Madhubala Height, Age, Family, Wiki & More

Bio

NickName(s)

- Venus Queen

Profession(s)

- Indian Film Actress

Real Name

Begum Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 4

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 55 kg

Eye Colour

Dark Brown

Hair Colour

Black

Career

Debut

Film:

- Basant (1942)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Tuesday, 14 Feb 1933

Age:

Birthplace

Delhi, British India

Zodiac Sign

Aquarius

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Delhi, India

Religion

Islam

Hobbies

Driving

Relationships

Marriage Date

Marital Status

Married

Affair(s)

- Dilip Kumar

- Kishore Kumar

Family

Spouse(s)

- Kishore Kumar

Family

Father

- - Attaullah Khan

Mother

- - Ayesha Begum, Mumtaz Jehan

Brothers

- - Two

Sisters

- - Chanchal (actress),

- Madhur Bhushan (Zahida) (playback singer),

- Kainz Balsara, Altaf Kowal, Shahida Kazi

Favourites

Actor(s)

Dilip Kumar

Personal Details

Bio

NickName(s): Venus Queen
Profession(s): Indian Film Actress
Real Name: Begum Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi

Physical Stats

Height (approx.): in feet inches- 5 4
Weight (approx.): in kilograms- 55 kg
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Colour: Black

Career

Debut: Basant (1942)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth: 14 February 1933
Birthplace: Delhi, British India
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Delhi, India
Religion: Islam
Hobbies: Driving
Lesser Known Facts: Did Madhubala smoke?: Not Known, Due to her matchless beauty, she earned the title Venus Of the Indian Screen., Her screen name was given to her by actress Devika Rani., She belonged to a poor Pathan Muslimfamily in Delhi, India., Her three sisters and two brothers died at a small age., She was the sister in law of a famousactor and music composer Brij Bhushan Sahni., In1944, the Bombay explosion destroyed her small house in Bombay., At the tender age of nine, she started looking for a job in Bombay., She commenced her career as a child actress from the movie Basant (1942)., Her work in film industry provided afinancial help to her family., She learned driving at the age of 12 and liked to drive long sometimes., She liked dogs and had kept 18 in her house., At the age of eleven, she metDilip Kumar first time on the film set of Jwar Bhata in 1944 and then again worked with him in the film Har Singaar in 1949., At the ageof 14, she worked in the film Neel Kamal (1947), produced and directed by Kidar Sharma. She played a romantic lead with Raj Kapoor in this movie., With the popularity of her movie Mahal (1949), she became a superstar., Legendary director Frank Capra wanted to bring her in Hollywood Industry to give her an international career, but her conservative father never allowed her togo., In1951, at the age of eighteen, she became more intimate with Dilip Kumar on the film set of Tarana. During these days, shesent a letter to him in the Urdu language with a red rose and asked him to accept it if he loved her. Dilip Kumar accepted it. Both remained in a romantic relationship for seven years.But she had to give up thecourtship with Dilip due to her fathers opposition to him., Her sister stated that Madhubalas parents didnt like her to attend public functions or any premieres., Her beauty was so famous worldwide that several foreign periodicals likeAmericanLIFE magazine featured her beautiful photographs and the Theatre Arts journal published an article on her glamour with her picture in its August 1952 edition. It also gave her the titleThe Biggest Star in the World and shes not in Beverly Hills., Later, she was proposedfor marriageby Kishore Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, and Bharat Bhushan., While remembering her; Dev Anand said that she liked to flirt and used to play one against the other out of innocence., She met Kishore Kumar during the making of the movie Dhake Ki Malmal in1956., She accepted the proposalofKishore Kumar who adopted Islam and took up the name Karim Abdul to marry her., As per the opinion of Leena Chandavarkar (singer Kishores fourth wife), when Madhubala found that Dilip Kumar was not going to marry her, just to prove that she could marry anyone she liked, she decided to marry Kishore Kumar whom she didnt even know properly., Ashok Kumar revealed that her illness made her bad-tempered and she used to go to her fathers house after having a fight with him., She produced the films like Naata (1955) and Mahlon Ke Khwab (1960) and also acted in them., The biggest hits of her career are Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Mr. Mrs. 55 (1955), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Barsaat Ki Raat (1960), and Tarana., With the release of Mughal-e-Azam on 5 August 1960, she touched the sky of success and the movies highest grossing record remained unbroken for fifteen years., During the making of Mughal-E-Azam, to make her imprisonedscenesreal; director K. Asif shackled her in real iron chains that caused injuries on her skin and she remained in pain for several days., She worked in almost 70 movies., She suffered from a heart disease fornine years that she didnt exposeto anyone and continued to work hard until she victimized serious health issues., Her fatigue and weakness weregrowing on daily basis and one day while working in the movie Bahut Din Hue (1954), she vomited blood on the set., In the mid-1950s, her disease came to the public light and soon it gave her the label box office poison., In 1960, she sought treatment at a hospital in London, but doctors refused to operate as the heart transplantation and healing was not possible., In 1966, she tried to complete her movie Chalak but she couldnt bear the strain of shooting., Realizing that her career as an actress in the film industry had finished; she decided to enter into the field of movie direction and made her directorial debut with the film Farz Aur Ishq., When doctors said that she had only two years to live; Kishore Kumar left Madhubala at her fathers home saying that he couldnt look after her due to his outdoor tours. He bore the whole expenses of her treatment and used to visit her after every two months., According to her sister, her malady was aggravated so much that her body started producing extra blood that spilled out from her mouth and nose. Besides this, she suffered from the pulmonary pressure of the lungs and used to cough all the times., Madhur Bhushan disclosed the fact that at the time of birth, Madhubala had cyanosis, poor oxygen perfusion andVentricular Septal Defect (VSD)., Confined to bed; her body reduced to justskin and bones and eventually, she left this world at the age of 36 only., On 18 March 2008, the Indian post issued a commemorative postage stamp featuring Madhubala., On 10 August 2017,a statute of Madhubala was unveiled by Madame Tussauds center in New Delhi., As per the opinion of Self-Portrait books author; she liked to cover herself withveiled secrecy around her to escape to be seen in the social gatherings., She had also worked in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films.

Relationships

Marriage Date: 1960
Marital Status: Married
Affair(s): Dilip Kumar, Kishore Kumar

Family

Spouse(s): Kishore Kumar
Family: - Attaullah Khan, - Ayesha Begum, Mumtaz Jehan, - Two, - Chanchal (actress),, Madhur Bhushan (Zahida) (playback singer),, Kainz Balsara, Altaf Kowal, Shahida Kazi

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Actor(s): Dilip Kumar

Updated: Wednesday,Sep 02, 2026 12:26 PM GMT+05:30

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