Nazima (25 March 1948; née Mehr-un-Nissa) is a

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actress who was most famous for her roles as a supporting actress in films in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Nashik (Maharashtra) and was known as the "Resident Sister" of Bollywood.

Early life

Nazima was born as Mehr-un-Nisa on 25 March 1948 in

Nasik Nashik, formerly Nasik, is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra situated on the banks of the river Godavari River, Godavari, about northeast of the state capital Mumbai. Nashik is one of the Hindu pilgrimage sit ...

. She was related to actresses Sharifa Bai (of 1930s) and Husn Bano (of 1940s) who happened to be her grandmother and aunt respectively. She was admitted to a high school in

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(then Bombay) and being from a filmy background, she was soon cast as a child artist by the name Baby Chand in her early films. Then came ''April Fool'' (1964) directed by Subodh Mukerjee which was appreciated by millions. She then acted in J. Om Prakash's ''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'' (1968), which celebrated the silver jubilee in many places. She also acted in Gemini's ''Aurat'' (1967), another box-office hit. In between she acted in ''Vidyapati'' (1964) as the heroine opposite veteran

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. This was a Hindi picture made in Calcutta. In a 1968 interview, Nazima said that to her it was the best role of her film career containing all facets — humor, romance and emotion. However, the picture failed at the box office. She also acted in another Hindi film, ''Wohi Ladki'' (1967), produced in Calcutta opposite a newcomer Sharvendra as a hero.Nazima - Interview (1968) on Cineplot
/ref> She was nominated in the

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Best Supporting Actress Category for playing Manoj Kumar's sister in the 1972 film '' Beimaan''. Songs picturised on her include ''"Ae Kash Kisi Deewane Ko"'' from ''

Aaye Din Bahar Ke ''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'' () is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language film produced by J. Om Prakash. The film stars Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Sulochana Devi, Balraj Sahni, Nazima and Rajindernath. It became a box office hit and stood 7th in Indian box o ...

'', ''"Shola ulfat ka bhadka ke"'' from '' Aurat'' and ''"Hum behanon ke Liye"'' from the 1969 film ''

Anjaana ''Anjaana'' () is a 1969 Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Mohan Kumar. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Babita, Pran, Prem Chopra and Nirupa Roy. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Plot Raju lives with his widowed mother, ...

''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

*1965: Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards - Best Supporting Actress (Hindi), ''Arzoo'' (1965) *1972 -

nomination as Best Supporting Actress for '' Beimaan''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazima Indian film actresses 1948 births Living people