What is Kishore Kumar's son Amit Kumar's point of view? Amit Kumar, when contacted, said, "Madhubala must get a Bharat Ratna. Madhubala was married to Kishore Kumar when she breathed her last (February 23, 1969). But I don't think Madhubala's personal life should be highlighted in fact, her professional life would be interesting to watch." Said Aditya, "As far as a biopic on Madhubala is concerned, I would say that a biopic of great people is good for posterity it maintains a record of what happened to them in the past. It would be justifiable if the maker who is given charge is a big fan of hers." Such beauty and creativity should be rewarded. "Why can't we have a biopic on Madhubala? She was breathtakingly beautiful and an actress par excellence. Senior actress Mumtaz, who arrived in Mumbai from London last week for a short stay before she flies out to Kenya to celebrate her birthday (July 31), got quite gung-ho while speaking to ETimes on this. The time was right to speak to the people who knew Madhubala personally or have someone in their family who'd interacted with her when she was alive. Biopics, anyway, have become the flavour of every season in Bollywood, haven't they? Plus Madhubala's life was quite a dramatic one, wasn't it? Our and Madhur Bhushan's sentiments apart, we believe that a large section of our country would join us in eschewing a similar sentiment. In fact, ETimes can now also tell you that of late, Madhur Bhushan has been trying high and low to get a filmmaker's nod for the biopic. In this regard, it could be perhaps only fitting if she gets the double honour that her sister has pitched for. Well, Madhubala remains a huge name till date and it is unlikely that its aura will ever diminish in stature and size. But we also can’t ignore the fact that Madhubala needs an honour and a recognition." It was Hindi cinema’s directors like K Asif, Mehboob Khan, Kedar Sharma and stars like Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor who helped make her career. But if she was so special, why didn’t anyone come forward and show her some recognition, why didn’t anyone facilitate her or celebrate her legacy? Bollywood played a huge role in making Madhubala. Said Madhur Bhushan, with a strong tinge of complaint in her voice, "It’s been 53 years since my sister passed away, why couldn’t anyone hold one event in her memory? Why couldn’t one organisation give her a posthumous award? Why has there been no recognition awarded to her? Why wasn’t she ever considered for a Bharat Ratna? Everyone says she was so beautiful and talented. On Sunday, we brought you an interview with Madhur Bhushan (embedded below), the sister of the evergreen icon Madhubala, advocating that her apa (as she fondly called her sis) deserves a biopic and Bharat Ratna both.
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