ABOUT MEENA KUMARI

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Meena Kumari Height, Age, Family, Wiki & More

 

Bio

NickName(s)

- Meena Kumari, Tragedy Queen


Profession(s)

- Actress, Singer, Poetess, Costume Designer


Real Name

Mahjabeen Bano


 

Career

Debut

Film (actress):

- Leather Face, also called Farzand-e-Watan (1939)
Farzand-e-Watan (1939)


Film (Playback Singer):

- Bahen
Film Sister (1945)


Awards/Honours

- Best Actress Filmfare Award for the movie Kaajal (1966)
Meena Kumari With The Filmfare Award


- Meena Kumari has won several awards at the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (BFJA)


- Meena Kumari's record for the highest number of Filmfare Award for Best Actress remained unbroken for 13 years (19661979) until it was finally broken by Nutan at the 26th Filmfare Awards in 1979.


 

Personal Life

Religion

Islam


Hobbies

Singing and Dancing


Zodiac Sign

Leo


Signature


Meena Kumari Signature


Date Of Birth

Monday, 01 Aug 1932

Age:

89


Birthplace

Dadar East, Bombay, British India (present-day Mumbai, India)


Nationality

Indian


Hometown

Dadar East, Bombay, British India (present-day Mumbai, India)


 

Relationships

Marital Status

Married


Marriage Date


Affair(s)

- Gulzar (lyricist)
Meena Kumari With Gulzar


- Dharmendra (actor)
Meena Kumari With Dharmendra


 

Family

Spouse(s)

- Kamal Amrohi
Meena Kumari With Her Husband Kamal Amrohi


Children

- None


Parents

Father

- - Master Ali Bux (a veteran of Parsi theater, musician, poet)
Meena Kumari With Her Father


Mother

- - Prabhawati Devi; also known as Iqbal Begum (dancer)
Meena Kumari's Mother


Siblings

Brother

- - None


Sister

- - Khursheed Bano
Meena Kumari With Her Sister


 

Favourites

Actor(s)

Dharmendra


Updated: Saturday,May 21, 2022 09:53 AM GMT-06:00

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