Nutan

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Nutan
Born Nutan Samarth
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 top Bollywood actress of her times, who appeared in several successful movies of the 50s and 60s. She holds the record of winning 5 Filmfare awards for best actress, the highest number of awards won by an 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) were 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

Year Title Character
1950 Hamari Beti Daughter
1952 Shisham  
1953 Laila Majnu Laila
1954 Shabab  
1955 Seema Gauri
1956 Heer  
1957 Baarish Chanda
Paying Guest Shanti
1958 Chandan  
Dilli Ka Thug  
Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala  
Sone Ki Chidiya Lakshmi
1959 Anari Aarti Sohanlal
Kanhaiya Shanno
Sujata Sujata
1960 Basant  
Chhabili  
Chhalia Shanti
Manzil  
1962 Soorat Aur Seerat  
1963 Bandini Kalyani
Dil Hi To Hai  
Tere Ghar Ke Samne Sulekha
1964 Chandi Ki Deewar  
1965 Khandaan Radha
Rishte Naahte Savitri
1966 Chhota Bhai  
Chilaka Gorinka  
Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya  
Kalapi  
1967 Dulhan Ek Raat Ki Nirmala
Laat Saheb  
Milan  
1968 Gauri Gauri
Saraswatichandra Kumud Sundari
1969 Bhai Bahen Mala
1970 Maa Aur Mamta Maya
Devi Devi
Maharaja  
Yaadgaar Bhavna
1972 Anuraag Anu Rai
Grahan  
1973 Saudagar (1973 film) Mahjubhi
1975 Jogidas Khuman  
1978 Ek Baap Chhe Bete  
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki Sanjukta Chouhan
Saajan Bina Suhagan  
1981 Kranti  
Saajan Ki Saheli Kunti Kumar
1985 Yudh Savitri Devi
Paisa Yeh Paisa Laxmi
1986 Sajna Sath Nibhana Shobha Rana
Karma Mrs Vishwa Pratap Singh
1988 Main Tere Liye  
1989 Kanoon Apna Apna Mrs. Singh
Mujrim Yashoda
1992 Naseebwala Sharda
1994 Insaniyat Shani Devi

[edit] References

  1. ^ Filmfare - the full coverage

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