Meena Kumari

August 1st, 1932 was normal day for every body in Bombay, what we call now Mumbai. But there was one family who was extremely tensed. Mrs. Iqbal Begum was pregnant and had started labor pain to do delivery. Mr. Ali Baksh was trying his best to get her wife admitted in hospital but due to financial crisis, hospital refused to admit his wife for delivery. He was going through heavy financial crisis, as he failed to save to any money for emergency. As he had just got healthy from his previous sickness so all the saved amount was used during his non working days. He had great expectation of having baby boy this time. In the last he approached his friend for help. His friend approachedDr Gadre and further help was provided to admit his wife to do delivery in his clinic. After waiting for few hours, delivery was done and once again girl was born. But the story doesn’t ends here. Big tragedy was saved if proper action was taken by Dr Gadre and Ali Baksh.Meena Kumari was third daughter born to Mr. Ali Baksh and his wife Iqbal Begum (Prabhhavati Taigore). Mr. Ali Baksh was very sad when he got the news of third daughter. As being father of two daughters already, he was expecting son. After the delivery Dr Gadre had little discussion with father regarding new born baby. Mr. Ali looked heart broken and sad when relatives came to visit Iqbal begum. Without discussing matter with any one, he took the new born daughter and took her to Muslim orphanage. It was all misunderstanding what had developed and registered in Mr. Ali Baksh Mind. During the discussion, Dr Gadre mentioned to Mr Ali Baksh in short that new born daughter was abnormal. Due to emergency Dr Gadre had to rush to the other patient and couldn’t explain whole thing. On other side Mr. Ali Baksh totally misunderstood that her new born daughter was fully abnormal. He had already seen the hands of her new born daughter and he was very sad to see the last finger was half.

Very important( Later after 21 years when Meena Kumari was acting in films, she had an accident and hurted the same finger due to which it was operated.) At the time of birth Meena Kumari was missing with half piece of last finger of one hand. As the news reached Dr Gadre ears, he and Ali Baksh immediately got the daughter back home from Muslim orphanage. He discussed and explained Mr. Ali Baksh that her new born Daughter was very healthy and she was totally normal baby. Soon whole family came back to Roop Tara studio from hospital and within few days, the name was given to new born Baby Mahjabeen Bano. It didn’t take one day time for elder sisters to take the responsibility to look after the new born baby. This details were collected in 1976 from chor bazaar antique collector when they happen to find old script Sohrab modi Move.