Meena Kumari
Date of birth: 1933-08-01
Place of birth: Solapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Meenakumari, मीना कुमारी, Мина Кумари
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.
Movie Credits
Dawn
1958-06-26
Kundan is a medical student but just before getting the degree he got implicated in a murder charge
Purnima
1965-05-27
A woman named Purnima (Meena Kumari) is forced to marry a wealthy man, leaving her true love Prakash
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
1962-07-29
A debauchee Zamindar greatly neglects his wife. The decadence of the Bengali Zamindar milieu in the
Mere Apne
1971-09-10
Old woman Anandi moves to the city with her relatives and finds out their material side. She develo
Pakeezah
1972-02-04
A beautiful courtesan is unable to break away from the cycle of prostitution until a forest ranger f
Chandan Ka Palna
1967-09-17
Ajit lives with his mother, and comes from a very wealthy family. He meets with beautiful Shobha and
Aarti
1962-08-03
To her parents' chagrin, an idealistic doctor weds the unemployed man who saved her life while her e
Leatherface
1939-01-01
In this stunt-film, Hero Samar (Jairaj) singlehandedly takes on the might of the oppressive state le
Azaad
1955-03-01
After her widower dad, Kedarnath, passes away, Shobha goes to live with his friend, Charandas, and h
Viruthan Shanku
1968-04-11
When Vikraman returns home after completing his studies, he finds out that his brother has illegally
Gazal
1964-01-01
Agra-based atheist and revolutionary poet/editor of Inquilab, Ejaz, falls head-over-heels in love wi
Chandni Chowk
1954-06-09
A Nawab belonging to the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi gets tricked into marrying his daughter to the
Pyaar Ka Saagar
1961-01-01
Bishen raises his brother Kishen, who falls in love with Radham but loses vision after learning abou
Sahira
1980-01-01
Intelligent and sensitive, Meena Kumari found solace in reading and writing poetry in her private li
Akeli Mat Jaiyo
1963-01-02
A prince disguises himself as a common man to win the love of Seema, a middle-class woman. Complicat
Baiju Bawra
1952-10-05
During the reign of Akbar the Great, a young singer sets out to avenge his father's death and challe
Pinjre Ke Panchhi
1966-01-01
Businessman Sonu Sharma belongs to a wealthy family and lives with his widowed mother. He suddenly b
Sharada
1957-02-23
After Shekhar (Raj Kapoor) falls for beautiful Sharada (Meena Kumari), he makes her promise that she
Main Bhi Ladki Hoon
1964-10-08
Rajni, a dusky, uneducated girl, is deceptively married off to Ram, son of a wealthy father. Althoug
Majhli Didi
1967-09-21
Bipinchandra breaks family tradition by marrying a city girl, Hemangini, much to the chagrin of his
Ek-Hi-Rasta
1956-01-01
Amar and Malti live an idyllic, loving life with their son Raja. However, Amar makes enemies in his
Daaera
1953-01-01
The narrative deals with the dreams and aspiration of a 16-old-girl, Sheetal (Meena Kumari) caught i
Bond
1956-01-06
A Hindi family drama.
Two Acres of Land
1953-01-02
An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money t
Shararat
1959-01-02
1959 Bollywood Drama Comedy
Bahu Begum
1967-02-03
On the day of her marriage, the bride goes missing. She ends up in a brothel, compelling her wealthy
Yahudi
1958-09-05
In ancient Rome, a mourning Jewish man raises the kidnapped daughter of Roman royalty as his own - a
Phool Aur Patthar
1966-10-12
Circumstances have made Shaka a career criminal. When plague empties a town of its inhabitants, he t
Jawab
1970-01-01
Raja (Jeetendra) lives with his widowed sister Divya (Meena Kumari) in a small village. He is consta
Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai
1960-01-01
A rich girl marries a doctor. Differences crop up between the two and starts to snowball wherein she
Kinare Kinare
1963-07-12
After losing his family during partiton Puran is taken in by a landowner and he falls in love with t
Parineeta
1953-01-23
In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belongin
Chitralekha
1964-01-01
Chitralekha is a 1964 historical-philosophical Hindi film, directed by Kidar Sharma, starring Ashok
Ramanan
1967-01-01
Ramanan and Madanan are the two shepherds who are bosom pals. Meek and handsome, Ramanan used to s
Baharon Ki Manzil
1968-01-01
During a ceremony, Nanda gets amnesia after an explosion. She claims to be Radha. Dr. Rajesh treats
Dil Ek Mandir
1963-01-18
When Sita’s husband, Ram, is diagnosed with cancer, their lives are thrown into a tailspin—only to b
Adl-e-Jehangir
1955-01-01
A 1955 black and white Urdu language historical drama film directed by G.P. Sippy.
Halaku
1956-01-01
Halaku (Pran), the powerful emperor of Iran, rules the country wisely and with an iron hand. When he
Bandipotu
1963-08-15
Sathyasena (Gummadi), the king of Gandhara, suffering from paralytic legs leaves the rule to his vic
Dushman
1972-01-07
Surjit Singh is forced to take care of Ram Din's family after he accidentally kills him while drivin
Kohinoor
1960-11-04
Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Bahadur is the new king. Veer Singh's wife, who raised Dhivendra, wants hi
Sahara
1958-11-15
Sahara is a 1958 Indian Bollywood film directed by Lekhraj Bhakri. The film stars Meena Kumari in th
Char Dil Char Rahen
1959-09-18
Three love stories that take place simultaneously but do not intersect, because the characters do no
Benazir
1964-06-19
Sibling rivalry abounds in this film about two privileged brothers, Anwar and Nawab, and the women w
Sanjh Aur Savera
1964-01-01
Shankar Chaudhry, a wealthy man gets married to Maya assuming she is the daughter of Ambala-based Ad
Bheegi Raat
1965-12-10
A struggling artist accidentally kills a man on a "wet night." Unbeknownst to him, a wealthy witness
Noorjehan
1967-12-07
Noor Jahan, the empress of the Mughal empire, becomes the favourite wife of Emperor Jahangir and ste
Kaajal
1965-12-09
Raised by a kind matriarch, Madhavi (Meena Kumari) shares a close bond with her foster brother Rajes
Mem Sahib
1956-01-01
Meena, a wealthy, educated girl, has been promised in marriage to Sunder, a sheltered young man who
Footpath
1953-10-09
Tired of poverty, Noshu takes to black-marketing. Soon, he realises that his act has hurt everyone a
Gomti Ke Kinare
1972-11-22
After his father's death, young Sameer runs away to search for his mother and is adopted by the tawa
Tamasha
1952-01-01
Fed up of Dilip's involvement with gold digging actress Nayantara, Dilip's uncle pretends to be grav
Miss Mary
1957-02-15
R.K. Raju, a private investigator is assigned the task of locating the missing daughter of a wealthy
Naya Andaz
1956-01-01
Chand, a poet and lyricist who leaves home due to differences with his father, finds great success a
Ardhangini
1959-01-01
At the very moment of her birth, ill-fated Chhaya's mother passes away, her dad loses his job, and t
Sanam
1951-07-20
An honest but unemployed young man, Yogen, falls for the wealthy, independent Sadhana after a chance
Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan
1959-11-11
A pregnant Ratna loses her husband, eventually gives birth to a son, Raju, in a hospital where she i
Main Chup Rahungi
1962-01-01
When Kamal Kumar meets the young, beautiful Gayatri on a train he instantly falls in love, and despi
Madhosh
1951-12-07
Two warring families in the town of Sajalpur find their generational conflict tested when the arroga
Characterless
1975-01-01
Choritrohin (Bengali: চরিত্রহীন;English: Characterless) is a 1975 Bangladeshi film directed by Baby
Dream House
1953-01-01
Visit to Ashok Kumar home.
Bandish
1955-01-01
Mahender has been responsible for the upbringing of Tomato, a young child at a very early age. Now M
Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan
1961-01-01
Geeta (Meena Kumari) is married to Shyam (Balraj Sahni) but is unable to bear children. Orphaned as
Pooja
1940-11-22
A. R. Kardar’s Pooja tells a disturbing story of two estranged sisters whose lives are fractured by
Pratiggya
1943-06-11
A drama centered on a significant promise or commitment
Veer Ghatotkach
1949-02-25
The epic starts with the mighty illusionist Ghatotkach, son of Bhim, accidentally clashing with and
Hamara Ghar
1950-10-20
The story is of a family consisting of a mother and her five sons. A relative causes discord. The mo
Hanumaan Pataal Vijay
1951-03-01
When the demon king Ahiravan kidnaps Lord Ram and Lakshman and holds them captive in his underground
Lakshmi Narayan
1951-11-16
The eternal saga unfolds as Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Narayan descend to Earth in various avatars to
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1952-06-13
The film follows the adventures of Aladdin and his finding a magical lamp which helps him in attaini
Baadbaan
1954-06-18
An orphaned boy from a fishing village, adopted and educated by a wealthy family, must choose betwee