Meena Kumari
Actress
Meena Kumari was an actress. She was born on 1 August 1933 in Solapur, Bombay Presidency, British India. She first appeared in a film as a child, in Leatherface (1939). She made her adult debut with Hanumaan Pataal Vijay in 1951. Her best-known films include Ramanan (1967), Sanjh Aur Savera (1964) and Azaad (1955). She died on 31 March 1972.
Why Vidya Balan's dream role as MS Subbulakshmi never happened
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Director Siddharth P Malhotra has responded to reports of Saif Ali Khan and Triptii Dimri being in talks for his upcoming Netflix film, Kamal Aur Meena.
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'Meena Kumari' biopic makers react to rumors of Kiara's casting
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Will Kiara Advani lead Meena Kumari biopic?
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Kiara Advani to play Meena Kumari? Here's what we know
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At a function in a Mumbai film studio where Pakeezah was being shot, the then Home Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri failed to recognize Meena Kumari when she garlanded him and asked journalist Kuldip Nayar sitting near him who the woman was.
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