Khursheed

Biography

Khurshid started her film career way back in the late thirties and was among the two surviving actresses to have shared stellar honours with the renowned singer K.L. Saigal. Suraiya, another popular singer-actress of the forties and fifties, remains the only one now. Irshad Begum in real life, Khurshid had done a number of movies for Ranjeet Movietone and her leading men included Saigol, Motilal, Isharilal and Jairaj. Soon after partition she migrated to Pakistan and settled down in Karachi, where she did only two movies, Mandi and Fankar, both of which didn't fare well at the box-office. In 1956 Irshad Begum got married to Yusuf Bhaimia, and made philanthropy the mainstay of her existence. Since then she refused to give interviews or even talk about her film career. She was 79 when she passed away.

Known For

March Ahead

Bhakta Surdas

Tansen

Mumtaz Mahal

Holi

Chandni

Shahenshah Babar

Phoolwari

Shadi

Filmography

1950 Babul

as Munshi's Wife

1947 March Ahead

as Sarla

1946 Phoolwari

as Lali

1946 Moorti

as Anami

1946 Prabhu Ka Ghar

as Alka

1944 Shahenshah Babar

as Hamida

1944 Mumtaz Mahal

as Mumtaz Mahal

1943 Tansen

as Tani

1942 Bhakta Surdas

as Chintamani

1942 Chandni

as Chandni/Devi

1942 Beti

as Kiran

1941 Shadi

as Shobha

1941 Pardesi

as Mira

1940 Musafir

1940 Holi

as Kokila (as Khursheed)

1939 Sitara

as Sitara

1939 Meri Aankhen

1931 Laila Majnu