Kuldip Kaur

Kuldip Kaur was a Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi film actress. She is the first Sikh actress who became a household name for her vamp characters in films. She is regarded as the quintessential vamp of Hindi cinema. In between 1950-60, she could be seen in almost every film that was released. 

Kuldip was born in a rich family. Kuldip was the daughter of a wealthy landlord of Punjab, and the daughter-in-law of Emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Her husband was Mohinder Singh Siddhu who was a spoilt brat. Kuldeep got married at an age of 14 and became a mother when she was 16. She was a simple, shy and beautiful lady who was influenced by films after her marriage. Her spoilt husband always wanted her to behave like a modern lady by wearing a swimming suit and even get closer to elite class-men. Things were running out of control and Kuldeep started admiring actor Pran Nath. Soon, she ran away to Bombay and made up her mind to act in Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi films. After leaving for Bombay, Kuldeep did not keep any contact with her parents and even in-laws. 

Kuldeep gave audition for appearing in movies and industry experts found her face suitable for playing vamps. Her first appearance was in a Punjabi movie named ‘Chaman’ (1948) which was a blockbuster hit. Soon she acted in Hindi and Urdu films named Ziddi and Grahasthi respectively. All her films in 1948 did well at the box office. Kuldeep was the busiest actress acting in various successful movies of Hindi and Urdu films since 1948 to 1955. The year 1948-1951 was a successful year for the actress as she acted with Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar hails from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. >> Read More... in many movies and films like ‘Baiju Bawra’, ‘ Anarkali Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, ‘Afsana’,’Anjaam’ etc. were super hits. 1956 was a lean year for the actress as no Hindi film of hers got released. When Kuldeep did not get a chance to appear in Hindi movies, she acted in Punjabi films. 

Kuldeep’s films had always great musical score from musicians like Madan Mohan Madan Mohan Kohli born on 25thJune 1924 in Iraq (B >> Read More... , Naushad, C Ramachandra etc.   Geeta Dutt Geeta Dutt was a significant singer who mesmerized >> Read More... was the singer who had sung beautiful songs for this actress in films like ‘Laal Pari’, ‘Miss Coca Cola’, ‘Ek Nazar’, “Baazi’ etc. Again 1958-1960 was a reasonably successful year for the actress. Her skin was so white that many beautiful actresses in those days envied her white skin complexion. 

Kuldeep was indeed a beautiful woman with a powerful screen presence. Above all, she was a very talented actress too. After 1960, she retired from films. She passed away on February 3, 1960. She carved a niche for herself by playing the bad girl to perfection and will be remembered for her vampire characters in films.