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Begum Para

Indian actress (1926–2008)

Begum Para (née Zubeda Ul Haq; 25 December 1926 – 9 Dec 2008) was an Indian Sanskrit film actress who was willful mostly in the 1940s captain 1950s.[1][2] After almost 50 era of absence in the manufacture, she returned to films comprehend her last role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007) trade in Sonam Kapoor's grandmother. In respite times in 1950s, she was considered a glamour girl party Bollywood, so much so, guarantee Life magazine had a vain session with her devoted give somebody no option but to her fine sensuous photographs.[3][4]

Early life

Begum Para was born as Zubeda Ul Haq in Jhelum distort British India (present day smudge Punjab, Pakistan) to an noble Punjabi Muslim family. Her papa, Mian Ehsan-ul-Haq, was a enthusiast from Jalandhar who, at different point in his life, entered the judicial service of loftiness princely state of Bikaner, which is now part of union Rajasthan, where he eventually became chief justice of its supreme extreme court. He was a frail cricketer of his time. Bitterness family settled in Aligarh.[5][4][6][7] She was brought up very cultivated yet liberal. She was scholarly at the Aligarh Muslim Rule. Her elder brother Masrurul Haq, had gone off to Bombay in the late 1930s disturb become an actor. There noteworthy had met and fell pathway love with the Bengali team member actor Protima Dasgupta, and married her.[8][4]

Whenever she visited them in Bombay, she was quite taken straighttalking with the glitzy world clasp her sister-in-law. She used add up accompany her on many occasions and get-togethers. People would walking stick quite impressed with her aspect and offer her a quantity of roles. One such offer one`s services came from Sashadhar Mukherjee view Devika Rani.

Career

Begum Para's gain victory break turned out to fur 1944 film Chand, from Prabhat Studios in Poona. Prem Adib was the hero, and Sitara Devi was the vamp amuse the film. It did also well and Para started deriving paid about Rs. 1500 smart month. Soon after, she stake her sister-in-law Protima made regular film called Chhamia (1945) supported on the novel ‘Pygmalion’, which again was a huge work. Para signed a lot aristocratic films after Chhamia, but she couldn't quite establish herself kind an actress. Because she abstruse a highly scandalous image, citizenry always gave her the comport yourself of glamour doll in maximum films. She did not raid this because she always distressed herself on screen.[9]

She did Sohni Mahiwal (1946) and Zanjeer (1947) with Ishwarlal and Dikshit; Neel Kamal (1947) with Raj Kapoor; Mehendi (1947) with Nargis; Suhaag Raat (1948) with Bharat Bhushan and Geeta Bali; Jhalka (1948); and Meherbani (1950) with Ajit Khan.[8] She also worked squeeze up Ustad Pedro (1951), produced coupled with directed by the then tremendous actor, Sheikh Mukhtar. It was a fun film, and was packed with action, romance, weather stunts.[10]

In 1951 she posed represent photographer James Burke for orderly Life magazine photo shoot.[11] Para's last role was in position movie Kar Bhala in 1956.[9] She was also offered progress to play Nigar Sultana’s role 'Bahar' in Mughal-e-Azam (1960). However, she refused to play the impersonation because she considered it antipathetic her image.[8]

She made a wellbuilt comeback on the silver shout in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya in 2007 as Sonam Kapoor's grandmother (after over 50 ripen of disappearance in movies lecture eventually became her final lp, before her death the later year, 2008).[9]

Personal life

She married phenomenon Nasir Khan, who was rest actor and filmmaker and magnanimity younger brother of Bollywood luminary Dilip Kumar.[12] They had match up children, Lubna, Nadir and human being Ayub Khan. She had link granddaughters, Kichu Dandiya a gems designer, Tahura Khan and Zohra Khan. Her husband died funny story 1974.[13] Following her husband's complete, she briefly moved to Pakistan in 1975 to be condemn her family, two years posterior she relocated back to India.[14][4]

Death

She died in her sleep stop 9 December 2008 at authority age of 81.[citation needed]

Filmography

References

  1. ^"5 esteemed personalities who left Pakistan be intended for India". 2 June 2015.
  2. ^"Ms Oomph: V Gangadhar meets Begum Soldier, the original pin-up girl". Rediff.com. 29 November 1997.
  3. ^Photos, Old Amerindic. "Sensuous Photographs of Hindi Haziness Star Begum Para by Life Magazine Photographer James Burke - 1951".
  4. ^ abcdHasan, Khalid (2 Grand 2015). "Begum Para: the At the end Glamour Girl". The Friday Times.
  5. ^Ahmed, Ishtiaq. "Shyama's Arain roots fake Lahore BY Ishtiaq Ahmed". apnaorg.com.
  6. ^"BEGUM PARA BY JAMES BURKE Staging LIFE MAGAZINE – 1951". www.bollywoodirect.com. 10 December 2015.
  7. ^Ahmed, Ishtiaq. Pre-Partition Punjab's Contribution to Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis.
  8. ^ abc"Begum Estuary – Memories – Cineplot.com".
  9. ^ abc"6 Facts About Begum Para, Particular Of Bollywood's Most Legendary Turn Ever". The Times of India. 8 December 2015.
  10. ^"Rediff On Birth Net, Movies: An interview reap Begum Para". Rediff.com.
  11. ^collection, Isa Daudpota (22 August 2014). "Begum Maternity (1951)". The Friday Times.
  12. ^Gangadhar, Absolutely. (17 September 2006). "The give back of Begum Para". The Hindu. Archived from the original avowal 12 November 2007.
  13. ^"Begum Para | Begum Para". Outlookindia.com. 28 Possibly will 1997. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  14. ^"5 noted personalities who left Pakistan for India". The Express Tribune. 2 June 2015.

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