The 75-year-old veteran actress Nanda passed away yesterday following a heart attack on Tuesday morning at her Andheri residence
Nanda
Yesteryear actress Nanda, who is best remembered for her work in films such as Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Gumnaam (1965), Teen Deviyaan (1965) and Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965) and later for stellar performances in films like Prem Rog (1982), passed away on Tuesday morning at her Andheri residence.
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In pictures: Veteran Bollywood actress Nanda laid to rest
Nanda
According to a friend, she woke up on Tuesday morning as usual, took a bath and had her breakfast. “Post her breakfast, she decided to go back to her room to fetch her medicine. Soon after, she was found unconscious near her washroom.”
Nanda was born on January 8, 1939 to Marathi film actor-director, Vinayak Damodar Karnataki. She began her film career as a child artiste at the age of eight. After doing some minor roles, it was Nanda’s uncle — actor-filmmaker V Shantaram — who gave her a big break by casting her in the hit film, Toofan Aur Diya (1956).
With over 60 films to her credit, Nanda spent more than four decades in front of the camera. She eventually started appearing in character roles with Raj Kapoor’s Prem Rog being her last celluloid outing. Nanda never married and is survived by two brothers. She was engaged to filmmaker Manmohan Desai but he passed away before they could get married. Her last rites were performed at 4pm on Tuesday at the Oshiwara crematorium.
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