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Madhubala in the romantic musical Barsaat Ki Raat (1960), one of the biggest box office successes in Bollywood's history.[1]

Madhubala (1933–1969) was an Indian actress and producer who appeared in 73 Hindi-language films in a career spanning over two decades.[2] She made her debut in 1942 playing Mumtaz Shanti's daughter in the romantic musical Basant.[3][4] In 1944, she signed a contract with Ranjit Movietone, under which she featured in juvenile roles for the next two years.[4][5] After the contract ended in 1947, Madhubala appeared in her first starring role in Neel Kamal (1947) and rose to prominence with the drama Lal Dupatta (1948).[4] Beginning with the highly successful horror film Mahal, the year 1949 marked a major turning point in her career when her subsequent releases—Dulari and Singaar—also proved financial successes.[6]

In the early 1950s, Madhubala emerged as one of the most bankable Bollywood stars with the success of the social drama Beqasoor (1950), the romantic action film Badal (1951) and the romantic comedy Tarana (1951).[4][7][8] The lattermost marked the first of her four collaborations with actor Dilip Kumar; she further worked with him in the romantic dramas Sangdil (1952) and Amar (1954).[8] In 1953, Madhubala founded her own production company, Madhubala Private Ltd.,[9] which produced the social film Naata (1955), a box office flop.[10] However, her another release of the year, the romantic comedy Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955), was a major critical and commercial success.[11] The following year, Madhubala ventured into costume dramas with Raj Hath and Shirin Farhad (both 1956).[12]

Madhubala's popularity continued to rise in the late 1950s when she featured in a series of box-office hits.[4][12] In 1958, four of her six releases—the thrillers Kala Pani and Howrah Bridge, the romantic musical Phagun and the musical comedy Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi—ranked among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year.[13] In 1960, Madhubala's company produced a second film, the comedy Mehlon Ke Khwab.[14] The same year, she portrayed Anarkali, a 16th-century court dancer, in the epic historical drama Mughal-e-Azam (1960), which became the highest-earning Bollywood film at that point of time.[15] For her performance, she received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[16] After starring in the romantic musical Barsaat Ki Raat (1960), a major box-office success,[17] Madhubala reduced her cinematic output, only appearing in five more films between 1961–64, of which notable ones include the comedy Half Ticket (1962) and the drama Sharabi (1964).[18] Also in 1962, she produced a third and final film, Pathan. Two years following her death in 1969, she had a posthumous release in the action film Jwala (1971), which marked her final film role.[19]

Films

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1942 Basant Manju Appears as a child artist [20]
1944 Mumtaz Mahal Jahanara
1945 Dhanna Bhagat Munni
1946 Pujari
Phoolwari Lali's sister
Rajputani
1947 Neel Kamal Ganga Debut film as a lead actress
Mere Bhagwaan Sunita
Chittor Vijay Sobhagya Devi
Khoobsoorat Duniya Rajkumari
Dil Ki Rani Raj Kumari Singh
Saat Samundaron Ki Mallika Mallika
1948 Desh Sewa
Amar Prem Radha
Parai Aag Shobha
Lal Dupatta Shobha
1949 Sipahiya Rani
Aparadhi Sheela Rani
Daulat Nirmala
Neki Aur Badi Sushila
Imtihaan Roopa
Paras Priya
Mahal Kamini / Asha[a]
Dulari Shobha / Dulari[a]
Singaar Sitara
1950 Nishana Greta
Nirala Poonam
Hanste Aansoo Usha
Beqasoor Usha
Madhubala Madhubala
Pardes Chanda
1951 Tarana Tarana
Saiyan Saiyan
Nazneen Seema
Nadaan Lalita
Khazana Asha
Badal Ratna
Aaram Leela
1952 Saqi Rukhsana
Deshabakthan
Sangdil Kamla
1953 Rail Ka Dibba Chanda
Armaan Radha
1954 Bahut Din Huwe Chandrakanta
Amar Anju
1955 Teerandaz Rajkumari
Naqab Princess Yasmin
Naata Tara Also producer
Mr. & Mrs. '55 Anita Verma
1956 Raj Hath Raja Beti / Rajkumari[a]
Shirin Farhad Shirin
Dhake Ki Malmal Shivana
1957 Yahudi Ki Ladki Hannah / Lydia[a]
Gateway Of India Anju
Ek Saal Usha Sinha
1958 Baghi Sipahi Rajkumari Ranjana
Police Manju
Phagun Banani
Kala Pani Asha
Howrah Bridge Edna
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi Renu
1959 Kal Hamara Hai Madhu / Bela[b]
Insaan Jaag Utha Gauri
Do Ustad Madhu Sharma
1960 Mehlon Ke Khwab Asha Also producer
Mughal-e-Azam Anarkali Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Jaali Note Renu / Beena[a]
Barsaat Ki Raat Shabnam
1961 Jhumroo Anjana
Boy Friend Sangeeta
Passport Rita
1962 Half Ticket Rajnidevi / Asha[a]
1964 Sharabi Kamala
1971 Jwala Jwala Only colour film; released posthumously

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f She played a single character who has two different names.
  2. ^ She played dual roles.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Highest-grossing films at the Indian box office (with inflation-adjusted gross)". web.archive.org. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Madhubala". India.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Lanba 2012, p. 115.
  4. ^ a b c d e "The Queen of Hearts". The Indian Express. 25 July 1997. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ Deep 1996, p. 24.
  6. ^ Akbar 1997, p. 47, 70.
  7. ^ Dhakku, Nabeel Anwar (22 February 2014). "In remembrance of the Indian Venus". Dawn.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b "Dilip Kumar and Madhubala: How things turned sour for this star couple". WION. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Madhubala Private LTD Information". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  10. ^ Deep 1996, p. 15; Akbar 1997, p. 61.
  11. ^ Akbar 1997, p. 80.
  12. ^ a b Lanba 2012, p. 117.
  13. ^ "Box Office 1958". web.archive.org. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Deep 1996, p. 94.
  15. ^ "Remembering Madhubala, the 'Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood'". India Today. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  16. ^ Deep 1996, p. 105–106.
  17. ^ "Box Office 1960". 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  18. ^ Deep 1996, p. 103, 164.
  19. ^ Akbar 1997, p. 121.
  20. ^ Deep 1996, p. 136–164 for filmography, 162 for Filmfare Award nomination; Akbar 1997, p. 121 for Jwala being her only colour film, 202–216 for full filmography.
  21. ^ Akbar 1997, p. 47.

Bibliography

  • Akbar, Khatija (1997). Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films. UBS Publishers Distributors. ISBN 9788174761538.
  • Deep, Mohan (1996). The Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala. Magna Publishing Co. Ltd. ISBN 1906574219.
  • Lanba, Urmila (2012). Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780670085729.
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