Meena Kumari
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1933-08-01 (39 years old)
Deathday
1972-03-31
Place of Birth
Solapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
Also known As
Meenakumari
मीना कुमारी
Мина Кумари
Meena Kumari
Biography
Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano; August 1, 1933 – March 31, 1972) was an Indian actress, as well as an occasional poet, playback singer and model. She was described by critics as a historically incomparable actress of Hindi Cinema. Though best known for her sensitive portrayals of struggling women, earning her the title "The Tragedy Queen", she starred in over 90 films that varied in genres, from traditional melodramas, mythological adventures, comedies, historicals and Muslim socials. At the peak of her career, she was the highest-paid actress, and set fashion trends for women in the 1950s.
Acting
1958
1965
1962
as Chhoti Bahu
1971
as Anandi Devi / Auaji (Aunt)
1972
as Nargis / Sahibjaan
1967
as Shobha Rai
1962
as Aarti Gupta
1939
1955
as Shobha
1968
as Bhargavi
1964
as Naaz Ara Begum
1954
as Zarina
1961
as Radha / Rani
1980
as (archive)
1963
as Seema
1952
as Gauri
1966
as Heena Sharma
1957
as Sharada Ram Sharan
1964
as Rajni
1967
as Hema
1956
1953
as Sheetal
1956
1953
as Thakurain
1959
as Shabnam
1967
as Zeenat Jahan Begum
1958
as Hannah / Lydia
1966
as Shanti Devi
1970
as Vidya
1960
as Karuna
1963
1953
as Lalita
1964
as Chitralekha
1967
as Madhavi Amma
1963
as Sita
1955
1956
as Niloufer Nadir
1963
1972
as Malti
1960
as Rajkumari Chandramukhi of Rajgarh
1958
as Leela
1959
as Chavli
1964
as Benazir
1964
as Gauri
1965
1967
1965
1956
as Meena
1953
as Mala
1972
as Ganga
1952
1957
1956
1959
as Chhaya
1951
as Rani-Sadhna's Friend
1959
as Ratna
1962
as Gayatri
1951
as Soni
1975
1953
as Self
1955
as Usha Sen
1961
as Geeta
1940
as Little Bina (as Baby Meena)
Production
1972
as Costume Design
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