June 4 Birth Annivarsary of Nutan
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Nutan, was an Indian actress who worked primarily in Hindi films. In a career spanning nearly four decades, she appeared in more than 80 films, that ranged in genre from urban romances to socio-realist dramas. Regarded as one of the finest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Nutan was noted for her naturalistic acting style in parts of conflicted women often deemed unconventional.[1][2] Her accolades include a record five Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. In 1974, Nutan received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award.
Notable work Hum Log (1951)
Seema (1955)
Anari (1959)
Sujata (1959)
Chhalia (1960)
Bandini (1963)
Milan (1967)
Saraswatichandra (1968)
Anuraag (1972)
Saudagar (1973)
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978)
Born in Bombay to filmmaker Kumarsen Samarth and film actress Shobhna Samarth, Nutan started her career at the age of 14 in the 1950 film Hamari Beti, directed by her mother. She subsequently starred in the films Nagina and Hum Log (both 1951). Her role in Seema (1955) garnered her wider recognition and her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She continued playing leading roles through the 1960s until the late 1970s and went onto win the award on four other occasions for her roles in Sujata (1959), Bandini (1963), Milan (1967) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978). Some of her other films of this period include Anari (1959), Chhalia (1960), Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963), Khandan (1965), Saraswatichandra (1968), Anuraag (1972) and Saudagar (1973).
In the 1980s, Nutan started playing character roles and continued working until shortly before her death. She portrayed mostly motherly roles in such films as Saajan Ki Saheli (1981), Meri Jung (1985) and Naam (1986). Her performance in Meri Jung earned her a sixth and final Filmfare Award, in the Best Supporting Actress category. Nutan was married to naval Lieutenant-Commander Rajnish Bahl from 1959 until her death from breast cancer in 1991. Their only child, son Mohnish Bahl is an actor.[5]
Early life and family
Nutan Samarth was born on 4 June 1936 in Bombay into a Marathi Hindu Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu family as the eldest of four children to director-poet Kumarsen Samarth[6][7] and his actress wife and filmmaker Shobhna.[8] Kumarsen was one of the early developers of the Films Division of India.[9] Her maternal grandmother Rattan Bai and her aunt Nalini Jaywant were also actors.[10] She grew up with complexes as she was considered too skinny in her childhood.[7][11] She had two sisters: actress Tanuja and Chatura and a brother Jaideep.[12] Her parents separated before Jaideep's birth. Actresses Kajol and Tanishaa Mukerji are Nutan's nieces.
Film debut and early work (1945-1954)
Nutan in Filmfare Magazine (1957)
Nutan first appeared briefly in front of the camera as a child in her father's film Nal Damyanti in 1945.[6][7] She started her career at age 14 by playing the protagonist in Hamari Beti (1950), directed by her mother.[6] She was conflicted during the making of the film, unsure she could pull it off given how critical she was of her appearance and talents. She took part in Snehal Bhatkar's soundtrack for the film, singing the song "Tujhe Kaisa Dulha Bhaaye Re".[19] The film released to considerable attention for Nutan's work. The Motion Picture Magazine gave a scathing review of the film but took note of Nutan's "fine performance", which showed "great promise".[20] She recalled an instance where her relatives changed their mind about her after watching the film: "The relatives who called me ugly changed their opinions overnight. They said they were proud of me."[21]
Ravindra Dave's suspense thriller Nagina (1951) followed, and Nutan's performance in the film gained her greater recognition.[6] The film became her first commercial success.[7] Aged 15 at the time of its release, she was not allowed to attend its premiere as it was certified "A: (restricted for adults) and she was underage.[16] The social drama Hum Log, released the same year, was similarly popular with audiences.[22] Directed by Zia Sarhadi, the film dealt with the trials and tribulations of a middle-class family and starred Nutan as the daughter Paro, an aspiring writer who suffers from tuberculosis.[23] Nagina and Hum Log consolidated her position as a rising star.[6][24]
The following year, she participated at the 1952 Femina Miss India contest, where she was crowned Miss Mussoorie, before being sent to Switzerland for further studies due to her weight loss and frail appearance.
Breakthrough, success and stardom (1955-1979)
Her first big break was Seema (1955), for which she won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She followed her success with a romantic comedy, Paying Guest, in which she co-starred with Dev Anand. By late 1950's she was an established star.[28] In 1959, she starred in two hit films, Anari (with Raj Kapoor) and Bimal Roy's Sujata (with Sunil Dutt), for which she won her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[29] In the 1960s and 1970s, she had many more successful films including Chhalia (1960), Saraswatichandra (1968), Devi (1970) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978)
In 1960, she starred opposite Raj Kapoor once again in Manmohan Desai's Chhalia, which earned her a Filmfare nomination for Best Actress. In a film review at the time, Filmfare wrote: "As the unfortunate girl disowned by her relatives for no fault of hers, Nutan puts over a superb and memorable portrayal.
She formed a popular screen couple with co-star Dev Anand and the two acted in four films together – Paying Guest (1957), Baarish (1957), Manzil (1960) and Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963).
Portrait of Nutan in the film Baarish (1956)
"Nutan’s masterful performance of a jilted young woman who murders her lover’s wife in Bimal Roy’s classic is arguably the best acting by a lead actress in Indian cinema. Nutan’s genius lay in portraying a whole range of emotions without resorting to over-the-top histrionics. The pièce de résistance is the scene in which her face conveys conflicting sentiments as she is about to commit the murder."
—Forbes India on Nutan's performance in Bandini (1963)
Her fourth Filmfare win came for Milan (1967). She starred opposite Amitabh Bachchan in 1973's Saudagar (1973), for which she received a sixth Filmfare nomination and a third BFJA award. In 1978, she made an astonishing return to the screen as the righteous Sanjukta Chauhan in Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).[50] For this performance, she received an eighth Filmfare nomination and won her fifth Filmfare Award for Best Actress, at the age of 42. She thus became a record holder in the category, having won five awards for Best Actress at Filmfare. At age 42, she is also the oldest winner of the award. Nutan was perhaps the only actress of her generation to command leading roles in her 40s, with tremendous success.
Final film roles (1980-1989)
Following this, she starred in Saajan Ki Saheli (1981), as an ignorant, jealous wife to a husband who knowingly befriends the daughter she abandoned at childbirth.[51] In the 1980s, she played roles in blockbuster films such as Meri Jung (1985), Naam (1986) and Karma (1986).[52] Karma was notable for being the first time she was paired with actor Dilip Kumar.[53] For Meri Jung, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her last film released while she was alive was Kanoon Apna Apna in 1989. She died in 1991 of cancer.[54] Two of her films Naseebwala (1992) and Insaniyat (1994) were released after her death. She also gave a stellar performance as Kaliganj Ki Bahu in the TV serial Mujrim Hazir, her only role on the small screen.[55][56] Nutan also sang two songs, one in Paying Guest and the other in Chhabili.
Artistry and legacy
Nutan in Anari, 1959
Nutan is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema.[67] She was noted for her willingness to play unconventional roles and several of her roles were labelled "path-breaking". In 2011, Rediff.com listed her as the third-greatest actress of all-time after Nargis and Smita Patil.[68] In 2012, Nutan was placed 10th by NDTV in its "The Most Popular Actress of All Time" list.[69] In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India's 75 Best Bollywood Actresses list.[70] Times of India's placed her in their "50 Beautiful Faces" list.[71] In 2023, journalist Rajeev Masand named her one of Hindi cinema's best actresses of all time.[72]
"Bandini is perhaps Nutan's best role ever. Nutan goes through all the phases of a girl struck by love – the first flush when colour comes to her cheeks upon the mere mention of name, the happiness she feels while playing his pretend-wife. Nutan looks maddened with grief and hatred when she does the acts most foul. Her inner struggle as she reflects between choosing her first love and old is perhaps one the best scenes ever filmed."
—Filmfare on Nutan's performance in Bandini (1963)[48]
Filmfare termed her face "camera-friendly" and said, "Apart from a lissome figure Nutan was gifted with one of the most camera-friendly faces in the industry. One could film her from any angle and it came out perfect."[73] Actresses such as Sadhana and Smita Patil noted Nutan as their influence.[74] Sadhana was once quoted as saying: "If there was any actress I modeled myself in the lines of it was the versatile Nutan in Seema, Sujata and Bandini. Parakh was a film where I really followed Nutan."[75] Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, "They don't make actresses like her anymore."[76] Singer Lata Mangeshkar said that Nutan was an actress who did justice to her voice on screen
Filmography
1950 Hamari Beti Beti [84]
1951 Nagina Mukta
Hum Log Paro
1952 Shisham
Parbat Parbat
1953 Laila Majnu Laila
Aaghosh Meera
1954 Shabaab
1955 Seema Gauri Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress [85]
1956 Heer Heer
1957 Baarish Chanda
Paying Guest Shanti [86]
Zindagi Ya Toofan
1958 Chandan
Dilli Ka Thug Asha
Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala
Sone Ki Chidiya Laxmi
Aakhri Daao
Light House
1959 Anari Aarti Sohanlal [87]
Kanhaiya Shanno
Sujata Sujata Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress [88]
1960 Basant Meenakshi Rai
Chhabili
Chhalia Shanti Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress [32]
Manzil Pushpa
1962 Soorat Aur Seerat
1963 Bandini Kalyani Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress [89]
Dil Hi To Hai Jameela [90]
Tere Ghar Ke Samne Sulekha
1964 Chandi Ki Deewar
1965 Khandan Radha
Rishte Naate Savitri
1966 Chhota Bhai Annapoorna
Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya Ashoo / Shabnam
1967 Dulhan Ek Raat Ki Nirmala
Laat Saheb Nikki
Milan Radha Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress [91]
Mehrban Laxmi
Mera Munna Seema
1968 Gauri Gauri [92]
Saraswatichandra Kumud Sundari [93]
1969 Bhai Bahen Mala
1970 Maa Aur Mamta Maya
Devi Devi
Maharaja Kamla
Yaadgaar Bhavna
1971 Lagan Shanti
1972 Anuraag Anu Rai Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress [94]
Grahan
Mangetar
1973 Saudagar Mahjubi Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress [95]
1975 Jogidas Khuman
1976 Zid [96]
1977 Mandir Masjid
Jagriti
Duniyadari Sushila
Paradh Vidya Marathi film
1978 Ek Baap Chhe Bete Joyce Fernandes
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki Sanjukta Chouhan Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress [38]
Saajan Bina Suhagan Asha Chopra
Hamara Sansar Geeta
1980 Kasturi Prameela [97]
Sanjh Ki Bela
1981 Saajan Ki Saheli Kunti Kumar
1982 Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon Kamini 'Lalli'
Jeeo Aur Jeene Do Dr. Sita
1983 Rishta Kagaz Ka Suman [98]
1985 Yudh Savitri Devi
Paisa Yeh Paisa Laxmi
Meri Jung Mrs. Aarti Verma Won - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress [99]
Yeh Kaisa Farz
Pyari Bhabhi
1986 Sajna Saath Nibhana Shobha Rana
Karma Mrs. Vishwanath Pratap Singh [100]
Naam Janki Kapoor [101]
Ricky Seeta
1987 Hifazat Laxmi
1988 Sone Pe Suhaaga Usha [102]
1989 Mujrim Yashoda Bose
Kanoon Apna Apna Laxmi Singh [103]
Guru Yashoda Shrivastav [104]
1990 Aulaad Ki Khatir
1991 Garajna Unreleased
1992 Naseebwala Sharda
Deewana Aashiq Seema
1994 Insaniyat Shanti Devi [105]
Accolades
Civilian Award
Year Award Work Result Ref.
1974 Padma Shri Contribution in the field of Arts Honoured [106]
Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Year Film Result Ref.
1957 Seema Won [107]
1960 Sujata Won
1961 Chhalia Nominated [108]
1964 Bandini Won [109]
1968 Milan Won
1974 Saudagar Nominated [110]
1979 Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki Won [111]
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Year Film Result Ref.
1974 Anuraag Nominated [110]
Saudagar Nominated
1979 Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki Nominated [112]
1986 Meri Jung Won [113]
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
BFJA Award for Best Actress (Hindi)
Year Film Result Ref.
1964 Bandini Won [46]
1968 Milan Won [114]
1974 Saudagar Won [115]
Tributes and honors
Nutan on a 2011 stamp of India
Nutan's narrative is depicted in the book Nutan – Asen Mi Nasen Mi (meaning 'whether I will exist or not') written by famous Marathi author Lalita Tamhane.[116][117] Her biography was launched by actress Madhuri Dixit in 2016.[118] In February 2011, a postage stamp, bearing Nutan's photo, was released to honour her by the Government of India.[119] On Nutan's 81st birthday in 2017, Google commemorated her with a Doodle.[120][121]
Giving her a tribute, Singer Lata Mangeshkar said, "If one has to rank the actresses by their acting prowess, the name of Nutan will be at the top."❤️
Actress Sonam Kapoor recreated the famous Nutan pose from Saraswatichandra and termed the actress her "favourite".[123] Actress Tara Sutaria termed Nutan "fascinating" and said that her generation misses out on Nutan's "adaa and nazaaqat".[124] Lalit Kumar noted that the actress performed "every role with a certain moral superiority and grace".[125] The Bimal Roy Film and Memorial Society organised a three-day retrospective to mark the 83rd birth anniversary of Nutan in 2019.
"Lata Mangeshkar felt this actress did justice to her voice on screen."❤️
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