Madhubala

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At the age of 14, she played a romantic lead actress role against a a Raj Kapoor, and Madhubala had finally arrived on the Indian screen. Over the next two years she had blossomed into a truly sensuous beauty, which earned her the name of the "Venus of the Indian Screen" with the film "Mahal" in the year 1949, she was a Superstar Overnight. In the 50's she did films like Tarana in the year 1951, Mr & Mrs. 55 in 1955 and her Swan Song from Mughal-E-Azam in 1960 showcased her remarkable talents as a serious artiste across several genres and revealed her as the ethereal beauty that she truly was. In the short time that she ruled the silver screen in Indian Cinema, Madhubala had achieved the kind of status that many actors and actresses only can dream of. She was very often compared to another ethereal beauty Marilyn Monroe who had also died young. The magic of Madhubala continues to captivate the cinema lovers all over the world. Her Career Span Madhubala worked in more than 24 to 25 films in the first four years of her career and is said to have co-starred with all the popular Heros of that time/ era. Starring with Ashok Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Rehman, Pradeep Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Dev Anand. She also worked with many top directors including Mehboob Khan (Amar), Guru Dutt (Mr & Mrs. 55), Kamal Amrohi (Mahal) and K Asif (Mughal-e-Azam). She also ventured into production and made the film Naata(1955).