—meena kumari classic biography 1972
she taken london , switzerland in june 1968 treatment. months of june august, meena kumari in safe hands of dr. sheila sherlock.
upon recovery, kumari returned india in september 1968 , on fifth day after arrival, meena kumari, contrary doctors instructions resumed work. suffering cirrhosis of liver, although meena kumari temporarily recovered weak , thin. lost looks , shifted focus on more acting oriented or character roles. out of last 6 releases namely jawab, saat phere , mere apne, dushman, pakeezah & gomti ke kinare, had lead role in pakeezah. director sawan kumar tak said not did not drink, not let me drink either. did not touch drop after london . after returning london, kumari first time, purchased own home, on eleventh floor of building called landmark , situated @ carter road, bandra.
1970: jawab directed ramanna, starring meena kumari, jeetendra, leena chandavarkar , ashok kumar. saat phere directed sudhir sen, meena kumari, pradeep kumar , mukri in pivotal roles.
1971: mere apne written , directed gulzar, first directorial venture. film stars meena kumari, vinod khanna , shatrughan sinha in lead roles along deven verma, paintal, asit sen, asrani, danny denzongpa, keshto mukherjee, a. k. hangal, dinesh thakur, mehmood , yogeeta bali. mere apne declared above average in box office, meena kumari s performance noted 1 of best performances critics. dushman, directed dulal guha, stars meena kumari, rehman , rajesh khanna mumtaz in lead roles. film became super-hit @ box office.
1972: gomti ke kinare directed saawan kumar tak, in directorial debut, stars meena kumari, sanjay khan , mumtaz.
gomti ke kinare released on 22nd november 1972, after meena kumari s demise , touted tribute legendary actress.
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