Throwback: Madhubala married Kishore Kumar amid battling severe illness
No doubts. Mumtaz Madhubala is to this date, is one of the most beautiful and revered actresses in the Indian Film Industry. There was never a dearth of people who were crazy over her smile.
Her fans would fall in love with her on the silver screen and her
co-stars could not escape the magic of her beauty.
This was the very reason why Madhubala’s name was linked with some of the biggest yesteryear superstars and one of them being Dilip Kumar who fell in love with her while filming Tarana.
Infact, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala were madly in love and wanted to marry each other. However,amidst filming of Mughal-e-Azam,
Madhubala eventually married Kishore Kumar in 1960 but it wasn’t a smooth-sailing betrothal. Nine years later, the legendary actress passed away at 36.
There was also a court case during the movie Naya Daur where Madhubala gave a statement against Dilip Kumar under pressure from her father, after which the relationship between the two worsened further.
Over an an interview, while sharing on Madhubala’s relationships, her sister Madhur Bhushan, revealed to the media that Madhubala first fell in love with Premnath. The relationship lasted six months. It broke on grounds of religion.
He urged her to convert, and she refused. The next relationship was with Dilip Kumar. She met Bhaijan (Dilip Kumar) on the sets of Tarana. They later worked in Sangdil, Amar, and Mughal-e-Azam. It was a nine-year-long affair. They even got engaged.”
Madhubala’s father did not want her to marry Dilip Kumar. There was also a court case amidst the movie Naya Daur where Madhubala gave a statement against Dilip Kumar under pressure from her father, after which the relationship between the two worsened further.
Things had deteriorated so much that both of them did not even talk to each other while shooting the romantic scenes of Mughal-e-Azam.
In the midst of these ups and downs in Madhubala’s life, Kishore Kumar proposed to her in 1960. When Kishore Kumar proposed to her, she was going to London for her treatment. Diagnosed with a hole in the heart (Ventricular Septal Defect) in 1957, her health was severely damaged, with a projection of only two years to survive.
In an interview given to Rediff.com, the legendary actress’s sister said that Madhubala, despite marrying Kishore Kumar, always remained deeply in love with Dilip Kumar even after they had chosen separate paths.
She said, “Madhubala married Kishore Kumar out of stubbornness and anger towards Dilip Sahab. They got married in 1960. She was 27 years old.”
News Edit KV Raman
