Nazima

Nazima
Born
Mehr-un-Nissa

(1948-03-25) 25 March 1948 (age 76)
Nashik, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesBaby Chand (as a child artist)
Resident Sister of Bollywood
OccupationActress
Years active1954–1975

Nazima (25 March 1948; née Mehr-un-Nissa) is a Bollywood actress who was most famous for her roles as supporting actress in films in 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Nashik (Maharashtra) and was known as the "Resident Sister" of Bollywood.[1]

Early life

Nazima was born as Mehr-un-Nisa on 25 March 1948 in Nasik. 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 Mumbai (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.[2]

Career

Nazima started her career as a child artist in 1954 with Biraj Bahu. By 1958, she made her debut as a heroine in stunt film Princess Saaba. She went into mainstream cinema in 1961 with Umar Qaid which was directed by filmmaker Aspi Irani who was also her uncle. Then came Ziddi (1964) directed by Pramod Chakravarty, a hit. There was then Arzoo (1965) produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar, a silver jubilee runner. She won the best supporting actress award for the acting in Arzoo from the Bengal Film Journalists’ Association. Then came April Fool (1964) directed by Subodh Mukerjee which was appreciated by millions. She then acted in J. Om Prakash's Aye Din Bahar Ke (1968), which celebrated silver jubilee at many places. She also acted in Gemini's Aurat (1967), another box-office hit. In between she had acted in Vidyapati (1964) as heroine opposite veteran Bharat Bhushan. 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 hero.[3]

She was nominated in the Filmfare 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, "Shola ulfat ka bhadka ke" from Aurat 

and "Hum behanon ke Liye" from the 1969 film Anjaana.[4]

Filmography

Year Film Character/Role
1953 Patita as Baby Chand
1954 Biraj Bahu as Baby Chand
1955 Devdas as Baby Chand
1955 Garam Coat as Baby Chand
1956 Dayar-e-Habib
1957 Ab Dilli Door Nahin
1957 Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke
1958 Princess Saaba Debut as a heroine
Stunt Film
1961 Oomar Qaid Neela
1962 Tower House
1964 Ziddi Seema Singh
1964 Gazal Kausar Ara Begum
1964 Fariyad
1964 April Fool Anu
1965 Nishan Padma
1965 Arzoo Sarla
1966 Dillagi Lajwanti
1966 Aaye Din Bahar Ke Rachna
1967 Aurat Asha
1968 Raja Aur Runk Sujata Sujjo
1969 Waris Komal
1969 Tamanna
1969 Doli Shobha
1969 Anjaana Munni
1970 Abhinetri Ratna
1971 Adhikar Radha
1971 Yaar Mera Gullo
1972 Rakhi Aur Hathkadi Shobhana
1972 Mere Bhaiya Luxmi
1972 Do Yaar Shanu
1972 Be-Imaan Meena
1973 Honeymoon Neelu
1973 Manchali Pushpa
1973 Alam Ara
1974 Albeli
1974 Ujala Hi Ujala Gita
1974 Amir Garib Anju
1975 Sanyasi Aarti
1975 Dayar-e-Madina Main lead[5]
1975 Ranga Khush Devi
1975 Badnaam Meena[6]
1975 Naatak Uma
1976 Fauji
1977 Mera Vachan Geeta Ki Kasam Muniya
1986 Love And God Starting production in 1963 released in 1986
1987 Khooni Darinda

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ Nazima - Profile and Filmography on Cineplot
  2. ^ "The Magnificent Nazima". YouTube. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ Nazima - Interview (1968) on Cineplot
  4. ^ Nazima - Profile
  5. ^ "Dayar-e-Madina (1975)". The Hindu. 9 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Badnaam 1975". Muvyz.