Begum Para was one of Bollywood’s most bold and glamorous actresses during the 1950s. She was not only stunning but an excellent actress who starred in films like Neel Kamal (1947), Jharna (1948), and Kar Bhala (1956) amongst others.
While it’s no big deal shooting a bold photoshoot today, it was when we go back as far back as the 1950s. In that era, when actresses were not even known to do hot scenes or wearing any revealing clothes, Begum Para surprised everyone.
She took part in a glamorous photo shoot for Life Magazine in 1951 and that changed the mindsets of many conservative Indians.
Begum Para was married to Nasir Khan, Dilip Kumar’s brother. Her niece Rukhsana Sultana is Amrita Singh’s mother, who is the ex-wife of Saif Ali Khan and also Khushwant Singh’s niece.
She hated cigarettes but loved whiskey. This is ironical since, in her famous photo shoot, she could be seen puffing away. Check out that swag and fag!
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Begum Para was way ahead of her time and widely known for her boldness and her cleavage showing pictures. She made sure to give some stunning and sultry poses for the Life Magazine photo shoot and wore a white sari and puffed cigarettes.
After this magazine shoot, she became known as Bollywood’s first bombshell and pin-up girl. This photo shoot was done by a famous photographer James Burke of that period. He was responsible for those intimate, bold and sensuous photographs of the glamour queen.
These 1951’s photographs are very bold even for today’s standards!
Her last movie role as a leading actress was in Kar Bhala in 1956. But the legendary actress came back on the big screen one last time in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya in 2007, as Sonam Kapoor’s grandmother.
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