October 26th, 2010

Khursheed Junior

Khursheed Junior

Khursheed Junior in Naghma-e-Sahara (1945)

Real Name:- Khursheed

Notable Films:- Zamin (1943), Aashirwad (1943), Parakh (1944), Dr. Kumar (1944), Naghma-e-Sahara (1945)

Other Info :- Meena Kumari’s elder sister Khursheed [Junior] was born in 1927 in Mumbai. Fluent in Urdu and English, she joined the film industry on the advice of Pandit Anand Kumar and appeared for the first time in Zamin (1943). Proficient in singing too, but not as well as the famous Khursheed Begum. Made her debut in  Zamin (1943), graduated to secondary roles with Parakh (1944) and then became a leading lady in Aashirwad (1943). She mostly played bit parts in films, and never became famous like her younger sister Meena Kumari. Khurshid married a person named Altaf and her present whereabouts are unknown.

Trivia :- Khursheed [Junior] is sometimes confused with the famous actress singer Khursheed Begum

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