This confrontation eventually led to a moment of reconciliation, where Tajdar asked Meena Kumari to promise him that she would stop drinking. “We regularly had these fights, but they were purely ...

Born as Mahjabeen Bano, Meena Kumari was an Indian film actress and a poet under the pseudonym, Naaz. Often described as ‘the tragedy queen’, there could be no other actress like Meena Kumari who went ...

Chandra Mohan, who was a well-known face during the 1930s and 1940s, died penniless in 1949 due to his addiction to both gambling and drinking. Parveen Babi – A glamorous actress of the 70s and 80s, ...

Madhubala and Meena Kumari are considered two of the greatest actresses in the history of the Hindi film industry. Though both are no longer with us, they left behind a legacy of timeless films.

New Delhi: In her final moments, Meena Kumari confesses she isn’t fond of films. She reads from her diary of poems and longs for friends estranged due to her addiction. In the play where this happens, ...