I reached Madras with Sanjay, who was two and a half years old then, and Namrata, who was barely two months old. Since it was going to be a long schedule, he asked me to come over with the kids. It’s so strange that despite being in the same profession and staying not too far away from each other, we didn’t meet for several years… One day I received a call from my husband who was away in Madras shooting for Main Chup Rahungi. This place is not meant for people like you… Meena always called me ‘baaji’.
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Meena, today your baaji congratulates you on your death and asks you to never step into this world again. But… “Congratulations on your death” I have neither heard nor said this earlier. I have often offered as well as received these wishes on numerous occasions. Excerpts from a translation by Yasir Abbasi Wishes for your wedding. He is not the routine entry.The Mother India actress wrote a piece on Meena Kumari ’s death in 1972 which was published in an Urdu magazine. Vinod quotes her saying “This boy will rise. Meena, however took a fancy to him from the word go. He mentions how Dharmendra reacted to the meeting how he was a “bit nervous and apprehensive” but was happy as “she was warm and friendly and welcomed me with kind encouragement”.
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The two came face to face for the first time “at Chandivili during outdoor shoot” he adds. Having got his break, he must on the one hand prove himself in his own right, and on the other extract a quantum of respect from the established star,” an excerpt in Open magazine reads.
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Cast opposite an established star, the novice was concerned. “The film they were signed on together was called Purnima, and Dharmendra would go around asking, ‘What is Meenaji like?’ He was petrified at the prospect of facing her in front of the camera. In his book, veteran journalist Vinod Mehta talks of the first meeting between the two in his much-referred to biography on the late actor. Her marriage to director Kamal Amrohi had ended by 1964, which in turn, had deeply scarred a sensitive Meena. Three more films followed - Chandan Ka Palna, Majhli Didi and Baharon Ki Manzil, but all of those bombed,” the book explains. This film was followed rapidly by Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (which was released first), Kaajal (not opposite each other) and Phool Aur Patthar, with which Dharmendra, on a quick ascent, zoomed into the top echelons. “Most of the industry believes - and perhaps, rightly so - that it was the star-crossed actress, bereft of enough love and affection in real life, who took a fancy to the strapping young man she had come to know since the time they began shooting for Purnima. In a book named ‘ Dharmendra: A Biography, Not Just A He-Man’ by Rajiv M Vijayakar, excerpted by NDTV, the author claims that Meena Kumari episode was the “first unfortunate involvement that happened in Dharmendra’s life”. What's your first memory of Meena Kumari? : #meenakumari #indiancinema #hindicinema #oldbollywood #bollywood #blackandwhitetocolorĪ post shared by Voice from the past on at 11:28pm PDT
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: My first memory of Meena Kumari is from the song ‘Tora mann darpan kehlaye’ which was used to play in a VCD player, at that time I used to think it's a song from a Historical film and she is essaying the role of Meerabai later to realise that she wasn't when I found other songs from the film. : Today, her screen appearances are studied for flawless moments and the complex emotions she could evoke without uttering a word Her absence will always be missed but her works will continue to be loved. She played some of the most memorable role in Yahudi, Benazir, Baiju Bawra, Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam and Pakeezah. Her movies didn't require the heroic support, she ruled it herself. She left an undeniable legacy for Indian Cinema. Today is the 87th Birth anniversary of Meena Kumari.