Meena Kumari

 The Tragedy Queen

The life of Indian actress Meena Kumari could have been from one of her films.

When she died from Cirrhosis in 1972, at the age of 38, her sister, Nargis Dutt, said some vicious comments at her funeral. What Nargis didn't know, or chose to ignore was her sister had been the victim of spousal abuse for years. It was so bad other actors, and actresses begged her to leave her husband, but for a Islamic woman to do that is considered a crime; yet, her husband could legally perform the Triple Talaq for no reason other than he chose to; which he did.

What is the Triple Talaq?

Islamic men could go to a judge to request the annulment of thier marriage for no reason; all they had to do was say the word Talaq three times over the course of three months, and the deed was done; ladies could not defend themselves. This ruling was changed in July 2019.