Gadre's Clinic in Bombay, India to a Muslim father, Ali Bux, and a Hindu mother, Iqbal Begum (Nee Prabhavati Tagore). She battled alcoholism and loneliness and finally died, alone, in 1972. She was also an accompalished Urdu writer and had several poems published by Gulzar after her death. She was married to Kamal Amrohi with whom she started making "Pakeezah". Her major films are Daaera (1953), Baiju Bawra (1952), 0046164, and of course her most well known film, Pakeezah (1972). She was also thought to be the only actress who could sell a film on the strength of her name alone. She excelled at tragedy and was often shown in a white sari carrying the film with her emotive acting. She became personified as the archetypal good Hindu wife through many roles, long suffering and always true to the man. She did mythological films with Homi Wadia and then comedies like Miss Mary (1957). Later she became Meena Kumari when cast for Bhatt's Baiju Bawra (1952). She was six when hired for Leatherface (1939) in 1939 by Vijay Bhatt and named Baby Meena. Entered films to support family in difficult times. Born 1933 into a poor Parsee theatre family of Ali Bux and dancer Iqbal begum in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
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