'Meena Kumari Was My Main Inspiration, Her Look Into 'Nothingness' In Pakeezah I Tried', Says Heeramandi's Alamzeb Aka Sharmin Segal
Sharmin Segal opened up on her inspiration for playing Alamzeb's character in Heeramandi.
Jun 06, 2024, 13:48 PM IST
Meena Kumari Birth Anniversary: Abandoned child, forced to act, painful love life, early death- a look at the life of Bollywood's 'Tragedy Queen'
Meena Kumari was born on 1 August 1933 in Mumbai. Her father Ali Baks was also a Parsi theater artist and her mother was a famous theater actress and dancer, who belonged to the family of Rabindranath Tagore.
Aug 01, 2022, 08:59 AM IST
Madhubala to Saira Banu: Best on-screen jodi’s of ‘tragedy King’ aka Dilip Kumar - In pics!
Known as the ‘King of Tragedy’ Dilip Kumar is regarded as an institution in himself by many cinephiles. The actor introduced natural acting when it was a norm to be loud and dramatic. His acting nuances - whether it be taking a pause before speaking to lowering his eyelids - he is said to have inspired generations of actors that have come after him.
Jul 07, 2021, 12:25 PM IST
Veteran actor Jagdeep buried in the same graveyard where tragedy queen Meena Kumari was laid to rest
Meena Kumari died in 1972 and was buried in Shia Kabrastan at Mazgaon, Mumbai and years later in 1993, renowned filmmaker and her husband Kamal Amrohi's grave was also buried in the same cemetery, next only to Meena Kumari's tombstone.
Jul 09, 2020, 21:26 PM IST
Tara Sutaria: We lack 'adaa', 'nazaaqat' of Madhubala, Meena Kumari
Since she does not have any dialogue in her upcoming film, Tara says she had to fall back on expressions and sign language to bring alive her character.
Nov 06, 2019, 17:30 PM IST
Say whaaat! Salman Khan-Shah Rukh Khan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next?
However, nothing has been confirmed about the project by the makers as yet.
Mar 13, 2019, 09:58 AM IST
Happy Birthday Dilip Kumar: Best on-screen pairings of the legend
On the actor's 96th birthday, let's take a trip down the memory lane and have a look at some of his best on-screen pairings.
Dec 11, 2018, 16:06 PM IST
Lata Mangeshkar saddened by Atif Aslam's 'Chalte chalte'
For those who revere Lata Mangeshkar's "Chalte chalte yuhi koi mil gaya tha", the mellow 'mujra' melody composed by the great Ghulam Mohammed for the mythic Meena Kumaris swan song in "Pakeezah", the new version of the song by Pakistan singer Atif Aslam for a Bollywood film titled "Mitron", is a shocker.
Sep 03, 2018, 16:06 PM IST
Google Doodle honours Meena Kumari on her 85th birth anniversary
The beautiful face and expressive eyes of Meena Kumari have been captured in a Google doodle devoted to the late legendary actress Meena Kumari for her 85th birth anniversary on Wednesday.
Aug 01, 2018, 06:41 AM IST
Brutally Basic Bollywood: Not just Sridevi, many of Bollywood's screen queens have died too early
Before Sridevi, it was Meena Kumari, Nutan, Madhubala and Geeta Bali who left us too soon.
Feb 27, 2018, 12:01 PM IST
Sridevi, Madhubala, Parveen Babi and other iconic actors who left the world too soon
Here is remembering other actors who left this world too soon and made us teary-eyed.
Feb 26, 2018, 13:10 PM IST
Saweety Boora, Meena Kumari in semifinals of Strandja Memorial boxing
Former world silver-medallist Saweety Boora (75kg) and Meena Kumari (54kg) assured themselves of medals by entering the semifinals on a second successive day of mixed results for Indian boxers at the 69th Strandja Memorial Tournament.
Feb 20, 2018, 21:03 PM IST
Wish to star in 'Saheb Bibi Aur Ghulam' remake: Aditi Rao Hydari
The 29-year-old "Wazir" actress, who was walking the ramp for debutant designer Jayanti Reddy at ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016, said Meena Kumari's character in the 1962 film was beautiful and she would any day say yes if she gets an offer.
Apr 01, 2016, 17:34 PM IST
Rare memorabilia of Meena Kumari on display
Meena Kumari's original publicity material and memorabilia, including paintings and portraits of her films, will be on the display.
Feb 24, 2016, 16:18 PM IST
