21 Interesting Facts about Madhubala

 . It was then that Madhubala met Kishore Kumar when they were shooting for Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi and Half

 Almost everybody has a childhood love and so did the Mahal star. For the uninitiated, Madhubala was born and brought-up in Delhi, before she moved to Mumba His Name was Latif

 Madhubala

 Madhubala

 Even after being diagnosed as having a hole in her heart, Madhubala kept her illness a secret from the industry for years

 Her childhood name was Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi. She joined films at the very tender age of nine. And became Raj Kapoor’s, then 22, leading lady when she was all of 14, in Neel Kamal

 Interestingly, Madhubala and Dilip Kumar were not on talking terms during the filming of the epic love saga, Mughal-e-Azam!

 Kamal Amrohi. He was the director of Bollywood’s biggest cult horror movie, Mahal, which went on to become a superhit of all time

 Kidar Sharma gave Madhubala her much-needed break in films. Rumours had it that the first time Kidar saw Madhubala, he fell for her. Kidar’s one-sided obsession for Madhubala grew,

 Kishore Kumar and Madhubala in Half Ticket

 Madhubala and her sister having a day out in Mumbai.

 Madhubala and her sister, Shahida.

 Madhubala was a dog lover. In 1959, she had as many as 18 dogs at her house.

 Madhubala was sad when Dilip Kumar got married - Madhur Bhushan

 Many proposed marriage to her, including Pradeep Kumar, Bharat Bhushan, and Kishore Kumar. Madhubala accepted Kishore’s offer and the two got married in 1960. He had converted to Islam to tie the knot with her.

 Out of the 70-odd films done by Madhubala, ironically only 15 were box office hits.

 Premnath and Madhubala met each other on the sets of Badal. Madhubala was already a superstar. Their relationship went on for a period of 6 months after which Madhubala started to distance herself from him. As

 Shammi Kapoor and Madhubala in Rail Ka Dibba 1953.

 She learnt car driving at the age of 12 from the filmmaker, Mohan Sinha.

 The legendary diva took her last breath at the age of 36. Interestingly, few other popular celebs like Marilyn Monroe, Bob Marley and Princess Diana too had died at the same age.

Yes, we bet many of you were waiting for this point. Their love-story and period of courtship was epic. Madhubala and Dilip Kumar met each other on the sets of Tarana.