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47 Responses to “Meena Kumari on Filmfare (June 21, 1968)”
I cant get over the rather bushy eyebrows and long lashes. Still looks beautiful,tho. Never been a big Meena Kumari fan. I hope Salim, the psychiatrist doesnt mind.
cheers shadu. how’s life? i’m watching ek main aur ek tu whilst writing job apps…its so funny – they’re seeing their psuchologists in america and spking to them in hindi!
congrats salim-was that your exit exam?
Are u Sally? Shadu?
hmm
The ill=effects of a psychi job are already manifest!!
Stay away from lithium and other stuff
embrace psychedelic stuff..lol
ps–was just watching bits of Stardust max awards follwing repeated tweets from Nargis f
Nargis F also danced to munni badnaam
dont know what to say
Life is good thanks Sally! =) Ah didn’t you know – Hindi is the next universal language after English in the world. hahaha. Good luck with your job apps. I remember we used to chat when you were studying… so I’m very proud of everything that you’ve achieved and the distance that you have come.
“…rather bushy eyebrows…”
I was going to say something on those caterpillar brows but refrained myself (I don’t like Saif’s bhajia nose either
I guess one should not make remarks on other’s physical appearance(s)…politically incorrect…
Somehow I see her movies and get the “victim” mode she is in…maybe the times were different then.
Hmmm, those are not bushy eyebrows (only one actress can take credit for that – Karishma Kapoor of the nineties; guess she didn’t have access to a mirror or was completely hypnotized into believing that those hairy outgrowths made her a beauty)
Who was her stylist then?
I guess till around the 50′s this was the norm; thickening the eyebrows flat using the jet black pencil. Its not only MK..Waheeda R, Madhubala as well…
Come 60′s 70′s, the eyebrow shapes jumped to the other end of the spectrum. The ultra thin brow lines of Rekha during that time, Rakhee, Hema M, S Tagore, Simi G all popping into my head rite now. Mala S and Asha P too I think…
With the eighties came along the shapely slightly thicker penciled brows – Jayaprada, Sridevi, Hema Malini changed as compared to seventies…
Nineties was the time of bushy archs – Madhuri D, Juhi C to a lesser extent, Dimple (from pencil thin to controlled bushy later) and the queen of it all KK.
The naughts and later brought some semblance of natural shapely brows to many of the actresses. – KK , Ms Dixit, JC all their brows underwent sensible changes. The newer lot of this decade came in well groomed already (except having not much talent to speak of)
—–
Just put down what I felt so about this although my references are just few pics that I’ve come across randomly. Never have subscribed to any filmy magazines etc so anyone welcome to elaborate and correct this if I’ve gone off track…
actually I was thinking of lolo too..while writing my comment. What would women do without the eyebrow threading and beautificians…no? While on that topic, I desperately want to thread dilip kumar’s eyebrows. And Bachchan senior’s too!!! So hairy no…
I think you are just about right with your onservations, or at least that’s my observation too.
I think the older actresses needed dark eyebrows for the sake of prominence otherwise thin eyebrows would have got lost in black and white, plus the lighting was presumably not the sophisticated kind as today.
One thing has always struck me though – the use of long lashes. Each time and I mean each time I come across a pic / scene of the hero and heroine in each others arms, the heroine leaning her head against his chest, her eyes lowered and he lovingly gazing at her, have always felt hes looking (thats most visible to him) at those giant eyelashes from above and poof – the romance just vanishes…
Not sure why there is no reply button for Di’s comment:
“..actually I was thinking of lolo too..while writing my comment. What would women do without the eyebrow threading and beautificians…no? While on that topic, I desperately want to thread dilip kumar’s eyebrows. And Bachchan senior’s too!!! So hairy no…”..
Actually , if you look at tribal women, they don’t need any beauticians and the rest , still in this regard they are flawless if u know what I mean…(Will not go into details here… But times have changes for whatever reasons (we cant get into that here., again) we do do do need salons…:)
Prefer men’s brows to be natural – bushy , hairy , thicker whatever. Don’t even remember what AB’s and DK’s brows are like so its know its all ok on their resp faces. Even something like Karun Chandok’s.
Touch them and it gets artificial like that dullard robot Imran Khan’s made up brows.
Or Or better still, those absolutely freakish feminine brows of a few Korean / Japanese actors of today. Some of those youngsters actually have it more shaped than their female co-star’s. But for the kind of movies that they make, I can forgive and definitely ignore these ‘little’ goofs.
Oohhhkkk…lest I get labeled as a brow freak or pervert, this is the EoD from my side!
Meena Kumari is the epitome of emotional dard but this picture suggests a Meena Kumari full of hope and daydream flights of fancy. Nice picture… I think it was the year that Phool Aur Pathar with Dharmendra came out, if I’m not mistaken.
Nah, Phool Aur Patthar was a few years earlier (the photo says 1968) – unless the pic is actually older than that (which may be the case as she does look younger than she was looking in the late 60′s). It’s a beautiful photo…
Never been a fan of meena kumari
Oh well,
Except her apparent philandering ways
Heard that dharmendra was her ‘toy boy’ initially and that she was a
Nymphomaniac of sorts?
Can someone shed light-think salim or even oldgold knows bout it ‘first hand’
What was the media coverage of this @ that time, oldgold ?
Salim-all the best with the psychedelic stuff (oops meant psychotropic ..)
“Except her apparent philandering ways”
Tu sudhrega nahi!!!
Did she have any kids? If so what are they doing? Any of them in BW?
There was a scene (in Pakeezah?) where Rajkumar writes poem on her feet…in urdu(ised hindi)…I haven’t come across such beauty in present day movies.
Lexy…You didn’t participate in my poll
R u sure ?
It should be ‘Equal’ for everyone
No discrimination
No hang ups
So lets make it a ‘nudist pool party’
Chief guest -satyam
Who will ‘ inaugurate’
Oops will stop there
Hehe
Minors like Amy will get influenced , Di….
And ‘elderlies’ like oldgold may get offended
Wot a paradox..
Ps-didnt get the ‘Africa’ joke -another one or explain it pliz
so Di– the stage is set for the oscars and your pool party
Si the pool heated up
and whats on the menu
&what are u feeding us
(private–those we mentioned are ok with the ‘dress code’ as long as ‘it is a hush hush affair and nobody else called’)
“Not sure what OG aunty has cooked for y’all”
rotflol
shh—dont disclose the names of the invitees
that was the ‘condition’
also involves some quite young female(s)
ps–and no cameras allowed
ps–og aunty–pray tell us what uve cooked#
oh forgot she herself will be fasting for artist–we can eat all
“Touch them and it gets artificial like that dullard robot Imran Khan’s made up brows.”
Haha arthi
Nice cumment ‘brow pervert ‘
Welcum to the pervert gang headed by satyam -the master of perversions
February 25, 2012 at 1:39 PM
http://satyamshot.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/meena-kumari-on-filmfare-nov-1953/
http://satyamshot.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/meena-kumari-on-stardust-dec-1972/
http://satyamshot.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/meena-kumari-on-filmfare-feb-1970/
http://satyamshot.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/meena-kumari-on-filmfare-sep-62/
http://satyamshot.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/meena-kumar-on-the-cover-of-filmfare-posthumously-april-72/
February 25, 2012 at 2:38 PM
The colour scheme of 1968 seems to be blue pastel.
Suits these lovely graceful ladies.
February 25, 2012 at 3:09 PM
I cant get over the rather bushy eyebrows and long lashes. Still looks beautiful,tho. Never been a big Meena Kumari fan. I hope Salim, the psychiatrist doesnt mind.
February 25, 2012 at 4:32 PM
I too have never been her fan..
February 25, 2012 at 8:11 PM
Shush both of you! This is not the thread to be expressing such unspeakable thoughts :=)
Salim ‘the psychiatrist’ just found out he passed his final final exams, so is now fully qualified MRCPsych
Thanks Satyam – stunning image.
February 25, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Heartiest congrats Salim…! many of us here are also certified..
February 25, 2012 at 11:34 PM
Re: many of us here are also certified..
And some need to be committed too!
February 26, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Congrats S.J! That is good news. So U medical doctor?
February 26, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Thanks Satyam,
Certified? Is that an American term…? :=)
February 26, 2012 at 6:28 PM
Thanks Di, yea i’m a medic.
February 26, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Congratulations Sally!
February 26, 2012 at 6:31 PM
cheers shadu. how’s life? i’m watching ek main aur ek tu whilst writing job apps…its so funny – they’re seeing their psuchologists in america and spking to them in hindi!
February 26, 2012 at 6:47 PM
congrats salim-was that your exit exam?
Are u Sally? Shadu?
hmm
The ill=effects of a psychi job are already manifest!!
Stay away from lithium and other stuff
embrace psychedelic stuff..lol
ps–was just watching bits of Stardust max awards follwing repeated tweets from Nargis f
Nargis F also danced to munni badnaam
dont know what to say
February 27, 2012 at 8:02 AM
Life is good thanks Sally! =) Ah didn’t you know – Hindi is the next universal language after English in the world. hahaha. Good luck with your job apps. I remember we used to chat when you were studying… so I’m very proud of everything that you’ve achieved and the distance that you have come.
February 26, 2012 at 8:32 AM
“…rather bushy eyebrows…”
I was going to say something on those caterpillar brows but refrained myself (I don’t like Saif’s bhajia nose either
I guess one should not make remarks on other’s physical appearance(s)…politically incorrect…
Somehow I see her movies and get the “victim” mode she is in…maybe the times were different then.
February 26, 2012 at 8:38 AM
From the ‘bushy’ bit-was reminded of something elsewhere
Well, will refrain from elaborating
February 26, 2012 at 8:42 AM
“From the ‘bushy’ bit-was reminded of something elsewhere”
bush people in afria…I am sure Lexy…
A dirty joke:
Santa,” Where do women have curly hair”
Banta,” In africa, where else”
lolz
February 26, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Didnt get it Di
Plz explain/educate
February 27, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Hmmm, those are not bushy eyebrows (only one actress can take credit for that – Karishma Kapoor of the nineties; guess she didn’t have access to a mirror or was completely hypnotized into believing that those hairy outgrowths made her a beauty)
Who was her stylist then?
I guess till around the 50′s this was the norm; thickening the eyebrows flat using the jet black pencil. Its not only MK..Waheeda R, Madhubala as well…
Come 60′s 70′s, the eyebrow shapes jumped to the other end of the spectrum. The ultra thin brow lines of Rekha during that time, Rakhee, Hema M, S Tagore, Simi G all popping into my head rite now. Mala S and Asha P too I think…
With the eighties came along the shapely slightly thicker penciled brows – Jayaprada, Sridevi, Hema Malini changed as compared to seventies…
Nineties was the time of bushy archs – Madhuri D, Juhi C to a lesser extent, Dimple (from pencil thin to controlled bushy later) and the queen of it all KK.
The naughts and later brought some semblance of natural shapely brows to many of the actresses. – KK , Ms Dixit, JC all their brows underwent sensible changes. The newer lot of this decade came in well groomed already (except having not much talent to speak of)
—–
Just put down what I felt so about this although my references are just few pics that I’ve come across randomly. Never have subscribed to any filmy magazines etc so anyone welcome to elaborate and correct this if I’ve gone off track…
February 27, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Wow that seems a thesis on ‘bushy’ lashes
Nice arthi
February 27, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Thesis..:)…
February 27, 2012 at 10:56 AM
actually I was thinking of lolo too..while writing my comment. What would women do without the eyebrow threading and beautificians…no? While on that topic, I desperately want to thread dilip kumar’s eyebrows. And Bachchan senior’s too!!! So hairy no…
February 27, 2012 at 10:27 AM
I think you are just about right with your onservations, or at least that’s my observation too.
I think the older actresses needed dark eyebrows for the sake of prominence otherwise thin eyebrows would have got lost in black and white, plus the lighting was presumably not the sophisticated kind as today.
February 27, 2012 at 10:46 AM
One thing has always struck me though – the use of long lashes. Each time and I mean each time I come across a pic / scene of the hero and heroine in each others arms, the heroine leaning her head against his chest, her eyes lowered and he lovingly gazing at her, have always felt hes looking (thats most visible to him) at those giant eyelashes from above and poof – the romance just vanishes…
February 27, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Haha arthi-wot a comment
Lol@ giant lashes
Vvv
February 27, 2012 at 10:54 AM
lol…Arthi…you remind me of Vatikala…ahh..I miss her so!
February 27, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Not sure why there is no reply button for Di’s comment:
“..actually I was thinking of lolo too..while writing my comment. What would women do without the eyebrow threading and beautificians…no? While on that topic, I desperately want to thread dilip kumar’s eyebrows. And Bachchan senior’s too!!! So hairy no…”..
Actually , if you look at tribal women, they don’t need any beauticians and the rest , still in this regard they are flawless if u know what I mean…(Will not go into details here… But times have changes for whatever reasons (we cant get into that here., again) we do do do need salons…:)
Prefer men’s brows to be natural – bushy , hairy , thicker whatever. Don’t even remember what AB’s and DK’s brows are like so its know its all ok on their resp faces. Even something like Karun Chandok’s.
Touch them and it gets artificial like that dullard robot Imran Khan’s made up brows.
Or Or better still, those absolutely freakish feminine brows of a few Korean / Japanese actors of today. Some of those youngsters actually have it more shaped than their female co-star’s. But for the kind of movies that they make, I can forgive and definitely ignore these ‘little’ goofs.
Oohhhkkk…lest I get labeled as a brow freak or pervert, this is the EoD from my side!
February 25, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Meena Kumari is the epitome of emotional dard but this picture suggests a Meena Kumari full of hope and daydream flights of fancy. Nice picture… I think it was the year that Phool Aur Pathar with Dharmendra came out, if I’m not mistaken.
February 25, 2012 at 8:13 PM
Nah, Phool Aur Patthar was a few years earlier (the photo says 1968) – unless the pic is actually older than that (which may be the case as she does look younger than she was looking in the late 60′s). It’s a beautiful photo…
February 26, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Never been a fan of meena kumari
Oh well,
Except her apparent philandering ways
Heard that dharmendra was her ‘toy boy’ initially and that she was a
Nymphomaniac of sorts?
Can someone shed light-think salim or even oldgold knows bout it ‘first hand’
What was the media coverage of this @ that time, oldgold ?
Salim-all the best with the psychedelic stuff (oops meant psychotropic ..)
February 26, 2012 at 8:39 AM
“Except her apparent philandering ways”
Tu sudhrega nahi!!!
Did she have any kids? If so what are they doing? Any of them in BW?
There was a scene (in Pakeezah?) where Rajkumar writes poem on her feet…in urdu(ised hindi)…I haven’t come across such beauty in present day movies.
Lexy…You didn’t participate in my poll
February 26, 2012 at 8:40 AM
Which pool
February 26, 2012 at 8:43 AM
The one on “item” numbers in bw….in Ferrari Ki Sawari post.
February 26, 2012 at 2:07 PM
U still haven’t participated in the poll!!!!
February 26, 2012 at 8:42 AM
don’t have any pool wear rite now… Is it needed?
February 26, 2012 at 8:44 AM
“Is it needed?”
Naah…you can come naggu pungu….clothing optional for little kids
February 26, 2012 at 8:52 AM
R u sure ?
It should be ‘Equal’ for everyone
No discrimination
No hang ups
So lets make it a ‘nudist pool party’
Chief guest -satyam
Who will ‘ inaugurate’
Oops will stop there
February 26, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Hehe
Minors like Amy will get influenced , Di….
And ‘elderlies’ like oldgold may get offended
Wot a paradox..
Ps-didnt get the ‘Africa’ joke -another one or explain it pliz
February 26, 2012 at 2:03 PM
so Di– the stage is set for the oscars and your pool party
Si the pool heated up
and whats on the menu
&what are u feeding us
(private–those we mentioned are ok with the ‘dress code’ as long as ‘it is a hush hush affair and nobody else called’)
February 26, 2012 at 2:06 PM
I am the photog at the ‘event’ (fully dressed photag btw)
Will post pictures of you all frolicking soon!
Not sure what OG aunty has cooked for y’all.
February 26, 2012 at 2:09 PM
“Not sure what OG aunty has cooked for y’all”
rotflol
shh—dont disclose the names of the invitees
that was the ‘condition’
also involves some quite young female(s)
ps–and no cameras allowed
ps–og aunty–pray tell us what uve cooked#
oh forgot she herself will be fasting for artist–we can eat all
February 26, 2012 at 5:19 PM
OG aunty–pray give us somethin to eat–we all are hungry (crying bitterly)
(ps–folks–the ‘dress code’ bit was a ‘joke’)
February 27, 2012 at 11:12 AM
In general don’t mind ‘bushes’
But hate karismas bushy lashes
And kajols unibrow
Di-Any more ‘bushy’ jokes
February 27, 2012 at 11:25 AM
with all due respect to everyone here such a long involved conversation on eyebrows?!
February 27, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Oops Satyam…You could remove my comments if you find them digressive..
February 27, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Don’t worry arthi
U r under my ‘protection’
All perverts are given asylum
February 27, 2012 at 11:34 AM
“Touch them and it gets artificial like that dullard robot Imran Khan’s made up brows.”
Haha arthi
Nice cumment ‘brow pervert ‘
Welcum to the pervert gang headed by satyam -the master of perversions