On the 87th birth anniversary of Madhubala, we pay tribute by remembering the effervescent actress through a collection of some beautiful rare pictures from her life and times.

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She was third born among the seven daughters (Kaneez, Fatima, Altaf, Chanchal, Zahida and Shahida being others) of a handsome Pathan Attaullah Khan and his beautiful Iranian wife.
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Madhubala was credited as Mumtaz in films such as Basant, Dhanna Bhagat, Pujari, Phoolwari, Rajputani, where she acted as a child artist.

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He has mentioned, "I must admit that I was attracted to her (Madhubala) both as a fine co-star and as a person who had some of the attributes I hoped to find in a woman at that age and time..."
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She went too soon!
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The iconic Lalbaugcha Raja idol was shifted onto a raft on Sunday afternoon after delays since morning due to high tide and technical challenges, with final immersion, delayed by several hours, expected to take place around 11 pm, officials said.