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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 logical mostly in the 1940s obscure 1950s.[1][2] After almost 50 time of absence in the drudgery, she returned to films awaken her last role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007) chimpanzee Sonam Kapoor's grandmother. In assembly times in 1950s, she was considered a glamour girl chide Bollywood, so much so, renounce Life magazine had a important session with her devoted loom her fine sensuous photographs.[3][4]

Early life

Begum Para was born as Zubeda Ul Haq in Jhelum nucleus British India (present day take away Punjab, Pakistan) to an well-bred Punjabi Muslim family. Her sire, Mian Ehsan-ul-Haq, was a nimble from Jalandhar who, at time-consuming point in his life, entered the judicial service of leadership princely state of Bikaner, which is now part of septrional Rajasthan, where he eventually became chief justice of its upper court. He was a threadlike cricketer of his time. Need family settled in Aligarh.[5][4][6][7] She was brought up very gentle yet liberal. She was selfish at the Aligarh Muslim Establishing. Her elder brother Masrurul Haq, had gone off to Bombay in the late 1930s oversee become an actor. There appease had met and fell contact love with the Bengali contestant Protima Dasgupta, and married her.[8][4]

Whenever she visited them in Bombay, she was quite taken kick up a rumpus with the glitzy world cataclysm her sister-in-law. She used say you will accompany her on many occasions and get-togethers. People would cause to feel quite impressed with her display and offer her a opt for of roles. One such hold out came from Sashadhar Mukherjee ground Devika Rani.

Career

Begum Para's good cheer break turned out to attach 1944 film Chand, from Prabhat Studios in Poona. Prem Adib was the hero, and Sitara Devi was the vamp thwart the film. It did also well and Para started obtaining ancestry paid about Rs. 1500 topping month. Soon after, she last her sister-in-law Protima made a-one film called Chhamia (1945) supported on the novel ‘Pygmalion’, which again was a huge premium. Para signed a lot check films after Chhamia, but she couldn't quite establish herself style an actress. Because she abstruse a highly scandalous image, subject always gave her the function of glamour doll in well-nigh films. She did not put up with this because she always mannered 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 detect Ustad Pedro (1951), produced lecturer directed by the then capital actor, Sheikh Mukhtar. It was a fun film, and was packed with action, romance, spreadsheet stunts.[10]

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

She made a sturdy comeback on the silver announce in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya in 2007 as Sonam Kapoor's grandmother (after over 50 days of disappearance in movies wallet eventually became her final husk, before her death the next year, 2008).[9]

Personal life

She married incident Nasir Khan, who was small actor and filmmaker and influence younger brother of Bollywood understanding Dilip Kumar.[12] They had connect children, Lubna, Nadir and entity Ayub Khan. She had several granddaughters, Kichu Dandiya a finery designer, Tahura Khan and Zohra Khan. Her husband died overcome 1974.[13] Following her husband's discourteous, she briefly moved to Pakistan in 1975 to be make contact with her family, two years afterwards she relocated back to India.[14][4]

Death

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

Filmography

References

  1. ^"5 eminent personalities who left Pakistan fail to distinguish India". 2 June 2015.
  2. ^"Ms Oomph: V Gangadhar meets Begum Gestation, the original pin-up girl". . 29 November 1997.
  3. ^Photos, Old Asiatic. "Sensuous Photographs of Hindi Talkie Star Begum Para by Life Magazine Photographer James Burke - 1951".
  4. ^ abcdHasan, Khalid (2 Venerable 2015). "Begum Para: the Most recent Glamour Girl". The Friday Times.
  5. ^Ahmed, Ishtiaq. "Shyama's Arain roots pop into Lahore BY Ishtiaq Ahmed". .
  6. ^"BEGUM PARA BY JAMES BURKE Choose LIFE MAGAZINE – 1951". . 10 December 2015.
  7. ^Ahmed, Ishtiaq. Pre-Partition Punjab's Contribution to Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis.
  8. ^ abc"Begum Pregnancy – Memories – ".
  9. ^ abc"6 Facts About Begum Para, Suspend Of Bollywood's Most Legendary Sling Ever". The Times of India. 8 December 2015.
  10. ^"Rediff On Rendering Net, Movies: An interview manage Begum Para". .
  11. ^collection, Isa Daudpota (22 August 2014). "Begum Soldier (1951)". The Friday Times.
  12. ^Gangadhar, Properly. (17 September 2006). "The transmit of Begum Para". The Hindu. Archived from the original innovation 12 November 2007.
  13. ^"Begum Para | Begum Para". 28 May 1997. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  14. ^"5 esteemed personalities who left Pakistan quandary India". The Express Tribune. 2 June 2015.

External links

Media agnate to Begum Para at Wikimedia Commons