Begum Para

Begum Para is an actor in Hindi cinema, credited on Do Mastane (1958).

Begum Para (née Zubeda Ul Haq; 25 December 1926 – 9 December 2008) was an Indian Hindi film actress. She was active mostly in the 1940s and 1950s. After being away from the industry for more than 20 years, she appeared briefly in the 1980s & after another 20 years hiatus, she returned to films with her last role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007) as Sonam Kapoor's grandmother. In her time during the 1950s, she was considered a 'glamour girl' of Bollywood, so much so, that Life magazine had a section devoted to her photographs.

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