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Meena Kumari

Actress / Poet / Costume Designer | * 08/01/1932 († 39, 03/31/1972) | Dadar (India)
Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano; 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Popularly known as The Tragedy Queen, Kumari is regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning 33 years, from child actress to adult, Kumari starred in over 90 films. Kumari won four Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category. She was the recipient of the inaugural Filmfare Best Actress Award for Baiju Bawra in 1954 and had a consecutive win in the second Filmfare Awards (1955) for Parineeta. Kumari made history at the 10th Filmfare Awards (1963) by receiving all three of the Best Actress nominations, and won for her performance in Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam. In the 13th Filmfare Awards (1966), she won her last Best Actress award for Kaajal. Critics have noted that her character in Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam is similar to her life. She also went onto appear in other successful films suc... ()
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Mahjabeen Bano, better known as Meena Kumari was an Indian actress. She was described by critics as "historically incomparable" actress of Hindi Cinema. Although known as "The Tragedy Queen", she appeared in a variety of movies, spanning different genres, from traditional melodramas, mythological adventures, comedies, historicals and Muslim socials. She was praised by critics for her sensitive portrayal of inner lives of Indian women during the mid 20th century.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Kids & Family

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Awards & Nominations for Meena Kumari

Filmfare Award for Best Actress Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
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Movies with Meena Kumari as Actress(53)

as Ganga1972 Gomti Ke Kinare
as Nargis / Sahibjaan1972 Pakeezah
as Malti1972 Dushman
as Anandi Devi / Auaji (Aunt)1971 Mere Apne
as Madhavi Amma1967 Ramanan
as Hema1967 Majhli Didi
as Shobha Rai1967 Chandan Ka Palna
as Shanti Devi1966 Phool Aur Patthar
as Heena Sharma1966 Pinjre Ke Panchhi
1965 Kaajal
as Rajni1964 Main Bhi Ladki Hoon
as Gauri1964 Sanjh Aur Savera
as Benazir1964 Benazir
as Naaz Ara Begum1964 Gazal
as Sita1963 Dil Ek Mandir
as Chhoti Bahu1962 Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam
as Aarti Gupta1962 Aarti
as Gayatri1962 Main Chup Rahungi
as Rajkumari Chandramukhi of Rajgarh1960 Kohinoor
as Chavli1959 Char Dil Char Rahen
as Shabnam1959 Shararat
1958 Sahara
as Hannah / Lydia1958 Yahudi
1958 Dawn
as Sharada Ram Sharan1957 Sharada
as Meena1956 Mem Sahib
1956 Bond
as Shobha1955 Azaad
as Zarina1954 Chandni Chowk
as Mala1953 Footpath
as Sheetal1953 Daera
as Lalita1953 Parineeta
as Thakurain1953 Two Acres of Land
1952 Tamasha
as Gauri1952 Baiju the Insane
as Rani-Sadhna's Friend1951 Sanam
as Soni1951 Madhosh

Movies with Meena Kumari as Crew(1)

Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design1972 Pakeezah

Full Name: Meena Kumari
Citizenship: India
Born: Monday, 08/01 1932 (August) in Dadar (India)
Died: Friday, 03/31 1972 (March) in Mumbai (aged: 39)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: Hindi (HI)
Spouses (current/former): Kamal Amrohi
Siblings: Khursheed Bano
Other names for Meena Kumari (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Meenakumari"
"मीना कुमारी"
"Мина Кумари"
"महजबी बानो"
Meena Kumari frequently works together with these people:
Ashok Kumar (10x, Actor)
Mehmood (9x, Actor)
Helen (7x, Actress)
Asit Sen (7x, Actor)
Achala Sachdev (6x, Actress)
Bimal Roy (6x, Crew)
Raaj Kumar (6x, Actor)
Kumari Naaz (6x, Actress)
Kishore Kumar (6x, Crew)
Pradeep Kumar (6x, Actor)

Other people with this name: Meena Kumari

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1450788, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/21/2024