| Udan Khatola | S. U. Sunny | Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Surya Kumari, Jeevan, Nawab, Agha, Roop Mala, Amar, Tun Tun, Roopmala | Costume Drama | Music: Naushad Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni |
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A man's plane crashes in a city that is ruled by women. He falls in love with a peasant girl who rescues him. The queen of the city also falls in love with him but discovers that he does not love her.
Initial release: 13 May 1955
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Uran Khatola ( lit. Flying Cart) is a 1955 Hindi romantic drama movie produced by music director Naushad and directed by S.U. Sunny. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Jeevan and Tun Tun.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
 | Dilip Kumar | Kashi | |
 | Nimmi | Soni / Shibu | |
 | Surya Kumari | Raj Rani | |
 | Jeevan | Shanu | |
| Roopmala | ||
 | Amar | ||
 | Tun Tun | Hira's girlfriend (as Tuntun) | |
| Baba | ||
| Nawab | ||
| Syedjan | ||
 | Agha | Hira | |
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Kashi travels by an ill-fated plane, which crashes on the outskirts of an isolated city that is ruled by women, who worship Sanga, their God. Kashi is rescued by pretty Soni and taken to her home, where she lives with her widowed dad, and brother, Hira. Since the roads are blocked, Kashi is unable to return home, and in order to continue to stay here, he must first obtain permission from the Raj Rani, the ultimate ruler. He meets with her and she finds him attractive and charming, and invites him to stay with her at her palace and sing for him, which he does. Kashi and Soni have given their hearts to each other, they meet secretly, with Soni disguised as a man, Shibu. Watch what happens when Raj Rani finds out that a Kashi is ignoring her love for a mere peasant. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
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Music by Naushad
Lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni
Performed by Lata Mangeshkar
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Mera Salam Le JaMusic by Naushad
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Nimmi
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Tanguturi Suryakumari
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Suryakumari, also known by her married name Suryakumari Elvin, was an Indian singer, actress and dancer in Telugu cinema. She sang "Maa Telugu Thalliki", the official song of the State of Andhra Pradesh. She was the winner of Miss Madras 1952 pageant and runner-up of the Miss India 1952 pageant. Wikipedia
Born: 13 November 1925, Rajahmundry
Died: 25 April 2005, London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Harold Elvin (m. 1973–1985)
Surya Kumari
Raj Rani
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chale aaj tum jaha se, hui zindagi parayi
tumhe mil gaya thikana, hame maut bhi na aayi
o dur ke musafir hamko bhi sath le le re
hamko bhi sath le le, ham rah gaye akele
o dur ke musafir hamko bhi sath le le re
hamko bhi sath le le, ham rah gaye akele
tune vo de diya gam, be maut mar gaye ham
dil uth gaya jaha se, le chal hame yaha se
le chal hame yaha se
kis kam ki ye duniya jo zindagi se khele re
hamko bhi sath le le, ham rah gaye akele
suni hai dil ki rahe, khamosh hai nigahe
nakam hasarato ka uthne ko hai janaza
uthne ko hai janaza
charo taraf lage hai barabadiyo ke mele re
hamko bhi sath le le, ham rah gaye akele
o dur ke musafir hamko bhi sath le le re
hamko bhi sath le le, ham rah gaye akele
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aha ha ha aha ha ha ha
aha ha ha ha ha meraa salaam le ja
mera salaam le ja, dil ka payam le ja
ulfat ka jaam le ja
udan khatole vaale rahi, udan khatole vaale rahi
mera salaam le ja, dil ka payam le ja
ulfat ka jaam le ja
udan khatole vaale rahi, udan khatole vaale rahi
la la la la la la la la ho
la la la la la la la la ho
udata havaao me, badal ke chhanv me
kaun se gaanv me jayega tu
udata havaao me, badal ke chhanv me
kaun se gaanv me jayega tu
niche jamin hain, duniya hasin hain
dil ko yakin hain aayega tu
niche jamin hain, duniya hasin hain
dil ko yakin hain aayega tu
hoy, mera salaam le ja, dil ka payam le ja
ulfat ka jaam le ja
udan khatole vaale rahi, udan khatole vaale rahi
la la la la la la la la ho
la la la la la la la la ho
unchi udaan hai, palako pe jaan hai
aage tufaan hain jaana kahi
unchi udaan hai, palako pe jaan hai
aage tufaan hain jaana kahi
manjil bhi dur hai, himmat bhi chur hai
aana jarur hai aaja yahi
manjil bhi dur hai, himmat bhi chur hai
aana jarur hai aaja yahi
hoy, mera salam le ja, dil ka payam le ja
ulfat ka jaam le ja
udan khatole vaale rahi, udan khatole vaale rahi
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haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya, haiyya ho haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya, haiyya ho haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya, haiyya ho o more saiya ji, o more saiya ji utarege par ho nadiya dhire baho, dhire baho, nadiya dhire baho o more saiya ji, o more saiya ji utarege par ho nadiya dhire baho, dhire baho, nadiya dhire baho haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya, haiyya ho chachal dhara bahata pani bahata pani, haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya jalathal nadiya ho jalathal nadiya, haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya nav purani sar pe khada manjhadhar ho, haiyya re haiyya sar pe khada manjhadhar ho nadiya dhire baho o more saiya ji, o more saiya ji utarege par ho nadiya dhire baho, dhire baho, nadiya dhire baho haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya, haiyya ho bhag talaiyya, duniya mane o duniya mane, haiyya ho haiyya man ka sagar kou na jane, kou na jane, haiyya ho haiyya mai janun ya mora yar ho, haiyya re haiyya mai janun ya mora yar ho nadiya dhire baho o more saiya ji, o more saiya ji utarege par ho nadiya dhire baho, dhire baho, nadiya dhire baho haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya, haiyya ho chalati naiya roke aandhi roke aandhi, haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya, haiyya ho chup chup dekhe ho chup chup dekhe, haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya bebas manjhi chhute jaye patavar ho, haiyya re haiyya chhute jaye patavar ho nadiya dhire baho o more saiya ji, o more saiya ji utarege par ho nadiya dhire baho, dhire baho, nadiya dhire baho haiyya ho haiyya re haiyya, haiyya ho
sambhalakar khelana dariya se maujo ki rawani me
jalege dil hazaro aag lag jayegi pani me
na tufan se khelo, na sahil se khelo
mere pas aao, mere dil se khelo
na tufan se khelo, na sahil se khelo
mere pas aao, mere dil se khelo
na tufan se khelo
ye kahate hai tumase umango ke dhare
ye kahate hai tumase umango ke dhare
laga do muhabbat ki naiya kinare, naiya kinare
chalo dil ki duniya me sang sang hamare
sang sang hamare
mila hai jo rasta to manzil se khelo
mere pas aao, mere dil se khelo
na tufan se khelo
lagi dil ki pani se bujh na sakegi
lagi dil ki pani se bujh na sakegi
jahan tak bujhaoge badhati rahegi, badhati rahegi
na socho ke duniya hame kya kahegi, hame kya kahegi
mohabbat hai mushaqil to mushkil se khelo
mere pas aao, mere dil se khelo
na tufan se khelo, na sahil se khelo
mere pas aao, mere dil se khelo
na tufan se khelo
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ghar aya mehman koyi, jan na pehchan bane balam
o bada jalam ho bada jalam
o ghar aya mehman
ghar aya mehman koyi jan na pehchan bane balam
o bada jalam ho bada jalam
pehale nainan me phir mann me aya
chandani mere jivan me laya ho
pehale nainan me phir mann me aya
chandani mere jivan me laya ho
o chanda ki khidaki se dekhe jo ghur khada dur, jiya chur
hoy chanda ki khidaki se dekhe jo ghur khada dur, jiya chur
mohe chhede har an, kare mann beiman bane balam
o bada jalma ho bada jalam
o kare natkhat isharo me batiya
o kare natkhat isharo me batiya
jiya dhadke mora
jiya dhadke mora, dhadake akhiya
o phadke akhiya, o o phadke akhiya ho
kare natkhat isharo me batiya
ho jiya dhadke mora, phadake akhiya
o o lage na manva pe birah ka tir bahe nir uthe pir
hoy lage na manva pe birah ka tir bahe nir uthe pir
kahi jaye na jan, mai nadan hu anjan bane balam
o bada jalam ho bada jalam
o ghar aya mehman
ghar aya mehman koyi jan na pehchan bane balam
o bada jalam ho bada jalam
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Naushad Ali was an Indian music director for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the use of classical music in films. His first film as an independent music director was Prem Nagar in 1940. Wikipedia
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mohabbat ki raaho me chalanaa sambhal ke
mohabbat ki raaho me chalanaa sambhal ke
yaha jo bhi aayaa gayaa haath mal ke
yaha jo bhi aayaa gayaa haath mal ke
mohabbat ki raaho me chalanaa sambhal ke
na paayi kisi ne mohabbat ki mazil
na paayi kisi ne mohabbat ki mazil
kadam dagamagaaye, zaraa dur chal ke
kadam dagamagaaye, zaraa dur chal ke
mohabbat ki raaho me chalanaa sambhal ke
hame dhundhati hai, bahaaro ki duniyaa
hame dhundhati hai, bahaaro ki duniyaa
kahaan aa gae ham, chaman se nikal ke
kahaan aa gae ham, chaman se nikal ke
mohabbat ki raaho me chalanaa sambhal ke
kahi toot jaaye na, hasarat bharaa dil
kahi toot jaaye na, hasarat bharaa dil
na yun tir feko, nishaanaa badal ke
na yun tir feko, nishaanaa badal ke
mohabbat ki raaho me chalanaa sambhal ke
mohabbat ki raaho me
aai thi rat josh-e-tamanna liye hue
jati hai ab luti hui duniya liye hue
sitaro ki mahafil saji tum na aaye
sitaro ki mahafil saji tum na aaye
saji tum na aaye
tumhe hamane aavaz di sajana
tumhe hamane aavaz di tum na aaye
haaye tum na aaye, haye tum na aaye
bichhadane ko ab rat ka karva hai
haaye karavan hai
hua chand benur, chup asaman hai
chup asaman hai
chali ruthakar chandani, tum na aaye
haaye tum na aaye, haye tum na aaye
abhi jag uthe hai ummido ke tare
ummido ke tare
chale ao pyare muhabbat pukare
muhabbat pukare
baharo ko nind aa gai, tum na aaye
haaye tum na aaye, haye tum na aaye
hale dil mai kya kahu, mushkil hai mere samane
hale dil mai kya kahu, hale dil mai kya kahu
mushkil hai mere samane, mushkil hai mere samane
bhole bhale rup me, bhole bhale rup me
katil hai mere samane, katil hai mere samane
hale dil mai kya kahu
meri ummido ki kashti paar ho jane bhi de
paar ho jane bhi de
meri ummido ki kashti paar ho jane bhi de
paar ho jane bhi de
ruk ja aye tufan tu, ruk ja aye tufan tu
sahil hai mere samane, sahil hai mere samane
hale dil mai kya kahu
josh kehata hai ke chal aur hosh kehta hai sambhal
josh kehata hai ke chal aur hosh kehta hai sambhal
hosh kehta hai sambhal
kiska kehana man lu, kiska kehana man lu
manjil hai mere samane, manjil hai mere samane
hale dil mai kya kahu
na roye dil kahi rone se takdire badalti hai
na roye dil kahi rone se takdire badalti hai
na roye dil kahi rone se takdire badalti hai
kahi aasu bahane se tammanaye nikalti hai
na roye dil na roye dil
natija mil gaya hamko kisi se dil lagane ka
natija mil gaya hamko kisi se dil lagane ka
sitam dekha nasibo ka, karam dekha jamane ka
sitam dekha nasibo ka, karam dekha jamane ka
mohabbat aah bharti hai, wafaye hath malti hai
na roye dil kahi rone se takdire badalti hai
liye jate the ye dil ham teri nayya kinare par
liye jate the ye dil ham teri nayya kinare par
mohabbat ke bharose par ummido ke sahare par
mohabbat ke bharose par ummido ke sahare par
khabar kya thi ke jalim aandhiya bhi sath chalti hai
na roye dil kahi rone se takdir badalti hai
na roye dil na roye dil
hamare dil se na jana, dhoka na khana
duniya badi beiman, o piya duniya badi beiman
hamare dil se na jana, dhoka na khana
duniya badi beiman, hamare
mai hu ji pyar ki pahali nishani
mai hu ji pyar ki pahali nishani
ankho se aj kahu dil ki kahani
ankho se aj kahu dil ki kahani
o oo sun lo ji paiya padu ho oo
dekho ji vinati karu
dekho ji vinati karu
hooo, hamare ghar laj nibhana
dil na dukhana, balama kaha mera man
oo piya duniya badi beiman
hamare dil se na jana, dhoka na khana
duniya badi beiman, hamare
mithe do bol yaha, mushakil hai bolana
mithe do bol yaha, mushakil hai bolana
duniya ki bhed kabhi, man ke na kholana
duniya ki bhed kabhi, man ke na kholana
o oo, jhuti hai prit yaha, ho oo
koi na mit yaha, koi na mit yaha
ho oo, bura hai aaj zamana
tute jiya na, ulajhan me hai meri jan
oo piya duniya badi beiman
hamare dil se na jana, dhoka na khana
duniya badi beiman, hamare
dooba tara ummido ka sahara chhut gaya
dooba tara ummido ka sahara chhut gaya
jo mere hath se daman tumhara chhut gaya
o dooba tara
geet milan ke gati duniya dekh saki na hamko
pyar pe koi bas na chala to
pyar pe koi bas na chala to chhin liya pritam ko
chhin liya pritam ko haye pritam ko
nagri mere armano ki zamana loot gaya
jo mere hath se daman tumhara chhut gaya
o dooba tara
pyase ko saagar dikhla ke chhin liya kyo pani
o jag vale o jag vale tune bhi mere
o jag vale tune bhi mere dil ki lagi na jani
dil ki lagi na jani haye na jani
tukde ho gaye mere dil ke nasiba phut gaya
jo mere hath se daman tumhara chhut gaya
o dooba tara
garibon ko tu ae duniya sata le jitna ji chahe
garibon ko tu ae duniya sata le jitna ji chahe
garibon ko tu ae duniya sata le jitna ji chahe
teri hasrat na rah jaaye teri hasrat na rah jaaye
rula le jitna jee chaahe
garibon ko tu ae duniya sata le jitna ji chaahe
mujhe naakaam rahne de mujhe barbaad rahne de
mujhe barbaad rahne de
magar tute hue dil me kisi ki yaad rahne de
kisi ki yaad rahne de
hansi ujadi mohabbat ki uda le jitna ji chaahe
garibon ko tu ae duniya sata le jitna ji chaahe
naa ham honge naa gam honge jamane wo bhi aayenge
jamane wo bhi aayenge
mohabbat jit jaayegi sitamgar haar jaayenge
sitam ke tir sine par chala le jitna ji chaahe
teri hasrat na rah jaaye teri hasrat na rah jaaye
rula le jitna ji chaahe
garibon ko tu ae duniya sata le jitna ji chaahe
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She’s the last of the begums. The golden girl of the golden era. The 1950s… where music, poetry, romance... all serenaded hope in a neo-independent nation. In an age, dominated by statuesque beauties like Nargis, Madhubala, Meena Kumari and Vyjayanthimala, came in the petite and crystal-eyed Nimmi. The second lead in Barsaat, she walked away with all the hit songs and the sympathy. While she went on to play heroine to Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand, it was her tragic chemistry with Dilip Kumar in Deedar, Daag, Amar and Udan Khatola that made her the delight of the ticket-window and tabloids. The larger-than-life histrionics eventually gave way to mellow performances in films like Sohrab Modi’s Kundan and V Raman’s Bhai Bhai. K Asif’s colossal but time-lagged love and God is remembered perhaps for an odd reason – the stills of the film remain the hard copies of Nimmi’s beauty.
Today, her face holds a resonance of yesterday. The Lucknowi Urdu, is intact and so is her penchant for shayri. She laughs as she reveals her unabashed admiration for Dilip Kumar, her vibe with Raj Kapoor. Yet there’s no clinging to the past. No tales of heartbreak define her narrative. Having lost her writer husband S Ali Raza in 2007, she’s accepted the reality of living alone. The emotion that emboldens her is gratitude. “For an artiste, the saddest, the most miserable thing is when people no longer recognise you. Khuda ka shukr hai… someone or the other recognises me when I step out.”
Train from Agra
To escape the volatile atmosphere post Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination in 1948, 15-year-old Nawab Banoo (Nimmi’s original name) with her grandmother, left Fatahbad near Agra for Mumbai. “Nana (grandfather) told nani, ‘Take Lali (her pet name) to Bombay’!” recalls Nimmi who had lost her mother, singer/actress Wahidan at the age of 10. The two stayed with Nawab’s aunt, actress Jyoti, married to musician/filmmaker GM Durrani. Later, they approached Mehboob Khan for help, since Nimmi’s mother, Wahidan, had worked with him. The legendary filmmaker put them up in a spare room. “It was comfortable. But the toilet was outside. My servant would stand in the queue and call out when my chance came,” she laughs.
Barsaat of offers
Those days Mehboob Khan was shooting Andaz (1949) with Raj Kapoor, Nargis and Dilip Kumar. Once, Nimmi and her grandmother visited the set to watch the shooting. “Nargis’ mother, Bibiji (Jaddanbai), was also present. On seeing her, Rajji (Kapoor) rushed to touch her feet. He saw me sitting next to her and asked, ‘Aye ladki naam ky hai tumhara?’ It took me five minutes to utter my name,” she recalls. Raj Kapoor was looking for a fresh face for Barsaat (1949). Something about the unrehearsed Nimmi appealed to him. “Few days later he sent across a posh car and asked me to come for an audition. I was so nervous that I started crying during the test. Rajji thought that I was such an emotional artiste,” she smiles.
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in film ‘Barsaat’ and featured in 50 films. Seen here with Dilip Kumar
in ‘Amar’ and with Dharmendra...
Raj gave her the screen name Nimmi and cast her as the mountain girl who dies heartbroken in Barsaat. “Initially, I was scared of Rajji. To make me comfortable, one day, he got a kalawa (a coloured thread) and said, ‘Do you understand the meaning of rakhi? Tie this thread on my hand’. Since then I tied a rakhi to Rajji every year.” The film’s title song Barsaat mein hum se mile and others like Jiya bekarar hai, Hawa me udta jaaye and Patli kamar hai were filmed on her. Later Sazaa and Aandhiyan with Dev Anand endorsed her viability. “I never saw Dev Anand idle on the set. He only spoke when necessary and with respect. After the shot, he’d go to his make-up room,” she remembers.
The ‘Un-kissed Girl of india’
Her big ticket film however was Mehboob Khan’s Aan (1952) with Dilip Kumar, Prem Nath and Nadira – a film evocative of Quo Vadis. Reportedly, the first edit of the film had Nimmi’s character, Mangala, die early. But on the demand of distributors, a dream sequence was added to give her more screen time. At the London premiere of the film, Western film personalities, including Errol Flynn, were standing to receive the team. “On seeing me, Errol bent down to kiss my hand. I pulled it away saying, ‘Don’t you know I’m an Indian girl?’ The next day newspapers carried the headline, ‘The un-kissed girl of India’,” she laughs. Given her fame the English version of Aan was titled Savage Princess. When the film was dubbed in French, it was titled Mangala, Fille des Indes (Mangala, Girl Of India). “I received a couple of Hollywood offers including from Cecil B DeMille but I wasn’t interested.”
Girl talk
She later did Mehboob Khan’s Amar (1954) where she played a milkmaid raped by a lawyer (Dilip Kumar). Narrating an incident regarding Meena Kumari who was initially to be part of Amar. She says,“One day at Central Studio, I found Meena Kumari sitting on a bench crying. ‘I wanted to do this film’,” she said. “Meenaji was slated to play Madhubala’s role in Amar but her dates were clashing with Kamal Amrohi saab’s film.” Years later, Nimmi did Char Dil Char Rahen (1959) with the actress. Though she says, “Sabse zyada dosti Nargis se thi,” Nimmi shared a warm equation with others too. “There was a rule that no one could sit on Madhubala’s chair. But one day, during the shoot of Amar, I happened to sit on it. My maid nudged me saying, “She’s come, get up!” On seeing me, Madhubala said, ‘Sit’. We grew friendly. Her skin was velvety. She had a long Iranian nose. She was tall and had beautiful hands and feet. Her eyes were ordinary but her smile was extraordinary. Lipstick suited her,” she says of the actress.
The Dilip Kumar saga
Like others, Nimmi too was awed by thespian Dilip Kumar’s acting skills. “He internalised a scene. That’s why his shot looked natural. He had scholarly knowledge on all subjects. He could express things beautifully. He’s a miracle of nature.” The duo did five films together in the ’50s, Aan, Amar, Deedar, Daag and Uran Khatola. While their ill-fated love on screen wowed audiences, off-screen too there were rumours linking them up. She explains the ‘attractiveness of his personality’, “God has blessed Dilip saab with a maqnatis (magnet). Everyone got pulled towards him. In fact, one maharani was willing to leave her all to be with him. I will not deny that I was also pulled towards him. Mujhe bhi woh bahut pasand the. Unke aashiq hum bhi the. I was his fan too,” she gushes. “Beautiful women – like Madhubala and others were in love with him. How could I ever be at par with them? I’d have been left heartbroken had I desired something unattainable. I stayed away from any such thought.”
She elaborates, “Once we were shooting a scene for Aan where I, seated on a horse, had to throw a sword to Dilip saab. The tip of the sword hurt him. I was apologetic. But in his poetic style he said, ‘Hum sochenge zindagi mein ek chot aur khayee (I’ll consider it as yet another wound in life)’. On hearing this any girl would have been floored. That night I too kept thinking about it. I’m not an angel, I’m human after all. But I collected myself thinking ‘how can he ever like me. I’m so ordinary’.” Her realistic stance, she insists, is the reason that she enjoys a ‘beautiful friendship with Saira Banu and him’ today.
Later years
Career wise, an ambitious Nimmi produced the film Danka (1954). Kundan (1955) with Sunil Dutt, gave her a double role as a mother and daughter. But in the ’60s, a few wrong choices harmed her career. She rejected films like BR Chopra’s Sadhna and Raj Khosla’s Woh Kaun Thi? both of which did wonders for Vyjayanthimala and Sadhana respectively. “Mujh pe shaadi ka bhoot sawaar tha. I refused films in the hope of getting married. I even refused Saraswati Chandra though my costumes were ready,” confides the actor who was in love with writer S Ali Raza who had written the dialogue for her Barsaat, Aan and Amar. “Raza saab wanted to become a filmmaker. He wanted to prove himself before marrying me.” She was also offered the lead in Mere Mehboob but she opted for the sister’s role believing it to be more important. With actors like Sadhana, Nanda, Asha Parekh, Saira Banu and Mala Sinha making headway, Nimmi opted for offbeat roles such as that of the blind girl in Pooja Ke Phool (1964) and Ashok Kumar’s mute wife in Akashdeep (1965), which was technically her last film.
One film that remains significant in her career, albeit for other reasons, is K Asif’s Love And God (1986). It took 26 years to complete. “Love And God was first shot in black and white with Bharat Bhushan. But later, Mughal-E-Azam took precedence. It was then restarted with Guru Dutt. For seven years it remained in the cans. Then Guru Dutt passed away. So Asif saab took Sanjeev Kumar. But then Asif saab passed away. Later it was edited heavily. The final print seemed a cut paste job,” she laments.
MARRIAGE and more
She gives a realistic perspective on her marriage. “No husband performs aarti of his wife - whether you are Queen Elizabeth or a star. You have to nibhao. Khushi and ranjh is part of life. It’s not that I never felt sad. I missed work. Reza saab used to write during the day and in the evening he’d enjoy his drinks with his friends. Main bewakoof ne kaam chodh diya tha. But I enjoyed looking after my bungalow in Worli.” She never stopped dreaming though. “I wanted to launch my production house.
I wanted Raza saab to be a director like Kamal saab.
I was ambitious, he was the opposite. But with time I resigned. I didn’t want trouble in my marriage.” Later, the couple shifted to an apartment in Juhu. “Here, he was diagnosed with blocked arteries. Raza saab passed away in 2007.” The couple didn’t have children. But she’s been mother to her sister’s son. “My younger sister passed away young. Her last wish was that I bring up her son. So I brought Parvez here from Pakistan,” shares Nimmi whose Barsaat was to release then. “He lives in the UK with his family now,” says Nimmi revealing the most laudable role of her life.
