
4.2 Separation from husband and addiction to alcohol (1964). 3.4 Tragedy Queen of Indian Cinema (1957). Critics often noted that her character in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam was similar to the story of her own life. In the 13th Filmfare Awards (1966), Kumari won her last Best Actress award for Kaajal. Kumari made history at the 10th Filmfare Awards (1963), by receiving all three of the Best Actress nominations, and won for her performance in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. She was the recipient of the inaugural Filmfare Best Actress Award for Baiju Bawra in 1954 and had a consecutive win in the second Filmfare Awards (1955) for Parineeta. Meena Kumari won four Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category. In a career spanning 33 years, she starred in about 92 films such as Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Pakeezah, Mere Apne, Aarti, Baiju Bawra, Parineeta, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai, Footpath, Dil Ek Mandir and Kaajal. Kumari was described by critics as a "historically incomparable" actress of Hindi cinema. Popularly known as The Tragedy Queen, she was active between 19.
Meena Kumari (born Mahjabeen Bano 1 August 1933 – 31 March 1972) was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films.