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    Meena Kumari was an Indian actress and poet active from the 1930s until her death in 1972. She starred in over 90 films and was considered one of the most prominent actresses of Hindi cinema, alongside contemporaries like Nargis and Madhubala. Kumari gained a reputation for playing grief-stricken and tragic roles, and her performances have been highly praised. In real life, Kumari struggled with alcoholism, troubled relationships, and declining health, leading to her early death from cirrhosis of the liver at age 39. She is often referred to as the "Tragedy Queen" both for her frequent portrayal of sorrowful roles and her own tragic life story.

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    Meena Kumari was an Indian actress and poet active from the 1930s until her death in 1972. She starred in over 90 films and was considered one of the most prominent actresses of Hindi cinema, alongside contemporaries like Nargis and Madhubala. Kumari gained a reputation for playing grief-stricken and tragic roles, and her performances have been highly praised. In real life, Kumari struggled with alcoholism, troubled relationships, and declining health, leading to her early death from cirrhosis of the liver at age 39. She is often referred to as the "Tragedy Queen" both for her frequent portrayal of sorrowful roles and her own tragic life story.

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    Meena Kumari was an Indian actress and poet active from the 1930s until her death in 1972. She starred in over 90 films and was considered one of the most prominent actresses of Hindi cinema, alongside contemporaries like Nargis and Madhubala. Kumari gained a reputation for playing grief-stricken and tragic roles, and her performances have been highly praised. In real life, Kumari struggled with alcoholism, troubled relationships, and declining health, leading to her early death from cirrhosis of the liver at age 39. She is often referred to as the "Tragedy Queen" both for her frequent portrayal of sorrowful roles and her own tragic life story.

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    Meena Kumari (Hindi: ; Urdu:

    ;1 August 1932 31 March 1972),


    born Mahjabeen Bano (Hindi: ;Urdu: ) , was an Indian movie actress and
    poet. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens
    of Hindi Cinema. During a career spanning 30 years from her childhood to her death, she starred
    in more than ninety films, many of which have achieved classic and cult status today. With her
    contemporaries Nargis and Madhubala she is regarded as one of the most influential Hindi movie
    actresses of all time.[citation needed]
    Kumari gained a reputation for playing grief-stricken and tragic roles, and her performances have
    been praised and reminisced throughout the years. Like one of her best-known roles, Chhoti
    Bahu, in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Kumari became addicted to alcohol. Her life and
    prosperous career were marred by heavy drinking, troubled relationships, an ensuing
    deteriorating health, and her death from liver cirrhosis in 1972.
    Kumari is often cited by media and literary sources as "The Tragedy Queen", both for her
    frequent portrayal of sorrowful and dramatic roles in her films and her real-life story.[1][2]
    Meena Kumari was the third daughter of Ali Baksh and Iqbal Begum; Khursheed and Madhu
    were her two elder sisters. At the time of her birth, her parents were unable to pay the fees of Dr.
    Gadre, who had delivered her, so her father left her at a Muslim orphanage, however, he picked
    her up after a few hours.
    Her father, a Shia Muslim, was a veteran of Parsi theater, played harmonium, taught music, and
    wrote Urdu poetry. He played small roles in films like Id Ka Chand and composed music for films
    like Shahi Lutere.
    Her mother was the second wife of Ali Baksh. Before meeting and then marrying Ali Baksh, she
    was a stage actress and dancer, under the stage name, Kamini and earlier in her life related to
    the well known Tagore family of Bengal.

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