Meena Kumari biopic was in talks and last year the news was, Hansal Mehta directing it. Things couldn’t go as planned and now we have come to know that, famous fashion designer Manisha Malhotra will be directing it and Kriti Sanon will be stepping into the shoes of Meena Kumari.
Kriti Sanon is currently one of the busiest actresses of Bollywood. She already had 2 releases in the first half of the year. She was seen in Shehzada and Adipurush. She will be next seen in Ganapath opposite Tiger Shroff and an untitled robotic rom-com opposite Shahid Kapoor in the 2nd half of the year. She also has The Crew and Do Patti in her pipeline which are slated for 2024 release. She also has an action film directed by Anurag Kashyap in her kitty.
With Meena Kumari biopic in her filmography, Kriti has one of the best line-up among her contemporaries.
Meena Kumari was known as ‘The Tragedy Queen’. Meena Kumari biopic will be 3rd biographical film for Kriti Sanon after Panipat and Adipurush.
Meen Kumari started acting at the age of 4 and acted in over 90 films in her career. She died at the small age of 38 years due to liver cirrhosis which was associated with her alcoholism.
Some of the notable works of Meena Kumari are Pakeezah (1972), Do Bigha Zamin (1953), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Baiju Bawra (1952), Phool Aur Patthar (1966), Kaajal (1966), Dil Ek Mandir (1963), Mere Apne (1971), Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960), Chitralekha (1964), etc.
Meena Kumari won 4 Filmfare Award for Best Actress in her short and memorable career span. She won the awards for films like Baiju Bawra (1952), Parineeta (1953), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) and Kaajal (1965).
Some of the notable works of Meena Kumari are Pakeezah (1972), Do Bigha Zamin (1953), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Baiju Bawra (1952), Phool Aur Patthar (1966), Kaajal (1966), Dil Ek Mandir (1963), Mere Apne (1971), Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960), Chitralekha (1964), etc.
Meena Kumari’s life has been full of tragedy and has a perfect story for a complete biopic. The biopic will have all the elements like emotions, drama, romance, struggle, inspiration, etc. Meena Kumari is an iconic actress of Indian Cinema and is still remembered for her work.
It would be great to see how Kriti transforms herself and steps into the shoes of legendary Meena Kumari. This role will be a challenging one for Kriti, and we can’t wait to see Kriti portraying the Legendary Meena Kumari on-screen.
The biopic stars Kriti Sanon in the lead roles and will be directed by Manisha Malhotra. The film will be produced by Bhushan Kumar (T-Series).
