A web series based on the lives and relationship of actress Meena Kumari and her husband and filmmaker Kamal Amrohi is in the pipeline. The announcement was made by Amrohi’s grandson Bilal Amrohi. According to the makers, the story will be set against the backdrop of the Bollywood film ‘Pakeezah’, directed by Kamal Amrohi starring Meena Kumari.
The series will feature details from the couple’s lives and incidents surrounding the making of the landmark film that took 16 years to be made and went on to become a cult classic. Bilal said doing justice to his grandfather’s vision “will be a tall order”. He shared that the series will encapsulate not just the lives of its main characters, but also the detailing in ‘Pakeezah’.
He said the movie was made at a cost of £150,000 and originally commenced in 1958. Bilal said, “It is daunting to narrate the story of the making of the classic for today’s audience, but Yoodlee Films is as passionate about the project as we are. Together, we will hopefully pay the perfect tribute to the filmmaker whose obsession for perfection produced one of the landmark films of India.”
More details are yet to be revealed. The web series will go on floors in 2023.
