Tiff over Meena Kumari biopic escalates

Director Shashilal Nair who had earlier directed Ek Choti Si Love Story is all set to return with another movie. Apparently, Shashilal’s next venture would be a biopic based on tragedy queen Meena Kumari. However, according to the latest reports, Shashilal Nair had a tiff with the film’s producer Tajdar Amrohi who is reportedly the late actress Meena Kumari's stepson and both are not in the same page yet.

Talking about the director’s plans, producer Amrohi says, "He wants to take certain cinematic liberties but I am not playing to the gallery. I know we are not making a documentary but we have to stick to the truth."

"Nair also wants a few song situations which I am not comfortable with," says Tajdar.

Adding further he says, "Actually, besides the heroine and the title, there are several other things that need to be shown in correct perspective. Creativity doesn't mean that you tell a warped story.”

According to the sources, Tajdar was discussing a scene with Shashilal Nair, where Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari were returning from an award ceremony. Tajdar says, “Chhoti ammi and abba did argue, not while they were returning from an awards nite but after seeing Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. Chhoti ammi asked my dad if he had liked her in the film and he said 'Great'. She reacted saying that his 'Great' didn't sound genuine."

He adds that his father robbed Meena Kumari of the chance of becoming a mother. "But the truth is that she had conceived twice. But she terminated the pregnancy herself, both times," he insists. "And they did not divorce each other. For God's sake, she was a Sunni, yet she was laid to rest besides my dad in a Shia cemetry at Mazgaon."

"I am going to put the truth across in this film. These misconceptions need to be erased," he retorts. When contacted, Nair confirmed his differences saying, "Duniya hai. Objections to hote rahenge." Tajdar added,"Nair is the right man for the job, we will make it work," he concluded.