Actor

Madhubala

Acting

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Acting credits

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

1.6

Low visibility

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Movies: 56Series: 0Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 229250

IMDb ID: nm0534870

Known for: Acting

Born: February 14, 1933

Died: February 23, 1969

Age: 36

Place of birth: Delhi, British India

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1942 - 2008

Years active: 67

Average TMDB rating: 6.9

Wikidata: Q36881

Also known as

Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi • मधुबाला • मुमताज़ बेग़म जहाँ देहलवी • مدھو بالا

Other jobs

Producer (1)

TMDB TMDB IMDb IMDb W Wikidata

Biography

Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi; February 14, 1933 – February 23, 1969) was an Indian film actress who is often regarded as the "Marilyn Monroe of India". The highest-grossing star of the 1950s, she was active between 1942 and 1960. She is also considered to be one of the most beautiful actresses to have worked in the industry and is highly regarded as "The Venus of Indian Cinema" and "The Beauty with Tragedy". Her performance as the alluring court dancer Anarkali in the historical epic Mughal-E-Azam (1960) cemented her status as an iconic and irreplaceable figure in Indian cinema.