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Bollywood’s first Vamp Nadira, real name Florence Ageg, became famous in the 50s. Fame was found from Mehboob Khan’s film Aun. He worked in the industry for more than 50 years.
About Nadira
Highlights
- Nadira’s real name was Florence Edgekil.
- Nadira got a fame from Mehboob Khan’s film Aan.
- Nadira worked in the industry for more than 50 years.
In Bollywood, many film celebrities have left a special mark with different roles. Some stars are famous with positive roles and some from negative roles. But do you know who was the first original vamp of Bollywood? The villain who was also ready to pay huge fees. This was none other than Nadira, whose real name was Florence Agecakar. He worked with many big superstars in the 50s and gave many hits.
Nadira coming from Baghdad of Iraq comes from the Jewish family. When she was younger, her family came to Bombay from Baghdad in connection with work. In such a situation, she appeared in a film called Mauj for the first time at the age of 10-11 years. After this, he caught this path.
Princess played a role
About Nadira
Nadira got a fame from Mehboob Khan’s film on (1952), where she was seen in the role of Rajput princess. The film was the most expensive and first worldwide release of then released in 17 languages. There was also a lot of earnings.
Superhit film made superhit
After just on, Nadira’s career started. She later appeared in films like Shri 420, Pakija, Laughing Wounds, Dil Apna and Preet Parai, Amar Akbar Anthony to Julie. His film came in Josh (2000). This means that he worked in the industry for more than 50 years.
Nadira’s RaiC
Nadira achieved fame through films. She used to join the highest paid actress at that time. You would be surprised to know that she was the first Indian actress who bought her Rolls-Royce.
Demand to wear a saree under the navel
Nadira also received the Filmfare’s Best Supporting Actress Award for the film Julie. According to the report of ‘The Indian Down Under’, the producers longed to cast him due to his beauty and bold style. He used to be convinced of his acting too. Most of the producers used to have a demand to wear a sari under the navel. For this, he used to give them a huge amount of money.
What was said about playing a bold character
Once, in the old interview, Nadira herself also talked about her bold characters. She had admitted that she never wanted her to play such villain rolls. He said, ‘I did not want to play like that. But now I think that if someone had given me good advice then I would have rejected that offer.