Madhubala – the romantic actress of bollywood.
Madhubala is one of the most beautiful actress ever to grace Indian silver screen. She survived for a sport span of time but kept her mark in the films she had acted in. She impressed the film-lovers by creating suspense in her role of ghost in the film Mahal opposite Ashok Kumar, in 1947. Lata’s song “ayega anewala” composed by Khemchand Prakash gave her the identity which made her unparallel in the world of playback singing.
Madhubala was well accepted by the audience as pair of Dilip Kumar, and their film Tarana, stormed the silver screen. She had played the role of a rich girl coming from an affluent family in the film Mr Mrs 55, opposite Guru Dutt. The film had melodious songs composed by OP Nayyar and ended up being a blockbuster. She also acted in films opposite Raj Kapoor including Do Ustad, and Dev Anand including Kala Pani.
She had probably acted in one of her most romantic roles in Barsaat Ki Raat, opposite Bharat Bhushan in 1960. The music of the film composed by Roshan, was extraordinary with songs likeshe “zindagi bhar nahi bhulenge who barsaat ki raat”, “yeh isq isq”, etc. Sahir Ludhiyanvi could write the classical lyrics due to the historical presence of Madhubala in the film. At the same time made the character ‘anarkali’ immortal by acting opposite Dilip Kumar, in the epic film Mughal-i-azam. K. Asif’s grand venture had left people speechless and recently being transformed into coloured film due to public demand. The romance between Salim and Anarkali had classical dimension and reached the hearts of millions of film-lovers due to majestic performance of Madhubala and Dilip Kumar. Naushad’s superlative composition of music and Lata’s melodious songs “pyar kiya to darna kya”, “mohe panghat me nandlal”, became immortal with passage of time.
Madhubala had also contributed in comedy films opposite Kishore Kumar, including Chalti ka Naam Gari, Jhumru, Half-ticket, etc. Chalti-ka naam gari dealt with a story of motor mechanic who maintained an old car, which won him races and helped in catching criminals, etc. The songs in these films including “haal kaisa hai janaab ka”, “thandi hawa yeh chandni suhani”, “aankho mai hi tum hi tumho”, became evergreen hits. Madhubala had other successful films like Howrah Bridge, Phagun, etc. Madhuri Dixit, one of the successful actresses of the 90s, initially impressed the film-lovers due to the fact that she had resemblance with Madhubala. Madhubala’s screen presence had given her a separate identity among all the actresses of 50s and 60s, and she is still alive in her memorable roles that she played during the golden age of bollywood films.
Madhubala was well accepted by the audience as pair of Dilip Kumar, and their film Tarana, stormed the silver screen. She had played the role of a rich girl coming from an affluent family in the film Mr Mrs 55, opposite Guru Dutt. The film had melodious songs composed by OP Nayyar and ended up being a blockbuster. She also acted in films opposite Raj Kapoor including Do Ustad, and Dev Anand including Kala Pani.
She had probably acted in one of her most romantic roles in Barsaat Ki Raat, opposite Bharat Bhushan in 1960. The music of the film composed by Roshan, was extraordinary with songs likeshe “zindagi bhar nahi bhulenge who barsaat ki raat”, “yeh isq isq”, etc. Sahir Ludhiyanvi could write the classical lyrics due to the historical presence of Madhubala in the film. At the same time made the character ‘anarkali’ immortal by acting opposite Dilip Kumar, in the epic film Mughal-i-azam. K. Asif’s grand venture had left people speechless and recently being transformed into coloured film due to public demand. The romance between Salim and Anarkali had classical dimension and reached the hearts of millions of film-lovers due to majestic performance of Madhubala and Dilip Kumar. Naushad’s superlative composition of music and Lata’s melodious songs “pyar kiya to darna kya”, “mohe panghat me nandlal”, became immortal with passage of time.
Madhubala had also contributed in comedy films opposite Kishore Kumar, including Chalti ka Naam Gari, Jhumru, Half-ticket, etc. Chalti-ka naam gari dealt with a story of motor mechanic who maintained an old car, which won him races and helped in catching criminals, etc. The songs in these films including “haal kaisa hai janaab ka”, “thandi hawa yeh chandni suhani”, “aankho mai hi tum hi tumho”, became evergreen hits. Madhubala had other successful films like Howrah Bridge, Phagun, etc. Madhuri Dixit, one of the successful actresses of the 90s, initially impressed the film-lovers due to the fact that she had resemblance with Madhubala. Madhubala’s screen presence had given her a separate identity among all the actresses of 50s and 60s, and she is still alive in her memorable roles that she played during the golden age of bollywood films.
Article By: CR Chatterji.
