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Aliases: Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi , मधुबाला , मुमताज़ बेग़म जहाँ देहलवी , مدھو بالا

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Delhi, British India

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Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Mughal-e-Azam
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Mughal-e-Azam

(1960) Anarkali
Gateway of India
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Gateway of India

(1957) Anju
Mahal
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6

Mahal

(1949) Kamini/Asha
Sharabi
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Sharabi

(1964) Kamala
Ek Saal
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Ek Saal

(1957) Usha Sinha
Neel Kamal
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Neel Kamal

(1947) Ganga
Howrah Bridge
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Howrah Bridge

(1958) Edna
In Search of Guru Dutt
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In Search of Guru Dutt

(1989) Self (Archival Footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 N/A
2008 N/A
1989 Self (Archival Footage)
1971 Rajkumari Jwala
1970 Syamala
1964 Kamala
1962 Asha/Rajni Devi
1961 Anjana
Rita
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1960 Anarkali
Asha
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Renu
1959 Madhu/ Bela
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Madhu Sharma
1958 Edna
Renu
Asha
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N/A
1957 Anju
Usha Sinha
1956 Shirin
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1955 Anita Verma
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1954 N/A
Chandrakanta
1953 N/A
1952 Kamla
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1951 Tarana
Saiyan
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1950 N/A
Poonam
Usha Devi
Chanda
1949 Sitara
Kamini/Asha
Sheela Rani
Shobha/Dulari
1948 N/A
1947 Sobhagya Devi
Ganga
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1942 Manju (uncredited)
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Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1960 Producer
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