About
Considered one of the most influential Hindi actresses to ever live, she first gained prominence in a heroine role in the 1952 film Baiju Bawra. Her role in the film earned her a Filmfare Best Actress Award win.
Before Fame
Some of her earliest work was for the films Farzand-e-Watan, Veer Ghatotkach, Alladin, and The Wonderful Lamp.
Trivia
She died way too young at the age of 39 from liver cirrhosis.
Family Life
She met Kamal Amrohi on the set of a film and married him in 1952.
Associated With
She co-starred with the great Dilip Kumar in the 1955 film Azaad.
