AN ACTING GEM LOST- VETERAN BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS NANDA DIES AT 75

Nanda the veteran bollywood star passed away on tuesday morning at her Andheri residence following a heart attack.She was 75.

“It is shocking as she did not have any history of illness,” a relative of hers told on condition of anonymity. Born to Marathi film actor-director Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, Nanda began her  screen career early as a child artist with ‘Jaggu’ in the 50s.

Nanda’s popularity as a child actress made her transition to major roles easier, and she literally grew up on film sets. But it was paternal uncle-filmmaker V Shantaram who gave Baby Nanda a big break by casting her in 1956 hit ‘Toofan Aur Diya’ in 1956.

With the success of ‘Toofan Aur Diya’, Nanda did not look back and went on to establish herself in the Hindi film industry with hits like ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’, ‘Gumnaam’, ‘Teen Deviyan’, ‘The Train’, ‘Mandir’, ‘Angarey’, ‘Ram Laxman’, ‘Bandi’, ‘Ittefaq’, ‘Hum Dono’, ‘Prayashchit’, ‘Ahista Ahista’, ‘Prem Rog’ and ‘Mazdoor’ among several others. She excelled most often as a supporting star but also found great acceptance and popularity as a lead heroine in later years.

Nanda’s last rites were performed at 4 pm on Tuesday at the Oshiwari crematorium.

This great star will be remembered always.

Source :Agencies

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