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Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari’s enduring image is that of a tragedienne – the role she enacted in the latter part of her career only served to enhance this image. Her loneliness in her later years, and her tragic, untimely death, of cirrhosis of the liver, brought on by her excessive drinking, only enshrined her as the living embodiment of a suffering artiste.
However, her life and indeed, she, herself, cannot be entrapped in stereotypes. For someone who lived her life honestly and openly, it is only fit that her biography chronicles her life, her achievements and her troubles. ‘Meena Kumari – The Classic Biography’ is not a new work, but a dusted off version of an old one, writ
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Meena Kumari
Indian actress and poet (1933–1972)
For other people named Meena Kumari, see Meena Kumari (disambiguation).
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| Born | Mahjabeen Bano (1933-08-01)1 August 1933 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) |
| Died | 31 March 1972(1972-03-31) (aged 38) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Burial place | Rahmatabad cemetery, Mumbai |
| Other names | Tragedy Queen |
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| Years active | 1939–1972 |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Kamal Amrohi (m. 1952; sep. 1964) |
| Relatives | See Ali-Amrohi family |
| Awards | See list |
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| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Naaz |
Musical artist | |
Meena Kumari[1] (born Mahjabeen Bano; 1 August 1933[2] – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi fi
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Meena Kumari’s Biography | Birth | Family | Marriage | Debut | Filmography | Awards | Facts
Meena Kumari was an Indian actress, singer, and poetess. She was born on 1 August 1932 in Dadar East, Bombay, British India. She died on 31 March 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Her father, Ali Baksh was a singer and theatre artist. Her mother, Prabhavati Devi was a stage performer. She had two sisters, Khurshid Bano and Madhu.
She was married to Kamal Amrohi, an Indian film director and screenwriter.
Meena Kumari’s favourites
Her hobbies were dancing and singing.
She admired the works by famous writer Gulzar.
Her favourite film actor was Dharmendra.
Interesting facts about Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari was born and raised in a multicultural family. Her father was a Muslim, and her mother was a Christian.
Meena Kumari's maternal grandmother was the daughter of Rabindranath Tagore's younger brother.
Her real name was Mahjabeen Bano. During her childhood, her family members loving