Nutan

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Nutan
Image:Nutan.jpg
Nutan in Anari (1959)
Birth name Nutan Samarth
Born June 4, 1936
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, India
Died February 21, 1991
India
Years active 1950-1991
Spouse(s) Rajnish Behl (1959-1991) (her death)

Nutan (Marathi: नूतन) (June 4, 1936 - February 21, 1991), was a well known Bollywood actress.

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[edit] Career

Nutan was the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth and director Kumarsen Samarth. She is related to many of the screen stars of the past fifty years (see Mukherjee-Samarth family (film)) [1].

She started her career as actress as a fourteen-year-old in Hamari Beti (1950). This film was produced by her mother, Shobhana. In 1952 she was the winner of Miss India.

Her first big break was Seema, for which she won a Filmfare Award. She followed her success with a romantic comedy, Paying Guest, in which she co-starred with Dev Anand. In 1959 she starred in two hit films, Anari (with Raj Kapoor) and Bimal Roy's Sujata (with Sunil Dutt). In the 1960s and 1970s she had many more successful films including Chhalia (1960), Bandini (1963), Saraswatichandra (1968), Devi (1970) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).

In the 1980s she played elderly mother roles in blockbuster films such as Meri Jung (1985), Naam (1986) and Karma (1986). Karma was notable for being the first time she was paired with actor Dilip Kumar. For Mere Jung she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her last film released while she was alive was Kanoon Apna Apna in 1989. She died in 1991 of cancer. Two of her films Naseebwala (1992) and Insaniyat (1994) which released after her death.

[edit] Personal life

Nutan was the eldest child of actress Shobhana Samarth. She had three other siblings, 2 younger sisters and a younger brother. Her younger sister Tanuja is also an actress. Her parents separated when she was still a child. Tanuja's daughter, Kajol is a successful actress in recent times.

On October 11, 1959, she married naval Lieutenant-Commander Rajnish Behl. Their son, Mohnish Behl, born in 1963, later entered films as well.

Nutan died in February of 1991, of cancer, at the age of 54.

[edit] Filmfare Awards

[edit] Filmfare Nominations

[edit] Other Awards

[edit] Filmography

YearTitleCharacter
1950Hamari BetiDaughter
1952Shisham 
1953Laila MajnuLaila
1954Shabab 
1955SeemaGauri
1956Heer 
1957BaarishChanda
Paying GuestShanti
1958Chandan 
Dilli Ka Thug 
Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala 
Sone Ki ChidiyaLakshmi
1959AnariAarti Sohanlal
KanhaiyaShanno
SujataSujata
1960Basant 
Chhabili 
ChhaliaShanti
Manzil 
1962Soorat Aur Seerat 
1963 BandiniKalyani
Dil Hi To Hai 
Tere Ghar Ke SamneSulekha
1964Chandi Ki Deewar 
1965KhandaanRadha
Rishte NaahteSavitri
1966Chhota Bhai 
Chilaka Gorinka 
Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya 
Kalapi 
1967Dulhan Ek Raat KiNirmala
Laat Saheb 
Milan 
1968GauriGauri
SaraswatichandraKumud Sundari
1969Bhai BahenMala
1970Maa Aur MamtaMaya
DeviDevi
Maharaja 
YaadgaarBhavna
1972AnuraagAnu Rai
Grahan 
1973SaudagarMahjubhi
1975Jogidas Khuman 
1978Ek Baap Chhe Bete 
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan KiSanjukta Chouhan
Saajan Bina Suhagan 
1981Kranti 
Saajan Ki SaheliKunti Kumar
1985YudhSavitri Devi
Paisa Yeh PaisaLaxmi
1986Sajna Sath NibhanaShobha Rana
KarmaMrs Vishwa Pratap Singh
1988Main Tere Liye 
1989Kanoon Apna ApnaMrs. Singh
MujrimYashoda
1992NaseebwalaSharda
1994InsaniyatShani Devi

[edit] References

  1. ^ Filmfare - the full coverage

[edit] External links

hi:नूतन

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