Madhubala: The Iconic Star Born on Valentine's Day Who Began Her Journey at 9

• Madhubala, born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi on February 14, 1933, started her film career at the age of nine due to financial necessity.
• She starred in numerous Hindi films from the 1940s to the late 1950s, including "Basant," "Neel Kamal," "Amar Prem," and "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi."
• By the late 1950s, she was among the highest-paid female stars and had a notable professional and personal relationship with Dilip Kumar.
• Married Kishore Kumar in 1960, the same year she was diagnosed with Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), a congenital heart condition.
• Her iconic role as Anarkali in "Mughal-e-Azam" (1960) was completed despite her declining health; she passed away at 36 from heart complications.