Her sister stated that Madhubala’s parents didn’t like her to attend public functions or any premieres.Both remained in a romantic relationship for seven years. But she had to give up the courtship with Dilip due to her father’s opposition to him.

In 1951, at the age of eighteen, she became more intimate with Dilip Kumar on the film set of ‘Tarana.’ During these days, she sent a letter to him in the Urdu language with a red rose and asked him to accept it if he loved her.

Legendary director Frank Capra wanted to bring her in Hollywood Industry to give her an international career, but her conservative father never allowed her to go.

With the popularity of her movie ‘Mahal’ (1949), she became a superstar.

She played a romantic lead with Raj Kapoor in this movie.

At the age of 14, she worked in the film ‘Neel Kamal’ (1947), produced and directed by Kidar Sharma.

At the age of eleven, she met Dilip Kumar first time on the film set of ‘Jwar Bhata’ in 1944 and then again worked with him in the film ‘Har Singaar’ in 1949.

She liked dogs and had kept 18 in her house.

She learned driving at the age of 12 and liked to drive long sometimes.

Her work in film industry provided a financial help to her family.

She commenced her career as a child actress from the movie ‘Basant’ (1942).

At the tender age of nine, she started looking for a job in Bombay.

In 1944, the Bombay explosion destroyed her small house in Bombay.

She was the sister in law of a famous actor and music composer Brij Bhushan Sahni.

Her three sisters and two brothers died at a small age.

She belonged to a poor Pathan Muslim family in Delhi, India.

Her screen name was given to her by actress Devika Rani.

Due to her matchless beauty, she earned the title ‘Venus Of the Indian Screen.’.Did Madhubala drink alcohol?: Not Known.Dilip Kumar also testified against Madhubala and her father in the court, in favour of Chopra. When her father denied her outdoor shooting with Dilip Kumar in Bhopal for the film 'Naya Daur'(1957) B.R Chopra sued her for the advanced money that she received for this movie. Madhur Bhushan (Zahida) (playback singer), Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) (Hole in the Heart)

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