Autobiography of meena kumari photos

  • Vinod Mehta's riveting account of Meena Kumari's life begins with her death, weeks after the release of her swan-song Pakeezah.
  • Meena Kumaris life was no less dramatic than her movies.
  • Mehta traces Meena Kumari's birth and childhood (she was born Mahjabeen Bano, to a man named Ali Bux and his wife Iqbal Begum, who had been a Bengali Christian.
  • Meena Kumari

    September 19, 2017
    Meena Kumari is one of my favourite actresses of all time, possibly the most favourite of my favourites. So, when, a few years ago, I saw a book touted to be ‘The Classic Biography of Meena Kumari’, I had to pick it up. For various reasons, I didn’t review it then. Better late than never...


    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

    Meena Kumari

    Indian actress and poet (1933–1972)

    For other people named Meena Kumari, see Meena Kumari (disambiguation).

    Meena Kumari

    Meena Kumari in Pakeezah

    Born

    Mahjabeen Bano


    (1933-08-01)1 August 1933

    Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

    Died31 March 1972(1972-03-31) (aged 38)

    Bombay, Maharashtra, India

    Burial placeRahmatabad cemetery, Mumbai
    Other namesTragedy Queen
    Occupations
    • Actress
    • poet
    • singer
    • costume designer
    Years active1939–1972
    WorksFull list
    Spouse

    Kamal Amrohi

    (m. 1952; sep. 1964)​
    RelativesSee Ali-Amrohi family
    AwardsSee list
    Musical career
    Genres
    Writing career
    Pen nameNaaz

    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

    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

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