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Begum Para (née Zubeda Ul Haq; 25 December 1926 – 9 December 2008) was an Indian Hindi film actress who was active mostly in the 1940s and 1950s. After almost 50 years of absence in the industry, she returned to films with her last role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007) as Sonam Kapoor's grandmother.
Begum Para was born on 25 December 1926 in Jhelum, Punjab, India. She was an actress and costume designer, known for Saawariya (2007), Neel Kamal (1947) and Sohag Raat (1948). She was married to Nasir Khan. She died on 9 December 2008 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Mar 28, 2024 · Born in Jhelum in British India (present-day Pakistan), Begum Para was brought up in Bikaner. The actress had an elder brother Masrurul Haq, who had gone off to Bombay in the late 1930s to become an actor. There he met and fell in love with the Bengali actress Protima Dasgupta, and married her.
Dec 24, 2021 · Begum Para acted in twenty-seven movies during a career span of fifteen years. Her voguish stature was unfathomable for actresses in her era. Para was widely known for her boldness.
During the 1950s, Begum Para was a celebrated Bollywood actress, known for her exceptional beauty and acting in films like Neel Kamal, Jharna, and Kar Bhala. Her incredible fashion sense made her a prominent name and earned her a cult following of that era.
Dec 8, 2015 · Begum Para was one of Bollywood's most bold actresses during the 1950s. She acted in films like Neel Kamal (1947), and Jharna (1948), and Kar Bhala (1956) was her last movie before she acted again after decades in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007).
Begum Para was born on December 25, 1926 in Jhelum, Punjab, India. She was an actress and costume designer, known for Saawariya (2007), Neel Kamal (1947) and Sohag Raat (1948). She was married to Nasir Khan. She died on December 9, 2008 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Begum Para (1926–2008) was an Indian Hindi film actress who was active mostly in the 1940s and 1950s. After 50 years, she returned to films with her last rol...
Known for her bold, vivacious and modern persona, Begum Para acted in approximately 27 films in the course of her career spanning 15 years. Considered India’s first pin-up girl after her photographs were published in America’s popular Life magazine in 1951, her fame spread internationally.
Begum Para, born on 25th December 1926, in Punjab, British India, was an Indian film actress. She was active mostly in the 1940s and 1950s. She made a comeback , after 50 years, with her last role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007) as Sonam Kapoor's grandmother.
