The best actress of Hindi cinema who could play any complex character very well on screen. When she was born, the astrologer told the mother that the Holy Spirit had been born. There came a turning point in his life when he had to fight a legal battle with his mother.
In childhood, people used to make fun of him because of his ordinary appearance. She became Miss India at the age of 16. Many people from his family are in the entertainment industry. His son, sister, sister’s daughters…you must have seen everyone in films. Know some unknown stories from the life of that actress.
When mom’s friend said she was ugly
If you could not guess then let us tell you that we are talking about Nutan. His smile on screen won everyone’s heart but only those close to him knew the pain inside him. Once Dev Anand had also spoken about this, there was a deep line of sadness inside Nutan. The last period of his life was sad. Nutan was the daughter of actress Shobhana Samarth. He had two sisters Tanuja and Chitra, Nutan was the eldest among the three sisters. When Nutan was young, she was thin, normal looking and submissive. Her mother’s friends called her ugly and Nutan had heard this. Nutan herself had told in an interview, ‘I remember, when I was 4 years old, my mother’s friend, after looking at me with contempt for a long time, said, ‘To be honest, Shobhana, you are such an ugly child.’ ‘
Became Miss India in 1951
Nutan’s mother sent him to a Swiss finishing school for grooming. There he was groomed and Nutan’s weight increased. In 1950, Shobhana launched Nutan with the film Hamari Beti. Nutan became Miss India in 1951. Nutan did brilliant acting in many films like Seema, Sujata, Anari, Bandini, Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki and won awards.
marriage with rajneesh behl
There were talks of Nutan and Shammi Kapoor’s affair but it is said that Shobhana Samarth was not ready for it. In 1959, Nutan got married to Navy Lieutenant Commander Rajneesh Bahl. She gave birth to son Mohnish Bahl. Nutan continued working even after marriage with the support of her husband.
Spoiled relationship with mother
Because of money, Nutan’s relations with his mother and sisters had deteriorated. There were reports that Shobhana misused his funds. Because of this Nutan had filed a case against him. There was no communication between mother and daughter for almost two decades. Nutan’s grandmother fell ill, after which the conversation with her mother started again. His case was also settled.
Breast cancer took life
Nutan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990. According to the report of Filmfare, she was not sad but happy due to serious illness. She told her mother, Aaj mee sutli (Today I have become free). Nutan gave up the will to live and gradually distanced herself from her close ones. She didn’t even take care of herself and started waiting for the last day. Gradually her cancer reached the liver and Nutan left this world on 21 February 1991.
What did the astrologer say?
According to the report of Filmfare, Nutan’s mother Shobhana had told a journalist that when Nutan was born, she used to cry from 5 pm to 5 am. When Shobhana consulted an astrologer, he told her that she was a great soul. She did not want to come into this world, there was something incomplete which she has come to complete. Will go back after completing it.