Trivia

She and Dilip Kumar met on the set of Tarana (1951) when she was eighteen years-old. While filming, she sent her hairdresser with a note written in Urdu along with a red rose asking him to accept it if he loved her, which intrigued and amused him and so he accepted the rose.

She and Dilip Kumar had a seven-year courtship, but abruptly ended when she could not face her father's opposition to Dilip and ultimately had to bow out of B.R. Chopra's film opposite him following a scandalous court case.

Screen name Madhubala given to her by veteran actress Devika Rani.

After she was diagnosed as having a hole in her heart, she put on a brave face and her illness was kept a secret from the industry for many years. She frequently used to cough up blood on sets, and eventually her illness forced her to end her career.

She was proposed to by Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar, and Kishore Kumar. She eventually married the latter of the three, Kishore, who converted to Islam to marry her.

Formed a popular screen couple with Late Dev Anand and Dilip Kumar.

Daughter of Attaullah Khan.

Sister of Chanchal.

Sister in law of actor/ music composer _Brij Bhushan Sahni_. (Partner of youngest sister _Madhur Bhushan_).

Sister Madhur Bhushan was a playback singer. She sang in Kissa Kursee Kaa and acted in the movie Sangdil (1981). It was produced by her and her husband.

Sister took the screen name "Ganga" and debuted in Hum Do Daku.