Mumbai, February 21 Veteran actor Jackie Shroff paid tribute to the legendary actress Nutan on the 35th anniversary of her death, acknowledging her lasting impact on Indian cinema. He shared the song "Woh Chand Khila Woh Tare" as a quiet tribute to the celebrated star.
Jackie posted a video montage on his Instagram stories, featuring several pictures of the actress. He also shared a video clip of the song "Woh Chand Khila Woh Tare" from the 1959 film "Anari," which featured Nutan and Raj Kapoor.
Jackie wrote: "Remembering Nutan ji on her death anniversary."
"Anari" is a comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Motilal, and Lalita Pawar. This was one of the few films in which Lalita Pawar played a positive role and Motilal played a character with shades of grey. The film was remade in Tamil as Pasamum Nesamum and in Turkish as Derbeder, Enayi.
It became the highest-grossing film of 1959, with Box Office India declaring it "Super Hit." The film follows Raj, an honest man, who finds himself in trouble when he is accused of killing his landlady, who was poisoned.
Nutan was known for her naturalistic acting in roles of conflicted women, often considered unconventional. Over a four-decade career, she starred in over 80 films, ranging in genre from urban romances to socio-realist dramas.
Nutan began 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. She continued to play leading roles throughout the 1960s until the late 1970s, and went on to win four awards for her roles in Sujata, Bandini, Milan, and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki.
Some of her other films from this period include Anari, Chhalia, Tere Ghar Ke Saamne, Khandan, Saraswatichandra, Anuraag, and Saudagar. She was last seen in the film Insaniyat in 1994, in which she appeared posthumously.
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.
