meena kumari birth anniversary: The great actress Meena Kumari, who touched the hearts of the audience with her serious acting, became known as ‘Tragedy Queen’ in reel life but was known by 6 names in real life. When Meena Kumari was born in a middle class Muslim family on 1 August 1932 in Mumbai, father Alibakhsh and mother Iqbal Bano named him ‘Mahjbin’.
During childhood, Meena Kumari’s eyes were very small, so the family used to call her as Chinese. This is because Chinese people have small eyes.
At the age of nearly four, Meena Kumari started acting in films. She was named Baby Meena in the film Leatherface made under the banner of Prakash Picture. After this, Meena worked as an actress in ‘Kid Khel Khel’. In this film, she was named Meena Kumari.
Apart from acting films, Meena Kumari was also very fond of Shero-Shayari. For this, she used Naz nickname. Meena Kumari’s husband Kamal Amrohi used to call him Manju with love. Meena Kumari, who made a special identity in the hearts of the audience with her serious acting, said goodbye to the world on 31 March 1972.
