Nargis was one of the greatest Indian actresses of all time. During a career that spanned from the 1940s to the 60s, Nargis appeared in numerous commercially successful as well as critically appreciated films, which made her one of the leading actresses in the history of Hindi cinema.
Along with her husband, Nargis formed the Ajanta Arts Cultural Troupe, which roped in several leading actors and singers of the time and held stage shows at border areas. In early 1970s, she became the first patron of Spastics Society of India, and her subsequent work with the organisation brought her recognition as a social worker, and later a Rajya Sabha nomination in 1980.
Major Break:
Nargis appeared in numerous movies after her film debut; she won lasting fame for her later, adult, roles, starting with at the age of 14, in Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer in 1943 opposite, Motilal. She starred in many popular Hindi-Urdu movies of the late 1940s and 1950s such as Barsaat (1949), Andaz (1949), Awaara (1951), Deedar (1951), Shree 420 (1955), and Chori Chori (1956). In most of her films she starred alongside Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar.
Her most famous role came in Mehboob Khan's Oscar-nominated rural drama Mother India in 1957. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance. After her marriage to Sunil Dutt in 1958, Nargis gave up her film career after her last few film releases to settle down with her family. She made her last film appearance in the 1967 film Raat Aur Din for which she won a National Film Award for Best Actress, the first actress to win in this category. She also received a Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for this film.
Death:
Nargis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and underwent treatment for the disease at Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York. Upon her return to India, her condition deteriorated, and she was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. She sank into a coma on May 2, 1981 and passed away on May 3, 1981.
Awards and recognitions:
1957 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, Mother India
1958 - Padma Shri - first film personality to be conferred the award.
1968 - National Film Award for Best Actress, Raat Aur Din
Nargis Dutt was the recipient of the "Urvashy Award", the highest honour that can be conferred on a movie actress in India.
She was not just the first actress to win the "Karlovy Wary Award", and also nominated to the Rajya Sabha (Upper house of Indian Parliament) (1980-81), but fell ill and died during her tenure.
She had been conferred with a National Award for cinematography for contribution to Indian Cinema.
On January 8, 2001, Amitabh Bachchan and Nargis Dutt were honoured with the "Best Artists of the Millennium" award by Hero Honda and file magazine "Stardust".
Name : Fatima Rashid
Screen Name : Nargis
Date of Birth : 1 June, 1929
Birth of Place : Calcutta, West Bengal, British India
Date of Death : May 3, 1981, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Profession : Actress
Spouse : Sunil Dutt
Debut Film : Taqdeer (Hindi)
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