In pics: Remembering Meena Kumari on her birth anniversary 110 Remembering Meena Kumari Meena Kumari thought of herself as Marilyn Monroe, unlucky and unloved. After a series of failed ...

Very tiny. She was dying.' IMAGE: Meena Kumari. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X The paths of two renowned actresses, Rekha and Meena Kumari, crossed briefly but memorably.

Vinod Mehta's illuminating 1970s biography, Meena Kumari: The Classic Biography, which has been reissued recently, answer many myths and mysteries that surround the star's life and death.

The film is an adaptation of late journalist, Vinod Mehta’s book, Meena Kumari: The Classic Biography. The actress passed away in her prime but her performance in films like Pakeezah ...

A confession. Like Vinod Mehta began his biography of Meena Kumari with the news of her death, I began this column writing the last note first! But, more of that later. First, a little peek into ...