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Kamal Amrohi (1918-1993) was an Indian movie director, screenwriter, and poet. He was the husband of the famend Indian actress Meena Kumari. On 11 February 1993, he took his final breath in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.

Wiki/Biography

Kamal Amrohi aka Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi was born on Thursday, 17 January 1918 (age 75 years; on the time of loss of life) in Amroha, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India). His zodiac signal is Capricorn. He did his education at an area college in Amroha. He did his commencement in Persian and Urdu at Oriental Faculty Punjab College.

Bodily Look

Peak (approx.): 5′ 8″

Hair Color: Salt & Pepper

Eye Color: Brown

Household

Kamal Amrohi belonged to an prosperous household of Shia Muslims.

Mother and father & Siblings

His brother Jamal Amrohi was an assistant director and manufacturing supervisor.

Spouse & Youngsters

Bilkis Bano

At a younger age, he obtained married to Bilkis Bano, who used to work as a maid of Jaddan Bai; the mom of the Indian actress Nargis.

Mehmoodi ​

He then obtained married to one in every of his shut cousins Sayeda Al-Zehra Mehmoodi, daughter of Jamal Hasan. Kamal and his second spouse Mehmoodi had been blessed with two sons named Shandaar Amrohi (movie director) and Tajdar Amrohi (movie director), and a daughter named Rukhsar Amrohi (writer).

An image of Kamal Amrohi’s son Tajdar Amrohi

An image of Kamal Amrohi’s son Shandaar Amrohi

An image of Kamal Amrohi’s daughter, Rukhsar Amrohi

Meena Kumari

Someday, on the set of a Hindi movie, he was launched to the Indian actress Meena Kumari by the actor Ashok Kumar. Kamal then supplied Meena a job in one in every of his movies, however earlier than the venture might start, Meena Kumari met with a automotive accident on 21 Could 1951. She was hospitalized for a very long time and went by melancholy. Throughout her time within the hospital, Kamal often visited her and so they exchanged letters, which offered consolation to Meena throughout her troublesome time. After spending 4 months within the hospital, Meena was lastly discharged, and so they began having lengthy cellphone calls. Quickly, they fell in love with one another. On 14 February 1952, Meena determined to get married to Kamal Amrohi in a secret nikah ceremony.

Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari’s first kiss after their nikah

Kamal Amrohi with Meena Kumari

Solely Meena’s sister, Mahliqa or Madhu, was current as Meena’s household was in opposition to her marriage to Kamal. After a number of years of their marriage, Kamal turned possessive of Meena and began imposing strict guidelines on her. He would ask her to return house by 6:30 within the night, nobody was allowed in her make-up room, and he or she had to make use of solely the automotive that Kamal offered for her. There have been additionally rumours of Meena dealing with home violence. Nonetheless, Kamal denied these rumours. In response to Meena Kumari’s biography written by Vinod Mehta, Vinod interviewed Kamal Amrohi and requested him in regards to the rumours of bodily violence. Within the guide, he wrote,

When her star begin rising, his went down. I requested Kamal Amrohi if certainly he had hit her as per many rumours. He fully denied it, saying that such a factor was completely in opposition to his upbringing. However six totally different individuals instructed me that there was bodily violence of their relationship. These had been the times when Meena Kumari would come again Rembrandt until late at night time.”

Reportedly, Kamal divorced Meena by saying ‘talaq’ thrice in a match of anger. Nonetheless, Kamal’s son Tajdar Amrohi, refuted the declare, contemplating it a false perception unfold by ill-wishers. In response to another sources, Meena is alleged to have carried out the Nikah Halala with Amanullah Khan (Zeenat Aman’s father) earlier than returning to Kamal Amrohi. After returning to Kamal, she mentioned,

Now, after this Nikah Halala, what’s the distinction between me and a prostitute?”

In 1964, Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi obtained formally divorced. In the course of the mahurat of the movie ‘Pinjre Ke Panchhi,’ Meena was in her make-up room when Kamal Amrohi’s assistant, Baqar Ali, slapped her. Meena had insisted that the lyricist Gulzar ought to be allowed into her make-up room, however Kamal had totally different guidelines for his spouse, and for this, Baqar slapped her. After the incident, Meena Kumari instructed Baqar that she wouldn’t be going house that night time. Meena Kumari felt burdened by many guidelines, fixed surveillance of her whereabouts, and strict laws. These components contributed to her melancholy. Some sources declare that issues began arising between Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi on account of her alleged extramarital affair with the Indian actor Dharmendra.

Deep Kaur

After the demise of Meena Kumari, he lived together with his second spouse Mehmoodi. After the loss of life of Mehmoodi in 1982, he obtained married to his doctor Deep Kaur; to keep away from loneliness in his outdated age and never turn out to be a burden on his youngsters. Earlier, he used to go to a hospital for minor illnesses the place he met his fourth spouse. Quickly, they turned good mates after which determined to get married.

Different Relative(s)

He was the primary cousin of the Pakistani writers Jaun Elia and Rais Amrohvi.

An image of Kamal Amrohi’s first cousin Rais Amrohvi

An image of Kamal Amrohi’s first cousin Jaun Elia

Autograph

Kamal Amrohi’s autograph

Profession

Movie

Story Author

In 1938, Kamal made his debut as a narrative author with the Hindi movie ‘Jailor.’

Jailor

He then wrote the story of varied Hindi movies like ‘Pukar’ (1939), ‘Prem Ki Jyot’ (1939), ‘Essential Hari’ (1939), ‘Mahal’ (1949), and ‘Pakeezah’ (1972).

Director

Kamal made his directorial debut with the Hindi movie ‘Mahal’ (1949).

Mahal

A few of his different Hindi movies as a director are ‘Daaera’ (1953), ‘Pakeezah’ (1972), ‘Majnoon’ (1979; unreleased), and ‘Razia Sultan’ (1983).

Kamal Amrohi on the units of Pakeezah together with Lal Bahadur Shastri

Producer

In 1953, he made his debut as a producer with the Hindi movie ‘Daaera.’

Daaera

He labored as a producer in a number of different Hindi movies like ‘Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai’ (1960), ‘Pakeezah’ (1972), and ‘Majnoon’ (1979; unreleased).

Kamal Amrohi on the units of a movie

Screenplay Author

He made his screenplay writing debut with the Hindi movie ‘Pukar’ (1939).

Pukar

He wrote the screenplay of varied Hindi movies equivalent to ‘Prem Ki Jyot’ (1939), ‘Essential Hari’ (1940), ‘Mahal’ (1949), ‘Pakeezah’ (1972), and ‘Razia Sultan’ (1983).

Dialogue Author

In 1938, he made his debut as a dialogue author with the Hindi movie ‘Chhalia.’

Chhalia

He has labored as a dialogue author in a number of different Hindi movies like ‘Mazaaq’ (1943), ‘Phool’ (1945), ‘Saqi’ (1952), ‘Mughal-E-Azam’ (1960), and ‘Shankar Hussain’ (1977).

Lyricist

Within the 1939 Hindi movie ‘Pukar,’ he made his debut as a lyricist. He penned down the lyrics in two different movies named ‘Pakeezah’ (1972) and Shankar Hussain’ (1977). In 1998, he labored as one of many lyricists for the music “Thare Rahiyo” from the Indo-Canadian movie ‘Such a Lengthy Journey.’

Kamal Amrohi Studios

In 1958, he began Kamaal Studios. Nonetheless, the studio was shut down after three years, and subsequently, it was acquired by Natraj Studios.

Kamaal Photos

Kamal Amrohi had a dream of making a world-class movie studio that may cater to all elements of movie manufacturing. In 1958, Kamal Amrohi turned his dream into actuality and established Kamal Amrohi Studios along with his movie manufacturing home Kamal Photos (Mahal Movies) which he began in 1953.

Kamal Studio

The studio was unfold over a sprawling 15-acre plot within the Jogeshwari East space of Mumbai, making it one of the vital in depth and well-equipped studios of its time. Quickly, Kamal Amrohi Studios turned a hub for filmmaking. The studio’s state-of-the-art amenities, together with a number of units, soundstages, post-production rooms, and outside capturing places, made it a most popular alternative for filmmakers to carry their visions to life. Moreover being a famend movie studio, Kamal Amrohi Studios additionally served as a cultural and artistic centre, fostering expertise and nurturing aspiring artists in varied disciplines of filmmaking. Many legendary actors, administrators, writers, and technicians honed their abilities throughout the premises of this prestigious studio. As time handed, the movie trade’s dynamics modified, and newer studios and filmmaking traits emerged. Kamal Amrohi Studios confronted monetary challenges, and its operations regularly scaled down. After his demise, the possession of the studio was transferred to his youngsters, who later bought the property to a builder.

Kamal Amrohi’s studio

Controversy

Accused of Home Violence

In response to sources, he was accused of home violence by his third spouse Meena Kumari. In response to reviews, Kamal Amrohi reportedly divorced Meena Kumari by uttering the phrase ‘talaq’ (divorce) thrice in a match of anger.

Awards

• 1961: Received Filmfare Award for Finest Dialogue for Mughal-e-Azam (1960)

• 1972: Nominated for Filmfare Award for Finest Director for movie Pakeezah (1972)

Dying

On 11 February 1993, he handed away in Mumbai. The rationale for his loss of life isn’t identified. As per his want, he was buried subsequent to his third spouse Meena Kumari’s grave in Rehmatabad Qabristan, an Indian-Iranian graveyard in Mumbai.

Graves of Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi

Information/Trivia

• He was additionally identified by the title Chandan. His title was spelt as Kamal Amrovhi or Kamaal Amrohi as effectively.

• His second spouse Memhmoodi used to name him Maalik.

• When Kamal Amrohi was at school, he found a ardour for writing quick tales in Urdu. He dreamt of turning these tales into movies. Nonetheless, his father had different plans for him and needed him to handle the household estates, urging him to surrender his dream of turning into a filmmaker.

• In childhood, Kamal was fairly mischievous, and someday, after his elder brother had sufficient of his antics, he slapped Kamal. This incident deeply affected Kamal, and in a match of anger, he left his house. On the age of 16, he determined to elope and moved to Lahore, which was then a part of British India (now Pakistan). To afford the practice ticket, he even bought his sister’s gold bangles. In Lahore, he started writing quick tales for an Urdu journal however ultimately misplaced curiosity within the job. He then determined to maneuver to Mumbai (then Bombay), the place he had the chance to fulfill veteran Indian actors like Sohrab Modi and Kundan Lal Sehgal.

• Over time, he turned proficient in varied languages together with Urdu, Hindi, Persian, and Arabic, which tremendously influenced his work as a author and poet.

• Previous to coming into the realm of filmmaking, Amrohi had already made a reputation for himself as a extremely esteemed poet and author.

• Over the last days of his life, Kamal Amrohi had a imaginative and prescient for a movie titled ‘Aakhri Mughal.’ He had written a good portion of the script, however the venture was shelved after his demise. Filmmaker J P Dutta thought-about reviving the movie within the late Nineteen Nineties with Abhishek Bachchan‘s debut, however the plan didn’t execute.

• Kamal was usually noticed smoking cigarettes and hukka.
  

  Kamal Amrohi smoking

• He usually insisted on having Lata Mangeshkar lent her voice to the songs in his movies. He used to contemplate her like his daughter.
  

  Kamal Amrohi and Lata Mangeshkar

• The Impartial, a UK day by day, printed an obituary for Kamal Amrohi six days after his demise. Within the obituary, he was described as having a “Moghul-like” presence and being a outstanding determine presiding over the Hindi movie trade for greater than 5 a long time.

• Within the yr 2013, India Submit issued a commemorative stamp for him with a denomination of Rs 5.
  

  Kamal Amrohi’s postal stamp

• In February 2022, Music label Saregama and actor Bilal Amrohi (grandson of Kamal Amrohi) introduced an internet collection on the love story of Amrohi and Meena Kumari in opposition to the backdrop of the making of the movie Pakeezah.