Madhubala
Born: 1933-02-14 in Delhi, British India
Died: 1969-02-23
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2008
- Dark Brandon as (archive footage)
1989
- In Search of Guru Dutt as Self (archive footage)
1971
- Jwala as Rajkumari Jwala
1970
- Moodalmanju as Syamala
1964
- Sharabi as Kamala
1962
- Half Ticket as Asha/Rajni Devi
1961
- Boy Friend
- Passport as Rita
- Jhumroo as Anjana
1960
- Mughal-e-Azam as Anarkali
- Mehlon Ke Khwaab as Asha
- Barsaat Ki Raat
- Jaali Note as Renu
1959
- Insaan Jaag Utha
- Kal Hamara Hai as Madhu/ Bela
- Do Ustad as Madhu Sharma
1958
- Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi as Renu
- Police as Manju
- Kala Pani as Asha
- Howrah Bridge as Edna
- Phagun
- Rebel Soldier
1957
- Yahoodi Ki Ladki as The Jew's Daughter
- Ek Saal as Usha Sinha
- Gateway of India as Anju
1956
- Raj Hath
- Shirin Farhad as Shirin
1955
- Mr. & Mrs. '55 as Anita Verma
- Naata
- Naqab as Yasmin
1954
- Amar as Anju Roy
- Bahut Din Hue as Chandrakanta
1953
- Rail Ka Dibba as Chanda
1950
- Nirala as Poonam
- Hanste Ansu
- Pardes as Chanda
- Beqasoor as Usha Devi
1949
- Dulari as Shobha/Dulari
- Aparadhi as Sheela Rani
- Mahal as Kamini/Asha
- Good and Evil as Soshila
- Singaar as Sitara
1948
1947
- Dil Ki Rani as Raj Kumari Singh
- Neel Kamal as Ganga
- Chittor Vijay as Sobhagya Devi
1946
- Phoolwari as Mangli (as Baby Mumtaz)
1945
- Dhanna Bhagat as Young Munni (as Baby Mumtaz)
1944
- Mumtaz Mahal as Jahanara Begum
1942
- Basant as Manju (uncredited)