Meena Kumari: Meena Kumari was one of the best actresses in the history of Hindi cinema. Meena Kumari was Hindu by name and Muslim by religion. Born on 1 August 1933 in Dadar, Mumbai, Meena Kumari cast such a spell with her beauty and serious acting that it remains till date.
Meena Kumari was successful in winning the hearts of people on the silver screen. But in real life, she used to hide many pains in her heart. Apart from this, Meena Kumari also used to hide her left hand. The actress was often seen hiding her hand. But there was a special and big reason behind this. Let us know what was the secret behind this.
Because of this, Meena used to hide her left hand
Meena Kumari, a famous Bollywood actress of her time, often used to hide her left hand. In real life as well as in front of the camera. But she did not do this deliberately or for fashion. Rather, the reason behind this is a car accident. While coming from Mahabaleshwar to Mumbai, her car met with an accident. Her left hand was injured in this road accident. Due to this, she used to avoid showing it.
Started as a child artist
Meena Kumari’s real name was Mehjabeen Bano. She also worked in Bollywood as a child artist. At the age of just 6, she appeared in the film ‘Leatherface’. For this, she got a fee of only Rs 25. Later, she made sting her profession.
best movies of meena kumari
Meena Kumari was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the 1952 film ‘Baiju Bawra’. She worked in about 90 films in her career. Apart from ‘Baiju Bawra’, Meena’s best films include Kajal, Dil Ek Mandir, Ek Hi Raasta, Pyar Ka Sagar, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Baharon Ki Manzil, Shararat and Pakeezah. Let us tell you that ‘Pakeezah’ was the last film of the actress which was released in the year 1972.
He died in 1972
Meena said goodbye to this world at a young age. Meena died on 31 March 1972 at the age of just 39. The last days of her life were spent in great pain. Let us tell you that the actress was addicted to alcohol. Due to this bad habit, she got a disease called liver cirrhosis and then due to this Meena said goodbye to the world at a young age.
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