The actor Nimmi, who starred in such notable 1950s Hindi films as Barsaat , Deedar, Daag , Aan, Kundan and Basant Bahar , died on Wedne...
The actor Nimmi, who starred in such notable 1950s Hindi films as Barsaat, Deedar, Daag, Aan, Kundan and Basant Bahar, died on Wednesday in Mumbai. She was 87, and had been suffering from age-related ailments, her niece, Sameera Khan, told the National Herald.
She was born Nawab Banoo on February 18, 1933, in Agra, and was rechristened Nimmi by Raj Kapoor, who also gave her first break in Barsaat in 1949. Nimmi went on to play the first or second lead in a string of films that embodied the stylistic approaches and values of the 1950s.
RIP. Thank you Nimmi aunty for all the blessings and love for Bobby on its premiere release. You were part of the RK family. Barsaat was your first film. Allha aapko Jannat naseeb kare. Ameen. pic.twitter.com/nsTGhpCpac
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) March 25, 2020
Her co-stars included Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, Prem Nath, Pran and Bharat Bhushan. In Amar (1954), she played a woman raped by Dilip Kumar’s character, while in Kundan (1955), she portrayed both a mother and a daughter. In Basant Bahar (1956), her character is a dancer who helps her lover regain his singing voice.
In the 1960s, Nimmi’s noteworthy films included Mere Mehboob (1963). She was paired with Guru Dutt in Love and God, K Asif’s version of Laila Majnu, but the project was delayed by Guru Dutt’s death in 1964.
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