New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- On this day, cinema lovers across India pause to remember the ethereal star who redefined beauty and tragedy on the silver screen- Madhubala.

Marking her death anniversary, fans revisit not just her unforgettable roles, but the aura of mystery and melancholy that made her one of Hindi cinema's most enduring legends.

Born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi, Madhubala's journey from a child artist to the "Venus of Indian Cinema" is the subject of folklore.

With luminous eyes and a smile that could light up the frame, she became the face of romance in the 1950s and early '60s. Yet behind that radiance lay a fragile heart, both metaphorically and medically, as she battled congenital heart disease through the peak of her fame....