{"id":1387,"date":"2014-03-25T09:52:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T09:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2024-03-24T17:20:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T11:50:58","slug":"actress-nanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/actress-nanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeevan Ka Matlab To Aana Aur Jaana Hai: Remembering Nanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Allah tero naam, Eeshwar tero naam<br \/>\nSabko sanmati de Bhagwan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When you watch this beautiful Lata Mangeshkar bhajan in <em>Hum Dono<\/em> (1961), you can\u2019t help marveling at the sincerity and plaintive faith expressed by the young Nanda, a dulcet beauty who had a childlike innocence in her persona.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1388\" style=\"width: 672px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/jeevan-ka-matlab-to-aana-aur-jaana-hai-tribute-to-actress-nanda\/nanda\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1388\" class=\"wp-image-1388\" src=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/nanda.jpg\" alt=\"Veteran actress Nanda\" width=\"662\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/nanda.jpg 828w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/nanda-400x157.jpg 400w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/nanda-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/nanda-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/nanda-150x59.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nanda, a dulcet beauty who had a childlike innocence in her persona.<br \/>Pic: <a title=\"Film historian and archivist SMM Ausaja, the author of Bollywood in Posters speaks to Learning and Creativity in an interview\" href=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/bollywood-in-posters-smm-ausaja\/\">SMM Ausaja<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a career spanning over 71 films, Nanda worked with a range of co-stars from rank newcomers to the biggest stars, and boldly chose roles that exploited her histrionic talents, no matter whether the role was small or the lead.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 75, veteran actress Nanda passed away March 25, 2014 in Mumbai, following a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Allah Tero Naam Ishwar Tero Naam<\/em> (<em>Hum Dono<\/em>, 1961)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/prJ9NbOycEI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In <em>Hum Dono<\/em>, the superhit Navketan production, Nanda earned a bigger role as a parallel lead to Dev Anand apart from Sadhana, than the earlier Navketan production <em>Kala Bazar<\/em>, 1960 where she played a smaller cameo. Despite the smaller space, she shone through with the same kind of intensity in another heart-touching bhajan sung by Geeta Dutt and Sudha Malhotra.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Na main dhan chahoon na ratan chaahun<\/em> (<em>Kala Bazar<\/em>, 1960)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JCJJevxQpfE\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Nanda, the daughter of the successful Marathi actor-director Master Vinayak, came into the film industry as a child artist \u2018Baby Nanda\u2019 when her family fell into hard times following the demise of her father. Her paternal uncle V Shantaram gave her first big break in <em>Toofan Aur Diya<\/em>, 1956.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nirbal se ladayi balwan ki<\/em> (<em>Toofan Aur Diya<\/em>, 1956)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6JximDhMbBk\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the following year, she featured in another big hit <em>Bhabhi<\/em> (1957), and was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress award.<\/p>\n<p>In 1959, <em>Chhoti Bahen<\/em> saw her shine in another brother-sister saga and the song <em>Bhaiya mere rakhi ke bandhan ko nibhana<\/em>, became synonymous with the festival of Rakshabandhan for times to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Bhaiya mere rakhi ke bandhan ko nibhana<\/em>, (<em>Chhoti Bahen<\/em>, 1959)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ItCxB6tRXJM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The success of these films put her into the frontline with the lead actresses of the era. The war and sacrifice saga <em>Usne Kaha Tha<\/em> (1960), directed by Moni Bhattacharjee had Nanda starring opposite Sunil Dutt. The film was not a box office success but its songs composed by Salil Chowdhury became very popular. The effervescent Nanda running through the fields in <em>Machalti aarzoo<\/em> captured her innocent, youthful exuberance brilliantly.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Machalti aarzoo<\/strong><\/em><strong> (<em>Usne Kaha Tha<\/em>, 1960)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bvlRWt4lQKM?si=SBb8YyQsAv0zzO2w\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>B R Chopra\u2019s suspense thriller <em>Kanoon<\/em> (1960) was a pathbreaking film, a bold attempt to create a whodunnit without songs. Although the focus in <em>Kanoon<\/em> stayed on the male leads, Nanda&#8217;s role did not go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>Some of her films became especially known for their timeless music such as the love story in the backdrop of war <em>Hum Dono <\/em>(1961) and\u00a0the musical <em>Teen Deviyan <\/em>(1965)\u00a0(both opposite Dev Anand), <em>Aaj Aur Kal<\/em> (1963),\u00a0<em>Kaise Kahoon<\/em> (1964) to name a few.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Manmohan man mein ho tumhi<\/em> (<em>Kaise Kahoon<\/em>, 1964)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VDUogaRqz8c?si=cl-p_veTrW912Pfp\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Nanda&#8217;s pairing with Shashi Kapoor created some cute and touching romantic films as both exuded a certain impish innocence \u2014 sample films like\u00a0 <em>Char Diwari<\/em> (1961), <em>Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath<\/em> (1962) and\u00a0<em>Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain<\/em> (1965). The pair created the superhit\u00a0<em>Jab Jab Phool Khile<\/em> (1965) and went on to do a few more films together including\u00a0<em>Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare<\/em> (1966), <em>Juari<\/em> (1968), <em>Raja Saab<\/em> (1969) and <em>Rootha Na Karo<\/em> (1970).<\/p>\n<p><em>Jab Jab Phool Khile<\/em> made Nanda shed her traditional image and take on an ultra-modern western look that became very popular. The leisurely <a title=\"The Nightingale\u2019s Everlasting Melodies\" href=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/lata-mangeshkar\/\">Lata Mangeshkar<\/a> number <em>\u201cYeh samaa\u201d <\/em>where Nanda gyrates alone in a romantic mood as a moonstruck Shashi Kapoor watches surreptitiously amid the mystic locales of Kashmir went on to become an evergreen romantic hit and one of the best compositions of <a title=\"\u2018Ek Pyaar Ka Naghma\u2019 Lives On\u2026Kalyanji-Anandji\u2019s music\" href=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/kalyanji-anandji\/\">Kalyanji Anandji<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Yeh samaa<\/em> (<em>Jab Jab Phool Khile<\/em>,1965)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FZCdSmTxXRo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apart from Shashi Kapoor, Nanda also formed successful on screen pairing with Rajesh Khanna.<\/p>\n<p>With Rajesh Khanna she starred in the suspense thrillers <em>The Train<\/em> and <em>Ittefaq<\/em> (1969) and the light comedy <em>Joroo Ka Ghulam<\/em>. In fact, Nanda is perhaps the only actress to have starred in two films of Bollywood that had no songs \u2013 <em>Kanoon<\/em> and <em>Ittefaq<\/em>, both being murder mysteries. Interestingly, Nanda repertoire does include a number of suspense films, one of the best known being <em>Gumnaam<\/em> (opposite Manoj Kumar).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8459\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8459\" class=\"wp-image-8459\" src=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Nanda-actor2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Nanda-actor2.jpg 563w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Nanda-actor2-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Nanda-actor2-276x400.jpg 276w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Nanda-actor2-300x434.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Nanda-actor2-150x217.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nanda &#8211; a classic mix of innocence and charm<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Manoj Kumar\u2019s <em>Shor<\/em> (1972), Nanda had a small role but it became just as well-known as the lead role played by Jaya Bhaduri, thanks to the superhit number <em>\u201cIk pyaar ka nagma hai\u201d<\/em>. Picturised on a windswept beach, with mirrored shots, this Laxmikant-Pyarelal tune sung mellifluously by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh became the theme song of <em>Shor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the later years, Nanda did a few films including <em>Ahista Ahista<\/em>, <em>Mazdoor<\/em> and Raj Kapoor&#8217;s <em>Prem Rog<\/em>. Despite her advancing years, her elegance and dignity sparkled even in the \u2018mother\u2019 roles, overshadowing the lead actress Padmini Kolhapure.<\/p>\n<p>A private person who never married, Nanda cherished her close friendship with <a title=\"Read about Waheeda Rehman, the gorgeous and immensely talented veteran actress\" href=\"http:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/waheeda-rehman-to-receive-first-centenary-award-at-44th-iffi\/\">Waheeda Rehman<\/a>, a relationship they had struck during their first film together Kala Bazar and maintained diligently through the decades. 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