In order to make ends meet and feed her family comprising her parents and her remaining three sisters, Madhubala decided to enter the glamorous world of Indian cinema. The brothers died when they were six, while three of her sisters died at the age of five. Madhubala had two brothers and three sisters. Madhubala's family migrated to Mumbai after her father Ataullah Khan was dismissed from his job at the Imperial Tobacco Company in Delhi. Unfortunately, this was the reason which led to her heart complications, which eventually claimed her life. Madhubala's sister, Madhur Bhushan had said that the actress was born with 'blue baby' syndrome. Madhubala was the fifth child of eleven children born to her parents. Acute monetary crisis was the key factor which ushered Madhubala into the tinsel town of Bollywood. She belonged to a conservative Muslim family of Pathan ('Pashtun') origin amidst intense financial insecurities. The Bollywood Queen, Madhubala was born as Mumtaz Jahan Begum Dehlavi.on 14th February, 1933, in New Delhi. Madhubala married the popular playback singer and actor, Kishore Kumar but that was a loveless marriage. This beautiful actress cast a spell among her admirers with her expressive eyes, radiant smile, immense talent, translucent skin and charismatic on-screen presence.

'Woman of Honey' by actress Devika Rani, Mumtaz Jahan Begum Dehlavi made her debut 'Basant' at the age of nine in 1942, which was a firm launch pad to her series of successful film ventures. This renowned Indian actress carved out a niche for herself by delivering as many as 72 films in a short span of eighteen years. Madhubala, was also known as 'Venus Queen of Indian cinema' for her ethereal beauty, Madhubala ruled the silver screen in the ' Golden Era of Indian cinema', particularly from the 1940s to the 1960s.

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