Actress Meena Shorey - Biography सेट पर पीटने से लेकर लावारिश बोलकर अंतिम संस्कार करने तक पूरी कहानी

#MeenaShori #MeenaShorey #LalaLappaGirl #MeenaShoreyBiography Real Name - Khurshid Jehan Date of Birth - 13 November 1921 Raiwind, Punjab Date Of Death - 3 September 1989 (aged 67) Lahore Husband Name - Zahur Raja (m. 1941; div. 1942)​, Al Nasir, Roop K. Shorey, Raza Mir (m. 1946; div. 1947)​, Asad Bokhari Other Name - he Droll Queen of Partition, Lux Lady of Pakistan, The Lara Lappa Girl, The Comedienne of Calibre First Movie - Sikandar 1941 Meena Shorey, born as Khurshid Jehan, was a Pakistani actress who mainly focused on Hindi/Urdu and Punjabi cinemas. She was born on November 17, 1921, at Raiwand, Punjab, a second child amongst four. As her father was not able to hold a proper job, her family was poor. As such, when Shorey’s elder sister had married and moved to Bombay, her siblings and mother had followed. It was at this stage, Shorey had captured the attention of Sohrab Modi at the launch event of his movie Sikander and had offered her a supporting role in it. Since then she had taken on the name Meena. Sikander proved to be a success and it had catapulted her into stardom. She further went on to act in three more movies of Sohrab Modi, Phir Milenge (1942), Prithvi Vallabh (1943) and Pattharon Ka Saudagar. Roop K Shorey, based in Lahore, had moved to Bombay with the wish of signing Meena, but due to a bounded contract, she was unable to work with him at the time. By successfully passing a few hurdles, Shorey finally worked with Roop K Shorey on his film, Chamam. She furthered career by acting in multiple films such as Anmol Ratan, Dholak and Ek Ladki Thi, the latter giving her the name “Lara-Lappa Girl,” due to the hit song, “Lara Lappa Lara Lappa Laayi Rakhdi.” Her last films in the Indian cinema Shrimati 420 and Chandu. She then moved on to Pakistan and worked on Pakistani films, where her first movie was Miss 1956, directed by J C Anand. She later worked on several films such as Bara Aadmi (1957), Duniya (1958), Mausiqar(1962), and more. On a total, she had worked on about 25 and more Pakistani movies, in which she had about eleven lead roles. Ultimately, her career came to an end, spiraling down and ending with Nishani (1979). On the personal side, Shorey was married five times. Her first marriage was with Zahur Raja, an actor-producer-director. Her second marriage was to actor Al Nasir. The third marriage was with Roop K Shorey, which lasted till 1956. The fourth and final marriages were to Raza Mir and Asad Bokhari, respectively. Unfortunately, her last years were in poverty, managing her life through a small stipend from the Pakistan Arts Council and by Rotary Club. Her death occurred in 1989, with her burial taken care by charity money, and only a few in attendance. " Her first marriage was to actor-producer-director Zahur Raja. In Filmindia April 1942, it was mentioned in an interview with Zahur Raja that Zahur and Meena were married for the last "six months". The two met while shooting for Sikandar and fell in love. "Zahur has been married for six months to Meena, a pretty young actress who is at present making probably her last film Phir Milenge". Her second marriage was to actor and co-star, Al Nasir. She separated from him by the mid-40s, and Al Nasir went on to marry the actress Veena. Baburao Patel mentioned him as one of Meena's ex-husbands in a column in Filmindia August 1946, "Al Nasir, the once reported ex-husband of film actress Meena, is now reported to have married film actress Manorama of Punjab". Her third marriage was to Roop K. Shorey which lasted till 1956. Due to the relative length of the marriage, about 7–8 years, and the fact that she briefly attained success as an actress only in this period, she came to be known by her third husband's name. They separated after a successful trip to Pakistan, when Meena decided to remain in that country, while Roop Shorey, a Hindu gentleman, stuck to the original plan of returning to India. Her fourth marriage was to Raza Mir, a Pakistani film cinematographer and film producer Her fifth marriage was to Asad Bokhari, her co-star in Jamalo (1962). Meena had three children including two sons from one of her marriages later she adopted a girl.