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Dedicated to Meena Kumari, this docu-drama featured interviews of various artists who worked with her. The film featured Dolly playing Meena Kumari and Sona Mirza playing her contemporary, Madhubala [97] [98] It was directed by Sohrab Modi and had the music composed by Khayyam. Kumari has always been a subject of interest among present day ...
Madhubala's Anarkali look has inspired Madhuri Dixit in Lajja (2001) and Mallika Sherawat in Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008). [320] [321] Priyanka Chopra parodied Madhubala, Meena Kumari and Nargis in the 2007 film Salaam-e-Ishq. [322] In 2017, actress Mouni Roy dressed herself as Madhubala's Anarkali for a dance performance. [323]
Meena Kumari (1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress, playback singer, poet and costume designer who predominantly worked in Indian cinema between 1939–72. Meena Kumari started her film career with Leatherface , a 1939 film with the name Baby Mahjabeen.
Madhubala (1933–1969) was an Indian actress and producer who appeared in 73 Hindi-language films in a career spanning from the early 1940s to the mid-1960s. [1] She made her debut at age 9 playing an uncredited role in the romantic musical Basant (1942) .
Nominations full sweep: Meena Kumari (1963: all three nominations). Years 1954–55, 1956–57 had only a single nomination. Longest nomination streak: Madhuri Dixit (ten nominations in eight years, 1989–96).
In 2011, they listed her as the fifth-greatest actress of all-time after Nargis, Smita Patil, Nutan and Meena Kumari. [51] In 2012, Rehman was placed 9th by NDTV in its "The Most Popular Actress of All Time" list. [52] Filmfare included Rehman's performances in Guide in its list of Bollywood's "80 Iconic Performances". [53]
Meena Kumari acted in the film in a supporting role, where she played the role of Suraiya's best friend. [2] The film was an average at the box office, which was attributed to Suraiya's fading stardom in the early 1950s, and Madhubala's and Nargis' simultaneous rise as the top female stars. [3]
Mohan Deep (born Mohan Kishinchand Chandirramani in 1948), is an Indian writer. [1] [2] He has written multiple books on Bollywood film personalities, including the books: The Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala, Simply Scandalous: Meena Kumari, and Eurekha!: