The pin up girl of the 50’s, Begum Para, was born in a liberal Muslim family of 10 children. She grew up as “Para” in Bikaner, where her father, Mian Ehsan Ul Haque was the Chief Justice. The title of “Begum” she gave herself when she entered films.
Begum Para entered movies at a very young age. She was only 17 when she romanced Prem Adib in Chand (1944).
She played the lead in Sohni Mahiwal (1946) and Zanjeer (1947). Mehandi (1947) saw her along with the beautiful Nargis. In Neel Kamal (1947) she shared screen space with Raj Kapoor and ...
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