Delhi:In the past, simplicity was regarded as the pinnacle of beauty in Hindi cinema. During that time, actresses had a magical effect on the screen. Everyone was won over by their simplicity. Today, we're discussing this stunning 1940s actress who was not only a leading actress of her era but also the maternal grandmother of Emraan Hashmi and the maternal aunt of Mahesh Bhatt.
Absolutely! The person we refer to is Purnima Das Verma
How the grandmother of Emraan Hashmi got into film
Not many people know that Meherbano Mohammad Ali was Purnima Das Verma's real name. Her stage name when she started acting was Purnima. She was Mahesh Bhatt's mother, which means that the 40s star was Alia's grandmother, Shirin Mohammed Ali's sister.
Purnima's dad was a Hindu and worked as an assistant at Kikubhai Desai's film distribution company. Her mother was a Muslim from Lucknow. Purnima's sister got her into movies, and at the time, heroines didn't work as much.
Her family then introduced her to the world of movies. The film Thes was the start of her career. However, her biggest breakthrough came with the film Patanga (1949).
Her family then introduced her to the world of movies. The film Thes was the start of her career. But the movie Patanga (1949) was her biggest success.
Even though Poornima didn't have many well-known movies to her name, she was involved in the film industry at the time and starred in a few highly successful movies. She appeared in several iconic movies, including Aurat (1953), Sagaai (1951), Jaal (1952), and Jogwan (1950).
Purnima was well-known at the time for her expressive eyes and deadly smile. She collaborated with nearly every major celebrity of the era, such as Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, and Dilip Kumar. In the movie Zanjeer, she even portrayed his mother.
Personal tragedies and two marriages
She was initially wed to journalist Shaukat Hashmi. She changed her name to Meherbano Mohammad Ali after getting married. Syed Anwar Hashmi, a son, was later born to Purnima. Since Emraan Hashmi is the son of this same Anwar Hashmi, Meherbano, also called Purnima, was Emraan's grandmother.
But Meherbano (Purnima) and Shaukat's marriage was short-lived. After their divorce, Shaukat relocated and settled in Pakistan following Partition. Purnima, meanwhile, remarried Bhagwandas Verma, a film producer. Purnima changed her name to Purnima Das Verma following the marriage.
Financial challenges
Purnima was in more than 80 movies, but she stopped being in the spotlight near the end of her career. But there was a time in her life when she had trouble with money. People say that things got so bad that she had to sell her bungalow.
In an interview, Purnima Das Verma herself said this. People say that some of Purnima's husband and producer Bhagwan Das Verma's movies did poorly after they got married. She had to sell her bungalow because of money problems.
Purnima was in a lot of popular movies in the 1940s and 1950s. She became famous and left behind a lot of memories for movies. In the end, Purnima died in 2013.
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