Meena Kumari or Mahjabeen Bano (August 1, 1932 - March 31, 1972), was an Indian movie actress and poetess. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema. During a career spanning 30 years from her childhood to her death, she starred in more than ninety films, many of which have achieved classic and cult status today. Kumari gained a reputation for playing grief-stricken and tragic roles, and her performances have been praised and reminisced throughout the years. Like one of her best-known roles, Chhoti Bahu, in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Kumari became addicted to alcohol. Her life and prosperous career were marred by heavy drinking, troubled relationships, an ensuing deteriorating health, and her death from liver cirrhosis in 1972 Source : Wiki

One of the fnest acresses India has ever produced

Binduji ! MEENA KUMARIJI was very complete actress,singer & dancer.But MEENAJI got serious rolls & she did with perfection,some memorable films are here : 1.ANMOL RATAN(1950)-KARAN DEWAN,2.MADHOSH(1951)-MANHAR DESAI,3.BAIJU BAWRA(1952)-BHARAT BHUSHAN,4.PARINEETA(1953)-ASHOK KUMAR,5.ADAL-E-JAHANGEER(1955)-PRADEEP KUMAR,6.HALAKU(1956)-AJIT KHAN,7.SHARADA(1957)-RAJ KAPOOR,8.MISS MARRY(1957)-GEMINI GANESHAN,9.CHIRAG KAHAN ROSHNI KAHAN(1959)-RAJENDRA KUMAR,10.BHABHI KI CHUDIYAN(1961)-BALRAJ SAHNI.

Usne apni nazmon ki kitab gulzaar ko dee thee jisne use baad mein chhapwaaya. Achhe sher likhti thi. She was a good poetess : For example : Tukde tukde din beeta, dhajji dhajji raat mili, .........aansoo ki saugaat mili etc.

Meena Kumari or Mahjabeen Bano (August 1, 1932 - March 31, 1972), was an Indian movie actress and poetess. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actress of that time...!!! She is invariably called the \"Tragedy Queen\" and her work is considered immortal.. Her classic contributions include Parineeta, Baiju Bawra, Saheb Biwi aur Ghulam and Pakeezah. She was also one of the great urdu poets of the land and has written beautiful sad poems in her lonely days! She also recorded an album of her own poetry in her own voice which was her dream project of life. She has significant contributions as an actress as well as a child actress baby Meena who started at the age of just six years. For the lovers and admirers of the beautiful, mesmerizing and legendary Meena Kumari, here she lives again in her films, her poetry, her life and her voice. All the suggestions and comments/critics from her lovers are welcome with thanks here!!

With Meena Kumari, came the grievance and pain into Hindi cinema. She was an epitome of these and a blend of talent and beauty. What she did not get in real life, she tried to achieve from her movies. She was a dreamer, a poet who found solace in loneliness and pain. The beautiful Mehejabeen, stepped into the world of grease and glamour from the tender age of six. Her first film as a child artist was Vijay Bhatt\'s \'Leather Face\' (1939). She then metamorphasised into a beautiful heroine and did some heartrenching movies like \'Baiju Bawra\' (1954), \'Parineeta\' (1955), \'Ek Hi Raasta\', \'Sharda\' (1957), \'Aarti\' (1963) and \'Kaajal\' (1966). Her other movies include \'Bahu Begam\' with Pradeep Kumar and Rehman and Guru Dutt\'s \'Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam\'. But she also did character roles as in \'Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan\', \'Mere Apne\' and \'Dushman\'. There came movies like \'Dil Apna Preet Parai\' and \'Dil Ek Mandir\' ...more

She was a great actress.