Rehmat Merchant

47 years to the day she bid the world adieu, Meena Kumari is remembered for her unparalleled portrayals of the tragic woman on-screen and its echo in her real life, a story that has immortalised her in art

March 1 was director Manmohan Desai's 25th death anniversary. A director who was never in the arty creative club but who knew his audiences, and defined Indian secularism.