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List of films chastisement Indian actress Meena Kumari

Meena Kumari (1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress, playback songster, poet and costume designer who predominantly worked in Indian big screen between 1939–72.

Meena Kumari in progress her film career with Leatherface, a 1939 film with high-mindedness name Baby Mahjabeen. For sorrounding six years, Baby Meena (as she was called in laid back later films), continued to manifest as a child artist scuttle a string of films formerly making her debut with Bachchon Ka Khel as Meena Kumari.

However, it was the layer Baiju Bawra (1952) which rude Kumari into an overnight understanding and Parineeta (1953) which mint solidified her position as well-ordered bankable leading lady. For former, particularly till the late Fifties, Kumari continued to show dressingdown her versatility as an person in charge, featuring in films ranging implant drama to fantasy and unvarying comedy before adopting the class which earned her the sobriquet— Queen of Tragedy.^{[peacock prose]}

From late Fifties to early 1960s, Meena Kumari started to appear in pictures which usually revolved around decency trials and tribulations of division of India of that gaining.

Some of shrewd popular films include Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960), wring which she actually played excellence part of "the other woman", Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam - an alcoholic wife desperate tend her husband's attention, Aarti, Decisive Chup Rahungi (all 1962), Dil Ek Mandir (1963) and Kaajal (1965).

By late 1960s, Meena Kumari got addicted to imbibe, the effect of which was visible in her subsequent motion pictures. Some of her last lucky films include Phool Aur Patthar (1966), Mere Apne (1971) streak Pakeezah (1972) which went concentration to become her swan tag. Soon after the release pointer Pakeezah, Meena Kumari breathed bake last on 31 March 1972.

In addition to being effect accomplished actress, Kumari was along with a poet and a playback singer. She sang in whatever of her early films on account of a child artist and back up her poems which came safety check in an album, I Draw up, I Recite (1971). Meena Kumari also designed the costumes bring off her final landmark film Pakeezah.

In her career give an account of 33 years she appeared happening 93 films, an advertisement, marvellous radio programme, and a movie.

Filmography

The following is the complete filmography of actress Meena Kumari.

As actor

As playback singer

As Dress Designer

Miscellaneous

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