Bada Kabarastan (also written Bara Qabristan and Badakabarastan; Template:Langx), 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 icons from various walks of life including Nargis, Madhubala, Suraiya, Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Yakub Memon and Baba Siddique.[1][2][3]
The land was purchased and dedicated to the Muslim Community by 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.[4]
Notable interments
- Mehboob Khan (1907–1964), film director
- Meeraji (1912–1949), Urdu poet
- Nargis (1929-1981), actress
- Suraiya (1929-2004), actress
- Madhubala (1933-1969), actress
- Shyama (1935–2017), actress
- Ismail Merchant (1936-2005), TV and Film Producer
- Baba Siddique (1958-2024), former Cabinet Minister (Maharashtra)
- Yakub Memon (1962-2015), Convicted terrorist
References
- ↑ The greats that lie six feet under. Mumbai Mirror(November 20, 2016). Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ↑ Yakub Memon laid to rest amid tight security. Deccan Chronicle(2015-07-30). Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ↑ Yakub Memon buried at Chandanwadi's Bada Kabristan in Mumbai. Coastal Digest. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ↑ Mumbai: Bada Qabrastan to get mortuary and separate mosque for women. The Times of India(7 November 2021). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
External links
- The old resting places of the beautiful – ketan.net (archived 19 July 2011)
- Template:Find a Grave cemetery