| Names |
NARGIS DUTT |
| Date of Birth |
June 01, 1929 |
| Date of
Death |
May 03, 1981 |
|
Identity |
Indian Film Actress |
|
Date-wise Events |
- 1935:
She made her screen debut as a child in
Talash-E-Haq.
- 1942: She started her acting career in 1942 with
Tamanna.
- 1957:
One of her best-known roles was that of
Radha
in the
Academy Award-nominated Mother India, a performance that won her
Best Actress trophy
at the Filmfare Awards.
-
1958: She married her Mother India co-star, actor
Sunil Dutt,
and left the film industry.
-
1967:
For her role in Raat Aur Din, she got the
inaugural National Film Award for Best Actress.
- 1980: She was nominated as
a member of the Rajya Sabha, Upper House, of the Indian
Parliament.
- 1982: The
Nargis Dutt Memorial Cancer Foundation
was established in her memory.
|
| General |
-
Her birth name is Fatima Rashid.
-
Widely
regarded as
one of the greatest actresses
in the history of Hindi cinema and the first lady of Indian
cinema.
-
She would appear infrequently in films during the 60s.
-
The award for best feature film on national integration in
the annual National Film Awards ceremony is called the
Nargis Dutt Award
in her honour.
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