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Nargis Dutt Biography, Age, Death, Husband, Children, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : August 12, 2020

Short Biography

Fatima Rashid was born on 1st June 1929 in Calcutta, British India. She is popular by her screen name Nargis. She was an Indian film Actress. She is considered as one of the greatest actresses, Hindi cinema has ever produced. She is best known for her movies with Bollywood mega-star Raj Kapoor, with whom she formed a reel romantic couple.

Other Name: Fatima Rashid, Baby Nargis, Baby, Nargis
Appearance: Bollywood

Nargis Dutt Complete Bio & Career

Nargis was first seen as a child artist in the 1935 film Talashe Haq when she was just six years old, credited as "Baby Nargis". She made her adult role debut while she was just 14 with the film Taqdeer opposite Motilal in 1943. She starred in many famous Hindi films of the 1940s and 1950s such as Barsaat, Andaz, Awaara, Deedar, Shree 420, and Chori Chori. She starred in Mehboob Khan's Oscar-nominated film Mother India in 1957 for which she won the Filmfare Best Actress Award. 
 
Nargis was in relationship with actor Raj Kapoor, but since Raj Kapoor refused to divorce his wife, they both mutually decided to end their relationship.Nargis married Sunil Dutt in 1958 and the couple is blessed with 1 son Sanjay and 2 daughters namely Priya and Namrata.
 
She was diagnosed with cancer and after a hard fought battle she finally died on 2nd May 1981. Her influence was so much that a street in Mumbai has been named after her as Nargis Dutt Road.

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Honours & Awards

AWARD NAME AWARD CATEGORY RECEIPT YEAR RECEIPT FIELD
Padma Shri Civilian Award 1958 Arts

Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

Nargis Dutt was suffering from pancreatic cancer and having treatment for the disease at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in New York.  After her return to India, she was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. She was in a coma on 2 May 1981 and died the next day on 3 May 1981.

DEATHDAY 3 May,1981 (Sunday)
DEATH PLACE Mumbai, Maharashtra
DEATH COUNTRY India

Nargis Dutt Family, Relatives and Other Relations

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Body Measurements

Breast Size 34
Waist Size 28
Hip Size 36
Body Figure 34-28-36
Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Kolkata , West Bengal
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Kolkata , West Bengal
School N/A
College N/A
Qualification N/A
Hobbies Travelling, Reading, Listening Music
Marital Status Married
Salary N/A
Net Worth $1 Million - $5 Million in 2019
Official Website N/A

Favourites

Favorite Color Black
Favorite Actress Hema Malini
Favorite Actor Amitabh Bachchan
Favorite Place Peaceful places
Favorite Food Homemade Healthy Food

Nargis Dutt Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

Nargis Dutt was 51 years 11 months & 2 days old age.