Roundabout | Women before and after they say ‘cheers!’

Madira is a book by Roopam Singh narrating anonymous stories of women and alcohol.

Meena Kumari (Mahjabeen Bano), known as 'Tragedy Queen', acted in over 90 films and won four Filmfare Best Actor awards.

She portrayed an alcoholic woman in the 1962 film 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'.

Meena Kumari died of liver cirrhosis at age 38, with no one to claim her body.

The book 'Madira' focuses on women's experiences with alcohol within patriarchal structures.