Chalte Chalte Yun Hi Koi Mil Gaya Tha, Thare Rahiyo O Banke Yaar, Inhin Logon Ne Le Lina Dupatta Mera… and then there were the sublime solos by Lataji that were not in the film: Tanhai Sunaya ...

Since Meena Kumari grew quite old and frail for a dance number, Director Kamal Amrohi made Padma Khanna dance on her song with a ‘Ghunghat’ on her face. Meena Kumari’s mother was a ...

Mahajabeen, rechristened Meena Kumari by filmmaker-screenwriter Vijay ... My father, it seems, wanted real children for a song sequence in his film Parineeta. He rounded up his two daughters ...

The film’s songs, the lead pair’s performance, the story itself touched a chord with Indians and the film was a mega hit; Meena Kumari had arrived. What followed after this was a string of ...

She often used to land up at the recording studio for my songs. One day for a recording for Hemant Kumar I had washed my hair and left it open. Meena Kumari who was very proud of her hair ...

Nair also wants a few song situations which I am not comfortable ... while returning from an award ceremony with Meena Kumari, dismisses her award as a small achievement. Says Tajdar, “Chhoti ...

15. Tajdar stated that when the song ‘Inhi Logon Ne’ (Pakeezah) was shot, Meena Kumari told his father that the song deserved to be shot in color. This was said to be the main reason why Kamal ...