
Madhubala
Birthday: 1933-02-14 | Place of Birth: Delhi, IndiaMadhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi) was an Indian film actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi cinema. She was active between 1942 and 1960. Along with her contemporaries Nargis and Meena Kumari, she is often regarded as one of the most influential personalities of Hindi cinema. 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". Often drawing comparison from American actress Marilyn Monroe, Madhubala received wide recognition for her performances in films like Mahal (1949), Amar (1954), Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Barsaat Ki Raat (1960). Madhubala's performance in Mughal-e-Azam established her as an iconic actress of Hindi Cinema. Her last film, Jwala, although shot in the 1950s, was released in 1971. Madhubala died on 23 February 1969 after a prolonged illness.
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Acting
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as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Rajkumari Jwala
as Syamala
as Asha/Rajni Devi
as Anjana
as Rita
as Anarkali
as Asha
as Renu
as Madhu Sharma
as Madhu/ Bela
as Asha
as Edna
as Renu
as Anju
as The Jew's Daughter
as Usha Sinha
as Shirin
as Anita Verma
as Yasmin
as Chandrakanta