The doodle was created by bangalore-based artist Muhammed Sajid.

Google Doodle celebrates bollywood’s iconic Madhubala’s birthday.

Indian cinema’s heartthrob, Madhubala, was also known as the ‘Marilyn Monroe’ on bollywood.

She appeared in over 70 films over the course of a tragically brief career.

Theatre Arts magazine called her ‘The Biggest Star in the World’ in 1952.

She was featured on a commemorative postage stamp in India in 2008.

Madhubala made her screen debut in a minor role at the age of 9 with the film ‘Basant’.

She is also said to be the first woman in Hollywood.

Photographer James Burke visited India and photographed her for the ‘Life’ magazine. In their feature of her, Life called her “the biggest star” in the international industry. She was photographed extensively for this feature by photographer James Burke.

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