Birth and childhood
Meena Kumari was born with the name Mahjabeen to Ali Bux and Iqbal Begum on 1 August 1933. This was a great disappointment … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Early work as Baby Meena (1939–45)
Kumari began acting when she was four. She initially worked mostly in Vijay Bhatt productions; Leather Face (1939), Adhuri Kahani ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Kumari was an Urdu poet under the pseudonym Naaz. Historian Philip Bounds and researcher Daisy Hasan wrote of Kumari's poetry: "Poetry was the medium through … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Acting style and reception
Kumari was credited for never using products like glycerin to shed tears, but always shed … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Marriage to Kamal Amrohi (1952)
Kamal Amrohi met Kumari in 1938, while searching for a child actor for the film Jailor. … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Three weeks after the release of Pakeezah, Kumari became seriously ill. On 28 March 1972, she was admitted to St Elizabeth's Nursing Home.
She slipped … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Kumari set fashion trends which are still in high demand. Javed Akhtar points out that women in the 1950s used to follow her sober and dignified fashion trends ranging from the … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ