Nalini Jaywant
Nalini Jaywant | |
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 Jaywant in 1949 | |
| Born | 18 February 1926 |
| Died | 22 December 2010(aged 84) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941 – 1965, 1983 |
| Spouses | Virendra Desai
(m.1945;div.1948)Prabhu Dayal
(m.1960; died 2001) |
| Relatives | SeeSamarth family |
Nalini Jaywant(18 February 1926[2]– 22 December 2010) was an Indian actress who appeared inHindi filmsin the 1940s and 1950s.Filmfarein their poll in the 1950s declared her the most beautiful woman in the movies. ActorDilip Kumardescribed her "the greatest actress he ever worked with".[2]
Background and personal life
[edit]Jaywant was born in Bombay (nowMumbai) in 1926. At of age six years, she performed songs onAll India RadioMumbai station's Bal Sabha programme. By the age of ten, she was acting in school plays. Her popularity soared when she played the lead role inRabindranath Tagore’s playShrimatiji.[3]
Nalini's maternal aunt was Marathi singer and actress,Rattan Bai.In Dec. 1931, when Jaywant was 5, Rattan Bai's husband, Prabhakar Shilotri, died, prompting Rattan Bai and her 15 year-old daughter, Sarojini, to move in with the Jaywants. While they were in Mumbai, Rattan Bai and Nalini's dad's cousin,Kumarsen Samarthreturned from studying cinematography in Germany. With his influence, Sarojini wanted to start acting. Nalini's father refused, prompting Rattan Bai, Sarojini, and Kumarsen to leave.
Sarojini started acting under the stage nameShobhna,and later married Kumarsen. Since 1983, she had been living mostly a reclusive life. In a quiet neighborhood in Chembur. Her neighbors were her co-starsAshok KumarandTrilok Kapoor.[4]
Jaywant was married to director Virendra Desai in the 1940s. Later, she married her second husband, actor Prabhu Dayal, with whom she acted in several movies.[5]
Career
[edit]In her teens, Jaywant appeared inMehboob Khan'sBahen(1941), a film about a brother's obsessive love for his sister. She performed in a few more movies like Gunjan directed by her husband Virendra Desai starringBalraj SahniandTrilok Kapoorbefore filmingAnokha Pyar(1948). In 1950, she garnered fame when she became a top star with her performances oppositeAshok KumarinSamadhiandSangram.Samadhiwas a patriotic drama concerningSubhas Chandra Boseand theIndian National Army.Although the leading movie magazine of the day,Filmindia,called it "politically obsolete", it enjoyed success at the box office.Sangramwas a crime drama in which Jaywant played the heroine reforming the anti-hero. She and Kumar further collaborated on films such asJalpari(1952),Kafila(1952),Nau Bahar(1952),Saloni(1952),Lakeeren(1954),Naaz(1954),Mr. X(1957),Sheroo(1957) andToofan Mein Pyar Kahan(1963).
Jaywant remained an important leading actress through the mid-1950s, appearing in such films asRahi(1953),Shikast(1953),Railway Platform(1955),Nastik(1954),Munimji(1955), and Ham Sab Chor Hain (1956 film), The 1958 filmKala Pani,directed byRaj Khosla,was Jaywant's last successful movie, for which she won theFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.Bombay Race Course(1965) was the last film she made before retirement. After 18 years, she returned as a character actress inNastikwhich marked her last film appearance.
Death
[edit]Jaywant died on 22 December 2010, aged 84, at her bungalow of 60 years at Union Park,Chembur,Mumbai,India. Her death was not noticed by anyone until an ambulance carried her body after 3 days of her demise. Jaywant's neighbours reported that she had secluded herself from society and had not been meeting people after Dayal's death in 2001. Her relatives were also not in touch with her for long.[6]
Filmography
[edit]- Nastik(1983)
- Bandish(1980)
- Bombay Race Course(1965)
- Toofaan Mein Pyar Kahan(1963)
- Girls' Hostel(1962)
- Zindagi Aur Hum(1962)
- Senapati(1961)
- Amar Rahe Yeh Pyar(1961)
- Mukti(1960)
- Maa Ke Aansoo(1959)
- Kala Pani(1958)
- Milan(1958)
- Sheroo(1957)
- Mr. X(1957)
- Neelmani(1957)
- Miss Bombay(1957)
- Kitna Badal Gaya Insaan(1957)
- Rani Rupmati(1957)
- Hum Sab Chor Hain(1956)
- Durgesh Nandini(1956)
- Awaaz(1956)
- Insaaf(1956)
- Fifty Fifty(1956)
- Aan Baan(1956)
- 26 January 1950(1956)
- Railway Platform(1955)
- Munimji(1955)
- Rajkanya(1955)
- Chingari(1955)
- Nastik(1954)
- Kavi(1954)
- Baap Beti(1954)
- Naaz(1954)
- Lakirein(1954)
- Mehbooba(1954)
- Shikast(1953)
- Rahi(1953)
- Jalpari(1952)
- Saloni(1952)
- Kafila(1952)
- Naubahaar(1952)
- Do Raah(1952)
- Naujawan(1951)
- Jadoo(1951)
- Ek Nazar(1951)
- Nandkishor(1951)
- Sangram(1950)
- Samadhi(1950)
- Muqaddar(1950)
- Aankhen(1950)
- Chakori(1949)
- Varasdar(1948, Gujarati)
- Anokha Pyar(1948)
- Gunjan(1948)
- Phir Bhi Apna Hai(1946)
- Adaab Arz(1943)
- Aankh Michauli(1942)
- Nirdosh(1941)
- Bahen(1941)
- Radhika(1941)
Awards
[edit]- 1959:Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress–Kaala Paani
- 2005: Dadsaheb Phalke Academy Lifetime Achievement award[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"'Mera Dard Na Jaane Koy' – Nalini Jaywant ".Blogspot.24 July 2012.Retrieved28 August2019.
- ^ab"Nalini Jaywant".Upperstall.19 May 2015.Retrieved18 February2019.
- ^"જયવંત, નલિની – Gujarati Vishwakosh – ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ".Retrieved27 August2024.
- ^Nalini Jaywant profile
- ^The Tribune,Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories
- ^"Actress Nalini Jaywant's 'death' shrouded in mystery".The Times of India.25 December 2010.
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