Mumbai: Director Imtiaz Ali has brought the rights to make a biopic on legendary actor Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi, either as a film or a web series, if reports are to be believed. From Madhubala's debut as a child artist in Basant to her big break as an actress opposite Raj Kapoor in Neel Kamal, the biopic is said to narrate the life of Madhubala through the lens of director Imtiaz Ali.
According to a source, "There is so much material on Madhubala – right from her debut as a child artiste in Basant to her debut as a heroine at the age of 14 opposite Raj Kapoor in Neel Kamal. She never got an award and managed only one Filmfare nomination for Mughal-e-Azam in spite of working in 73 films in a 22 year-long career."
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"There are other stories about her relationship with Dilip Kumar, her marriage with Kishore Kumar, and how she died a lonely death after being bedridden."
"There is so much material on Madhubala – right from her debut as a child artiste in Basant to her debut as a heroine at the age of 14 opposite Raj Kapoor in Neel Kamal. She never got an award and managed only one Filmfare nomination for Mughal-e-Azam in spite of working in 73 films in a 22 year-long career. There are other stories about her relationship with Dilip Kumar, her marriage with Kishore Kumar, and how she died a lonely death after being bedridden."
The source further shared details of the rights stating, "He has acquired the rights from the family who owns a company called Madhubala Ventures Pvt. Ltd vide a Life Story Rights Assignment Agreement for the Hindi language only, under his company Window Seat Films LLP."
Earlier when Madhubala's sister Madhur Brij Bhushan was asked who should play the actor on the big screen, she had said, "There was a time when I wanted Madhuri Dixit to play the role of Madhubala in her biopic but now it has to be Kareena Kapoor Khan as she has the same naughtiness that Madhubala used to have and she is a beautiful actor too."
The official announcement is yet to be made.
