She came to be known as The Tragedy Queen due to the turbulent life she had.On 14 February 1952, they tied the knot.On the sets of Tamasha, Meena Kumari met filmmaker Kamal Amrohi and soon they were romantically involved.Meena Kumari worked with various Bollywood actors such as Dilip Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Raj Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand, Dharmendra, etc.Meena Kumari was paired opposite Pradeep Kumar in the 1960s, and they were said to be the best onscreen pair of that time.She was praised for her role as Gauri in the 1952 film Baiju Bawra.Meena Kumari’s first few movies were based on mythological stories like Hanuman Pataal Vijay, Veer Ghatotkach, and Shree Ganesh Mahima.

Her mother died in March 1947 due to a prolonged illness.

Mahjabeen Bano came to be known as Meena Kumari through the 1946 film Bachhon Ka Khel when she was 14 years old.

Meena Kumari’s real name was Mahjabeen Bano, and people lovingly called her Baby Mahjabeen.

Meena started working as a child actor with Director Vijay Bhatt at the young age of 4 years because of the poor financial state of her family.

Meena Kumari’s grandmother was Rabindranath Tagore’s younger brother’s daughter.

Meena Kumari’s father was a Muslim, and her mother was a Christian.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Meena Kumari Mother- Prabhawati Devi also known as Iqbal Begum (dancer) Meena is said to have performed the Nikaah Halala with Amanullah Khan (Zeenat Aman's father), and then returned to Kamal Amrohi.įather- Master Ali Bux (a veteran of Parsi theater, musician, poet) He wanted to remarry Meena but Religious Leaders forbid them to do so before Nikaah Halala was performed. Later Amrohi is said to have regretted his decision of giving Meena Kumari the triple talaq. Meena Kumari's husband Kamal Amrohi is said to have uttered the three dreaded words, 'Talaq, Talaq, Talaq,' in a fit of anger.

Meena Kumari's record for the highest number of Filmfare Award for Best Actress remained unbroken for 13 years (1966–1979) until it was finally broken by Nutan at the 26th Filmfare Awards in 1979.

Meena Kumari has won several awards at the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (BFJA).

Best Actress Filmfare Award for the movie Kaajal (1966).

Actress, Singer, Poetess, Costume Designerĭadar East, Bombay, British India (present-day Mumbai, India)įilm (actress): Leather Face, also called Farzand-e-Watan (1939)

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