February! People call it the month of love. 14th of February! People call it the day of love. Years ago, on this day, a beautiful girl was born, whose moon-like face would make people stare at her once. Don't know how many people fell in love with her beauty and how many fell in love! But, she yearned for love all her life. The world knows that girl as actress Madhubala. She is also remembered as the 'Venus of Indian Cinema'. Let us tell you that today is Madhubala's birth anniversary. Let us know about her...
150 rupees salary for the first film
Madhubala lived a life of just 36 years. But, in such a short time, she did such work that to date no one can compete with her. Madhubala was born on 14 February 1933 in Delhi in the house of Ataullah Khan and Ayesha Begum. Madhubala was the fifth among 11 siblings. Her beauty was talked about everywhere. To take care of the household responsibilities, the actress started working from an early age. In 1942, Madhubala worked in the film 'Vasant' at the age of just 9 years and this is where her film career started. She got a salary of just Rs 150 for this film.
How did Madhubala become 'Baby Mumtaz'?
At the age of nine, she was named 'Baby Mumtaz'. Mumtaz's real name was Mumtaz Jahan Dehlavi. The famous actress of that era, Devika Rani, advised Mumtaz to change her name to Madhubala. Madhubala debuted as a lead actress in the film 'Neel Kamal'. Madhubala proved her acting skills in films like 'Fagun', 'Howrah Bridge', 'Kala Paani' and 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'. Her character in the timeless film 'Mughal-e-Azam' became immortal.
Comparison with Marilyn Monroe
Madhubala had to face as many problems in her personal life as her film career was successful. There was so much pain in her life that she was given the title of 'The Beauty with Tragedy'. Apart from this, due to Madhubala's immense beauty, she was also known as the 'Venus of Indian Cinema'. Madhubala was the only actress in Hindi cinema whose beauty is compared to the beautiful Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. Madhubala had a hole in her heart and she came to know about it during the shooting of the film 'Mughal-e-Azam' in the mid-1950s, but due to being burdened with the responsibilities of her large family and being at the peak of her career, Madhubala did not take this serious disease seriously. In such a situation, this disease gradually became bigger. Finally, on 23 February 1969, Madhubala left this world at the age of just 36.
Anarkali's love with Salim remained incomplete.
The whole world knows the stories of Madhubala and Dilip Kumar's love. The two first met on the sets of the film 'Tarana'. Then during the making of Mughal-e-Azam, the closeness between them grew. Both of them immersed themselves in the characters of Anarkali and Salim in the film. The shooting of this film lasted for about nine years. Their love affair which started with the shooting of the film broke down by the time the film was over and ended at a bad turn. It is said that Madhubala was badly broken by this breakup. The pain of the breakup and on top of that the disease of the heart broke her badly.
Increased closeness with Kishore Kumar and got married.
After parting ways with Dilip Kumar, Madhubala's closeness grew with Kishore Kumar. Kishore Kumar loved the actress very much. Even after knowing about Madhubala's illness, he agreed to marry her. Kishore left no stone unturned in Madhubala's treatment. When he could not get treatment in the country, he went abroad, but fate had something else in store. Madhubala's health kept deteriorating. It is said that when Madhubala's condition worsened, he left the actress at her father's house because he could not see her in this condition. Madhubala wanted to spend time with Kishore Kumar, but Kishore would not come to meet her for several weeks. The distance from Kishore made Madhubala even more ill.
