Nanda was born on January 8, 1939, to a Marathi-speaking family in Bombay. Her dad was actor Master Vinayak, and mom's name was Meenaxi. She has two brothers and a sister, who married into the Sindhi-speaking Gurbaxani family. She starred with Shashi Kapoor in a lot of films while he was a newcomer, but they were not successful. But they later had a super hit with Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965). In this film Nanda played a westernised role for the first time and it helped her image.Her favorite song that was famously picturized on her in the film was "Yeh Samaa." Shashi Kapoor later declared that Nanda was his favorite heroine. Also, Nanda too, declared Shashi Kapoor as her favourite hero. She also has some more films with Shashi Kapoor to her credit. They are Mehandi Lagi Mere Haath, Raja Saab and Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare. She also had a second hit film in 1965 with Gumnaam, which helped put her in the top league of heroines.With Manoj Kumar, she further worked in Mera Kasoor Kya Hai. She would continue to play heroine roles throughout the 1960s and signed with new leading men, such as Rajesh Khanna in the songless suspense thriller Ittefaq (1969) for which she received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. After Khanna became a star, he signed two more films with her, the thriller The Train (1970) and a comedy Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972). Jeetendra too did some films with her like Parivar with Sanjay Khan. After a small role in Manoj Kumar's Shor (1972),Nanda did few more ...

• published: 12 Jan 2012
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