Nimmi - Wikipedia
Nimmi - Wikipedia
Nimmi - Wikipedia
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Occupation Actress
Years active 1949–1965
Early life
Nawab Banoo was born in Agra, India.
She was born to a Muslim family, her
mother was a famous singer and actress
by the name of Wahidan who was well
connected within the film industry. Her
father, Abdul Hakim, worked as a military
contractor. Her name 'Nawab' was given
by her grandfather while her grandmother
added 'Banoo' to make it as Nawab
Banoo. As a young child, Nimmi had
memories of visiting Bombay, and her
mother being on good terms with
Mehboob Khan and his family, who were
prominent and influential within the
movie making business.
When Nimmi was only eleven years old,
her mother died suddenly. She was sent
to live in Abbottabad with her
grandmother. Nimmi's father stayed on in
Meerut where he worked. With the
partition of India and Pakistan in 1947,
among the multitude of migrants and
refugees were Nimmi and her
grandmother. As Nimmi's aunt Jyoti, who
was also once a leading film star had a
home in Bombay, that is where she and
her grandmother settled. Jyoti's husband
G. M. Durrani was also popular and
legendary Indian playback singer, actor
and music director.
Career
Through the connection with her mother
who had worked with him in the 1930s, in
1948, the famous film maker Mehboob
Khan, invited the young Nimmi to watch
the making of his current production
Andaz at Central Studios. She had shown
an interest in movies and this was an
opportunity to understand the film
making process. On the sets of Andaz,
Nimmi met Raj Kapoor who was starring
in the film.
Rise to stardom
A potrait of Nimmi
Later career
In the late 1950s, Nimmi worked with
renowned directors Chetan Anand (Anjali
), K. A. Abbas (Char Dil Char Rahen) and
Vijay Bhatt (Angulimala). Prepared to
take risks, Nimmi took on controversial
characterizations, such as the prostitute
of Char Dil Char Raahen (1959). It was
during this phase that Nimmi became
very selective as she strove for better
quality projects and roles. However her
judgment was sometimes questionable
when she rejected films like B. R.
Chopra's Sadhna (1958), and Woh Kaun
Thi? (1963), both of which went on to be
big successes for Vyjayanthimala and
Sadhana, respectively.
Filmography
Barsaat (1949)
Wafaa, Raj Mukut, Jalte Deep (1950)
Sazaa (1951)
Deedar (1951)
Buzdil (1951)
Bedardi (1951)
Badi Bahu (1951)
Usha Kiron (1952)
Daag (1952)
Aandhiyan (1952)
Aan (1952)
Humdard (1953)
Alif Laila (1953)
Aabshar (1953)
Pyaase Nain (1954)
Kasturi (1954)
Danka (1954)
Amar (1954)
Uran Khatola (1955)
Society (1955)
Kundan (1955)
Char Paise (1955)
Bhagwat Mahima (1955)
Rajdhani (1956)
Bhai-Bhai (1956)
Basant Bahar (1956)
Anjali (1957)
Chotte Babu (1957)
Sohni Mahiwal (1958)
Pehli Raat (1959)
Char Dil Char Raahein (1959)
Angulimaal (1960) .
Shamma (1961)
Mere Mehboob (1963)
Pooja Ke Phool (1964)
Daal Mein Kaala (1964)
Akashdeep (1965)
Love & God (1986)
References
Interview, Nimmi: "I have a dream to be
Queen", The Indian Express Newspaper,
Issue date: Friday, 30 May 1997.
Copyright © 1997 Indian Express
Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
Reuben, Bunny. Mehboob: India's
DeMille, South Asia Books
Raheja, Dinesh. The Hundred
Luminaries of Hindi Cinema, India Book
House Publishers.
Reuben, Bunny. Follywood Flashback,
Indus publishers
Rajadhyaksha, Ashish and Willemen,
Paul. The Encyclopedia of Indian
Cinema, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.
Akbar, Khatija. Madhubala: Her Life, Her
Films, New Delhi: UBS Publishers'
Distributors
Lanba, Urmila. The Life and Films of
Dilip Kumar, Orient Paperbacks, India;
New e. edition
Ritu, Nanda. Raj Kapoor: His Life, His
Films, Iskusstvo
External links
Nimmi on IMDb
Petite powerhouse Nimmi
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