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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 Madhubala.
In 1953 she starred in Laila Majnu and Naya Ghar. She played a wrestling referee in Pehli Jhalak (1955). The film also starred Kishore Kumar and Vyjayanthimala. In 1956 came Kar Bhala, after which she married Nasir Khan (Dilip Kumar’s brother) and took a break from films and acting.
She and Nasir had 3 children, including the actor Ayub Khan (Remember Preity Zinta’s fiancé Rohit in Dil Chahta Hai). She quit films willingly, as she was more than excited to be with the man she loved and start a family with him. All was fine until 1974, when he died of heartache at an early age and left his wife and kids to fend for themselves.
After a really long hiatus Begum Para came back to the silver screen to give her last performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya (2007) as Sonam Kapoor’s grandmother.
Known for her sexy image and bold statements, she looked exquisite. No wonder then that she graced the covers of several magazines in her time.
She was a strong independent woman who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. Though she played the seductress and sexy vamp in her reel life, in reality she was a good wife and mother.
She left the world in 2008.
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