Madhubala filmography

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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.Template:Sfn[3] In 1944, she signed a contract with Ranjit Movietone, under which she featured in juvenile roles for the next two years.[3]Template:Sfn After the contract ended in 1947, Madhubala appeared in her first starring role in Neel Kamal (1947).[3] She subsequently featured in the drama Lal Dupatta (1948) and the horror film Mahal (1949), box office hits that established her in Bollywood.[3] Madhubala afterwards starred in a number of successful productions, including the romantic musical Dulari (1949), the dramas Beqasoor (1950) and Sangdil (1952), and the romances Badal (1951) and Tarana (1951).Template:Sfn

In 1953, Madhubala founded her own production company, Madhubala Private Ltd.[4] The company's first release, the social film Naata (1955), was a commercial failure,Template:Sfnm as was the romantic drama Amar (1954), that led the press to label her "box office poison".Template:Sfn Madhubala's career prospects, however, improved after filmmaker Guru Dutt cast her as a naive heiress in his production Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955). The romantic comedy, which satirized marriage of convenience, proved to be a major success at the box office and a turning point in Madhubala's career.[5][6] She subsequently earned further praise for the period films Raj Hath and Shirin Farhad (both 1956), the black comedy Gateway of India (1957), and the dramas Yahudi Ki Ladki and Ek Saal (both 1957).Template:Sfnm

Madhubala's popularity continued to rise in the late 1950s when she featured in a series of box-office hits.[3]Template:Sfn Between 1958 and 1962, she starred in the thrillers Kala Pani (1958) and Howrah Bridge (1958), the romantic musicals Phagun (1958) and Barsaat Ki Raat (1960), and the musical comedies Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Jhumroo (1961), Boy Friend (1961) and Half Ticket (1962), all of which ranked among the highest-grossing films of their respective release years.[7] In 1960, she played the 16th-century court dancer Anarkali in the historical epic drama Mughal-e-Azam, which has been considered one of the greatest films ever made in history.[8] For her performance, Madhubala received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress.Template:Sfn Also during these years, she released two of her company's productions, Mehlon Ke Khwab (1960) and Pathan (1962). By late 1960, Madhubala began reducing her workload and had few releases in the upcoming decade. The last film she completed was the drama Sharabi, which was issued in 1964 following several delays.Template:Sfn[9] Two years after her death in 1969, she had a posthumous release in the action film Jwala (1971), which marked her final film role.Template:Sfn

Filmography

Year Title Role(s) Notes Template:Tooltip
1942 Basant Manju Child actor
Credited as "Baby Mumtaz" 		[3]
[10]
1944 Mumtaz Mahal Template:Mdash Template:Sfn
[11]
1945 Dhanna Bhagat Template:Sfn
1946 Pujari Template:Sfn
Phoolwari Template:Sfn
Rajputani Template:Sfn
1947 Neel Kamal Ganga Credited as "Mumtaz" [12]
Mere Bhagwaan [13]
Chittor Vijay Sobhagya Devi Lost film [14]
[15]
Khoobsurat Duniya [16]
Dil Ki Rani Raj Kumari Singh [17]
Saat Samundaron Ki Mallika Template:Sfn
1948 Desh Sewa Lost film [15]
Template:Sfn
Amar Prem Radha Lost film [3]
[15]
Template:Sfn
[18]
Parai Aag Shobha [19]
Lal Dupatta Lost film [15]
Template:Sfnm
[20]
1949 Sipahiya [21]
Aparadhi Sheela Rani Template:Sfn
[22]
Daulat Nirmala [23]
Neki Aur Badi Sushila [24]
Imtihaan Roopa [25]
Paras Priya [26]
Mahal Kamini (Asha)Template:Efn [27]
Template:Sfn
Dulari Shobha (Dulari)Template:Efn [28]
Singaar Sitara [29]
Template:Sfn
1950 Nishana Lost film [15]
[30]
Nirala Poonam [31]
Hanste Aansoo Usha First Indian film to be awarded an Adults certification [32]
[33]
Beqasoor Usha Template:Sfn
[34]
Madhubala Madhubala [35]
Template:Sfn
Pardes Chanda [36]
1951 Tarana Tarana [37]
Saiyan Saiyan [38]
Nazneen Nazneen [39]
Nadaan [40]
Khazana Asha [41]
Badal Ratna [42]
Aaram Leela [43]
1952 Saqi Rukhsana [44]
Sangdil Kamala [45]
1953 Rail Ka Dibba Chanda [46]
Armaan Radha [47]
1954 Bahut Din Huwe Chandrakanta [48]
Amar Anju Roy [49]
1955 Teerandaz [50]
Naqab Yasmin [51]
Naata Tara Also producer [52]
Mr. & Mrs. '55 Anita Verma [53]
[54]
1956 Raj Hath Raja Beti Template:Sfn
[55]
Shirin Farhad Shirin [56]
Dhake Ki Malmal Shivana Lost film [15]
[57]
1957 Yahudi Ki Ladki Hannah/Lydia [58]
Gateway Of India Anju [59]
Ek Saal Usha [60]
1958 Baghi Sipahi Ranjana [61]
Police Manju Template:Sfn
[62]
Phagun Banani [63]
Kala Pani Asha [64]
Howrah Bridge Edna [65]
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi Renu [66]
1959 Kal Hamara Hai Madhu / BelaTemplate:Efn [67]
Insaan Jaag Utha Gauri [68]
Do Ustad Madhu Sharma (Abdul Rehman Khan)Template:Efn [69]
1960 Mehlon Ke Khwab Asha Also producer [70]
Mughal-e-Azam Anarkali (Nadira)Template:Efn Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress [3]
Template:Sfn
[71]
Jaali Note Renu (Beena)Template:Efn [72]
Barsaat Ki Raat Shabnam [73]
1961 Jhumroo Anjana [74]
Boy Friend Sangeeta [75]
Passport Rita [76]
1962 Half Ticket Asha (Rajni)Template:Efn [77]
1964 Sharabi Kamala [78]
1971 Jwala Jwala Only colour film; released posthumously Template:Sfn
[79]

Producer roles

Year Title Acting role Director Template:Tooltip
1955 Naata Tara Template:Sort [52]
1960 Mehlon Ke Khwab Asha Template:Sort [70]
1962 Pathan Template:Mdash Template:Sort Template:Sfn

Footnotes

Template:Notelist

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Highest-grossing films at the Indian box office (with inflation-adjusted gross). Box Office India(2006-04-22). Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. ↑ Madhubala. India.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 The Queen of Hearts. The Indian Express(1997-07-25). Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. ↑ Madhubala Private LTD Information. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  5. ↑ Birth Anniversary Special: 5 iconic Madhubala movies too good to miss. Deccan Herald(2021-02-14). Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  6. ↑ Directory of World Cinema: INDIA{{#if:Bingham|, Bingham}. Intellect Books(2015-07-29). ISBN 978-1-84150-622-7
  7. ↑ Box Office 1958. Box Office India(2012-09-22). Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  8. ↑ Top 10 Indian Films. British Film Institute. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Dev Anand: Dashing, Debonair{{#if:Chowdhury|, Chowdhury}. Rupa & Company(2004). ISBN 978-81-291-0543-1
  10. ↑ Basant (1942). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  11. ↑ Mumtaz Mahal (1944). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  12. ↑ Neel Kamal (1947). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  13. ↑ Mere Bhagwaan (1947). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  14. ↑ Chittor Vijay (1947). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 Here's Why Madhubala Has a Huge Millennial Fan Following, Mohamed, Khalid. The Quint(2017-12-16). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  16. ↑ Khoobsurat Duniya (1947). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  17. ↑ Dil Ki Rani (1947). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  18. ↑ Amar Prem (1948). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  19. ↑ One More Picture of Mistaken Identity!. Filmindia(1 October 1948). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  20. ↑ Lal Dupatta (1948). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  21. ↑ Sipahiya (1949). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  22. ↑ Aparadhi (1949). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  23. ↑ Daulat (1949). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  24. ↑ Neki Aur Badi (1949). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  25. ↑ Imtihaan (1949). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  26. ↑ Paras (1949). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  27. ↑ Mahal (1949). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  28. ↑ Dulari (1949). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  29. ↑ Singaar (1949). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  30. ↑ Nishana (1950). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  31. ↑ Nirala (1950). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  32. ↑ Hanste Aansoo (1950). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  33. ↑ Old and truly gold. Tribune India. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  34. ↑ Beqasoor - 1950. K. Amarnath Productions. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  35. ↑ Madhubala (1950). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  36. ↑ Pardes (1950). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  37. ↑ Tarana (1951). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  38. ↑ Saiyan (1951). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  39. ↑ Nazneen (1951). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  40. ↑ Nadaan (1951). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  41. ↑ Khazana (1951). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  42. ↑ Badal (1951). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  43. ↑ Aaram (1951). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  44. ↑ Saqi (1952). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  45. ↑ Sangdil (1952). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  46. ↑ Rail Ka Dibba (1953). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  47. ↑ Armaan (1953). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  48. ↑ Bahut Din Huwe (1954). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  49. ↑ Amar (1954). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  50. ↑ Teerandaz (1955). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  51. ↑ Naqab (1955). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Naata (1955). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  53. ↑ Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  54. ↑ Remembering Madhubala's best roles. Filmfare. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  55. ↑ Raj Hath (1956). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  56. ↑ Shirin Farhad (1956). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  57. ↑ Dhake Ki Malmal (1956). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  58. ↑ Yahudi Ki Ladki (1957). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  59. ↑ Gateway of India (1957). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  60. ↑ Ek Saal (1957). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  61. ↑ Baghi Sipahi (1958). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  62. ↑ Police (1958). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  63. ↑ Phagun (1958). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  64. ↑ Kala Pani (1958). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  65. ↑ Howrah Bridge (1958). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  66. ↑ Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  67. ↑ Kal Hamara Hai (1959). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  68. ↑ Insaan Jaag Utha (1959). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  69. ↑ Do Ustad (1959). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  70. ↑ 70.0 70.1 Mehlon Ke Khwab (1960). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  71. ↑ Mughal-e-Azam (1960). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  72. ↑ Jaali Note (1960). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  73. ↑ Barsaat Ki Raat (1960). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  74. ↑ Jhumroo (1961). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  75. ↑ Boy Friend (1961). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  76. ↑ Passport (1961). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  77. ↑ Half Ticket (1962). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  78. ↑ Sharabi (1964). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  79. ↑ Jwala (1971). Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

Works cited

  • Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films{{#if:Akbar|, Akbar}. Hay House(1997). ISBN 978-93-80480-81-7
  • The Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala{{#if:Deep|, Deep}. Magna Publishing Co. Ltd(1996). ISBN 1906574219
  • Great Muslims of undivided India{{#if:Ekbal|, Ekbal}. Gyan Publishing House(2009). ISBN 9788178357560
  • Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Penguin Books(2012). ISBN 9780670085729
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