Purnima (Hindi actress)

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Purnima Das Verma[1]
File:Purnima(BollywoodActress).jpg
Born
Meherbhano Mohammad Ali[1]

(1934-03-02)2 March 1934
Died14 August 2013(2013-08-14) (aged 79)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
ChildrenEmraan Hashmi (grandson)[2]
Purnima Das Verma

Purnima Das Verma (born Meherbhano Mohammad Ali) was an Indian film actress who worked predominantly in Hindi language films.[3][4][1] She is the grandmother of actor Emraan Hashmi.

Personal life[edit]

Meherbhano Mohammad Ali was born on 2 March 1934. Her elder sister Shirin (Shirin Mohammad Ali) gave her a short name 'Meher Bano'. The mother of director Mahesh Bhatt gave her the alias 'Purnima'[citation needed] Her first husband, journalist Syed Shauqat Hashmi, had moved to Pakistan during the partition of India. In 1954, she had her second marriage with filmmaker Bhagwan Das Verma. Her son from her first marriage, Anwar Hashmi (Father of Emran Hashmi) acted in Baharon Ke Manzil (1968) opposite Farida Jalal.[1] She is a close relative of the famous director, Mahesh Bhatt.

Career[edit]

She acted in more than 80 Bollywood films.[1] Poornima was a popular actress in Hindi films from late 40s to 50s. She appeared in many films including Patanga (1949), Jogan (1950), Sagai (1951), Jaal (1952), and Aurat (1953). She acted in more than 80 odd films, including a role in Ajay Devgn starrer Phool Aur Kaante, and the role of Sanjay Dutt’s on screen grandmother in Naam.[5] She played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's mother in the film Zanjeer.

Death[edit]

Purnima suffered from Alzheimer's during the last few years of her life and died on 14 August 2013.[1][6] Mahesh Bhatt later tweeted, "My aunt Poornima, the first star of our family & who happens to be Emraan Hashmi's grandmother has entered the sunset moments of her life.".[7]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Bollywoodirect (13 August 2018). "Remembering yesteryear Hindi film actress Purnima on her 5th death anniversary". Medium. Medium (website). Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. "My wife and my audience, both took time to understand me: Emraan Hashmi - Times of India".
  3. "Emraan Hashmi shares a beautiful picture of his grandmother, actress Purnima, on her death anniversary". www.timesnownews.com. India: Times Now. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. "Emraan Hashmi's grandmother passes away - Times of India". The Times of India. India. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. "Emraan Hashmi's grandmother passes away - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. "कभी बॉलीवुड पर राज करती थी ये एक्ट्रेस, आर्थिक तंगी के कारण घर तक पड़ा था बेचना". amarujala.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. Mahesh Bhatt [@MaheshNBhatt] (14 August 2013). "My aunt Poornima, the first star of our family & who happens to be Emraan Hashmi's grandmother has entered the sunset moments of her life" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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