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Kumkum and Waheeda Rehman in Thirst (1957)

Biography

Kumkum

Overview

  • Born
    April 22, 1934 · Sheikhpura, India
  • Died
    July 28, 2020 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Zaibunnissa

Mini bio

  • Kumkum was born on April 22, 1934 in Sheikhpura, India. She was an actress, known for Mem Sahib (1956), Son of India (1962) and Naya Daur (1957). She was married to Sajjad Akbar Khan. She died on July 28, 2020 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Family

  • Spouse
      Sajjad Akbar Khan

Trivia

  • Nephew is actor Govinda. Govinda's mother Nirmala Devi and Kumkum are half sister's. They had the same father, (Vasudev Maharaj aka Vasudev Narayan Singh). Kumkum and her sister Radhika were the daughter's of Vasudev's Muslim mistress named Munnan. Kumkum step father's name was Nawab Manzoor Hassan Khan. He was a landlord of Hussainabad near Patna.
  • Kumkum returned to the limelight to launch a Bhojpuri magazine in 2006. Her husband was with her on the occasion.
  • Father name is Nawab Manzoor Hassan Khan a landlord Hussainabad, near Patna.
  • Father converted to Islam before she was born.
  • Husband named Sajjad Akbar Khan was from Lucknow and would always work in Saudi Arabia. After marriage she shifted to Saudi Arabia for 23 years. She returned to India in 1995.

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