Dilip Kumar and Madhubala first met on the set of "Jwar Bhata" when she was 11 years of age, and worked together again on the film "Har Singaar" (1949), which was shelved. Their relationship began two years later during the filming of "Tarana" (1951). But she had to give the courtship with Dilip due to her father's opposition to him. They became a romantic pair appearing in a total of four films together. Actor Shammi Kapoor recalled that during the shooting of "Naqab" (1955), "Dilip Kumar would drive down from Bombay to meet Madhubala... he even flew to Bombay to spend Eid with her, taking time off from his shooting stint..." But, Madhubala's father Ataullah Khan initially did not give them permission to marry. Dilip Kumar said: "She was a very, very obedient daughter", and who, in spite of the success, fame and wealth, submitted to the domination of her father and more often than not paid for his mistakes. "This inability to leave her family was her greatest drawback", believed Shammi Kapoor, "for it had to be done at some time."