“Leave Meena Alone,” Says Internet As Manish Malhotra To Direct Kriti Sanon In Meena Kumari’s Biopic
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After years of styling the entire film industry, and giving us some iconic fashionable looks from films, it looks like designer Manish Malhotra is all set to don the director’s hat. The renowned designer is all set to make his directorial debut with a biopic based on the legendary actress Meena Kumari’s life. And guess who has been roped to play her role on the screen? None other than Kriti Sanon!
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As per a Mid Day report, Manish Malhotra is gearing up to debut as a director with a biopic on Meena Kumari’s life, who was often referred to as tragedy queen. Kriti Sanon has been roped in to essay this iconic character on the screen. the film is still in the scripting stage.
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It is also reported that Manish Malhotra’s dream of recreating Meena Kumari’s magic on the screen will come true with this project. He wants to pay an ode to Meena Kumari’s legacy and her stellar acting career through this film. It is great that Meena Kumari’s life will be shed light on the screen which is quite needed for this generation to understand how legendary of an actress she was and why so many actors consider her iconic.
Internet users are not happy with Kriti Sanon cast as Meena Kumari. One of them said that she is a miscast while another wrote that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan would be perfect for this role.
Kriti is going to be another miscast as meena Kumari.She has 0 resemblance like her pls.She may be a good actress but some roles r not meant to be for all,like Sita it will be another misfit role#KanganaRanaut would have the right choice I feel
N fashion designer is director🤦♀️ https://t.co/yKFQCCzD1M— Opsora🇧🇩-🎃🎃 (@Being_romeli) July 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/KungkungRai158/status/1679779428333948928
meena kumari had more grace and talent in one eyebrow than manish-kriti combined STAY AWAY FROM HER https://t.co/jlDeHVs53V
— manichitrathazhu in 4k | 🇵🇸 (@nagavallylite) July 14, 2023
bigger flop than adipurush 🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/jlDeHVs53V
— manichitrathazhu in 4k | 🇵🇸 (@nagavallylite) July 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/MuggleOnFlee/status/1679754815080124416
Wth kriti does not have evn 5% of an acting range or ability to portray d depth in d off screen persona of #MeenaKumari, & let's not get into d resemblance bit & wht credibility does Manish have as a director, gonna be a disaster. Hope sense prevails & this project is shelved 🙏 https://t.co/TrjZUgHBYs
— Dr. Tashmi K. Vyas (@TashmiVyas) July 14, 2023
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Apart from her filmography, we hope the film also highlights the biggest controversy of Meena Kumari’s life. Born as Mahjabeen Bano in 1933, Meena Kumari’s marriage to filmmaker and screenwriter Kamal Amrohi was touted as the biggest controversy of her life. The couple got married in 19152 and went their separate ways in 1964. Also, it would be quite interesting to see if Manish Malhotra will shed light on her early death as she passed away at the age of 38 after suffering from liver cirrhosis due to alcoholism.
She began working in films at the age of four and went on to star in over 90 films.
First Published: July 14, 2023 4:52 PM
