The Biggest Movies and TV Coming in September

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

The Empress of Indian Cinema!

A Sweetheart of 1950s, & The Undisputed Goddess of 1960s Bollywood, Meena Kumari bestrode the movies like few women in history have!

Combing enchanting grace, amazingly heart-melting expression, & consistently solid progressive content base, this Giant of Cinema will remain immortal as perhaps the greatest feminine incarnation of filmdom!

Born in 1933 into a poor Parsee theatre family of Ali Bux and actor-dancer Prabhavati Devi (converted to Iqbal Begum) (Prabhavati's mother's first husband till death, incidentally, being the cousin of Rabindranath Tagore, Prabhavati in turn borne of her second husband, a very famous Urdu poet of Meerut, from where she migrated to pursue a career in music) in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, she entered films to support her family in difficult times.

She was six when hired for Leatherface (1939) in 1939 by Vijay Bhatt and named Baby Meena. Later she became Meena Kumari when cast for Bhatt's Baiju Bawra (1952).

She did mythological films with Homi Wadia and then comedies like Miss Mary (1957). She became personified as the archetypal good Hindu wife through many roles, long suffering and always true to the man. She excelled at tragedy and was often shown in a white sari carrying the film with her emotive acting. She was also thought to be the only actress who could sell a film on the strength of her name alone. Her major films are Daaera (1953), Baiju Bawra (1952), 0046164, and of course her most well known film, Pakeezah (1972). She was married to Kamal Amrohi with whom she started making "Pakeezah". They separated in 1964.

She was also an accomplished Urdu writer and had several poems published by Gulzar after her death. She battled alcoholism and loneliness and finally died, alone, in 1972.

At the Filmfare Awards 1963, she was the only one nominated in the category Best Actress in a Leading Role. She was nominated for three of her performances in three different films - an achievement still not accomplished by any other actress at the Filmfare Awards.

Wrote poetry in Urdu, some of which has been published.

Mehmood Married Meena Kumari&#39;s sister.

Mehmood Taught table tennis to Meena Kumari.

Actor Altaf ( Pakeezah) was married to Meena Kumari sister.

Prior to her death, Kamal Amrohi was planning a film with her titled &quot;Saaton Jahan&quot;.

Sister Madhu (Mahlekha) acted in Kinare Kinare and Manzil. She was married to Mehmoof. She later remarried Kishore Sharma (Her lawyer). Kishore Sharma would later attempt to produce &quot;Chanakaya&quot; directed by B.R.Chopra. Starring Dilip Kumar, Dharmendra, Kabir Bedi.

Fiji Indian born, Bhaichand Patel&#39;s book &quot;Iam a Stranger Here Myself -an unreliable memoir&quot; has stories of Meena Kumari in her last days. He worked with Meena&#39;s lawyer Rajni Sharma and Kishore Sharma (Mehmood&#39;s ex wife&#39;s new husband).

She had taken interest in newcomer Rahul from the film Raaz (1967). She was promoting him to all producers. His real name was Mahinder and he was from Jalandhar India.

Meena Kumari thou in very bad health attended film&#39;s premiere at Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai.She passed away few days later after the film&#39;s release.

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