It is said that in her final days, Meena Kumari was financially broke and didn't even have Rs 3500 in her bank account so that the hospital could release her dead body. | Tellychakkar.com
Actor Aditi Rao Hydari on Jubilee, referencing Maharani Gayatri Devi and Audrey Hepburn to play Sumitra Devi in the Amazon Prime Video show, and working with director Vikramaditya Motwane.
When Meena Kumari Turned The âTragedy Queenâ In Her Real Life With Alcoholism, Debt & Loneliness â Riches To Rags #4
It was due to the poor financial condition of her family that Meena Kumari was forced to work at a young age
March 16, 2021
Meena Kumari Had Turned The âTragedy Queenâ In Her Real Life With Alcoholism, Debt & Loneliness â Riches To Rags #4 (PC: Wikimedia)
Meena Kumari is known to be an iconic star in the history of Bollywood. She began working as early as when she was 4-years old. Having provided with some outstanding range of films, the beauty was termed as the âTragedy Queen.â But little did anyone know that the Pakeezah actress would witness a downfall in her personal life as well.
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Waheeda Rehman Birthday: Interesting facts about actress who added luminescence to silver screen
Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman who added luminescence to the silver screen with her stellar acting and charm celebrates her 83rd birthday today. As one of Bollywoodâs most loved yesteryear stars turns a year older let us delve into some lesser-known facts about her life.
Waheeda was born in Tamil Nadu. She was a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and initially wanted to become a doctor but destiny had something else in store for her. She lost her father at an early age and this hugely impacted her decision of entering into movies to support the financial needs of her family.Â
2-MIN READ Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story Reconstructs a Mesmerizingly Tragic Story of the Legendary Filmmaker
With Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story, author Yasser Usman reconstructs a mesmerizingly tragic story of Guru Dutt and his equally accomplished wife and singer Geeta Dutt.
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Singer Geeta Dutt considered epic Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam as a real life story of Guru Dutt, her and actress Waheeda Rahman, says a new book on the life of Guru Dutt Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story (Simon & Schuster) by author and film chronicler Yasser Usman.
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam was released in 1962. It was adopted from Bimal Mitra’s Bengali novel Shaheb Bibi Golam. The movie was considered much ahead of its time, having dealt with the issue of adultery and challenging the institution of marriage and patriarchy.