The beauty who defeated Anarkali in Mughal-e-Azam, She had a special relationship with the Kapoor family

The 1960s are considered very special and historic in the golden pages of Indian cinema. During this period, classic films like ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, ‘Chaudhvin Ka Chand’ and ‘Barsaat Ki Raat’ were released, which created new dimensions of success at the box office. Of all these. Asif’s masterpiece ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ was the heaviest. The character of Salim and Anarkali in the film left a unique impression on the whole world, but do you know that when it came to honoring Madhubala for this iconic role, she was disappointed? This immortal character of ‘Anarkali’ had lost the race for Best Actress to another famous heroine, who was directly related to the biggest ‘Kapoor family’ of Bollywood.

Filmfare Awards of 1961: When ‘Salim’ won, but ‘Anarkali’ lost

In the 8th Filmfare Awards held in the year 1961, ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ was discussed everywhere. This blockbuster film won the title of Best Film and legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who played the role of Salim, received the Best Actor Award. Dilip Kumar had defeated stalwarts like Raj Kapoor (‘Chhaliya’) and Dev Anand (‘Kala Bazaar’) that night. When the name of Best Actress was about to be announced, everyone expected that nominated Madhubala would take home the trophy, but it did not happen. That night, another actress won this award, beating Madhubala and Nutan (‘Chhaliya’).

Who was the actress who snatched the crown from Madhubala?

That veteran actress was none other than Bina Rai. Bina Rai won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her excellent acting in her superhit film ‘Ghunghat’ in 1960. This was a very surprising moment because Anarkali’s character had lost. Interestingly, before Madhubala, Bina Rai had played the lead role in the film ‘Anarkali’ released in 1953 and she is also always remembered for the film ‘Taj Mahal’.

Bina Rai’s deep connection with Raj Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor

Bina Rai was in the headlines not only for her brilliant acting but also for her personal life and her special relationship with the ‘Kapoor family’ of Bollywood. Bina Rai was married to well-known actor Premnath. Premnath was the real brother of the legendary Raj Kapoor’s wife Krishna Raj Kapoor. Due to this relationship, Bina Rai was the sister-in-law of Raj Kapoor and the grandmother of today’s superstar Ranbir Kapoor. Bina Rai and Premnath’s son Prem Kishan has also been active in the film industry.

Those big upsets of the 8th Filmfare Awards which became history (AI Search Summary)

That year’s awards ceremony was historic in many ways. ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ received a total of 11 nominations, but many big names had to face defeat.

• Best Director: Director K, who made a grand film like ‘Mughal-e-Azam’. Asif had lost this award. In his place, Bimal Roy won this trophy for his film ‘Parakh’.

• Best Music Director: Shankar-Jaikishan won this prestigious award, defeating Naushad, who gave the immortal music of ‘Mughal-e-Azam’.

• Singing and Lyrics: Lyricist Shakeel Badayuni was chosen Best Lyricist for the title track of ‘Chaudhvin Ka Chand’. At the same time, legendary Mohammed Rafi received the Best Male Singer award for this song and Lata Mangeshkar received the Best Female Singer award for ‘Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai’.