Film director Kamal Amrohi used to love his wife and actress Meena Kumari very much. He always wanted that he should make such a film about his wife, which can be seen for years and years and his wife’s name can be immortal. Only after this he made the film ‘Pakeezah’ with Meena Kumari, which proved to be a superhit.
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Updated: February 26, 2022 08:44:41 pm
We read the love story of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz and learned that he used to be in love with his wife Mumtaz and even built the Taj Mahal in her name. There was another such love story, which also emerged in Bollywood and today everyone knows about them. Today we are going to tell you about the love story of a Bollywood film director and his film actress, who loved his wife very much and at the same time wanted his wife’s name to be immortal, for which he made a memorable film. Made it Today we are going to tell you about filmmaker Kamal Amrohi and actress Meena Kumari.
Kamal Amrohi had made ‘Pakeezah’ because of the discussion of actress wife for years and years.
Kamal Amrohi wanted his wife and actress Meena Kumari unprotected. At the same time, he aspired to make a film about Meena, which would be discussed for years. Therefore, in the year 1958, he started making the film ‘Pakeezah’ with Meena Kumari. Meanwhile, in the year 1960, director K Asif’s film ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ was released, which won the hearts of the audience and made headlines. The special thing is that the story of this film was also done by Kamal Amrohi. After this he thought that Pakeezah would also have to be made with similar decorations.
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Let us tell you that Kamal and Meena did not get divorced, but had separated from each other. Four years passed and ‘Pakeezah’ did not work. During this, Meena Kumari adopted alcohol and started drinking a lot. Due to this, his health also started deteriorating. Around the year 1968, Kamal felt that Pakeezah should be completed. A lot of money had been spent. The matter was reached to Meena Kumari, but she did not show any special interest. Sunil Dutt and his wife Nargis were named among close friends of Meena Kumari. He was also aware of the personal things of Meena and Kamal, which were known to only a few people.
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