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  Veteran journalist  Vinod  Mehta wrote the biography of Meena Kumari in 1972. In this book, he wrote about the exploitation of Meena Kumari whoever came close to her. She was first exploited by her family. She   started out as Baby Meena, a child artist and a breadwinner of the family.  As a child, she wasn't interested in a film career, and would rather attend school.  In spite of this, her parents started peddling four-year-old Mahjabeen(Real Name of Meena Kumari) to film studios for work opportunities so she was deprived of her childhood. One of the major blows in Meena Kumari's life was the death of her mother. She was only 14 then. In the film Industry also she struggled initially, though she was getting work but paid poorly.It was only after Baiju Bawra in 1952 she got recognition. On May 21, 1951, Meena Kumari was involved in a motor car accident while returning from  Mahabaleshwar  to  Bombay .  She was admitted to Sasoon Hospi...

  Pakeezah took 16 years to reach the celluloid. The film started  on July 16, 1956,  and was released on  February 4, 1972. It was a dream project of Kamal Amrohi, he wanted his wife Meena Kumari to be  Sahibjaan  of Pakeezah.  The mujra 'Inhin logon ne' was shot on July 16, 1956, interestingly at that time the script was not ready, nor the star cast was decided, even the hero was not decided,  the next several years went in scouting for locations, deciding on a leading man, writing and rewriting various bits of the film. Meena Kumari gave her best performance in this film despite her worsening health condition. She attended the premiere of the film at Maratha Mandir. The film was received lukewarm at the Box Office but when the news of Meena Kumari admitting to the hospital spread, it gained momentum.it was Meena Kumari's untimely death on 31 March 1972 which acted as an ultimate push and made it one of the top grosser of that year.  Pakeez...

  Pakeezah took 16 years to reach the celluloid. The film started  on July 16, 1956,  and released on  February 4, 1972. It was a dream project of Kamal Amrohi, he wanted his wife Meena Kumari to be  Sahibjaan  of Pakeezah. Pakeezah was conceptualised in 1954 as a Black & White venture. The mujra 'Inhin logon ne' was shot on July 16, 1956 , interestingly at that time the script was not ready, nor the star cast was decided, even the hero was not decided, the next several years went in scouting for locations, deciding on a leading man, writing and rewriting various bits of the film.   By 1964, the film had still not been completed, while Meena Kumari had become a superstar, with films like  Kohinoor  (1960),  Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam  (1962) and many others. That was also the year she and Kamal Amrohi separated, causing another blow to their already much-delayed dream production. In the meantime, Meena Kumari got addicted to alcohol ...