Madhubala on a postal stamp

Madhubala on a postal stampIndia’s postal department is showing its softer and romantic side this week, by releasing a postal stamp for the most beautiful face that ever adorned Bollywood’s silver screens. Madhubala, mere mention of whose name can make one skip a few heartbeats, can now be owned by everyone, thanks to a commemorative tribute that was long overdue.

The tribute comes as part of an event organized by the India Post, a philatelic exhibiton cum tribute to the Indian cinema in general. Madhubala, aka Mumtaz Begum Jahan Dehlavi, is the second Bollywood actress to be honored this way, the first being Nargis Dutt. Among some of the other movie celebrities who have had this honor bestowed, are, Satyajit Ray, Dadasaheb Phalke, Guru Dutt, Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh and Madhubala’s husband - singer Kishore Kumar.

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