By Jagmohan Singh Barhok

Remembered On Her Death Anniversary

Kuldip Kaur, is one of the earliest & most sophisticated vamps who graced the film screen. She was from a rich background and her penchant made her become an actress after the partition of the country. She appeared in many films with Pran who was a known & established actor then having co starred Noor Jehan in some films.

She came into limelight with the release of Punjabi film “Chaman” in 1948 starring Meena Shorey, Karan Dewan, Om Prakash , Majnu, Kuldip Kaur & Shaukat Azmi. Produced by Jaimani Dewan, the film was declared a blockbuster with hit numbers – “Assan Bekadraan Naal Laiyaan Akiyaan” ” , “Rahe Rahe Jandeya Akhiyaan”, “Jadon Narm Kalja Dharke” .The film was directed by Roop K. Shorey.

There is no denying the fact that the actress was ahead of her time. She exuded an aura of aristocracy , authority & grounded intelligence. She reigned supreme as an actress & bewitched the audiences, though she played negative roles. She lived & dressed herself lavishly like a princess.
Born in 1927, at Lahore she was seen in films like “Rakhi” (1949), “Jashan” (1955), Ek Nazar” (1951). She also featured in Dev Anand starrer “Ziddi” (1948) & also worked in B R Chopra’s maiden directorial venture “Afsana”(1951), featuring Ashok Kumar, Veena, Jeevan & Cuckoo. “Baiju Bawara” (1952) & “Anarkali” (1953) were her other hit films. The former won two Filmfare Awards (1954) & the latter ,a musical hit was the highest grossing film of the year 1953.”Yeh Zindagi Usiki Hai”,”Zindagi Pyar Ki Do Char Ghadi”, & “Mohabbat Mein Aise Kadam Dagamagaye” were some of the hit numbers from the film.
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Died this day in 1960 at the prime of her life like Madhubala & Meena Kumari.