NutanNutan (June 4, 1936 - February, 1991), is considered one of the finest actresses in Indian Cinema. Nutan was the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth. She started her career as actress as a 14 year old in Hamari Beti (1950). Her first big break was Seema (opposite Balraj Sahni) which won her a filmfare. She followed her success with romantic comedy Paying guest (opposite Dev Anand). In 1959 she had two hits in Anadi (with Raj Kapoor) and Bimal Roy's Sujata (with Sunil Dutt). There was no looking back after that. Her facial expressions were her greatest assets. She can be called Audrey Hepburn of Indian Cinema. Nutan has won 6 Filmfare Awards and countless others - the most any actress has won to date:
Being called the best by the best is probably more important then the filmfare awards. Lata Mangeshkar calls her the face she could sing for. Dev Anand identified her as the actress you could carry out an intelligent conversation with. Sadhna called Nutan her idol. Her son Mohnish Behl is an actor too. Her sister Tanuja also acted in movies. While her niece Kajol has had a very successful career in films. This page about Nutan includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Nutan News stories about Nutan External links for Nutan Videos for Nutan Wikis about Nutan Discussion Groups about Nutan Blogs about Nutan Images of Nutan |
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While her niece Kajol has had a very successful career in films. The couple were married until 1989 (his death). Her sister Tanuja also acted in movies. Together the couple had three children, Richard, Tamsin and Julie-Kate. Her son Mohnish Behl is an actor too. She divorced him and in 1961 married Laurence Olivier. Sadhna called Nutan her idol. Joan Plowright was first married to Roger Gage. Dev Anand identified her as the actress you could carry out an intelligent conversation with. As of July 2003 she was performing in the stage production Absolutely! (perhaps) in London. Lata Mangeshkar calls her the face she could sing for. After a brief hiatus to devote time to her family she has returned to the screen and can be seen in films such as Dennis the Menace, Enchanted April and Tea With Mussolini. Being called the best by the best is probably more important then the filmfare awards. In 1961 she was awarded a Tony for her role in A Taste of Honey on Broadway. Nutan has won 6 Filmfare Awards and countless others - the most any actress has won to date:. Plowright continued to appear on stage and in films such as The Entertainer and The Three Sisters. She can be called Audrey Hepburn of Indian Cinema. She appeared in The Chairs (by Eugène Ionesco), Major Barbara, Saint Joan and in 1958 she co-starred with future husband Laurence Olivier in the production of The Entertainer. Her facial expressions were her greatest assets. In 1956 she joined the English Theatre Company and won the role of Margery Pincher in The Country Wife. There was no looking back after that. Long known as a superb theatre actress, Plowright trained at the Old Vic Theatre School in London and made her stage debut in 1951 and her London debut in 1954. In 1959 she had two hits in Anadi (with Raj Kapoor) and Bimal Roy's Sujata (with Sunil Dutt). In addition to being Lady Olivier (later Baroness Olivier) she was made a Dame (DBE) in her own right in the New Year's Honours for 2004. She followed her success with romantic comedy Paying guest (opposite Dev Anand). Joan Ann Plowright (born October 28, 1929 in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, England) is a British actress, widow of Laurence Olivier. Her first big break was Seema (opposite Balraj Sahni) which won her a filmfare. Moby Dick (1956) (uncredited, as Starbuck's Wife) (her first film role). She started her career as actress as a 14 year old in Hamari Beti (1950). The Entertainer (1960) as Jean Rice. Nutan was the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth. Three Sisters (1970) as Masha. Nutan (June 4, 1936 - February, 1991), is considered one of the finest actresses in Indian Cinema. Avalon (1990) as Eva Krichinsky. 1956 - Best Actress Seema - 1955. Fisher. 1959 - Best Actress Sujata - 1959. Enchanted April (1992) as Mrs. 1963 - Best Actress Bandini - 1963. Martha Wilson. 1967 - Best Actress Milan - 1967. Dennis the Menace (1993) as Mrs. 1978 - Best Actress Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki - 1978. The Scarlet Letter (1995) as Harriet Hibbons. 1985 - Outstanding Performance Meri Jung - 1985. Tea With Mussolini (1999) as Mary Wallace. Back to the Secret Garden (2001) as Martha Sowerby. Goose! (2004) as Beatrice Fairfield. |