Unknown facts of Meena Kumar's life

he credit of reviving its shooting goes to Sunil Dutt, who saw the rushes and told Meena, ‘You must complete the film’. During the dubbing she was almost in her last stages. The famous dialogue ‘Har tawaif ek laash hain. Tu bhi ek laash hai, main bhi ek laash hoon’ was a difficult piece, but though breathless, she gave her best. When she finally saw Pakeezah, she was overjoyed and told Kamal: ‘Shahakaar ban gaya’.