Khursheed
Birthday: 1914-04-14
Place of Birth: Punjab, India
Biography: Khurshid started her film career way back in the late thirties and was among the two surviving actresses to have shared stellar honours with the renowned singer K.L. Saigal. Suraiya, another popular singer-actress of the forties and fifties, remains the only one now. Irshad Begum in real life, Khurshid had done a number of movies for Ranjeet Movietone and her leading men included Saigol, Motilal, Isharilal and Jairaj. Soon after partition she migrated to Pakistan and settled down in Karachi, where she did only two movies, Mandi and Fankar, both of which didn't fare well at the box-office. In 1956 Irshad Begum got married to Yusuf Bhaimia, and made philanthropy the mainstay of her existence. Since then she refused to give interviews or even talk about her film career. She was 79 when she passed away.
Movies
Babul
Two fathers, one poor and the other rich, hope that a wealthy postmaster will wed one of their daugh...
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March Ahead
In a tale that dared to challenge tradition, Aage Badho follows the heartbreaking journey of Sarla, ...
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Bhakta Surdas
Surdas, a blind poet, embarks on a spiritual journey. He transforms into a revered saint, dedicating...
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Tansen
Renowned, talent singer Tansen is settled in a small village. He has a lover whom he loves madly nam...
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Mumtaz Mahal
Mumtaz Mahal tells the story of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal, tracing their deep love, her d...
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Holi
The evil Chand (Motilal) and his rich father Mangaldas (Date) persecute the nice Sunder (Ishwarlal):...
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Chandni
Two identical women, city-bred Chandni and village teacher Devi, swap clothes on a train, leading to...
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Shahenshah Babar
Following his conquest of India, Emperor Babar faces a crisis of loyalty among his troops and nobles...
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Phoolwari
A spoiled heiress scorns all suitors until a welfare officer's blunt honesty forces her to confront ...
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Shadi
A devoted traditional wife heals her ailing husband, only for him to abandon her for a dancing girl....
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Pardesi
An earthquake separates wealthy siblings Premnath and Mala, leaving Premnath with amnesia and in lov...
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Beti
A pampered, sickly child escapes her privileged life, only to encounter a struggling street juggler ...
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Musafir
A prince, fresh from his foreign education, returns to find his kingdom plagued by intrigues and rig...
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Moorti
A sculptor falls for an amnesiac woman found after a bombing, whose strange behavior hides a past th...
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Prabhu Ka Ghar
A story centered on a village girl named Alka, whose character exhibits contradictory traits and pos...
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Sitara
A fiery rivalry across two generations of gypsies sparks when a scorned love leads to tragedy. Decad...
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Laila Majnu
A romantic tragedy where two earnest lovers Laila and Majnu couldn't succeed in their love and meet ...
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Imaan Farosh
A social drama or a moralistic tale exploring themes of betrayal, disloyalty, or a crisis of faith/p...
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As You Please
An everyday man, Govindlal (secretly wealthy Seth Bansilal), wins a Kashmir trip in a crossword puzz...
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