Story of Meena Kumari Halala: Meena Kumari was once among the top actresses of Hindi cinema. She started working in films at a young age and soon became very famous. The actress got married at a young age and also said goodbye to this world at a young age.
Meena Kumari was born in a Muslim family. Her real name was Mehjabeen Bano. She married filmmaker Kamal Amrohi. However, later both of them got divorced. But then both of them got married again. But before this Meena Kumari had to go through Halala. She had said that I had to give my body in the name of religion. Meena’s Halala was done with the father of a famous actress.
She was married to Kamal Amrohi at the age of 19
Meena Kumari was born on 1 August 1933 in Mumbai. When she was 19 years old, she married filmmaker Kamal Amrohi. However, later both of them got divorced. After marrying Kamal, the actress had to face the pain of triple talaq and endured the unforgettable pain of halala for remarriage.
Meena had done halala with Zeenat Aman’s father, they had made relations
Meena and Kamal came close to each other again after the divorce. Both of them got married again. But according to Muslim religion, Meena had to go through Halala before this. Let us tell you that in Halala, a woman has to first marry another person to marry the same person again and then she can marry her former husband only after divorcing him. The same thing happened with Meena Kumari. She first married actress Zeenat Aman’s father Aman Ullah Khan. She had a relationship with him. She divorced him and then married Kamal again.
Meena had said- what is the difference between me and a prostitute?
After halala, Meena was in pain. She had said, what is the difference between me and a prostitute? This is also mentioned in the biography of the actress in which it is written, ‘What kind of life is this that I had to give my body in the name of religion. If this happened to me, then what is the difference between me and a prostitute.’ Let us tell you that Meena died in 1972 at the age of just 39.
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