Begum Para | |
|---|---|
 Begum Para photographed by LIFE magazine in 1951. | |
| Born | Zubeda Ul Haq 25 December 1926 Jhelum, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 9 December 2008 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1944–1956, 2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Nasir Khan |
| Children | 3, including Ayub Khan |
| Relatives | Dilip Kumar (brother-in-law) Rukhsana Sultana (niece) Amrita Singh (grandniece) |
Begum Para (n̩e Zubeda Ul Haq; 25 December 1926 Р9 December 2008) was an Indian Hindi film actress who was active mostly in the 1940s and 1950s.[1][2] After 50 years, she returned to films with her last role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007) as Sonam Kapoor's grandmother. In her times in 1950s, she was considered a glamour girl of Bollywood, so much so, that Life magazine had a special session with her devoted to her fine sensuous photographs. Begum Para was born as Zubeda Ul Haq in Jehlum now a days in Pakistan. Her family was from Aligarh. Her father, Mian Ehsanul-Haq, was a judge who at some point in his life went into the judicial service of the princely state of Bikaner, now northern Rajasthan, where he became chief justice of its highest court. He was a fine cricketer of his time.[5] She was brought up very disciplined yet liberal. She spent her childhood in Bikaner. She was educated at the Aligarh Muslim University. Her elder brother Masrurul Haq, had gone off to Bombay in the late 1930s to become an actor. There he had met and fell in love with the Bengali actress Protima Dasgupta, and married her.[6][5]
Whenever she visited them in Bombay, she was quite taken up with the glitzy world of her sister-in-law. She used to accompany her on many occasions and get-togethers. People would get quite impressed with her looks and offer her a lot of roles. One such offer came from Sashadhar Mukherjee and Devika Rani. Her father consented to her wishes reluctantly, and requested her to never work in Lahore. She married actor Nasir Khan, the younger brother of Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar.[10] They had three children, including the actor Ayub Khan. Begum Para's father Mian Ehsan-ul-Haq of Jalandhar, was a judge who joined the princely state of Bikaner, now northern Rajasthan, where he became chief justice of its highest court.[citation needed] Her husband died in 1974.[11] Following her husband's death, she briefly migrated to Pakistan in 1975. Two years later, she relocated back to India.
She died in her sleep on 9 December 2008 at the age of 81.
Begum Para Movies List
Saawariya (2007) - Sakina's grandmother
Kar Bala
Kismet Ka Khel (1956)
Pehli Janak (1955)
Shahzada (1955)
Laila Majnu (1953)
Naya Ghar (1953)
Baghdad (1952)
Pagle (1950)
Meharbani (1950)
Jharna (1948)
Shahnaz (1948)
Suhaag Raat (1948) - Paro
Mehandi (1947)
Neel Kamal (1947)
Zanjeer (1947)
The Chain (1947)
Sohni Mahiwal (1946)
Chand (1944)
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