Nargis was born on 1 June 1929 as Fatima Rashid [11] in Calcutta, in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India). [12] Her father Abdul Rashid, formerly Mohanchand …

Nargis was born on June 1, 1929 as Fatima Rashid in Rawalpindi, British India, daughter to Jaddanbai and Uttamchand Mohanchand, a former Hindu Mohyal Brahmin who converted to Islam as Abdul …

Nargis was the first Indian Actress who received an International Film award for the Best Actress at the ‘ Karlovy Vary Film Festival,’ Czechoslovakia in 1958.

At the age of six, She made her debut as a child artist in the 1935 film Talashe Haq; in which she was credited as “Baby Nargis,” which means Narcissus (the daffodil flower) in Persian. Since then she …

Mar 12, 2025 · Nargis, a legendary Bollywood actress, remains an iconic figure in Indian cinema. Her contributions extended beyond acting, encompassing significant social work.

Yet, by the time she retired from Hindi cinema with Khan’s iconic Mother India (1957) as Nargis, she had become immortalized in public memory as a brilliant actor who enlivened Hindi cinema—and...

Discover the inspiring biography of Nargis, the legendary Indian actress whose powerful performances and humanitarian work left a lasting legacy in cinema.

Nargis Dutt[2][3] (born Fatima Rashid, also known as Nirmala Dutt; 1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981), known mononymously as Nargis, was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema.

In a career that spanned three decades, Nargis appeared in numerous commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed films, many of which featured her alongside actor Raj Kapoor. She was the …

Nargis (born Fatima Rashid; 1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981) was an Indian actress active between 1935 and 1968. [1] She made her screen debut in a minor role at the age of five with Talash-E-Haq (1935).