Madhubala: enigmatic timeless beauty of Hindi Cinema tragic life compared to H’wood icon Marilyn Monroe

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Madhubala: enigmatic timeless beauty of Hindi Cinema tragic life compared to H’wood icon
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It is no exaggeration that the most beautiful woman Indian cinema has ever seen is none other than Madhubala She was the ultimate Bollywood Legend whose tragic life was compared with Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe.

For those unversed, Madhubala was born as Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi in Delhi in 1933.

Whether it was the seductive pull of songs ‘Aaiye Meherbaan’, or the innocent tease of young love in ‘Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab ka’, Madhubala managed to immortalise every shot she was part of. She was the distressed damsel of ‘Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si’, looking every inch of a goddess in her drenched saree, establishing a new Bollywood trope for mainstream cinema in the years to come.
Notably, Madhubala immortalised some of the industry’s most iconic songs and films. Her dreamy eyes, vivacious smile and mischievous laughter gave her a girl-next-door appeal.

Not many may be versed that Madhubala was born with a hole in the heart detected after she started acting.

All said the Bollywood Legend Madhubala’s tragic life was often compared with Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe.