Madhubala
Actor
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
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
as Renu 1958
Mr. & Mrs. '55
as Anita Verma 1955
Mahal
as Kamini/Asha 1949
Kala Pani
as Asha 1958
Howrah Bridge
as Edna 1958
Half Ticket
as Asha/Rajni Devi 1962
Barsaat Ki Raat
1960
Passport
as Rita 1961
In Search of Guru Dutt
as Self (archive footage) 1989
Raj Hath
1956
Basant
as Manju (uncredited) 1942
Badal
as Ratna 1951
Sangdil
as Kamla 1952
Jaali Note
as Renu 1960
Ek Saal
as Usha Sinha 1957
Tarana
as Tarana 1951