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Begum Para acted in twenty-seven movies during a career span of fifteen years. Her voguish stature was unfathomable for actresses in her era. Para was widely known for her boldness. She loved her whisky and openly indulged in it. She was India’s first pin-up girl who was a global sensation!
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Born as Zubeda Ul Haq on December 25tth, 1926, in Jehlum, Pakistan, Begum Para's family was originally from Aligarh. Her father, Mian Ehsanul-Haq, was chief justice of its highest court in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
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Para was sent to Aligarh in a hostel as her father was posted elsewhere. She continued her education till class 12th at the Aligarh Muslim University. Her elder brother Masrurul Haq left for Mumbai in the late 1930s to become an actor, where he met and fell in love with the Bengali actress Protima Dasgupta and married her. Whenever Para visited them in Mumbai, she was quite taken up with the glamour world of her sister-in-law. Para often accompanied her on many occasions and get-togethers. It was hard to miss a beauty like her.
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She was offered many roles—one such offer came from Sashadhar Mukherjee and Devika Rani. Para's father consented to her wishes reluctantly and requested that she never work in Lahore.
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Begum Para's first break was the movie 'Chand' (1944) from Prabhat Studios, Pune. Prem Adib was the lead actor, and Sitara Devi was the vamp in the movie. It did exceptionally well, and Para started getting paid about Rs. 1500 a month. Following this, she and her sister-in-law Protima made a movie 'Chamia' (1945) based on the novel 'Pygmalion', which was a huge success. Para signed a lot of movies after that but couldn't quite establish herself as an actress.
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