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'''Bada Kabarastan''' (also written '''Bara Qabristan''' and '''Badakabarastan'''; {{langx|ur|بڑا قبرستان|lit=large graveyard}}), is a Muslim [[cemetery]] in the [[Marine Lines]] area of south [[Mumbai]] in [[India]]. One of the largest [[Muslim]] cemeteries in the country, it is also the final resting place of a number of [[icon]]s from various walks of life including [[Nargis]], [[Madhubala]], [[Suraiya]], [[Haji Mastan]], [[Karim Lala]], [[Yakub Memon]] and [[Baba Siddique]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2016 |author=Chaitanya Marpakwar |title=The greats that lie six feet under |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/the-greats-that-lie-six-feet-under/articleshow/55518488.cms |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-07-30 |title=Yakub Memon laid to rest amid tight security |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150730/nation-current-affairs/gallery/mumbai-turns-fortress-ahead-yakub-memon%E2%80%99s-burial |access-date=2024-07-11 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yakub Memon buried at Chandanwadi's Bada Kabristan in Mumbai |url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/yakub-memon-buried-chandanwadis-bada-kabristan-mumbai |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Coastal Digest |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The land was purchased and dedicated to the Muslim Community by [[Konkani Muslims|Konkani Muslim]] business man Nakhuda Mohammad Ali Roghay. The land comprises two parcels of land, one purchased from Mrs. Wombay, the widow of Balaji Shamsheth for the sum of RS. 26,620/00 on 8 August 1829 and another from the wife of Shapoorjee Sorabjee on 28 June 1832 for the sum of 32,251/00.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wajihuddin |first=Mohammed |date=7 November 2021 |title=Mumbai: Bada Qabrastan to get mortuary and separate mosque for women|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-guard-asks-70-yr-old-for-water-then-loots-rs-10-lakh/articleshow/87560619.cms |work=The Times of India |location=Mumbai |access-date=3 May 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Notable interments ==<br />
* [[Mehboob Khan]] (1907–1964), film director<br />
* [[Meeraji]] (1912–1949), Urdu poet<br />
* [[Nargis]] (1929-1981), actress<br />
* [[Suraiya]] (1929-2004), actress<br />
* [[Madhubala]] (1933-1969), actress <br />
* [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]] (1935–2017), actress<br />
* [[Ismail Merchant]] (1936-2005), TV and Film Producer<br />
* [[Baba Siddique]] (1958-2024), former Cabinet Minister (Maharashtra) <br />
* [[Yakub Memon]] (1962-2015), Convicted terrorist<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719144940/http://www.ketan.net/art2_29.html The old resting places of the beautiful] – ketan.net (archived 19 July 2011)<br />
* {{Find a Grave cemetery|2353325|Badakabarastan}}<br />
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