Meena Kumari (August 1, 1933 - March 31, 1972) real name - Mahjabin Banu was one of the leading Hindi film actresses of India. He is particularly remembered for his memorable roles in sad films.

“She had begun to live the roles of the tragedy queen… Her face was also that of a suffering woman,” reiterated stepdaughter Rukhsaar Amrohi (Dawn) underlining the blurring of her reel and real ...

Meena Kumari’s real name was Mahajabeen, and her mother’s mother, who had left home after being widowed and remarried, was the daughter of Rabindranath Tagore’s brother. Kamal Amrohi first ...

Intelligent and sensitive, Meena Kumari did not remain entirely passive, and found free self-expression in Urdu poetry, where under the pen name "Naaz", she could fashion some imaginative and ...

Meena Kumari Had Turned The ‘Tragedy Queen’ In Her Real Life With Alcoholism ... Amidst the troubled times, she was even linked to big names like Dharmendra, Gulzar. Her last film was Pakeezah ...

Kumari's mother Iqbal Begum, whose original name was Prabhavati Devi ... attention towards mythological or fictional films. Meena got real recognition from the film 'Baiju Bawra'.

Although there were lots of speculations about her reasons to sell her house, Meena Kumari recently revealed the real reason behind it. At Meena Kumari's insistence, producer Saawan Kumar Tak made ...

He added that the film would bring to life the real-life romance ... While the names of the actors who will be playing the roles of Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari have still been kept under the ...

My mom had told me a great deal about Meena Kumari and how she could make a tear ... and it used to go full toss over my head. I was this real fat baby in those days. But subconsciously, I did ...

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