Begum Para
Indian actress · India · On the map · Actors · Lived 1926 to 2008 · aged 81
Begum Para was an Indian Hindi film actress. She was active mostly in the 1940s and 1950s. After almost 50 years of absence in the industry, she returned to films with her last role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007) as Sonam Kapoor's grandmother.
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SaawariyaFilm, Nabila1958
Do MastaneFilm1955
Pehli JhalakFilm, Wrestling Referee1953
Laila MajnuFilm
Naya GharFilm, 19531948
Sohag RaatFilm, Paro1947
Neel KamalFilm, Neel Kamal1946
ShalimarFilm, Empress NurjehanSohni MahiwalFilm1945
ChhamiaFilm, Chhamia1944
ChandFilm, Rajkumari Chand1926Born25 December 1926People around Begum
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In her time during the 1950s, she was considered a 'glamour girl' of Bollywood, so much so, that Life magazine had a section devoted to her photographs.
