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The More important of Meena Kumari's films are Baiju Bawra, Parineeta, Daera, harda, Saheb Biwi aur Gulam, Kaajal and Pakeezah. 1) Baiju Bawra (1952)- The best part of her career started from Baiju Bawra and she was into lime light fast. So fast a rise and so successful a career that she is supposed to be one of the best actresses of Bollywood cinema. Baiju Bawra, she was Gauri and it was a musical love story. Shw received a filmfare award for it in the first ever filmfare awards function. 2) Parineeta (1953) - 3) Daera (1953) - Made by her husband Kamal Amrohi, Daera is one of her important movies. It was one of the total of 4 movies made by Kamal Amrohi in his life. Out of the four, two had Meena Kumari as the central character. 4) Sharda - An unusual film, was taken up by Meena Kumari after everybody had refused to take up such an unusual role. Meena Kumari had almost won the Filmfare Award that year but Nargis won the award very marginally for her performance in Mother India. However she did win the journalist's choice award for this movie. 5) Saheb Biwi aur Gulam (1962) - A land mark of indian cinema. A master piece by the master Guru Dutt and the star was Meena Kumari. Unbeatable and dominant, she so so fluently flows into the role that it is mesmerizing. The chhoti bahu's role portrayed by Meena Kumari is an unforgettable performance and the role could not have been played better. In fact this was one of the few best performances of the total indian cinema till date. This was again a filmfare award winner. Interesting fact is that in this year all the three filmfare award nominations went in her name. 5) Kaajal (1965) - "Tora man darpan kahlaye". Was it about Meena Kumari? This film also was another filmfare award winner by Meena Kumari. Meena Kumari is great again. 6) Pakeezah (1971) - Another landmark of Indian Cinema was conceptualized in 1953. But finished in 1971! Amazing. She grew old with the movie. And this is visible in the movie. Pakeezah is the love story of Meena KUmari with Kamal Amrohi, the Director of the film. Fact is that Meena Kumari's life is inseparable from Pakeezah and the same melancholy and sadness is visible in the film. Pakeezah is a movie which will not be repeated. Her personality and life is visible in the films Saheb, Biwi aur Gulam
and Pakeezah. So close are these films to her life, that it is difficult
to separate the person from the life. The same melancholy, sadness and
tearful face was ever present.
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