#GoldenFrames: Kumkum featured in some of the most successful songs in the Hindi movies of the 50s and 60s - Kumkum worked in as many as a

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Kumkum worked in as many as a hundred movies in her two-decade career. She became a household name after movies such as 'C.I.D.' (1956), 'Mother India' (1957), 'Kohinoor' (1960) and many more. The actress was an accomplished dancer, second lead and character artist. She is known for her performance in the song "Kabhi aar kabhi paar" from the movie 'Aar Par' (1954).

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Born on December 21, 1935, as Zebunnisa in Hussainabad, Bihar—Kumkum didn't have a pleasant childhood. Her father Nawab Manzoor Hasan Khan was the landlord of Hussainabad near Patna. When their financial condition started deteriorating the family left for Kolkata. It’s said the father remarried and left for Pakistan afterwards.

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The actress learnt Kathak under the tutelage of Shambhu Maharaj in Lucknow and later migrated with her family to Mumbai in 1952.

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Kumkum knew Naushad, and it is believed that the composer helped her get a break in movies. That was how the actress got the break in the 'Sheesha' (1952). Apparently, Naushad had put in a good word for her with filmmaker Shaheed Lateef.

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Nargis and Sajjan played the lead in the movie 'Sheesha' (1952). Kumkum was only sixteen when she got her first break. She danced to the song 'Angana baje shehnai re, aaj moi jagmag atariya.' Kumkum only appeared on the screen only for a few minutes, she created a good impression and soon, work started coming in.

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