27 june 2012 madhubala biography
Cinema goers have been so dazzled by Madhubala’s looks that they often fail to appreciate her immense talent.
Years ago, when interviewing actor Dev Anand at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai, I asked him about his co-star, Madhubala. “Statuesque is the word I would use for her,” came the instant reply. I found the compliment highly inadequate. For one thing, her beauty was not fully described. Dev Anand failed to mention the innocence and vulnerability in her looks. He didn’t allude to her attractive complexion and highly chiselled features, nor to her scintillating smile. He also made no mention of her histrionic abilities.
Cinema goers and critics have been so dazzled by Madhubala’s looks that they often fail to appreciate her immense talent. She had a perfect sense of timing which made her click in lighter roles. A case in point is Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi where she dominates over the three Kumar brothers, Ashok, Kishore and Anoop.
There was also a rare spontaneity about her which manifested itself in movies like Tarana and, at the same time, intense poignancy which found expression in the role of the ill-fated Anarkali in Mughal-i-Azam. In both these films she co-starred with the only man she loved, Dilip Kumar. But their romance was doomed like the one they portrayed in K. Asif’s magnum opus, Mughal-i-Azam.
Dilip Kumar has always been very cagey about his love affair with the Venus of the Indian Screen and declines to talk about her. Full marks then to Khatija Akbar, the author of ‘I want to live’: The Story of Madhubala, whose perseverance is rewarded and she is able to make the legendary actor talk about different facets of Madhubala’s winsome personality. The man, who has always been very careful in expressing his views on people, is more than once caught in unguarded moments. This makes the biography highly absorbing. But that’s not all. Akbar speaks to many people who knew Madhubala, some of them at close quarters. She also delves deep into all that is a
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
2012 Indian television series
Not to be confused with Madhubala.
| Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon | |
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| Genre | Drama Romance |
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| Directed by | Ravindra Gautam Amit D Malik Prasad bhagwan yadav Inder Das |
| Creative director | Yoma Shreshth |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 648 |
| Producers | Saurabh Tewari Abhinav Shukla Vishwankar Pathania |
| Cinematography | Ganesh Sankla |
| Editor | Rochak Ahuja |
| Production company | Nautanki Films |
| Network | Colors TV |
| Release | 28 May 2012 (2012-05-28) – 9 August 2014 (2014-08-09) |
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon (transl. Madhubala — A love, a passion) is an Indian television series. It aired on Colors TV from 28 May 2012 to 9 August 2014, \ It was produced to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema and aired on TV Monday to Friday (later Saturday) evenings. It is digitally available on Voot app.
Plot
Madhubala "Madhu" Choudhary was born on a film set and works in a parlour while her family members are junior artists in the Mumbai film industry. She fights a case of hit and run on behalf of Mukund against Bollywood superstar Rishabh Kundra "RK" who gets sentenced to jail. Mukund proposes to Madhu and they get engaged. RK insinuates that Madhu is his girlfriend and humiliates Padmini and Shamsher's relationship, saying they have been having a secret affair for the last 20 years.
Mukund breaks off his engagement thinking Madhu has had an affair with RK. She slaps RK, who puts forward an offer for Shamsher's treatment, as he was badly beaten up on RK's set. RK proposes to Madhu and she accepts. Rude and egotistical, he becomes hell-bent on ruining her life. Eventually, Madhu begins falling for him. Sikand Madhubala, Rare collections Madhubala (14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969), was an Indian Bollywood actress who appeared in classic films such as Mahal (1949), Amar (1954), Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958) and Mughal-e-Azam (1960). Popularly hailed as the Venus of the Indian screen,[1][2] she was active between 1949 and 1960 until illness shortened her career. With her contemporaries Nargis and Meena Kumari, she is regarded as an influential Hindi movie actress.[3] Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Hollywood interest 4 Stardom 5 Mughal-e-Azam and later work 6 Personal life and controversies 7 Final years and death 8 Filmography 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links Early life Madhubala was born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi,[4] on 14 February 1933 to Ataullah Khan and Begum Ayeesha,[5] and was the fifth of eleven children. Madhubala's orthodox middle-class family[6] lived in Delhi. After her father lost his job at the Imperial Tobacco Company in Delhi,[7] he relocated his family to Mumbai. There the family endured many hardships. Madhubala's three sisters and two brothers died at the age of five and six. The dock explosion and fire of April 14, 1944 wiped out their small home. The family were only saved because they had gone to see a film at a local theater.[8] With his six remaining daughters to provide for, Khan, and the young Madhubala, began to pay frequent visits to Bombay film studios to look for work. At the age of 9, this was Madhubala's introduction to the movie industry, which would provide financial help to her family.[5] Early career Madhubala's first movie, Basant (1942), was a box-office success.[9] She acted as the daughter to a mother played by actress Mumtaz Shanti. As a child actress she went on to play in several movies. Actress Devika Rani was impressed by her performance and potential, and advised her to assume the screen name 'Madhubala',[6] Indian actress (1933–1969) Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi; 14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969) was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. The country's highest-paid star in the 1950s, Madhubala appeared in over 70 films—ranging from slapstick comedies to historical dramas—in a two decade-long career. Long after her death, she remains a Bollywood icon, particularly noted for her beauty and unconventional screen persona. Born and raised in Delhi, Madhubala relocated to Bombay (now Mumbai) with her family when she was 8 years old and shortly after began playing minor roles, starting with Basant (1942). She progressed to leading roles in the late 1940s, and earned success with the dramas Neel Kamal (1947) and Amar (1954), the horror film Mahal (1949), and the romantic films Badal (1951) and Tarana (1951). Following a brief setback, Madhubala found continued success with her roles in the comedies Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958) and Half Ticket (1962), the crime films Howrah Bridge and Kala Pani (both 1958), and the musical Barsaat Ki Raat (1960). Madhubala's portrayal of Anarkali in the historical epic drama Mughal-e-Azam (1960)—the highest-grossing film in India at the time—earned her widespread critical acclaim and her only nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress; her performance has since been described by critics as one of the finest in Indian cinematic history. She worked sporadically in film in the 1960s, making her final appearance in the drama Sharabi (1964). Additionally, she produced three films under her production house Madhubala Private Ltd., which was co-founded by her in 1953. Despite maintaining strong privacy, Madhubala earned significant media coverage for her charity work and personal life. In the early 1950s, she had a highly-publicised relationship with actor Dilip Kumar that ended amidst the Naya Daur court case (195 Madhubala