Madhubala
Acting • Born 1933-02-14 – Died 1969-02-23
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
59 credits
Gateway of India
Movie • 1957
Anju
Saiyan
Movie • 1951
Saiyan
Shirin Farhad
Movie • 1956
Shirin
Mughal-e-Azam
Movie • 1960
Anarkali
Passport
Movie • 1961
Rita
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
Movie • 1958
Renu
Mr. & Mrs. '55
Movie • 1955
Anita Verma
Naata
Movie • 1955
Hanste Ansu
Movie • 1950
Amar Prem
Movie • 1948
Chittor Vijay
Movie • 1947
Sobhagya Devi
Phagun
Movie • 1958
Jwala
Movie • 1971
Rajkumari Jwala
Mahal
Movie • 1949
Kamini/Asha
Rebel Soldier
Movie • 1958
Khazana
Movie • 1951
Moodalmanju
Movie • 1970
Syamala
Pardes
Movie • 1950
Chanda
Singaar
Movie • 1949
Sitara
Jhumroo
Movie • 1961
Anjana
Saqi
Movie • 1952
Kala Pani
Movie • 1958
Asha
In Search of Guru Dutt
Movie • 1989
Self (archive footage)
Half Ticket
Movie • 1962
Asha/Rajni Devi
Raj Hath
Movie • 1956
Naqab
Movie • 1955
Yasmin
Howrah Bridge
Movie • 1958
Edna
Amar
Movie • 1954
Anju Roy
Barsaat Ki Raat
Movie • 1960
Insaan Jaag Utha
Movie • 1959
Neel Kamal
Movie • 1947
Ganga
Basant
Movie • 1942
Manju (uncredited)
Dulari
Movie • 1949
Shobha/Dulari
Badal
Movie • 1951
Ratna
Rail Ka Dibba
Movie • 1953
Chanda
Aparadhi
Movie • 1949
Sheela Rani
Sharabi
Movie • 1964
Kamala
Sangdil
Movie • 1952
Kamla
Boy Friend
Movie • 1961
Jaali Note
Movie • 1960
Renu
Dil Ki Rani
Movie • 1947
Raj Kumari Singh
Ek Saal
Movie • 1957
Usha Sinha
Tarana
Movie • 1951
Tarana
Bahut Din Hue
Movie • 1954
Chandrakanta
Nirala
Movie • 1950
Poonam
Beqasoor
Movie • 1950
Usha Devi
Aaram
Movie • 1951
Leela
Do Ustad
Movie • 1959
Madhu Sharma
Kal Hamara Hai
Movie • 1959
Madhu/ Bela
Mehlon Ke Khwaab
Movie • 1960
Asha
Dark Brandon
Movie • 2008
(archive footage)
Good and Evil
Movie • 1949
Soshila
Yahoodi Ki Ladki
Movie • 1957
The Jew's Daughter
Mumtaz Mahal
Movie • 1944
Jahanara Begum
Phoolwari
Movie • 1946
Mangli (as Baby Mumtaz)
Dhanna Bhagat
Movie • 1945
Young Munni (as Baby Mumtaz)
Nadaan
Movie • 1951
Usha
Nazneen
Movie • 1951
Police
Movie • 1958
Manju