Bada Qabrastan Mumbai
Introduction '''Bada Kabarastan''' (also written '''Bara Qabristan'''and '''Badakabarastan'''; ), is a Muslim cemetery in the Marine Lines area of south Mumbai in India. One of the largest Muslim cemeteries in the country, it is also the final resting place of a number of icons from the Indian film industry.Bada Kabarastan is bordered by the Chandanwadi Hindu crematorium and a cemetery.The land was purchased and dedicated to the Muslim Community by Konkani Muslim business man Nakhuda Mohammad Ali Roghay. The land comprises two parcels of land, one purchased from Mrs. Wombay, the widow of Balaji Shamsheth for the sum of RS. 26,620/00 on 8 August 1829 and another from the wife of Shapoorjee Sorabjee on 28 June 1832 for the sum of 32,251/00.
Notable interments * Mehboob Khan (1907–1964), film director* Meeraji (1912–1949),  Urdu poet* Yakub Memon (1962–2015),* Ismail Merchant (1936–2005), TV and film producer* Nargis (1929–1981), actress* Shyama (1935–2017), actress* Suraiya (1929–2004), actress
References
External links *  The old resting places of the beautiful – ketan.net (archived 19 July 2011)*