Nutan had the most piercing screen eyes of any actress in a film-land that consists of woman of piercing eyes. The only other Hindi actress who could hold a torch to Nutan's soul searing gaze was her contemporary Suchitra Sen. Her career spanned over 30 years, she appeared in over 100 films winning 5 Filmfare (Indian Oscars) Best Actress awards. In Bimal Roy's tragedy, Bandini, Nutan gave one of greatest performances in Hindi cinema as a woman in an impossible love affair who commits murder and her search for some form of salvation from her act. She also starred in frothy musicals and created a scandal for wearing a bathing suit *GASP* in a 50s Bollywood film.

 

Nutan photo gallery

Nutan photo gallery from Bandini (1963)

NEW March 21, 2005 Nutan photo gallery from Anari (1959)

Nutan was a 2nd generation film actress,her mother was the 40s film star Shobhana Samarth and her family acting tree lives on. Her sister is Tanuja who was also an actress in Bollywood. Tanuja is the mother of Kajol who is one of the top superstars of today's Bollywood.

LINKS:

rediff.com's excellent Nutan profile

Dedicated Nutan super fan web site with lots of pictures

upperstall.com's profile of Nutan