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Nutan Samarth Bahl
Nutan in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Anari (1959) film.jpg
Nutan in Anari (1959)
BornNutan Samarth
4 June 1936
Bombay, Bombay Presidency,British India
Died21 February 1991 (aged 55)
Years active1950–1991
Spouse(s)
Rajnish Bahl (1959-1991) (her
death)
ChildrenMohnish Bahl
Parent(s)Shobhna Samarth
Kumarsen Samarth
RelativesTanuja (Sister)
See Mukherjee-Samarth family
Nutan Samarth Bahl (4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), better known as Nutan, was an Indian actress. She appeared in more than 70 Hindi films in a career spanning over four decades. Regarded as one of the finest female actors in the history of Hindi cinema,[1][2] Nutan was noted for playing unconventional parts, and her performances often received praise and accolades.[3]
Nutan started her career at the age of 14 in the 1950 film Hamari Beti, directed by her mother Shobhna Samarth. She subsequently starred in such films as Nagina and Humlog (both 1951). Her role in Seema (1955) garnered her wider recognition and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She continued playing leading roles through the 1960s until the late 1970s and went on to win the award on four other occasions for her roles in Sujata (1959),Bandini (1963), Milan (1967) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978). Some of her other films of this period include Anari (1959), Chhalia (1960), Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963), Saraswatichandra (1968), Anuraag (1972) andSaudagar (1973).
In the 1980s, Nutan started playing character roles and continued working until shortly before her death. She portrayed mostly motherly roles in such films as Saajan Ki Saheli (1981), Meri Jung (1985) and Naam (1986). Her performance in Meri Jung earned her a sixth and last Filmfare Award, this time in the Best Supporting Actress category. Nutan holds the record of five wins of the Best Actress Award at Filmfare, which was held only by her for over 30 years until it was matched by her niece Kajol in 2011; she is overall the most-awarded actress in the female acting categories at Filmfare, with six awards alongside Jaya Bachchan.[4] In 1974, she was awarded thePadma Shri by the Government of India.
Nutan was married to Rajnish Bahl from 1959 till her death of cancer in 1991. Their son, Mohnish Bahl is a character actor in Hindi films and television.

Early life[edit]

Nutan was born into a Marathi family of four children as Nutan Samarth to director-poet Kumarsen Samarth and his actress wife Shobhna Samarth.[5] Nutan was the eldest child of actress Shobhna Samarth. She had three other siblings, 2 younger sisters and a younger brother. Her younger sister Tanuja is also an actress, and Chatura, who did not work in Hindi films. Her parents separated when she was still a child. Her niece Kajol, who is Tanuja's daughter, is an actress.

Career[edit]

Nutan is related to many of the screen stars of the past fifty years (see Mukherjee-Samarth family (film)).
She started her career as actress as a fourteen-year-old in Hamari Beti (1950). This film was produced by her mother, Shobhana. In 1952 she was the winner of Miss India.
Her first big break was Seema, for which she won her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. She followed her success with a romantic comedy, Paying Guest, in which she co-starred with Dev Anand. In 1959 she starred in two hit films, Anari (with Raj Kapoor) and Bimal Roy'sSujata (with Sunil Dutt). In the 1960s and 1970s she had many more successful films including Chhalia (1960), Saraswatichandra (1968), Devi (1970) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).
In 1960 she starred opposite Raj Kapoor once again in Manmohan Desai's Chhalia. She received another Filmfare nomination for the role. In a film review at the time, Filmfare wrote, "As the unfortunate girl disowned by her relatives for no fault of hers, Nutan puts over a superb and memorable portrayal."[6]
She formed a popular screen couple with co-star Dev Anand and the two acted in four films together – Paying Guest (1957), Baarish (1957), Manzil (1960) and Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963).
In 1963, Nutan starred in Bimal Roy's socio-realist Bandini as Kalyani, a young prisoner who was convicted after poisoning the wife of her lover (Ashok Kumar). The story follows her life in prison and how later she has to make a choice between her past love and a young prison doctor (Dharmendra) who fell in love with her. Nutan had to be persuaded to act in the film as she had quit acting post marriage.[7] Bandini was a major critical success, which was attributed by critics mostly to Nutan's portrayal, which is regarded as one of the finest performances in the history of Indian cinema.[8] The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Movie and she received her third Best Actress Award. The Bengal Film Journalists' Association, while ranking the film as the third-best Indian film of the year, acknowledged her with the Best Actress (Hindi section) award.[9] Author and critic Dinesh Raheja wrote, "Sans screaming hysteria-nics, Nutan puts across one of the finest performances seen on Hindi screen. She recognised and was perfectly in tandem with Kalyani's innate strength of character."[10] Film and theatre critic Gautaman Bhaskaran wrote for The Hindu, "Nutan as Kalyani gave perhaps her career's best performance. Splendidly expressive, her understated role is something that cannot be easily matched by today's painted heroines. Fear and anger show up so lividly in Nutan's eyes that they haunt you long after you have walked out of the theatre."[11] In 2010, Filmfare included her performance in its "80 Iconic Performances" list.[12] Anupama Chopra included the film in her list of "The 20 Best Hindi Films Ever Made", calling her role "one of Hindi cinema’s most complex and fully realized female characters," and further noting, "This was the role of a lifetime and Nutan, who ... gave it all. Her face raged with a grand passion and a quiet grace."[13] In 2013, conducting a list of "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema" in celebration of a hundred years of Indian cinema, Forbes India included Nutan's performance, hailing her work as "the best acting by a lead actress in Indian cinema".[14]
Her fourth Filmfare Award came for Milan (1967). She starred opposite Amitabh Bachchan in 1973's Saudagar (1973), for which she received a sixth Filmfare nomination and a third BFJA award. In 1978, she made an astonishing return to the screen as the righteous Sanjukta Chauhan in Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978). For this performance, she received an eighth Filmfare career nomination and won her fifth Filmfare best actress award, at the age of 42. She thus became a record holder in the category, having won five award for Best Actress at Filmfare. At age 42, she is also the oldest winner of the award. Nutan was perhaps the only actress of her generation to command leading roles in her 40s, with tremendous success. Following this, she starred in Saajan ki Saheli (1981), as an ignorant, jealous wife to a husband who knowingly befriends the daughter she abandoned at childbirth.
In the remaining 1980s she played roles in blockbuster films such as Meri Jung (1985), Naam (1986) and Karma (1986). Karma was notable for being the first time she was paired with actor Dilip Kumar. For Mere Jung she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her last film released while she was alive was Kanoon Apna Apna in 1989. She died in 1991 of cancer.[15] Two of her films Naseebwala (1992) and Insaniyat (1994) were released after her death.

Legacy[edit]

Nutan was noted for her willingness to play unconventional roles and several of her roles were labelled "path-breaking". M.L. Dhawan from The Tribune wrote, "When squeakers and screamers ruled the roost, Nutan fine-tuned her dialogue delivery with an evocative voice. A natural throw was the hallmark of Nutan’s dialogue delivery. She was low key and mellow as she was peppery and sarcastic and yet made a strong impact." According to Dhawan, "a fleeting expression on her face conveyed much more than dialogue," and he further noted her for accepting only roles in which "she either played the main part or at least shared equal footing with the male counterpart."[3][16]
According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, Nutan "developed a natural acting style under Bimal Roy's direction."[17]
Actresses like Sadhana and Smita Patil noted Nutan as their influence.[18] Sadhana was once quoted as saying, "If there was any actress I modelled myself in the lines of it was the versatile Nutan in Seema, Sujata and Bandini. Parakh was a film where I really followed Nutan."[19] Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali said of her, "They don't make actresses like her anymore."[20]
In 2011, Rediff.com listed her as the third-greatest actress of all-time.[21]
In 2013, while including her performance in Bandini in their list of "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema", Forbes India observed, "Nutan’s genius lay in portraying a whole range of emotions without resorting to over-the-top histrionics."[14]
Nutan’s narrative is depicted in the book Nutan – Asen Mi Nasen Mi written by famous Marathi author Lalita Tamhane. The book can be summarized as one describing Nutan’s life experiences, interactions with co-actors/family/friends, etc., as told by her to Lalita Tamhane.
A postage stamp, bearing her photo, was released to honour her by India’s Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology in February 2011.

Personal life[edit]

On 11 October 1959, she married naval Lieutenant-Commander Rajnish Bahl, who died in 2004.[22] Their son, Mohnish Bahl, born in 1961, later entered films as well.
Nutan died in February 1991, of breast cancer after it had spread to her lungs, at the age of 54.[23]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Civilian award[edit]

Filmfare Awards[edit]

Other awards[edit]

Filmography[edit]

YearTitleCharacterNotes
1950Hamari BetiDaughter
1951Nagina
1951Humlog
1952Shisham
1952Parbat
1953Laila MajnuLaila
1954Shabaab
1955SeemaGauri
1956HeerHeer
1957BaarishChanda
Paying GuestShanti
Zindagi Ya Toofan
1958Chandan
Dilli Ka Thug
Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala
Sone Ki ChidiyaLakshmi
Aakhri Daao
1959AnariAarti Sohanlal
KanhaiyaShanno
SujataSujata
1960Basant
Chhabili
ChhaliaShanti
ManzilPushpa
1962Soorat Aur Seerat
1963BandiniKalyani
Dil Hi To HaiJameela
Tere Ghar Ke SamneSulekha
1964Chandi Ki Deewar
1965KhandanRadha
Rishte NaateSavitri
1966Chhota Bhai
Chilaka GorinkaTelugu film
Dil Ne Phir Yaad KiyaAshoo, Shabnam
Kalapi
1967Dulhan Ek Raat KiNirmala
Laat Saheb
MilanRadha
1968GauriGauri
SaraswatichandraKumud Sundari
1969Bhai BahenMala
1970Maa Aur MamtaMaya
DeviDevi
Maharaja
YaadgaarBhavna
1972AnuraagAnu Rai
Grahan
1973SaudagarMahjubhi
1975Jogidas Khuman
1978Ek Baap Chhe Bete
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan KiSanjukta Chouhan
Saajan Bina Suhagan
1980Saajan Ki SaheliKunti Kumar
Kasturi
1982Jiyo Aur Jeene Do
1983Rishta Kagaz KaSuman
1984Yeh Kaisa Farz
1985YudhSavitri Devi
Paisa Yeh PaisaLaxmi
Meri JungAarti Deepak Verma
1986Sajna Sath NibhanaShobha Rana
KarmaMrs Vishwa Pratap Singh
NaamJaanki Kapoor
1988Main Tere Liye
1989Kanoon Apna ApnaMrs. Singh
MujrimYashoda
1992NaseebwalaSharda
1994InsaniyatShanti Devi

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Nutan Samarth Bahl, better known as Nutan, was an Indian actress. She appeared in more than 70 Hindi films in a career spanning over four decades. Wikipedia
Born: June 4, 1936, Mumbai
Died: February 21, 1991, India
Children: Mohnish Bahl
Siblings: Tanuja, Chatura Samarth, Reshma Samarth, Jaideep Samarth
Parents: Kumarsen Samarth, Shobhna Samarth
Songs
Tumhin Mere Mandir
Khandan
1965
Chhod Do Anchal Zamana Kya Kahega
Paying Guest
1957
Phool Tumhe Bheja Hai
Saraswatichandra
1968
Mana Janab Ne Pukara Nahin
Paying Guest
1957
Chandan Sa Badan
Saraswatichandra
1968
Mere Toote Huye Dil Se
Chhalia
1960
Dekho Rootha Na Karo
Tere Ghar Ke Samne
1963
Jis Path Pe Chala
Yaadgaar
1970
O Janewale Ho Sake To
Bandini
1963
Chhalia Mera Naam
Chhalia
1960
Dil Ki Manzil
Tere Ghar Ke Samne
1963
Boli Sawan Ki Raat
Yaadgaar
1970
Dum Dum Diga Diga
Chhalia
1960
Ek Raja Ki Sunlo Kahani
Mehrbaan
1967
Gali Gali Sita Roye
Chhalia
1960
Aayega Aayega Ek Chhail Chhabila
Mehrbaan
1967
Tu Kal Chala Jayega (Part 1)
Naam
1986
Sajna Hai Mujhe Sajna Ke Liye (From "Saudagar")
Saudagar
1973
Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar
Tere Ghar Ke Samne
1963
Kisi Ki Muskurahaton Pe
Anari
1959
Chitthi Aai Hai
Naam
1986
Dil Ki Nazar Se
Anari
1959
Jab Bhi Yeh Dil Udas Hota Hai (From "Khamoshi")
Seema
1955
Ek Tara Bole
Yaadgaar
1970
Tera Jana
Anari
1959
Tere Dil Ki Tu Jaane
Naam
1986
Sab Kuch Seekha Humne
Anari
1959
Yeh Raaten Yeh Mausam
Dilli Ka Thug
1958
Jiske Liye Sab Ko Chhoda
Saajan ki Saheli
1981
Saiyan Rooth Gaye
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
1978
Boonden Nahin Sitare
Saajan ki Saheli
1981
Bachpan Ke Din Bhi Kya Din The (From ''Sujata'')
Sujata
1960
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