Cinemaazi remembers Nargis on her birth anniversary.
1 Jun 1929
Cinemaazi remembers the legendary actor Nargis on her birth anniversary. Born as Fatima Abdul Rashid in Kolkata on 1 June 1929 to singer and filmmaker Jaddanbai and Uttamchand Mohanchand, known as Mohan Babu to most.
Nargis made her acting debut as a six-year-old in CM Luhar’s Talash-e-Haq in 1935. She was credited as Baby Nargis in the film. After finishing her schooling at Queen Mary’s in Mumbai, she wanted to study medicine. But she was persuaded to go for a screen test conducted by the legendary Mehboob Khan, resulting in a role in Taqdeer (1943) at 14.
The first person from the film industry to be honoured with a Padma Shri, she also won the inaugural National Award for Best Actress for her performance in Satyen Bose's Raat Aur Din(1967) in which she played a character who has dissociative identity disorder.
Nargis made her acting debut as a six-year-old in CM Luhar’s Talash-e-Haq in 1935. She was credited as Baby Nargis in the film. After finishing her schooling at Queen Mary’s in Mumbai, she wanted to study medicine. But she was persuaded to go for a screen test conducted by the legendary Mehboob Khan, resulting in a role in Taqdeer (1943) at 14.
The first person from the film industry to be honoured with a Padma Shri, she also won the inaugural National Award for Best Actress for her performance in Satyen Bose's Raat Aur Din(1967) in which she played a character who has dissociative identity disorder.
