Nanda Old Actress Biography
Nanda's paternal uncle V. Shantaram gave Nanda a big break by casting her in a successful brother-sister saga Toofan Aur Diya (1956). She received her first Filmfare Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Bhabhi (1957); she claims that the reason she didn't win was because there was lobbying involved.[2] She then played supporting roles like sister to stars like Dev Anand in Kala Bazaar,[3] and did small roles in big films like Dhool Ka Phool.
She played the title role in L.V. Prasad's Chhoti Bahen (1959). The movie was a big hit, making her a star.[4] She then played lead roles, such as one of Dev Anand’s heroines in Hum Dono (1961) and Teen Deviyan. Both films were acclaimed as 'hits'. She was the heroine in B R Chopra's Kanoon (1960), a film that was very unusual back then, because it had no songs. She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Anchal (1960).
She starred with Shashi Kapoor in a lot of films while he was a newcomer, but they were not successful. But they later had a super hit with Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965). In this film Nanda played a westernised role for the first time and it helped her image.[5] Her favorite song that was famously picturized on her in the film was "Yeh Samaa." (Shashi Kapoor would later declare that Nanda was his favorite heroine. Nanda, too, declared Kapoor as her favourite hero.) She has more films with Shashi Kapoor to her credit: Mehandi Lagi Mere Haath, Raja Saab and Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare.
She had a second hit film in 1965 with Gumnaam, which helped put her in the top league of heroines.[4] With Manoj Kumar, she further worked in Mera Kasoor Kya Hai. She would continue to play heroine roles throughout the 1960s and signed with new leading men, such as Rajesh Khanna in the songless suspense thriller Ittefaq (1969) for which she received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. After Khanna became a star, he signed two more films with her: the thriller The Train (1970) and a comedy Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972). Jeetendra, too, did some films with her like Parivar; with Sanjay Khan, she worked in Beti.
After a small role in Manoj Kumar's Shor (1972), Nanda did few more films such as Chhalia (1973), Naya Nasha (1974), then stopped. In 1982, she came back in three films, all coincidentally playing heroine Padmini Kolhapure's mother in Ahista Ahista, Mazdoor and Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog. Then she permanently retired from acting.
Nanda's paternal uncle V. Shantaram gave Nanda a big break by casting her in a successful brother-sister saga Toofan Aur Diya (1956). She received her first Filmfare Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Bhabhi (1957); she claims that the reason she didn't win was because there was lobbying involved.[2] She then played supporting roles like sister to stars like Dev Anand in Kala Bazaar,[3] and did small roles in big films like Dhool Ka Phool.
She played the title role in L.V. Prasad's Chhoti Bahen (1959). The movie was a big hit, making her a star.[4] She then played lead roles, such as one of Dev Anand’s heroines in Hum Dono (1961) and Teen Deviyan. Both films were acclaimed as 'hits'. She was the heroine in B R Chopra's Kanoon (1960), a film that was very unusual back then, because it had no songs. She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Anchal (1960).
She starred with Shashi Kapoor in a lot of films while he was a newcomer, but they were not successful. But they later had a super hit with Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965). In this film Nanda played a westernised role for the first time and it helped her image.[5] Her favorite song that was famously picturized on her in the film was "Yeh Samaa." (Shashi Kapoor would later declare that Nanda was his favorite heroine. Nanda, too, declared Kapoor as her favourite hero.) She has more films with Shashi Kapoor to her credit: Mehandi Lagi Mere Haath, Raja Saab and Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare.
She had a second hit film in 1965 with Gumnaam, which helped put her in the top league of heroines.[4] With Manoj Kumar, she further worked in Mera Kasoor Kya Hai. She would continue to play heroine roles throughout the 1960s and signed with new leading men, such as Rajesh Khanna in the songless suspense thriller Ittefaq (1969) for which she received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. After Khanna became a star, he signed two more films with her: the thriller The Train (1970) and a comedy Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972). Jeetendra, too, did some films with her like Parivar; with Sanjay Khan, she worked in Beti.
After a small role in Manoj Kumar's Shor (1972), Nanda did few more films such as Chhalia (1973), Naya Nasha (1974), then stopped. In 1982, she came back in three films, all coincidentally playing heroine Padmini Kolhapure's mother in Ahista Ahista, Mazdoor and Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog. Then she permanently retired from acting.
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Aaj hai 8 January ka din
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Aaj key din ek phool khila tha
Jis sey mehka sara jahan
Naam hai us kanwal ka anmol Nanda
Ley key aye woh piyar wa ulfat ka pegham
Jiske janam sey chamka hai sara jahan!
I fondly rejoice and most
sincerely convey my Best Wishes on happy
occasion of Birth Day, 8 January 2013, of my beloved Heroine NANDA.
Wishing you, adoring Great NANDA, a day that is as special in every way as you are. Happy Birthday.
Aap Zinda Rahain Hazar Baras
Har Baras Key Din Hoan Pachas Hazar!
S. Israr Ali
Adoring Great NANDA is heroine of all times and ages never to recede in history or in delusion of grandeur and never old. On this site she has been repeatedly referred as NANDA OLD ACTRESS which offends me lot. She is eternal and legendary heroine having already given every love, pleasure and smiles for this world to rejoice in her splendor and in return for sacrifices she gave we the ungrateful people call her Old. I take it as extreme contempt and badly hurt my feelings.
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