Date of Birth: 1 August 1932
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Meena Kumari was born Mahjabeen Bano. She acted in firlms from her childhood to death for a period of 30 year and did more than ninety films.
She died due to liver cirrhosis in 1972.
Her father was a veteran of Parsi theater, played harmonium, taught music, and wrote Urdu poetry. He played small roles in films like Id Ka Chand and composed music for films like Shahi Lutere.
Her mother was a stage actress and dancer, under the stage name, Kamini and is related to the well known Tagore family of Bengal.
Mahjabeen Bano started her acting career at the age of 7 with the name Baby Meena. Farzand-e-Watan or Leatherface (1939) was her first movie. As an adult, her name became Meena Kumari and she acted in mythological movies like Veer Ghatotkach (1949), Shri Ganesh Mahima (1950), and fantasy movies like Alladin and The Wonderful Lamp (1952).
Meena Kumari gained fame with her role as a heroine in Vijay Bhatt's Baiju Bawra (1952). She became the first actress to win the Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1954 for this performance.
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Meena Kumari successfully played the roles of a suffering woman in Parineeta (1953), Daera (1953), Ek Hi Raasta (1956), Sharada (1957), and Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi (1960). She also performed commendably comedy movies like Azaad (1955), Miss Mary (1957), Shararat (1959), and Kohinoor (1960).
One of her best-known roles was in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), which was produced by Guru Dutt. Kumari played Chhoti Bahu, a wife, who takes alcohol to please her husband. The film was a major critical and commercial success. Meena Kumari's performance in the film is regarded as one of the best performances of Hindi Cinema. In 1962, she had three nominations for Filmfare Best Actress Award, for her roles in Aarti, Main Chup Rahungi, and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. She won the award for Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.
Meena Kumari performed successfully in Dil Ek Mandir (1963), Kaajal (1965), and Phool Aur Patthar (1966), all of which earned her Filmfare nominations, with Kaajal garnering her a fourth and last win of the Best Actress award. Her subsequent releases, including Chandan Ka Palna and Majhli Didi did not do well.
Kumari's heavy drinking had badly damaged her liver, and in 1968 she fell seriously ill. She was taken to London and Switzerland for treatment. Because of her heavy drinking, she deteriorated physically. she played character roles in movies like Jawab (1970) and Dushman (1972).
She acted Gulzar's directorial debut Mere Apne (1971). Kumari presented an acclaimed portrayal of an elderly woman who got caught between two street gangs of frustrated, unemployed youth and was killed, her death making the youth realise the futility of violence.
In 1969, Sunil Dutt and Nargis convinced the estranged Kaml Amrohi and Meena Kumari to complete the film Pakeezah started in 1964. Meena Kumari was gravelly ill. But showed determinatopm to complete the film. Initially, after its release in February 1972, Pakeezah opened to a lukewarm response from the public; But, after news of Meena Kumari's death less than two months later, people flocked to see it, making it a major box-office success. The film has since gained a cult and classic status.
Death
Three weeks after the release of Pakeezah, Meena Kumari became seriously ill, and died on 31 March 1972 of liver cirrhosis.
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1972
Gomti Ke Kinare (1972) .... Ganga
Pakeezah (1972) .... Nargis/Sahibjaan
1971
Dushmun (1971) .... Malti R. Din
Mere Apne (1971) .... Anandi Devi/Auaji (Aunt)
1970
Jawab (1970) .... Vidya
Saat Phere (1970)
1968
Abhilasha (1968) .... Mrs. Meena Singh
Baharon Ki Manzil (1968) .... Nanda S. Roy/Radha Shukla
1967
Bahu Begum (1967) .... Zeenat Jahan Begum
Chandan Ka Palna (1967) .... Shobha Rai
Majhli Didi (1967) .... Hemangini 'Hema'
Noorjehan (1967)
1966
Phool Aur Patthar (1966) .... Shanti Devi
Pinjre Ke Panchhi (1966) .... Heena Sharma
1965
Bheegi Raat (1965)
Jadui Angoothi (1965)
Kaajal (1965) .... Madhavi
Purnima (1965) .... Purnima V. Lal
1964
Maain Bhi Ladki Hun (1964) .... Rajni
Benazir (1964) .... Benazir
Chitralekha (1964) .... Chitralekha
Gazal (1964) .... Naaz Ara Begum
Sanjh Aur Savera (1964) .... Gauri
Akeli Mat Jaiyo (1963) Seema
Dil Ek Mandir (1963) .... Sita
Kinare Kinare (1963)
Aarti (1962) .... Aarti Gupta
Main Chup Rahungi (1962) .... Gayatri
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) .... Chhoti Bahu
Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan (1961) .... Geeta, Shyam's wife
Pyaar Ka Saagar (1961) .... Radha/Rani B. Gupta
Zindagi Aur Khwab (1961) .... Shanti
1960
Bahaana (1960)
Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960) .... Karuna
Kohinoor (1960)
Ardhangini (1959) .... Chhaya
Chand (1959)
Char Dil Char Rahen (1959) .... Chavli
Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959) .... Ratna
Jagir (1959)
Madhu (1959)
Satta Bazaar (1959) .... Jamuna
Shararat (1959)
Farishta (1958)
Sahara (1958) .... Leela
Savera (1958)
Yahudi (1958) .... Hannah
Miss Mary (1957) .... Miss Mary/Laxmi
Sharada (1957) .... Sharada Ram Sharan
1956
Bandhan (1956)
Ek-Hi-Rasta (1956) .... Malti
Halaku (1956) .... Niloufer Nadir
Mem Sahib (1956) .... Meena
Naya Andaz (1956)
Shatranj (1956)
1955
Adl-E-Jahangir (1955)
Azaad (1955) .... Shobha
Bandish (1955) .... Usha Sen
Rukhsana (1955)
1954
Baadbaan (1954)
Chandni Chowk (1954) .... Zarina
Ilzam (1954)
1953
Daera (1953) .... Sheetal
Dana Paani (1953)
Do Bigha Zamin (1953) .... Thakurain
Foot Path (1953) .... Mala
Naulakha Haar (1953) .... Bijma
Parineeta (1953) .... Lalita
Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag (1952)
Baiju Bawra (1952) .... Gauri
Tamasha (1952) .... Kiran
Hanumaan Pataal Vijay (1951)
Lakshmi Narayan (1951)
Madhosh (1951) .... Soni
Sanam (1951)
Anmol Ratan (1950)
Hamara Ghar (1950)
Magroor (1950)
Shri Ganesh Mahima (1950)
Veer Ghatotkach (1949) .... Surekha
Bichchade Balam (1948)
Piya Ghar Aaja (1947)
Bachchon Ka Khel (1946)
Duniya Ek Sarai (1946)
Lal Haveli (1944)
Pratiggya (1943)
Garib (1942)
1941
Bahen (as Baby Meena) .... Bina
Kasauti
Nai Roshni
1940
Ek Hi Bhool (1940)
Pooja (1940)
Leatherface (1939)
Filmfare Awards
(1953 Parineeta – Lalita?)
1954 Baiju Bawra – Gauri
1963 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam – Chhoti Bahu
1966 Kaajal – Madhavi
Story of Making Pakeezah by Vinod Mehta - An extract in Outlook
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Her-Story/287253
Meena Kumari was born Mahjabeen Bano. She acted in firlms from her childhood to death for a period of 30 year and did more than ninety films.
She died due to liver cirrhosis in 1972.
Her father was a veteran of Parsi theater, played harmonium, taught music, and wrote Urdu poetry. He played small roles in films like Id Ka Chand and composed music for films like Shahi Lutere.
Her mother was a stage actress and dancer, under the stage name, Kamini and is related to the well known Tagore family of Bengal.
Mahjabeen Bano started her acting career at the age of 7 with the name Baby Meena. Farzand-e-Watan or Leatherface (1939) was her first movie. As an adult, her name became Meena Kumari and she acted in mythological movies like Veer Ghatotkach (1949), Shri Ganesh Mahima (1950), and fantasy movies like Alladin and The Wonderful Lamp (1952).
Meena Kumari gained fame with her role as a heroine in Vijay Bhatt's Baiju Bawra (1952). She became the first actress to win the Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1954 for this performance.
Baiju Bawra - Full Film
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Meena Kumari successfully played the roles of a suffering woman in Parineeta (1953), Daera (1953), Ek Hi Raasta (1956), Sharada (1957), and Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi (1960). She also performed commendably comedy movies like Azaad (1955), Miss Mary (1957), Shararat (1959), and Kohinoor (1960).
One of her best-known roles was in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), which was produced by Guru Dutt. Kumari played Chhoti Bahu, a wife, who takes alcohol to please her husband. The film was a major critical and commercial success. Meena Kumari's performance in the film is regarded as one of the best performances of Hindi Cinema. In 1962, she had three nominations for Filmfare Best Actress Award, for her roles in Aarti, Main Chup Rahungi, and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. She won the award for Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.
Meena Kumari performed successfully in Dil Ek Mandir (1963), Kaajal (1965), and Phool Aur Patthar (1966), all of which earned her Filmfare nominations, with Kaajal garnering her a fourth and last win of the Best Actress award. Her subsequent releases, including Chandan Ka Palna and Majhli Didi did not do well.
Kumari's heavy drinking had badly damaged her liver, and in 1968 she fell seriously ill. She was taken to London and Switzerland for treatment. Because of her heavy drinking, she deteriorated physically. she played character roles in movies like Jawab (1970) and Dushman (1972).
She acted Gulzar's directorial debut Mere Apne (1971). Kumari presented an acclaimed portrayal of an elderly woman who got caught between two street gangs of frustrated, unemployed youth and was killed, her death making the youth realise the futility of violence.
In 1969, Sunil Dutt and Nargis convinced the estranged Kaml Amrohi and Meena Kumari to complete the film Pakeezah started in 1964. Meena Kumari was gravelly ill. But showed determinatopm to complete the film. Initially, after its release in February 1972, Pakeezah opened to a lukewarm response from the public; But, after news of Meena Kumari's death less than two months later, people flocked to see it, making it a major box-office success. The film has since gained a cult and classic status.
Death
Three weeks after the release of Pakeezah, Meena Kumari became seriously ill, and died on 31 March 1972 of liver cirrhosis.
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List of Films of Meena Kumari
1972
Gomti Ke Kinare (1972) .... Ganga
Pakeezah (1972) .... Nargis/Sahibjaan
1971
Dushmun (1971) .... Malti R. Din
Mere Apne (1971) .... Anandi Devi/Auaji (Aunt)
1970
Jawab (1970) .... Vidya
Saat Phere (1970)
1968
Abhilasha (1968) .... Mrs. Meena Singh
Baharon Ki Manzil (1968) .... Nanda S. Roy/Radha Shukla
1967
Bahu Begum (1967) .... Zeenat Jahan Begum
Chandan Ka Palna (1967) .... Shobha Rai
Majhli Didi (1967) .... Hemangini 'Hema'
Noorjehan (1967)
1966
Phool Aur Patthar (1966) .... Shanti Devi
Pinjre Ke Panchhi (1966) .... Heena Sharma
1965
Bheegi Raat (1965)
Jadui Angoothi (1965)
Kaajal (1965) .... Madhavi
Purnima (1965) .... Purnima V. Lal
1964
Maain Bhi Ladki Hun (1964) .... Rajni
Benazir (1964) .... Benazir
Chitralekha (1964) .... Chitralekha
Gazal (1964) .... Naaz Ara Begum
Sanjh Aur Savera (1964) .... Gauri
Akeli Mat Jaiyo (1963) Seema
Dil Ek Mandir (1963) .... Sita
Kinare Kinare (1963)
Aarti (1962) .... Aarti Gupta
Main Chup Rahungi (1962) .... Gayatri
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) .... Chhoti Bahu
Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan (1961) .... Geeta, Shyam's wife
Pyaar Ka Saagar (1961) .... Radha/Rani B. Gupta
Zindagi Aur Khwab (1961) .... Shanti
1960
Bahaana (1960)
Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960) .... Karuna
Kohinoor (1960)
Ardhangini (1959) .... Chhaya
Chand (1959)
Char Dil Char Rahen (1959) .... Chavli
Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959) .... Ratna
Jagir (1959)
Madhu (1959)
Satta Bazaar (1959) .... Jamuna
Shararat (1959)
Farishta (1958)
Sahara (1958) .... Leela
Savera (1958)
Yahudi (1958) .... Hannah
Miss Mary (1957) .... Miss Mary/Laxmi
Sharada (1957) .... Sharada Ram Sharan
1956
Bandhan (1956)
Ek-Hi-Rasta (1956) .... Malti
Halaku (1956) .... Niloufer Nadir
Mem Sahib (1956) .... Meena
Naya Andaz (1956)
Shatranj (1956)
1955
Adl-E-Jahangir (1955)
Azaad (1955) .... Shobha
Bandish (1955) .... Usha Sen
Rukhsana (1955)
1954
Baadbaan (1954)
Chandni Chowk (1954) .... Zarina
Ilzam (1954)
1953
Daera (1953) .... Sheetal
Dana Paani (1953)
Do Bigha Zamin (1953) .... Thakurain
Foot Path (1953) .... Mala
Naulakha Haar (1953) .... Bijma
Parineeta (1953) .... Lalita
Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag (1952)
Baiju Bawra (1952) .... Gauri
Tamasha (1952) .... Kiran
Hanumaan Pataal Vijay (1951)
Lakshmi Narayan (1951)
Madhosh (1951) .... Soni
Sanam (1951)
Anmol Ratan (1950)
Hamara Ghar (1950)
Magroor (1950)
Shri Ganesh Mahima (1950)
Veer Ghatotkach (1949) .... Surekha
Bichchade Balam (1948)
Piya Ghar Aaja (1947)
Bachchon Ka Khel (1946)
Duniya Ek Sarai (1946)
Lal Haveli (1944)
Pratiggya (1943)
Garib (1942)
1941
Bahen (as Baby Meena) .... Bina
Kasauti
Nai Roshni
1940
Ek Hi Bhool (1940)
Pooja (1940)
Leatherface (1939)
Filmfare Awards
(1953 Parineeta – Lalita?)
1954 Baiju Bawra – Gauri
1963 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam – Chhoti Bahu
1966 Kaajal – Madhavi
Story of Making Pakeezah by Vinod Mehta - An extract in Outlook
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Her-Story/287253
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