Madhubala was an Indian actress and producer who worked in Hindi films. One of the most popular and the highest-paid actress during the 1950s and early 1960s, she appeared in 73 Bollywood films in a career spanning over two decades

 

Bio
Real Name	Begum Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi
Nickname	Venus Queen
Profession	Indian Film Actress
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.62 m in feet inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 117 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 February 1933
Birth Place	Delhi, British India
Date of Death	23 February 1969
Place of Death	Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Age (at the time of death)	36 Years
Death Cause	Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) (Hole in the Heart)
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India
Debut	Film: Basant (1942)
Family	Father- Attaullah Khan Mother- Ayesha Begum, Mumtaz Jehan Brothers- Two Sisters- Chanchal (actress), Madhur Bhushan (Zahida) (playback singer), Kainz Balsara, Altaf Kowal, Shahida Kazi
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Driving
Controversies	When her father denied her outdoor shooting with Dilip Kumar in Bhopal for the film 'Naya Daur'(1957); B.R Chopra sued her for the advanced money that she received for this movie. Dilip Kumar also testified against Madhubala and her father in the court, in favour of Chopra.
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor	Dilip Kumar
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Dilip Kumar Kishore Kumar
Husband	Kishore Kumar
Marriage Date	1960

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Madhubala

• Did Madhubala smoke?: Not Known

• Did Madhubala drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Due to her matchless beauty, she earned the title ‘Venus Of the Indian Screen.’

• Her screen name was given to her by actress Devika Rani.

• She belonged to a poor Pathan Muslim family in Delhi, India.

• Her three sisters and two brothers died at a small age.

• She was the sister in law of a famous actor and music composer Brij Bhushan Sahni.

• In 1944, the Bombay explosion destroyed her small house in Bombay.

• At the tender age of nine, she started looking for a job in Bombay.

• She commenced her career as a child actress from the movie ‘Basant’ (1942).