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Meena Shorey (13 November 1921 – 3 September 1989) was a Pakistani film actress who worked first in Indian cinema and later Pakistani cinema. She appeared in Hindi / Urdu and Punjabi films. Credited in films by her mononym, Meena, her real name was Khurshid Jehan.
Meena Shorey. Actress: Aag Ka Dariya. Meena Shorey was born on 15 September 1921 in Raiwind, Punjab, British India. She was an actress and producer, known for Aag Ka Dariya (1953), Ek Thi Larki (1949) and Sarfarosh (1956). She was married to Roop K. Shorey, Zahur Raja, Al Nasir, Raza Mir and Asad Bukhari.
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- Raiwind, Punjab, British India
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- Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Cinemaazi. An iconic star of Hindi cinema, Meena Shorey became widely known as the Lara Lappa Girl, after the famous song from her blockbuster hit Ek Thi Larki (1949). But the beginning of her life was not so rosy.
Meena Shorey was born on September 15, 1921 in Raiwind, Punjab, British India. She was an actress and producer, known for Aag Ka Dariya (1953), Ek Thi Larki (1949) and Sarfarosh (1956). She was married to Roop K. Shorey, Zahur Raja, Al Nasir, Raza Mir and Asad Bukhari. She died on September 17, 1987 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
- September 15, 1921
- September 17, 1987
Feb 9, 2019 · Feb 8, 2019. Remembering the ‘Lara Lappa girl’ Meena Shorey on her 30th death anniversary today. For today’s generation, the name Meena Shorey may mean nothing, but music lovers would...
Nov 17, 2014 · From being the heart throb of India (being known as the ‘Lara Lappa girl’ at her peak) to begging at a film function in the 1980s in Pakistan for money to marry off her sister’s daughters, Meena Shorey’s is the classic and tragic riches-to-rags story one often finds in the filmline.
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Sep 17, 2015 · This article is a star study of actress Meena Shorey, whose career navigated the tortuous itinerary of a divisive decolonization, travelling amongst cities and nations, identities and communities, and refugees and citizens. Becoming famous as the “droll queen,” Meena appeared in a number of romantic comedies in post-Partition Bombay, which ...
