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Madhubala’s marble tomb was broken after her father's death, says sister Madhur: 'We had given up'

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“Madhubala’s marble tomb was broken after her father's death, says sister Madhur: 'We had given up”

For months after Madhubala’s death, the cemetery where she was buried carried the scent of perfume. Her father, Ataullah Khan, had poured bottles of perfume over her grave during her burial. The unusual gesture was recalled by her sister, Madhur Bhushan, in a recent conversation with Vickey Lalwani. Madhur said she still does not know how he was permitted to do so. She also spoke about how her father struggled to cope with the loss of his daughter, who died on February 23, 1969, aged 36, after…

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