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Nargis was one of the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, who starred in films like Mother India and Awaara. She also became a social worker and a Rajya Sabha member, and died of cancer in 1981.
Nargis was a legendary actress who starred in films like Mother India and Shree 420. She married Sunil Dutt and had three children, including Sanjay Dutt. She died of pancreatic cancer in 1981.
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Nargis was born on 1 June 1929 as Fatima Rashid in Kolkata(West Bengal). After some time, her family shifted to Allahabad from West Bengal. Her mother who was a classical singer introduced Nargis to the cinema world. Although Nargis had a desire to become a doctor, yet as per the wish of her mother, she decided to build her career in the film Indus...
Her father Mohanchand Uttamchand Tyagi was a wealthy Hindu Brahmin from Rawalpindi, Punjab (now in Pakistan), who later, adopted Islam and take the name, Abdul Rashid. Hermother Jaddanbai, was an Indian classical singer. Nargis had a loving affair with her co-star Raj Kapoor, during her movies ‘Awara‘ and ‘Shree 420.‘ But when Raj Kapoor denied div...
At the age of six, Nargis made a debut of her career with the movie ‘Talashe Haq‘ in 1935. As a child artist, she worked in the second movie ‘Madam Fashion‘directed by her mother Jaddanbai. When she was 14 years old, she acted in the movie ‘Taqdeer,’ directed and produced byMehboob Khan in 1943. After this, she performed in numerous super hit movie...
According to a rumour Motilal Nehru, father of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was said to be the maternal grandfather of Nargis Dutt as her mother Jaddanbai was the resultant child of the...
Nargis Dutt was a superstar of Indian cinema who worked in more than 51 movies and won several awards. She married Sunil Dutt after a fire incident and became a social worker for spastic children. She died of cancer in 1981.
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Nargis was a legendary Indian actress who starred in classics like Mother India, Barsaat, and Shree 420. She was married to Sunil Dutt, a politician and actor, and had three children, including Sanjay Dutt.
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- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Jun 1, 2023 · Nargis: The actor who breathed life into ‘modern Indian woman’ in the 1940s, will forever be ‘Mother India’. On Nargis' 94th birth anniversary, here's recalling some of her best roles in the movies that have left a legacy for Hindi film viewers. Written by Sampada Sharma. New Delhi | June 1, 2023 11:54 IST. 8 min read.
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Nargis was an Indian actress who starred in films from 1935 to 1968. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Mother India (1957) and the National Film Award for Best Actress for Raat Aur Din (1967).
Mother India begins with Nargis as a revered matriarch who is being asked to inaugurate a new dam in the village. A prolonged flashback traces her transformation from shy bride to weary and wise...
