Birth and childhood
Meena Kumari was born with the name Mahjabeen to Ali Bux and Iqbal Begum on 1 August 1933. This … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

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 (1939), Pooja (1940) and Ek Hi Bhool (1940). Bhatt rechristened Mahjabeen as … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

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 which … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Acting style and reception
Kumari was credited for never using products like glycerin to shed tears, but always shed genuine tears while acting. At the peak of her … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Marriage to Kamal Amrohi (1952)
Kamal Amrohi met Kumari in 1938, while searching for a child actor for the film Jailor. Years later, … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

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 into a … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

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 … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ