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Today the story of the actress who rocked the screen. His big black eyes, smiling face and attractive expression included him among the most popular and acclaimed actresses of his time. That actress …Read more
New Delhi. Nargis is an immortal personality of Indian cinema. He not only won the hearts of the audience through acting, but also established the image of a strong woman. In the 1940–50s when female characters were often shown as an assistant to ‘Hero’, Nargis set a new example by playing independent, strong and decisive roles in films. Photo courtesy-red
Today, in the year 1929, a person was born in the year 1929, who changed the definition of not only Bollywood but the ‘ideal woman’ of the whole of India. Nargis … The name that fire, tears and voice on the cinema screen. Emerged as an emerged. But do you know that the Nargis whom the world knows as ‘Mother India’, she was a rebel, a fighter in real life. Photo courtesy- @duttnargis/instagram
Nargis Bollywood’s ‘Original Diva’, the name was ‘Fatima Rashid’ at birth, but Maa Jaddanbai (India’s first female filmmaker) called her ‘Baby’. He made his debut with the film ‘Talaash-e-Haq’ at the age of just 6 years. The name ‘Nargis’ was given to him by Sarojini Naidu, which was inspired by the Persian word ‘Nargis’ (flower). Photo courtesy- @duttnargis/instagram
The world is aware of the love story with Nargis and Raj Kapoor. During ‘Barsaat’ (1949) and ‘Awara’ (1951), a deep romance between the two flourished. Raj Kapoor was married, but was in a relationship with Nargis for 7 years. Jaddanbai rejected this relationship due to being a ‘Hindu-Muslim’. Do you know Nargis broke the relationship by writing an open letter to Raj Kapoor during the shooting of ‘Sri 420’! File photo.
Nargis’s meeting with Sunil Dutt was ‘Destiny Connection’. Nargis was traveling by train in 1957, when an accident occurred suddenly. Sunil Dutt saved him and love started from here. In 1958, both of them got married. This was Bollywood’s first celebrity wedding, which won the headlines. After marriage, Nargis retired from films, because Sunil Dutt wanted him to ‘handle the house’. @duttnargis/instagram
The scene of ‘Mother India’ in which Nargis was actually burnt. The fire was real during the ‘Jhulan Ki Hatti’ burning scene in the film. Nargis refused the stunt double and did the scene himself. As a result, there was a serious burning sensation in his hands and feet and he had to undergo treatment for 6 months. He won the Padma Shri for this film, but he accepted it just because it was found by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Nargis was the actress who dreamed of becoming Bollywood’s first ‘Woman Producer’. She wanted films like ‘Mother India’ and so she wanted to come into production. Later Sunil Dutt made ‘Dutt Films’, which was named in honor of Nargis. @duttnargis/instagram
She was the first actress to win Padma Shri. Shabana Azmi once said about Nargis, ‘Nargis taught us that a woman can be not just a’ heroine ‘, but also a’ hero ‘. Nargis became an inspiration for modern actresses like Shabana Azmi, who proved that women can play strong, independent and decisive roles. Photo courtesy- redit
