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Khurshid Jr.
Khurshid in Nagma-e-Sahra (1945)
Born
Khurshid

10 April 1930
Bombay, British India
Died21 July 2001(2001-07-21) (aged 71)
Bombay, Maharashtra
Other nameKhurshid Altaf
OccupationActress
Years active1943 – 1980
SpouseAltaf
Children3
RelativesMeena Kumari (sister)
Baby Madhuri (sister)

Khurshid (10 April 1930 – 21 July 2001), also known by her married name Khurshid Altaf, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi cinema.[1] She used the screen name Khurshid Jr. to differentiate herself from the contemporary star Khurshid Bano.[2] After making her screen debut in Zameen (1943), Khurshid starred in films including Dr. Kumar (1944), Nagma-e-Sahra (1945), Devar (1946), Chheen Le Azadi (1947), and Bichchade Balam (1948). According to film scholar Arunkumar Deshmukh, Khurshid Jr. appeared in 65 films till 1980.[2]

Khurshid's younger sisters, Meena Kumari and Baby Madhuri, also became actresses.

Early life

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Khurshid was born on 10 April 1930 in Bombay in a family of Punjabi background.[2] Her parents were music director Master Ali Bux and Bengali actress and dancer Iqbal Begum.[2][3] Khurshid was the couple's eldest child; her younger sisters were actresses Meena Kumari (1933–1972) and Baby Madhuri (1936/37–1993).[3][4] Khurshid and her sisters were among the several Muslim actors active in the Indian film industry in the wake of the Partition of India on religious lines.[5]

Career

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Khurshid began her acting career at age 12 playing a supporting character in Zameen (1943). She progressed to leading roles with Dr. Kumar (1944).[6] In a 1946 profile published in Filmdom, Indian journalist R. A. Shaikh praised her attractive features, youthful charm and acting ability, describing her as a "promising star of tomorrow".[6]

Khurshid afterwards starred in the fantasy film Nagma-e-Sahra (1945), playing Princess Nargis opposite Master Vithal and Bhagwan Dada.[7] In Aspi Irani's Chheen Le Azadi (1947), she portrayed the character of an enslaved woman, partly inspired by Juliet.[8][9] Khurshid acted opposite her husband Altaf in Chheen Le Azadi, Woh Zamana (1947), and Ret Mahal (1949).[10]

Personal life and death

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Khurshid was married to actor Altaf.[10] After the death of her sister Meena Kumari, their finances were adversely affected, with the couple shifting to smaller tenements and their film offers shrinking.[2] Khurshid died in Mumbai on 21 July 2001, aged 74 according to Film Information, and was reportedly survived by two daughters and a son.[1]

In 2014, her daughter Shahina Rana, a resident of Amritsar, claimed her to be the sole heir of Meena Kumari's property at Pali Hill and submitted an application at a Bandra Court, claiming that Khurshid's children were now entitled to "rights, title and interest" in all of the properties that were owned by Kumari.[11]

Selected filmography

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YearTitleRoleRef.
1943Zameen[12]
Ashirwad[4]
1944Dr. Kumar[13]
Parakh[4]
1945Nagma-e-SahraNargis[14]
1946Devar[15]
1947Lakhon Mein EkNalini[16]
Chheen Le AzadiGopi[8]
Woh Zamana[10]
1948Bichchade Balam[17]
1949Ret Mahal[10]
1972Pakeezah[2]
1980Oh Bewafa[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Khursheed Altaf Dead". Film Information. 20 September 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Deshmukh, Arunkumar (22 September 2021). "SAME NAME CONFUSIONS....PART VI – Dedicated to Artists of the World". anmolfankaar.com. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 Mehta 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Khursheed Junior". CinePlot. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  5. ↑ Sabih, Zaki (17 September 2025). My Life, Pakistan and the Great Balidan: The Story of an Ordinary Man Through the Maze of Religion and Politics. FriesenPress. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-0383-3556-2.
  6. 1 2 Shaikh, R. A. (1946). "Khurshid (Jr.)". Filmdom: The All India Film Directory and Who's Who in the Indian Film Industry. New Delhi. p. 105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ↑ Patel, Baburao (March 1946). "Song Of Desert — A Modest Presentation". Filmndia: 55.
  8. 1 2 Patel, Baburao (January 1948). ""Chheen-Le-Azadi" — Another Ranjit Flop!". Filmindia: 47–49 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ "Ranjit's "Chheen Le Azadi" At Sagar". The Indian Express. 13 March 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Deep 1998, p. 37.
  11. ↑ Nazia Sayed, Sunil Baghel (19 February 2014). "Kahani mein twist: The day HC rules in favour of Kamal Amrohi's son..." Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Rangoonwalla & Das 1970, p. 187.
  13. ↑ Rangoonwalla & Das 1970, p. 190.
  14. ↑ Rangoonwalla & Das 1970, p. 200.
  15. ↑ Rangoonwalla & Das 1970, p. 215.
  16. ↑ Rangoonwalla & Das 1970, p. 317.
  17. ↑ Rangoonwalla & Das 1970, p. 235.

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