Whenever there is talk of beautiful actresses in the film industry, its mention is incomplete without the name of Meena Kumari. She started gaining name and fame at an early age. Neither lack of ...

The first day of her life set the tone for the four decades of her existence. Her father, who could ill afford to pay the hospital charges at her birth, left her at the doorstep of an orphanage. When ...

They met to play out destiny’s blueprint. Their courtship was the stuff of flowers, rubaiyats and sacred promises. Almost 15 years her senior, acclaimed filmmaker and writer Kamal Amrohi was the ...

Maanik Mahna has vivid memories of Meena Kumari’s death. The businessman was only six years old when the actor died from liver failure on March 31, 1972, but he remembers the shocked reactions of his ...

Meena Kumari and Gulzar shared a deep connection through poetry. Gulzar supported her during her troubled marriage with Kamal Amrohi. They became friends on the set of Benazir. Meena entrusted Gulzar ...

Mahjabeen Bano also known as Meena Kumari was a great actress of her time and she was also a very good poetess. She worked in many great films and is still popularly known as the Tragedy Queen. She is ...

'My mom had told me a great deal about Meena Kumari and how she could make a tear drop at the right moment.' 'A legend who was in total control.' 'But when I finally met her, I saw a frail, shrivelled ...

Veteran actors Dharmendra and Meena Kumari, who have shared the screen in several movies like Phool Aur Patthar, Chandan Ka Palna and Baharon Ki Manzil, have been great friends, and their on-screen ...

Meena Kumari did Baiju Bawra in 1952, which made her a nationwide sensation and then Parineeta in 1953, which solidified her stardom. She even won Filmfare awards for 'Best Actress' for both these ...

Did you know that Meena Kumari, on whom Pakeezah's greatest songs were picturised, couldn't dance at all in the film? Subhash K Jha gives us some lesser known about the late actress on her birth ...