"pakeezah"

The Hindi film will chronicle their 20-year journey, culminating with the 1972 masterpiece, ‘Pakeezah’, which also stars Raaj Kumar and Nadira.

Gifted actors are expected to perform varied roles onscreen, even those totally contrary to their usual character, but return to their normal lives once the camera is switched off. The problem begins when the dividing line between their reel and real life begins to blur. Meena Kumari, known for playing star-crossed characters heading for a […]

Hyderabad: Music label Saregama and actor-producer Bilal Amrohi on Tuesday announced a fictional series based on the iconic Meena Kumari-starrer “Pakeezah”. The news comes days after the 50th anniversary of the Kamal Amrohi directorial, which was released on February 4, 1972. The romantic-musical-drama movie revolved around a courtesan called Nargis, played by Kumari, and her […]

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is also closely working on the music and dances in the film as he wants them to be one of their own kind.