Purnima (Hindi actress)

Indian actress (1934–2013)

Further information: Purnima (disambiguation)

Purnima Das Verma[1]

Purnima in 1956

Born|

Meherbhano Mohammad Ali[1]

(1934-03-02)2 March 1934

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

Died| 14 August 2013(2013-08-14) (aged 79)

India

Occupation| Actress
Spouses|

Syed Shauqat Hashmi

(div. 1947)​

Bhagwan Das Varma

(m. 1954; died 1962)​

Children| 1
Relatives| Mahesh Bhatt (nephew)
Emraan Hashmi (grandson)[2]
Purnima Das Verma

Purnima Das Verma (born Meherbhano Mohammad Ali; 2 March, 1934 — 14 August, 2013) was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Hindi-language films.[3][4][1] She was the aunt of director Mahesh Bhatt and grandmother of actor Emraan Hashmi.

## Personal life

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Meherbano Mohammad Ali was born on 2 March, 1934. Her elder sister, Shirin, is the mother of directors Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt.[5] Meherbano's first husband was a journalist named Syed Shauqat Hashmi, who moved to Pakistan during the partition of India. Her son from this first marriage, Anwar Hashmi (father of Emraan Hashmi), acted in Baharon Ke Manzil (1968) opposite Farida Jalal.[1] In 1954, she got married for the second time, to filmmaker, Bhagwan Das Varma. Meherbano took the screen name 'Purnima' when she entered the film industry.

## Career

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Purnima acted in over 80 Bollywood films.[1] She was a popular Hindi film actress from the late '40s to '50s. She appeared in many films including, Patanga (1949), Jogan (1950), Sagai (1951), Jaal (1952), Aurat (1953), a role in Ajay Devgan's debut film Phool Aur Kaante, and the role of Sanjay Dutt's on-screen grandmother, in Naam which was directed by Mahesh Bhatt.[6] She also played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's mother, in the film Zanjeer.

## Death

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Purnima had Alzheimer's disease during the last few years of her life and died on 14 August, 2013.[1][7] Mahesh Bhatt later revealed on Twitter, "My aunt Purnima, the first star of our family and who happens to be Emraan Hashmi's grandmother has entered the sunset moments of her life."[8]

## Selected filmography

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* Patanga (1949)
* Jogan (1950)
* Sagai (1951)
* Badal (1951)
* Jaal (1952)
* Aurat (1953)
* Baghi Sipahi (1958)
* Humjoli (1970)
* Banphool (1971)
* Zanjeer (1973)
* Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978)
* Khara Khota  (1981)
* Poonam (1981)
* Hum Se Badkar Kaun(1981)
* Kaalia (1981)
* Dharam Kanta (1982)
* Inquilaab (1984 film) Amarnath Aunt
* Yaadgar (1984)
* Sadaa Suhagan (1986)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Bollywoodirect (13 August 2018). "Remembering yesteryear Hindi film actress Purnima on her 5th death anniversary". Medium. Medium. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
2. ^ "My wife and my audience, both took time to understand me: Emraan Hashmi - Times of India". The Times of India.
3. ^ "Emraan Hashmi shares a beautiful picture of his grandmother, actress Purnima, on her death anniversary". 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. ^ "ETimes BFFs: Did you know Faraaz producer Sahil Saigal is Alia Bhatt's cousin? Check out the long and complicated filmy lineage of the Bhatts!".
6. ^ "Emraan Hashmi's grandmother passes away - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ 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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*[div.]: divorced
*[m.]: married