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| Indian actress Nanda |
Veteran Indian actress Nanda, 75 years died of a massive heart attack at her Mumbai home.
Nanda was deeply steeped in cinema. Her father was known producer Master Vinayak Karnataki, whereas her paternal uncle was film Mogul V Shantaram. Master Vinayak's untimely death in August 1947 forced Nanda to hitch filmdom as kid actor a year later. In 'Mandir', 'Angaarey', 'Jaggu' and 'Jagriti', she was a toddler actor.
Nanda is remembered for her roles in ‘Hum Dono’ and ‘Ittefaq,’ among others. She worked as a child artiste after her father’s demise and helped her family by taking up roles in films like ‘Jaggu’ in the early 1950s. She made her acting debut back in 1956 with her uncle and celebrated filmmaker V. Shantaram’s ‘Toofan Aur Diya’, and worked with actor Shashi Kapoor extensively. The two appeared in eight films together including ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’.
In 1957’s Bhabhi, co-starring Balraj Sahni, Nanda played the widowed sister of the protagonist and was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Two years later came the film that made her a star, Chhoti Bahen opposite Balraj Sahni. She was then cast in big movies like Hum Dono (1961) and Teen Deviyan (1965) opposite big heroes like Dev Anand.
The 1960’s Anchal fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She would later be nominated for Best Actress for 1969’s Ittefaq and twice again for Best Supporting Actress for Ahista Ahista (1981) and Prem Rog (1982).
In the 1960s, Nanda was among the top heroines in Bollywood with Nutan, Waheeda Rehman and Sadhana. Undeterred by her own stardom, Nanda helped launch the careers of at least two actors who later took their places among the pantheon of matinee idols — Shashi Kapoor and Rajesh Khanna.
Nanda was deeply steeped in cinema. Her father was known producer Master Vinayak Karnataki, whereas her paternal uncle was film Mogul V Shantaram. Master Vinayak's untimely death in August 1947 forced Nanda to hitch filmdom as kid actor a year later. In 'Mandir', 'Angaarey', 'Jaggu' and 'Jagriti', she was a toddler actor.
Nanda is remembered for her roles in ‘Hum Dono’ and ‘Ittefaq,’ among others. She worked as a child artiste after her father’s demise and helped her family by taking up roles in films like ‘Jaggu’ in the early 1950s. She made her acting debut back in 1956 with her uncle and celebrated filmmaker V. Shantaram’s ‘Toofan Aur Diya’, and worked with actor Shashi Kapoor extensively. The two appeared in eight films together including ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’.
In 1957’s Bhabhi, co-starring Balraj Sahni, Nanda played the widowed sister of the protagonist and was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Two years later came the film that made her a star, Chhoti Bahen opposite Balraj Sahni. She was then cast in big movies like Hum Dono (1961) and Teen Deviyan (1965) opposite big heroes like Dev Anand.
The 1960’s Anchal fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She would later be nominated for Best Actress for 1969’s Ittefaq and twice again for Best Supporting Actress for Ahista Ahista (1981) and Prem Rog (1982).
In the 1960s, Nanda was among the top heroines in Bollywood with Nutan, Waheeda Rehman and Sadhana. Undeterred by her own stardom, Nanda helped launch the careers of at least two actors who later took their places among the pantheon of matinee idols — Shashi Kapoor and Rajesh Khanna.
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