THE
MANY INCARNATIONS OF MEENA KUMARI
MEENA
KUMARI - THE DRESS DESIGNER
MEENA KUMARI - THE SINGER - I WRITE I RECITE
FAMILY
BABY
MEENA
The Poet - Meena Kumari 'Naaz'
Meena Kumari 'Naaz' - Urdu Poetry Translation
Meena Kumari is so many things to so many peole today and she appears
to live in their hearts even today. She is still s omany incarnations.
- The first face of Meena Kumari is the tragedy queen. She was
great when in tears.
- The second incarnation is the great actress who could perfect any
role
given. Perhaps one of the contributing factors is that she
started very early in life but she was highly talented also.
- The third Meena Kumari is the great human being she was. She was
soft
spoken and encouraging person. She was liked by anyone who came across
her.
- The other Meena Kumari is the strong one. She decided to go it
alone.
She went. She decided to do tragedy roles. She did them. She decided to
marry against family's wish. She did it. She left Kamal. And she left
him totally. She kept promises and she followed her own rules strictly.
- The fifth Meena Kumari is the sincere one. She did justice to all
her
rules. She was agreeable and agreed for the sake of the performance.
- The sixth Meena Kumari is the poet. The great poet who wrote
melancholy
and romance as well. And she was great at it.
- The seventh Meena Kumari is the singer. She recorded an album
called I
write I recite in her own voice. This is a really beautiful piece of
poetry and you will love it.
- The eigth Meena Kumari is the dress designer. She designed
lehengas for
Pakeezah and she made great lehengas.
- The ninth Meena Kumari is the financer of her family. She
supported her
father's family always. And this started at the age of six. She was a
great daughter.
- And she was a great sister for her kins.
- Also she was a good wife as far as her peoformance here is
concerned.
- And who said she was not a good mother. Kamal Amrohi's son Taajdaar was highly attached to his chhoi ammi - the younger mother - Meena Kumari.