Meena Kumari

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Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano, 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian film actress, singer, and poet under the name of Naaz, who appeared in classic Hindi cinema.

She is often described as The Tragedy Queen, Chinese Doll, and Female Guru Dutt.

She was active from 1939 to 1972. Meena Kumari was described by Indian film critics as a "historically incomparable" actress of Hindi cinema.

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Pakeezah, Mere Apne, Aarti, Baiju Bawra, Dil Apne, Dil Apna, Foot Path, Kaajal, and Kaajal were all actors in about 92 films, including Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Foot Path, Dil Ek Mandir, and Kaajal. "Even Dilip Kumar (the tragedy king) found it difficult to keep his calm in front of her," Meena Kumari's book The Classic Biography's Vinod Mehta (the tragedy king) told a writer.

When working with Meena Kumari on camera, Raaj Kumar would often forget his conversations.

"She has the most unique voice," Madhubala expressed.

"No other heroine has it." Kumari was described as "unquestionably an actor of the highest calibre" by Satyajit Ray.

"No one, not some one," Amitabh Bachchan said in an interview, never started talks the way Meena Kumari did... no one... not even one" to date.

And, perhaps never will."

"While the Hindi film industry can produce great actors, there will never be another Meena Kumari," music producer Naushad said.

Meena Kumari sympathized greatly with Marilyn Monroe, despite the fact that Marilyn Monroe's husband, Arthur Miller, had some superficial ties to Meena's husband Kamal Amrohi, who brought the match closer.

Meena Kumari is said to have had a love-hate relationship with the films throughout her life.

She was the winner of the inaugural Filmfare Best Actress Award for Baiju Bawra in 1954 and won a second Filmfare Awards (1955) for Parineeta.

Kumari made history by winning all of the Best Actress and Best Actress awards (1963) for her role in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.

Kumari was named Best Actress award for Kaajal in the 13th Filmfare Awards (1966). Meena Kumari's best feature was her ability to depict the struggle of Indian women, especially in the 1950s and 1960s.

The on-screen presence of Kumari is often portrayed as a nexus of a traditional Bharatiya Naari in India's cinema fraternity, including Mohammed Zahur Khayyam and Javed Akhtar.

Her portrayal of "Sahibjaan," a nautch girl with a golden heart in Pakeezah under Kamal Amrohi's reign, became a historical document.

Personal life

When looking for a child artist for the film Jailor, Kamal Amrohi met Meena Kumari in 1938. On the set of Tamasha, Ashok Kumar introduced filmmaker Kamal Amrohi to Meena Kumari, who later offered her a lead role in his forthcoming film Anarkali. Meena Kumari was born on 13 March 1951 and died in a motor car crash while returning from Mahabaleshwar to Bombay on May 21. She was admitted to Sassoon Hospital in Poona, but she was hospitalized in Poona, on the left hand, where Amrohi visited her often.

This hospital affair lasted for four months, and love blossomed. Meena Kumari sustained a banded left pinky throughout her life, and she used to wrap her left hand with a dupatta or saree during shootings. The film Anarkali was eventually shelved. Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi reportedly married in a simple "Niqah" celebration attended by a younger sister of Qadi and Kumari, Mahliqa (Madhu). The newlyweds were divorced after the wedding. Amrohi went to Sion, Meena, and Madhu. Although Kamal Amrohi was already married and had three children from his previous marriage, the couple was kept private from the family and media. The matrimony news had been leaked for several months, and Ali Bux had recommended a divorce. Meena Kumari remained adamant on her decision, but she stayed in her father's house. In the meantime, Kamal Amrohi produced Daaera, 1954, but decided to cast Kumari, now his wife, in it. Kumari sought her father's permission after Meena Kumari left for her husband's house in Sion.

After Meena Kumari's marriage, Kamal Amrohi allowed her to continue her acting career on restricted terms. Meena Kumari accepted them, but as time went, she kept breaking them. Even in the makeup room, Abrar Alvi, the maker of Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, discusses how Kamal Amrohi would have his spy and right-hand man Baqar Ali, as well as Meena's makeup.

Meena Kumari's marriage was subjected to physical assault, according to Vinod Mehta, a writer of her biography. He points out that although Amrohi has denied any such charges, he learned that she did not receive it from six separate sources that she did not suffer. Instances reported by actress Nargis contradicted the previous. According to such rumors, the rumours landed on the mahurat of Pinjre Ke Panchhi, where Kamal Amrohi's assistant, Baqar Ali, had a tense discussion with Kumari. Kumari yelled out for Amrohi but she refused to return home. enraged Kumari fled straightaway to Madhu's house but never returned to Amrohi's.

Meena Kumari was a sufferer of chronic insomnia. She began taking a small peg of brandy as a sleeping tablet substitute on her physician's suggestion. Since her divorce from her husband in 1964, this prescribed peg of brandy became a heavy drinker. Kumari's name was associated with Gulzar, Dharmendra, and Sawan Kumar Tak before that.

In 1968, Kumari was diagnosed with cirrhosis of liver and underwent surgical care in London and Switzerland.

Kumari returned to India in September 1968 and resumed work after recuperation. Meena Kumari recovered, but it was then very poor and thin. Suffering from liver cirrhosis. After returning from London, Kumari for the first time, she purchased her own house, which was located on the eleventh floor of a building called "Landmark," located in Bandra's Carter Road.

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Career

Meena Kumari began acting as a child. She started working in Vijay Bhatt's leatherface (1939), Adhuri Kahani (1939), Pooja (1940), and Ek Hi Bhool (1940). During the filming of Ek Hi Bhool (1940), Vijay Bhatt rechristened Mahjabeen as "Baby Meena."

Nai Roshni (1941), Bahen (1941), Vijay (1942), Pratiggya (1943), and Lal Haveli (1944) are among Baby Meena's later films.

In Ramnik Production's Bachchon Ka Khel (1946), Meena Kumari appeared under the name Meena Kumari. The death of her mother, who died on March 25, 1947, was one of Kumari's most significant blows. Duniya Ek Sarai (1946), Piya Ghar Aaja (earlier known as Jalan) (1948) and Bichchade Balam (1948) were two of her early films in which she not only performed but also sang songs. She shifted her attention to films that fell into either mythology or fantasy genres by the late 1940s. Veer Ghatotkach (1949), Shri Ganesh Mahima (1951), Laxmi Narayan (1951), Hanuman Patal Vijay (1951), and Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag (1952) all did well. Also known films as Magroor (1950), Hamara Ghar (1950), Sanam (1951), Madhosh (1951), and Tamasha (1952) had an ensemble cast. Meena Kumari's ascension came after her mentor Vijay Bhatt's musical, Baiju Bawra (1952).

Meena Kumari played Chhoti Bahu in the role of Chhoti Bahu in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, a film directed by Abrar Alvi and produced by Guru Dutt and directed by Abrar Alvi. It's based on Bimal Mitra's Bengali novel "Saheb Bibi Golam." Meena Kumari, Guru Dutt, Rehman, and Waheeda Rehman appear in the film. Its music is by Hemant Kumar, and Shakeel Badayuni's lyrics are by Shakeel Badayuni. V. K. Murthy and the well-known songs "Na Jao Saiya Ke Baiyan" and "Piya Aiso Jiya Mein" were also notable for its brilliant cinematography, as well as Geeta Dutt's "Piya Baja Mein" and "Piya Aiso Jiya Mein."

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam used concentrated Eau de Cologne under her nose to create a drooping heavy appearance that is synonymous with immoderate consumption of alcohol. The enrage triggered by such an incident helped her get the right look for a alcoholic.

The film received four Filmfare Awards, including the Best Actress award. Meena Kumari was selected as a delegate at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival, and this film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars.

Meena Kumari began focusing on more 'acting oriented' or character roles by the early 1970s.

The idea of Pakeezah was first introduced in 1954, followed by its muhrat in 1956. Meena Kumari was determined to finish the film and, being acutely aware of the short time she had left to live, she went out of her way to finish it at the earliest. Despite her quickly declining health, she gave her the finishing touches to her appearance.

The printings were on a decked-up palanquin and Pakeezah's grand premiere on February 3, 1972, at Maratha Mandir theatre in central Bombay, and the printings were on a decked-up palanquin. On the following day, February 1972, the film was finally released. Pakeezah was a hit for 33 weeks and also the Silver Jubilee was held. Pakeezah's twelfth and final Filmfare Award was received posthumously. Meena Kumari received the Special award for Pakeezah in 1973 from the Bengal Film Journalists' Union.

Meena Kumari was also a playback performer. She appeared on televisions as a child artist from Bahen to 1945. She sang of Duniya Ek Sarai (1946), Piya Ghar Aaja (1948), and Pinj Re Ke Panchhi (1966). Pakeezah (1972) was also a member of the Pakeezah (1972), but the song was not included in the film and was later released in the album Pakeezah-Rang Ba Rang (1977).

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