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Meena Kumari is one of the few Bollywood actresses whose performance is still remembered. Whenever Meena Kumari came on screen, she touched the hearts of the audience with her acting. She played so many emotional roles in her career that she was given the nickname 'Tragedy Queen'.
The late actress started her career at the young age of just 4 and became one of the most loved actresses of her time due to her hard work and strong acting. Reports say that Meena Kumari was also the richest actress of her time. However, Meena Kumar had to endure a lot throughout her life. At the age of 38, this veteran actress said goodbye to the world forever.
Meena Kumari had pain since childhood
Meena Kumari was born on 1 August 1933 as the second daughter in her family. However his father Ali Baksh wanted a son. After the birth of Meena Kumari, her father decided to leave her in an orphanage. However, after a few months, Meena's mother Iqbal Begum started missing her daughter and requested her husband to bring Meena back home. After this Meena returned to her family. Although she belonged to a very poor family that was facing financial difficulties, Meena Kumari started working at the age of 4.
A director slapped Meena in retaliation
In the 1950s, Meena became one of Bollywood's most popular actresses, working with top directors of the time. However, when a director misbehaved with her and she reacted strongly against him, the angry director included a scene in the film in which an actor was instructed to slap Meena Kumari hard. The shocking thing is that the director wanted to take revenge by slapping the actor 31 times in the scene.
Meena Kumari was the highest paid actress
Despite such challenges, Meena Kumari was one of the highest paid actresses of her time. She lived a very luxurious life. Meena Kumari was the only actress of that time who traveled in Impala. According to media reports, during the peak years of her career, Meena Kumari owned many luxurious cars and properties.
Kamal went against his family and married Amrohi.
Meena Kumari married director Kamal Amrohi against the wishes of her family but this marriage became a cause of sorrow and misery for her life. Kamal Amrohi imposed many restrictions on him. According to reports, he misbehaved and even tortured Meena Kumari. After enduring all this for a few years, Meena Kumari decided to leave Kamal Amrohi's house and go to her sister's house.
Meena Kumari was addicted to alcohol
The pain she faced in her married life affected Meena Kumari and she took the help of Jaime to forget her sorrows. Due to this he faced many health problems and due to this he died at an early age. Na Kumari was very sad in her last days.
Sad demise of Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari also faced financial crisis in her last days and it would be surprising to know that the family of Meena Kumari, who was once among the richest actresses of the country, could not even pay Rs 3,500 to the hospital.