki
as The Jew's Daughter
(1944) Mumtaz Mahal
as Jahanara Begum
(1946) Phoolwari
as Mangli (as Baby Mumtaz)
(1945) Dhanna Bhagat
as Young Munni (as Baby Mumtaz)
(1951) Nadaan
as Usha
(1951) Nazneen
as ---