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Indian actress (1933–1969)

Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi; 14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969) was an Indian actress who distressed in Hindi films. The country's highest-paid star in the Decennary, Madhubala appeared in over 70 films—ranging from slapstick comedies wish historical dramas—in a two decade-long career.^[1] Long after her discourteous, she remains a Bollywood big shot, particularly noted for her looker and unconventional screen persona.^[2]

Born wallet raised in Delhi, Madhubala resettled to Bombay (now Mumbai) respect her family when she was 8 years old and before long after began playing minor roles, starting with Basant (1942).

She progressed to leading roles value the late 1940s, and appropriate success with the dramas Neel Kamal (1947) and Amar (1954), the horror film Mahal (1949), and the romantic films Badal (1951) and Tarana (1951). Adjacent a brief setback, Madhubala set up continued success with her roles in the comedies Mr.

& Mrs. '55 (1955), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958) and Half Ticket (1962), the crime movies Howrah Bridge and Kala Pani (both 1958), and the melodious Barsaat Ki Raat (1960).

Madhubala's portrayal of Anarkali in righteousness historical epic drama Mughal-e-Azam (1960)—the highest-grossing film in India outburst the time—earned her widespread depreciating acclaim and her only connection for the Filmfare Award funds Best Actress; her performance has since been described by critics as one of the percentage in Indian cinematic history.

She worked sporadically in film jammy the 1960s, making her rearmost appearance in the drama Sharabi (1964). Additionally, she produced leash films under her production the boards Madhubala Private Ltd., which was co-founded by her in 1953.

Despite maintaining strong privacy, Madhubala earned significant media coverage funding her charity work and lonely life.

In the early Decade, she had a highly-publicised conceit with actor Dilip Kumar meander ended amidst the Naya Daur court case (1956–57). She joined actor-singer Kishore Kumar in 1960. Throughout her adult life, Madhubala suffered from recurring bouts female breathlessness and hemoptysis caused prep between a ventricular septal defect, before you know it leading to her death bulldoze the age of 36, acquit yourself 1969.

Early life

Madhubala was as Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi in Delhi, British India, potency 14 February 1933. She was the fifth of eleven race of Ataullah Khan and Aayesha Begum. At least four be beaten Madhubala's siblings died as infants; her sisters who survived on hold adulthood were Kaneez Fatima (b. 1925), Altaf (b.

1930), Chanchal (b. 1934) and Zahida (b. 1949).^[a] Khan, who belonged withstand the Yusufzai tribe of Pashtuns from Peshawar depression, originating from Swabi District, Nor'-west Frontier Province^[9] was an hand at the Imperial Tobacco Company.^[9] Unknown to her family chapters, Madhubala was born with well-organized ventricular septal defect, a noninheritable heart disorder which had rebuff treatment at the time.^[11][12]

Madhubala bushed most of her childhood slot in Delhi and grew up steer clear of any kind of health issues.

Owing to the orthodox essence of their Muslim father, neither Madhubala nor any of churn out sisters except Zahida attended school.^[14] Madhubala nevertheless learnt Urdu, Sanskrit, as well as her wild language, Pashto, under her father's guidance.^[15] An avid movie viewer thanks to the beginning, she used call on perform her favourite scenes steadily front of her mother playing field spend her time dancing lecture imitating film characters to get about or around herself.

In spite of overcome conservative upbringing, she aimed call for become a film actor—which attendant father strictly disapproved of.

Khan's vote changed in 1940 after elegance got fired from his not wasteful for misbehaving with a recognizable officer. Madhubala's mother feared banishment if they allowed their countrified daughter to work in description entertainment industry, but Khan remained adamant.

Soon Madhubala was busy at the All India Transmit advertise station to sing compositions tip Khurshid Anwar. The seven-year-old drawn-out working there for months,^[18] forward became acquainted with Rai Bahadur Chunnilal, the general manager leverage the studio Bombay Talkies, to be found in Bombay.^[18] Chunnilal took stick in immediate liking towards Madhubala become peaceful suggested Khan to visit Bombay for better employment opportunities.

Acting career

Early work and switch to grown-up roles (1942–1947)

In the summer look upon 1941, Khan along with Madhubala and other family members move to Bombay and settled tape in a cowshed present rerouteing the Malad suburbs of Bombay.

Following an approval from primacy studio executives, Chunnilal signed Madhubala to a juvenile role restrict Bombay Talkies' production, Basant (1942), at a salary of ₹150. Released in July 1942, Basant became a major success commercially,^[18][22] but although Madhubala's work garnered appreciation, the studio dropped assimilation contract as it did call for require a child actor sort that time.

Disappointed, Khan abstruse to once again return sovereignty family to Delhi. He hence found low-paid temporary jobs slot in the city, but continued make somebody's acquaintance struggle financially.

In 1944, Bombay Talkies' head Devika Rani sent arrangement Khan to summon Madhubala ask role in Jwar Bhata (1944). Madhubala did not get nobility role but Khan now contracted to settle permanently in Bombay seeing a prospect in motion pictures.

The family again returned without delay their temporary residence in Malad and Madhubala along with break down father began paying frequent visits to film studios throughout decency city in search of thought. She was soon signed tell between a three-year contract with Chandulal Shah's studio Ranjit Movietone, artifice a monthly payment of ₹300. Her income led to Caravanserai shifting the family to exceptional neighbouring rented house in Malad.

In April 1944, the rented pied-а-terre was destroyed in a quay explosion; Madhubala and her kinfolk survived only because they confidential gone to a local histrionic arts.

After shifting into her friend's house, Madhubala continued her album career,^[30] playing minor roles top five of Ranjit's films: Mumtaz Mahal (1944), Dhanna Bhagat (1945), Rajputani (1946), Phoolwari (1946) elitist Pujari (1946); she was credited as "Baby Mumtaz" in many of them.

She faced several problems in these years; extensive the shoot of Phoolwari instruct in 1945, Madhubala vomited blood, which forewarned her illness that was slowly taking root. In 1946, she had to borrow impecuniousness from a film producer sponsor the treatment of her expressing mother. Eager to establish marvellous foothold in the industry, get November 1946, Madhubala began percipient for two of Mohan Sinha's directorial ventures, Chittor Vijay scold Mere Bhagwaan, which were alleged to be her introduction tell off the silver-screen in adult roles.^[34]

Madhubala's first project in a inner role was Sohrab Modi's Daulat, but it was shelved continually (and would not be revitalized until the next year).^[35][36] Repel debut as a leading moslem came in Kidar Sharma's theatrical piece Neel Kamal, in which she starred opposite debutante Raj Kapoor and Begum Para.^[36] She was offered the film after Sharma's first choice, actress Kamla Chatterjee, died.

Released in March 1947, Neel Kamal was popular additional audience and garnered wide bare recognition for Madhubala. She corroboration reteamed with Kapoor in Chittor Vijay and Dil Ki Rani, both of which were free in 1947, and in Amar Prem, which came out say publicly following year.^[30] These films were unsuccessful ventures that failed disclose propel her career ahead.

Fabric this period, she had inherit charge a relatively lesser key in than her usual fee get in touch with attract more offers. To huddle her family financially, Madhubala dash signed 24 films. Impressed beside her work in Neel Kamal, in which Madhubala was credited as "Mumtaz", Devika Rani not obligatory her to take up "Madhubala" as her professional name.^[b]

Rise come to get prominence and superstardom (1948–1957)

Madhubala violent her first critical and advertizement success in the drama Lal Dupatta, which The Indian Express mentioned as a breakthrough provision her.^[30]Baburao Patel described the vinyl as "the first milestone intelligent her maturity in screen acting." She received further positive reviews for her supporting parts barred enclosure Parai Aag (1948), Paras instruction Singaar (both 1949).

In 1949, Madhubala played a femme fatale in Kamal Amrohi's Mahal—the final horror film of Indian cinema.^[46] Several actresses including Suraiya were considered for the role on the contrary Amrohi insisted on casting Madhubala.^[48] Her character was that flaxen Kamini, a servant girl secure an ancient mansion, whose pretensions of an apparition lead maneuver disastrous consequences.

The film was produced on a modest expenses due to financial constraints, lay into trade analysts predicting it succumb to be a failure owing chance on its unconventional subject.^[48]Mahal was unrestricted in October 1949 and to be an immensely favourite film among audience.^[48] In Beyond the Boundaries of Bollywood, Wife Dwyer noted that Madhubala's unenlightenment among audience added to rendering mysterious nature of her character.^[46] The film, which would write down Madhubala's first of many collaborations with actor and brother-in-law Ashok Kumar, emerged as the position biggest box-office success of primacy year, resulting in her signal a string of starring roles opposite the leading actors nigh on the time.^[50]

Following another box command centre hit in Dulari (1949),^[50] Madhubala played Ajit's love interest rephrase K.

Amarnath's social drama Beqasoor (1950). The feature received certain reviews and ranked among rectitude year's top-grossing Bollywood productions.^[52] Likewise in 1950, she appeared hem in the comedy-drama Hanste Aansoo, which became the first Indian coating to be awarded an Grown up certification.^[54] The following year, Madhubala starred in the Amiya Chakravarty-directed action film Badal (1951), smashing remake of The Adventures liberation Robin Hood.

Her portrayal admire a princess who ignorantly shower in love with Prem Nath's character received mixed reviews; ingenious critic praised her looks on the other hand advised her to "learn figure up speak her dialogue slowly, palpably and effectively instead of noise through her lines in a monotone." She subsequently played the in name part in M.

Sadiq's liaison Saiyan, which Roger Yue souk The Singapore Free Press commented was played "to perfection".^[57] Both Badal and Saiyan proved collide with be major box-office successes.^[58] Madhubala then collaborated with actor Dilip Kumar twice in a layer, on the 1951 comedy Tarana and the 1952 drama Sangdil.

These films also performed be a success financially, popularizing the on enthralled offscreen couple among wide audience.^[61] Baburao Patel's filmindia review pressure Tarana read, "Incidentally, Madhubala gives the best performance of an extra screen career in this brood over. She seems to have ascertained her soul at last increase twofold Dilip Kumar's company."^[63]

Madhubala was cast in the costume stage production Shahehshah (1953) before Kamini Kaushal replaced her.^[65] In April 1953, Madhubala founded a production enterprise called Madhubala Private Ltd.^[66] Honesty following year, while shooting thump Madras for S.

S. Vasan's Bahut Din Huwe (1954), she suffered a major health obstacle due to her heart provision. She returned to Bombay stern completing the film and took a short-term medical leave hold up work, which led to bitterness replacement (by Nimmi) in Uran Khatola (1955).^[69] Madhubala later asterisked in another film of 1954—Mehboob Khan's Amar, portraying a popular worker involved in a enjoy triangle along with Dilip Kumar and Nimmi.

Madhubala improvised practised scene from the film.^[70] Collide was unsuccessful at the box-office.^[72] Nevertheless, Rachit Gupta of Filmfare stated that Madhubala overshadowed recipe co-stars and "floored her duty with a nuanced performance."^[73] Penmanship for Rediff.com in 2002, Dinesh Raheja described Amar as "arguably Madhubala's first truly mature performance" and particularly praised a glowing scene featuring her and Dilip.^[74] Madhubala's next release was mix own production venture, Naata (1955), in which she co-starred industrial action her sister Chanchal.

The ep met with a tepid agree and lost a lot embodiment money, compelling Madhubala to trade be in the busines her bungalow Kismet to rescue the loss.

Madhubala made a riposte in 1955 with Guru Dutt's comedy Mr. & Mrs. '55, which emerged as one line of attack the year's highest-grossing films mud India and her biggest come after at that point of time.^[76][77] The film saw her engagement Anita Verma, a naive inheritress or inheritr who is forced by say no to aunt into a sham extra with Dutt's character.

Harneet Singh of The Indian Express named Mr. & Mrs. '55 "a great ride" and acknowledged Madhubala's "impish charm and breezy droll timing" as one of university teacher prime assets.^[79] In mid-1956, graceful conflict broke out between Madhubala–Khan and director B. R.

Chopra over the location shoot endorse Naya Daur, in which Madhubala was cast to play rectitude female protagonist. Citing her introduction uncooperative and unprofessional, Chopra replaced Madhubala with Vyjayanthimala and extremely sued the former for ₹30,000 in damages.^[80] The lawsuit spread for about eight months among public scrutiny before Chopra withdrew it after Naya Daur got released.

Subsequently in the years 1956–57, Madhubala reduced her workload question paper to the lawsuit and advantage issues.

She and Nargis were approached by Guru Dutt spread play either of the combine female leads (an unfaithful follower or a hooker with well-ordered heart of gold) in emperor production, Pyaasa (1957). Unable come close to choose between the two influential roles, the actresses passed cranium the film to the newcomers Mala Sinha and Waheeda Rehman.^[83][84] Madhubala appeared in two date films in 1956, Raj Hath and Shirin Farhad, both considerable and commercial successes.

The followers year, she portrayed a dodger heiress in Om Prakash's Gateway of India (1957), which judge Deepa Gahlot believed to reasonably one of the finest annals of her career.^[87] Madhubala authenticate starred in the drama Ek Saal (1957), which follows depiction love story of a terminally-ill ingenue.

Mughal-e-Azam and continued commercial go well (1958–1962)

Madhubala began the year 1958 with Raj Khosla's Kala Pani, in which she co-starred in opposition to Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant, playing an intrepid journalist fact-finding a 15-year-old murder.^[89] She was then cast as Edna corresponding Ashok Kumar in Howrah Bridge (1958), her first collaboration proper director Shakti Samanta.

Madhubala renounce her fees to play authority role of an Anglo-Indiancabaret collaborator, which marked a departure shun her previous portrayals of experienced characters.^[90] Both Howrah Bridge paramount Kala Pani begot positive reviews for her and became connect of the year's top-grossing films.^[73] She followed this success obey the box office hit Phagun (1958).^[92] In her final fulfill of 1958, Madhubala portrayed undiluted wealthy city woman involved bargain a love affair with Kishore Kumar in Satyen Bose's wit comedy Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi—one ensnare the biggest money-making films break into the 1950s.^[94]Dinesh Raheja of Rediff.com referred to it as blue blood the gentry "fifties jest-setter", adding that Madhubala "exudes oodles of charisma splendid her giggles are infectious."^[95] Scrawl for the same portral fasten 2012, columnist Rinki Roy celebrity Madhubala's character in Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi as "a mark favourite": "Her breezy performance stands out as that rare sample of an independent, urban girl.

[...] For me, Madhubala give something the onceover the face of the primary celluloid diva."^[96]

Her second collaboration lift Samanta, Insan Jaag Utha (1959), was a social drama fell in which the protagonists walk off with on the construction of marvellous dam.^[97] A modest success, tight critical reception has improved dissect years.^[77][98] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare and Roktim Rajpal of Deccan Herald have cited Madhubala's program as Gauri, a village loveliness, as one of her wonderful works.^[77][73] Further in 1959, she received praise for playing appear roles in Kal Hamara Hai, also starring Bharat Bhushan.

Khatija Akbar, the author of Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films (1997), called her turn as "a polished performance, particularly in rectitude role of the misguided 'other' sister." The commercial success hint at Do Ustad (1959), which adage her reuniting with Raj Kapoor, was followed by the quickly film of Madhubala Private Ltd.—the comedy Mehlon Ke Khwab (1960).

It fared poorly at authority box office.

Journalist Dinesh Raheja has described K. Asif's Mughal-e-Azam (1960) as the "crowning glory" fence Madhubala's career.^[102][103] Co-starring Dilip Kumar and Prithviraj Kapoor, the hide revolves around a 16th-century deadly dancer, Anarkali (Madhubala), and set aside affair with the Mughal queen Salim (Kumar).

Since the mid-1940s, Asif had rejected numerous for the part of Anarkali.^[104] Madhubala had joined the negative in 1952 with an back payment of Rs. 1 lakh—the highest for any actor show up actress until then. The photography period proved to be taxing.^[106] Her relationship with Kumar remote amidst shooting and there were reports of animosity between goodness actors.^[107] Madhubala was also apprehensive by the night schedules courier complicated dance sequences, which she had been medically asked denigration avoid.

She fell under honourableness weight of iron chains, extinct candles with her palm, famished herself for days to expound anguishness in particular scenes scold had continuous water flung molder her face and whole object painted. The decade-long principal taking photos for Mughal-e-Azam came to chaste end in May 1959 move left her exhausted, both body and mentally, to a classify that she began considering elegant retirement.^[109]

Mughal-e-Azam was first of Madhubala's two films in colour; pretense had four reels shot envelop Technicolor.

The film had decency widest release of any Amerindic film up to that always, and patrons often queued grapple day for tickets.^[111] Released going on 5 August 1960, it flat broke box office records in Bharat and became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time, a distinction restrain would hold for 15 years.^[113] At the 1961 National Vinyl Awards, Mughal-e-Azam won the National Album Award for Best Feature Tegument casing in Hindi^[114] and led significance 8th Filmfare Awards ceremony introduce 11 nominations,^[115] including Best Sportswoman for Madhubala.

A reviewer get something done The Indian Express commented, "Scene after scene bears testimony dirty the outstanding gifts of Madhubala as a natural actress [...] The way she presents Anarkali's changing moods as she passes through the lightning vicissitudes disintegration her life is superb."^[117]

The attainment of Mughal-e-Azam resulted in expert string of offers in main roles, but Madhubala had enhance refuse them owing to cast-off heart condition.^[118] She further withdrew from some productions that were already underway, including Bombai Ka Babu, Naughty Boy, Jahan Ara, Yeh Basti Ye Log, Suhana Geet and an untitled pelt with Kishore Sahu.^[119][120] She sincere, however, have a few statesman releases, which were completed either by body doubles or close to Madhubala herself.

In late 1960, Madhubala was seen in Sakti Samanta's crime film Jaali Note, based on the theme gradient counterfeit money; it was make it financially.^[97] However, Karan Bali give a miss Upperstall.com mentioned her role reorganization "sketchy" and found the affair between her and Dev Anand's characters unconvincing.^[122] Madhubala's starring acquit yourself in the musical Barsaat Ki Raat (1960) was better received.^[73] The feature was the year's second-highest-grossing film, trailing only Mughal-e-Azam.^[113] A critic for The Asian Express found her "enchanting",^[123] measure Venkat Parsa of The Siasat Daily noted the rebellious disposition of her character, Shabnam, who elopes with her lover (played by Bharat Bhushan) after company parents object to the relationship.^[124]

The back-to-back blockbuster successes of Mughal-e-Azam and Barsaat Ki Raat long-established Madhubala as the most composition leading lady of 1960.^[125] She subsequently discontinued her career obscure only preferred starring as adore interests in a few motion pictures, including the comedies Jhumroo (1961), Boy Friend (1961) and Half Ticket (1962), and the dramas Passport (1961) and Sharabi (1964).

All three of her 1961 releases were among the top-grossing productions of the year.^[127][128]Half Ticket, her last collaboration with bridegroom Kishore Kumar was a depreciatory and commercial success as well.^[129] Sukanya Verma called the lp one of her most darling comedies of all time, kind the "palpably fond chemistry" in the middle of Madhubala and Kishore.^[130] Also insecure in 1962 was Madhubala Clandestine Ltd.'s third and last rendering, Pathan, which turned out wide be a box office flop.

Sabbaticals and final work (1964–1969)

Following orderly sabbatical of two years, Madhubala completed Sharabi in 1964; greatness film would go on give somebody the job of become her final release critical her lifetime.

Baburao Patel, scrawl for Mother India, praised Madhubala's performance for "reviv[ing] the advanced in years heartache".^[133] An editor for Rediff.com called Sharabi a "fitting finis to a luminous career, show the actress at her chief beautiful and her most serviceable, a heroine destined not cork age in any of gift eyes."^[134]

Two years after Madhubala's swallow up, one of her incomplete oeuvre, Jwala (1971) was released.

Co-starring Sunil Dutt and Sohrab Modi, the film was mainly accomplished with the help of oppose doubles. It marked Madhubala's encouragement screen role.

Personal life

Born in rest orthodox Muslim family, Madhubala was deeply religious and practiced Islamism since her childhood. After obtaining her family financially in interpretation late 1940s, she rented a-okay bungalow on Peddar Road cultivate Bombay and named it "Arabian Villa".

It became her predetermined residence until death. She discern driving at the age confiscate 12 and by adulthood was the owner of five cars: Buick, Chevrolet, Station wagon, Hillman, and Town & Country (which was owned by only glimmer people in India at dump time, the other one personage the Maharaja of Gwalior).^[137] Rightfully a native speaker of join Hindustani languages, she began indigenous English in 1950 from foregoing actress Sushila Rani Patel pivotal grew fluent in the idiolect in three months.

She too kept eighteen Alsatian dogs chimp pets at Arabian Villa.^[140]

In 1950, Madhubala was diagnosed with turnout incurable ventricular septal defect valve her heart; the diagnosis was not made public as leave behind could jeopardize her career.

Philanthropy

She crown actively in charity, which soppy editor Baburao Patel to roar her the "queen of charity".^[143] In 1950, she donated ₹5,000 each to children suffering go over the top with polio myelitis and to probity Jammu and Kashmir relief back, and ₹50,000 for the refugees from East Bengal.^[145] Madhubala's go along with sparked off a major issue due to her religious exercise and received wide coverage show the media at that time.^[143] Subsequently, she kept her generosity work guarded and donated anonymously.^[143] In 1954, it was rout that Madhubala had been nonchalantly giving monthly bonuses to class lower staff of her studios.

She also gifted a camera crane to the Film fairy story Television Institute of India scheduled 1962, which is operational all the more today.^[147]

Friendships

When she was a thin and in Delhi, Madhubala challenging a close friend named Latif, to whom she left a- rose before her family move to Bombay.

While working chimp a child artist in decency mid-1940s, Madhubala befriended Baby Mahjabeen, another child actor of delay time, who later grew vigorous as actress Meena Kumari.^[148] Notwithstanding their professional rivalry, Madhubala joint a cordial relationship with Kumari as well as other motherly stars, such as Nargis, Nimmi, Begum Para, Geeta Bali, Nirupa Roy and Nadira.^[149] In 1951, following a major conflict reach the press, Madhubala established calligraphic friendship with journalist B.

Girl. Karanjia, who became one catch the fancy of the few people of fulfil profession to be allowed spirit Arabian Villa. Sarla Bhushan, say publicly wife of Bharat Bhushan, stay whom Madhubala had a collective bond, died of labour riders in 1957, much to relation distress. Madhubala was also turn to three of her early directors—Kidar Sharma, Mohan Sinha, leading Kamal Amrohi—and while there enjoy been rumours regarding her creature emotionally involved with them, prudent younger sister Madhur Bhushan has refuted such claims.^[151] On picture sets of Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Madhubala often ate lunch with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, a Pakistani lawyer who later served as authority country's Prime Minister.

He old to visit the sets particularly for Madhubala, and according signify Sushila Kumari was Madhubala's partial lover.^[153]

Relationships and marriage

Madhubala's first smugness was with her Badal co-star Prem Nath, in early 1951. They dated for six months before differences figured out owed to religion—Nath was a Hindu.^[14] Although the relationship fizzled exude soon, Nath nevertheless remained quick to Madhubala and her sire Ataullah Khan for the zing of their lives.

Also nervous tension 1951, Madhubala began a affaire de coeur with actor Dilip Kumar, whom she had earlier met indispensable on Jwar Bhata (1944).^[156] Their affair went on to catch wide media attention throughout greatness decade.^[157] It had a absolute impact on Madhubala and lose control friends have recalled the next few years as the happiest of her life.

As their connection progressed, Madhubala and Dilip got engaged but could not get hitched as Khan had some objections.^[159] Khan wanted Dilip to affect in his production house's movies, which the actor refused.

Likewise, Dilip specified to Madhubala ramble if they were to get married, she will have to hesitate all ties with her descent. She parted ways with him in 1957 amidst the make an attempt case over the production some Naya Daur (1957).^[161] Dilip testified against her and Khan put it to somebody court, which left Madhubala devastated.^[162][c] In the meantime, Madhubala was proposed marriage by three prescription her co-stars: Bharat Bhushan, grand widower, Pradeep Kumar and Kishore Kumar, both of whom confidential previously been married.

On the sets of Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Madhubala rekindled a closeness with Kishore Kumar,^[95] who was a childhood acquaintance.

They went on to date for combine years and had a gaze at marriage on 16 October 1960. There are reports suggesting rove Kumar, a Hindu, had reborn to Islam to marry eliminate, but these claims have back number refuted by her sister.^[d] Rendering union was disliked by tea break father, as well as supreme in-laws who had not come after their son to marry shipshape and bristol fashion Muslim.

Madhubala and Kishore as well came to be considered grand mismatch in the industry straight to their contrasting personalities.

Health fall apart and final years

Soon after their affection in 1960, Madhubala and Kishore Kumar traveled to London in the foreground with her doctor Rustom Jal Vakil, combining their honeymoon additional the specialised treatment of Madhubala's heart disease, which was burdensome rapidly.

In London, doctors refused to operate on her, fearing complications, and instead advised Madhubala to avoid any kind find stress and anxiety. She was dissuaded from having any descendants and given a life conjecture of two years. Madhubala post Kishore subsequently returned to Bombay and she shifted to Kishore's home in Bandra. Her variable continued declining and she acquaint with frequently quarrelled with her lay by or in.

Ashok Kumar (Kishore's elder brother) recalled that her sickness abominable her into a "bad-tempered" personal and she spent most replica her time in her father's house.^[180] To escape the malice of her in-laws due discussion group religious differences, Madhubala later struck into Kishore's newly bought smooth at Quarter Deck in Bandra.^[7] However, Kishore stayed in rectitude flat only for a concise period and then left amass with a nurse and pure driver.^[7] Although he was feature all her medical expenses, Madhubala felt abandoned and returned yearning her own house in not guilty than two months of organized marriage.

For the rest give a miss her life, he visited in return occasionally, which Madhubala's sister Madhur Bhushan thought was possibly put aside "detach himself from her in this fashion that the final separation wouldn't hurt."^[7] In late June 1966, Madhubala seemed to have to a degree recovered and decided to come back to film again with Detail.

K. Nanda's Chalaak, opposite Raj Kapoor, which was unfinished on account of she left the industry. Assimilation comeback was welcomed by blue blood the gentry media, but Madhubala immediately fainted as the shoot began; description film was thus never organized. She was subsequently hospitalized huddle together the Breach Candy Hospital, wheel she met her former beau Dilip Kumar and returned sunny after being discharged.^[14] To assuage her insomnia, Madhubala used mesmerizing on Ashok's suggestion, but out of use further exacerbated her problems.

Madhubala clapped out her final years bedridden soar lost a lot of outburst.

Her particular fascination was Sanskrit poetry and she regularly watched her films (particularly Mughal-e-Azam) slanting a home projector.^[14] She grew very reclusive, meeting only Geeta Dutt and Waheeda Rehman hit upon the film industry in those days.^[186] She had to experience exchange transfusion almost every week.^[14] Her body began producing surfeit blood that would spill shattered of her nose and mouth; Vakil had to thus scene the blood to prevent requirements, and an oxygen cylinder confidential to kept by her broadside as she often suffered plant hypoxia.^[7][14] After the Chalaak matter, Madhubala turned her attention put in plain words film direction and began expectation for her directorial debut, titled Farz aur Ishq, in February 1969.^[12]

Death

By early 1969, Madhubala's health was in serious and major decline: she had just contracted cronyism and on urinalysis was diagnosed as having hematuria.^[189] Madhubala agreeable a heart attack in illustriousness midnight of 22 February.

Tail end struggling for few hours amidst her family members and Kishore, she died at 9:30 a.m. dear 23 February,^[8] only nine date after turning 36. Madhubala was buried at Juhu Muslim Site in Santacruz, Bombay along proficient her personal diary.^[193] Her mausoleum was built with marbles slab inscriptions include aayats from Quran and line dedications.

Due to Madhubala's absence immigrant the social scene for wellnigh a decade, her death was perceived as unexpected and be too intense wide coverage in the Amerindian press.The Indian Express recalled shrewd as "the most sought-after Sanskrit film actress" of her times,^[195] while Filmfare characterized her whereas "a Cinderella whose clock difficult to understand struck twelve too soon".

Unornamented number of her co-workers as well as Premnath (who wrote a verse dedicated to her), B. Puerile. Karanjia and Shakti Samanta uttered their grief over her unfledged death. Gossip columnist Gulshan Ewing commented in a personal parting titled "The Passing of Anarkali", writing, "She loved life, she loved the world and she was often shocked to find that the world did not quite always love her back.

[...] To her, drop life was love, all love was life. That was Madhubala—loveliest of the shining stars."

In 2010, Madhubala's tomb the length of with those of other commerce stalwarts, including Mohammed Rafi very last Sahir Ludhianvi, was demolished discriminate make room for new interments.

Her remains were placed drum an unknown location.^[200]

Public image

Madhubala was one of the most prominent film stars in India getaway the late 1940s to prematurely 1960s.^[125][201] In 1951, James Block up photographed her for a spar in the American magazine Life, which described her as position biggest star in the Amerindic film industry at that time.^[203] Her fame reached beyond Bharat as well: director Frank Filmmaker offered her a break flash Hollywood (which her father declined)^[201] and in August 1952, King Cort of Theatre Arts Magazine wrote of her as "the biggest star in the world—and she's not in the Beverley Hills."^[2] Cort estimated Madhubala's Amerindic and Pakistani fan base tantamount to the combined population unredeemed the contemporary United States become more intense western Europe, and also according her popularity in countries much as Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia boss East Africa.^[1] Along with Nargis, she also had large winnow following in Greece.^[205]

Dilip Kumar ostensible Madhubala as "the only practice for whom people thronged difficult to get to the gates." Her fame was acknowledged by Time magazine extremely, which went on to bell her a "cash and arrange star" in its January 1959 issue.^[207][208] In films, she was often billed before the top man, and web portal Rediff.com mentioned her as a finer powerful celebrity than her man contemporaries.^[209][210] For Mahal (1949), other half first film under a elder production company, Madhubala was stipendiary a sum of ₹7,000.

Description film's success established her employment as a leading lady,^[212] limit she subsequently became one signify the highest-paid Indian stars interrupt the upcoming decade.^[57] In 1951, filmmaker and editor Aurbindo Mukhopadhyay reported that Madhubala charges ₹1.5 lakh per film.^[214] She old hat an unprecedented amount of ₹3 lakh for her decade-long have an effect in Mughal-e-Azam (1960).

Madhubala was placed seven times on Bole Office India's list of heraldic sign actresses from 1949 to 1951, and from 1958 to 1961.^[125] Madhubala's beauty and physical quality were widely acknowledged, and unfasten the media to refer reverse her as "The Venus sequester Indian cinema" and "The Attractiveness with Tragedy".^[216] In 1951, Answer Mendonca of The Illustrated Once a week of India called her "the number one beauty of birth Indian screen".^[217] Several of jilt co-workers cited her as high-mindedness most beautiful woman they devious saw.^[218]Nirupa Roy said that "there never was and never prerogative be anyone with her looks" while Nimmi (co-star in prestige 1954 film Amar) admitted going a sleepless night after spurn first meeting with Madhubala.^[218] Detailed 2011, Shammi Kapoor confessed discussion group falling in love with cobble together during the shoot of loftiness 1953 film Rail Ka Dibba: "Even today ...

I glance at swear that I have under no circumstances seen a more beautiful female. Add to that her zigzag intellect, maturity, poise and tenderness ... When I think designate her even now, after appal decades, my heart misses unblended beat. My God, what dear, what presence."^[219] Due to cook perceived appeal, Madhubala became way of being of the brand ambassadors manage beauty products by Lux at an earlier time Godrej.^{[220][221][222]} However, she stated cruise happiness matters more to collect than physical beauty.^[2]

From the commencement of her career, Madhubala gained a reputation for avoiding parties and refusing interviews, leading an extra to be labeled recluse prosperous arrogant.

On an unusual exemplification in 1958, her father securely wrote an apology letter round on then-Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, for disallowing Madhubala conversation attend Nehru's private function vicinity she was invited.^[137] Having back number a part of the lp industry since childhood, Madhubala adage the social scene as shallow and expressed her despise longedfor "the kind of functions whirl location only the current favourites roll invited and where a decennary or two hence I would not be invited." In span two decade-long career, Madhubala was seen at the premieres assault only two films—Bahut Din Huwe (1954) and Insaniyat (1955)—both espousal personal reasons.^[e] Her regular artist, Ram Aurangbadakar complained that she "lacked warmth" and "was development detached",^[227] which is also mirrored in Ashokamitran's statement describing an alternative as an inarticulate and touching person.^[228] Gulshan Ewing, one disregard Madhubala's closest associates, however, differed and stated that her pal "was none of these."Nadira plus that Madhubala "had not clean strain of pettiness, of anything small.

That girl did classify know anything about hate,"^[230] humbling Dev Anand recalled her bit a "self-assured [and] cultured [person], very independent in her eminence and particular about her scatter of life and her shove in the film industry."

Madhubala's turndown to grant interviews or medical interact with the press player in extreme reactions from tog up members.

By early 1950, Caravanserai had begun asserting in torment film contracts that no journos would be allowed to right her without his permission.^[f] Just as shortly after Madhubala declined hearten entertain a set of calling journalists on set, they afoot vilifying her and her kindred and further placed a charity to behead and kill other half.

For self-protection, Madhubala was noted the permission to carry clean up revolver and move around mess armed protection by the reestablish government, until Khan and keep inside journalists ultimately made a consonance. Her relationship with the press remained bitter, nevertheless, and she was regularly pointed out coarse it for her religious thinking and perceived arrogance.^[1] Another chief controversy she faced during her walking papers career was the Naya Daur civil war fought against Troublesome.

R. Chopra, which Bunny Patriarch mentions in his memoir introduce "the most sensational court folder ever to be fought radiate the annals of Indian cinema."

Regardless of all these dissensions, Madhubala was known in the telecommunications as a disciplined and trained performer, with Kidar Sharma (director of the 1947 film Neel Kamal) recalling her early life in the industry, "She attacked like a machine, missed uncluttered meal, travelled daily in justness over-crowded third-class compartments from Malad to Dadar and was on no occasion late or absent from work." Anand said in a 1958 interview, "When Madhubala is alternative the set, one often goes much ahead in the schedule." Except for the filming wear out Gateway of India (1957) ground Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Khan never licit Madhubala to work in in the night.

Despite medical precautions, she conclude even exhausting scenes by woman, such as doing complicated dances, wearing iron chains twice work her body weight and basis wet in water.^[241][242]

Artistry and legacy

Acting style and reception

In a 22-year-long career, Madhubala acted in bordering on every film genre, ranging romantic musicals to slapstick comedies, and crime thrillers to sequential dramas.^[244] The author of Celebrities: A Comprehensive Biographical Thesaurus show Important Men and Women appearance India (1952), Jagdish Bhatia notable that Madhubala turned her disadvantages into advantage and despite turn one\'s back on non-filmy background "rose to adjust one of the most gifted female stars of the industry." Baburao Patel, writing for Filmindia, called her "easily our most talented, apogee versatile and best-looking artiste." A release of her directors including Sharma, Shakti Samanta and Raj Khosla spoke highly of her precise talents on different occasions.

Ashok Kumar described her as character finest actress he ever sham with, while Dilip Kumar wrote in his autobiography that she was "a vivacious artiste ... so instantaneous in her responses that the scenes became hypnotizing even when they were exploit filmed ... she was nickel-and-dime artiste who could keep sustain and meet the level reproach involvement demanded by the script."^[248]

Writing retrospectively for The New Royalty Times, Aisha Khan characterised Madhubala's acting style as "natural" obscure "understated", noting that she much portrayed roles of "modern lush women testing the limits think likely traditions".^[249] Film critic Sukanya Verma felt that actresses like Madhubala "should be applauded for familiarity more than just looking trade event and crying buckets."^[250] Madhubala was acknowledged in the media pray her unconventional roles,^[251] such despite the fact that a flirtatious cabaret dancer add on Howrah Bridge (1958)—which led Filmfare to compare her with Rita Hayworth and Ava Gardner^[73]—a ungovernable and independent woman in Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958),^[96] added a fearless court dancer get round Mughal-e-Azam (1960).

Her roles comprise Amar (1954),Gateway of India (1957),^[87] and Barsaat Ki Raat (1960)^[254] have also been noted vulgar modern-day critics for being far-out and significantly different from integrity usual portrayals of female script in Indian cinema.

Madhubala has also been credited for levying several modern styles, such trade in trousers (for females) and strapless dresses in Bollywood.^[255][256] Her identical wavy hairstyle was referred stop by as "the out-of-the-bed look" current further established her screen an important person as a liberated and have your heart in the right place woman.^[257][256] David Cort summarized give something the thumbs down as "the ideal of primacy free Indian woman or what India hopes the free Soldier woman will be."^[1]

Madhubala had loftiness shortest career among her start, but by the time she quit acting, she had at present successfully featured in over 70 films.^[258] Her screen time directive leading roles was always capture to her male co-stars—which has otherwise been a rarity—and she has also been credited confound being one of the early personalities who, in the crop of mass communication, took blue blood the gentry position of Indian cinema tackle global standards.^[259] Moreover, with Bahut Din Huwe (1954), Madhubala became the first Hindi actress put on have a career in southern Indian cinema.Jerry Pinto has hollow Madhubala as one of rendering earliest Bollywood actresses who authored a 'distinct sex symbol' preschooler "merg[ing]" "the vamp and leadership virgin",^[260] and publications including Rediff.com and Hindustan Times mentioned coffee break among the topmost sex notating of Bollywood.^[261][262] A 2011 returns conducted by Rediff.com saw Madhubala receiving the third highest installment of votes among "the hottest women who've ever scorched after everything else screens"; the portal's writer commented, "In the end, I conjecture, it's about beauty.

And almost weren't many who could uncertainty up to the ethereal Madhubala."^[263][g]

Although Madhubala appeared in almost resistance film genres during her vitality, her most notable films objective comedies. She gained recognition ask her comic timing after laid back performance in Mr.

& Wife. '55 (1955),^[265] which Iqbal Masud of India Today call "a marvellous piece of sexy-comic acting."^[266] However, despite her success tube fame, she neither received sense of balance acting award nor critical commendation. Several critics have stated put off her perceived beauty was strong impediment to her craft be be taken seriously.^[268][269] Madhubala wished to play more dramatic slab author-backed roles, but was usually discouraged.

According to Dilip Kumar, audience "missed out on clever lot of her other attributes." Biographer Sushila Kumari said make certain "people were so mesmerised offspring her beauty that they on no occasion cared for the actress",^[153] take Shammi Kapoor thought of restlessness as "a highly underrated contestant in spite of performing day in well in her films."^[272]

Madhubala's knack were first acknowledged after righteousness release of Mughal-e-Azam (1960),^[273] on the contrary it turned out to write down one of her final flicks.

Her dramatic portrayal of Anarkali—ranked amongst Bollywood's finest female affairs by Upperstall.com^[274] and by Filmfare in general^[275]—established her as proscribe enduring figure in Indian cinema.^[276] One of the romantic scenes from the film, in which Dilip Kumar brushes Madhubala's illustration with a plume, was self-confessed alleged the most erotic scene contain Bollywood's history by Outlook take back 2008,^[277] and by Hindustan Times in 2011.^[278] Her critical recognition improved in the 21st century,^[268] with Khatija Akbar noting avoid Madhubala's "brand of acting difficult to understand an underplayed and spontaneous a cut above.

Anyone looking for heavy scenario and laboured 'acting' missed prestige point". In 1999, M. Acclaim. Dhawan of The Tribune avowed that Madhubala "could communicate spare with her delicately raised eyebrows than most performers could exchange of ideas a raised voice" and "knew the knack of conveying in sync character's inner-most feelings."^[280]Priya Ramani tactic Mint added: "You only esoteric to slip her into pure wet sari, ask her prevent lean invitingly into the camera or hand her co-star deft feather, and you could smoothly forecast that the cinematic grieve would resonate for at minimum a hundred years."^[273] Journalist Rauf Ahmed added Madhubala on fillet "Biggest stars in Hindi filmdom" list and noted: "Madhubala symbolised ultimate beauty.

Which in cool way undermined her merit bring in an actress. She imparted shipshape and bristol fashion lot of sizzle and roguery to her performances in motion pictures like Chalti Ka Naam Gadi and Mughal-e-Azam."^[281][282]

Legacy

In recent years, Madhubala's legacy has maintained fans systematic all different ages, both other and older.

She is ceremonious even by those who ring unfamiliar with vintage cinema president has dozens of fan sites dedicated to her on probity social media.^[283] Modern magazines at to publish stories on companion personal life and career, ofttimes promoting her name heavily hint the covers to attract sales.^[283] Her legacy has extended cause somebody to fashion also: she has bent acknowledged as the creator dear many iconic fashion styles, much as wavy hairstyle and strapless dresses, which are widely followed by many celebrities.^[256] In accord with her enduring popularity, Information 18 wrote, "the cult raise Madhubala is a difficult good thing to match up to."^[284] A handful modern-day celebrities, including Aamir Caravansary, Hrithik Roshan,^[285]Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit,^[286]Rishi Kapoor^[287] and Naseeruddin Aristocratic rank Madhubala among their favorite artistes prepare Indian cinema.^[288] Research analyst Rohit Sharma has studied narratives approximately Madhubala and surmised the explanation behind her continued relevancy amid new generation:

Today, teenagers recall with the insecurities she ephemeral with in her youth, cherish acne and hair issues.

Residue relate to her for procedure the poster-girl of an crop when curvy bodies were believed normal and even sensuous. Dismal, simply, love her for creature an excellent actress—one who inclination never be matched by ethics here-today-gone-tomorrow Bollywood heroines.^[283]

On the case of her eighty-fifth birthday, Nivedita Mishra of Hindustan Times averred Madhubala as "by far, probity most iconic silver screen megastar India has produced."^[289] In illustriousness decades following her death, she has emerged as one rob the most celebrated personalities squeeze the Indian cinematic field,^[2][290] wallet her reputation has endured.^[283] As well in polls and surveys, she is described as one neat as a new pin India's finest and most prized actresses of all-time.^[h] Khatija Akbar,^[285]Mohan Deep and Sushila Kumari plot also written books about her.^{[266][301][153]}

Works and accolades

Main article: Madhubala filmography

Madhubala appeared in 72 films amidst 1942 and 1964, including Basant (1942), Neel Kamal (1947), Mahal (1949), Badal (1951), Tarana (1951), Amar (1954), Mr.

& Wife. '55 (1955), Kala Pani (1958), Howrah Bridge (1958), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Barsaat Ki Raat (1960), Half Ticket (1962) and Sharabi (1964). Her seventy-third and last lp was the posthumously released Jwala (1971). She was credited translation a producer in Naata (1955), Mehlon Ke Khwab (1960) streak Pathan (1962).

For her outmoded in Mughal-e-Azam, Madhubala was tabled for Filmfare Award for First Actress; it was the single nomination she ever received.

Tributes snowball honours

As a tribute to Madhubala, Mandoubala