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=Sources=
1) ''' Nanda had planned a double wedding with Waheeda '''

Roshmila Bhattacharya,Mumbai Mirror | Mar 26, 2014,

[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Nanda-had-planned-a-double-wedding-with-Waheeda/articleshow/32704068.cms The Times of India]

2) ''' Yesteryear actress Nanda passes away '''

TNN | Mar 25, 2014

[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Yesteryear-actress-Nanda-passes-away/articleshow/32656035.cms? TimesOfIndia]

3)[http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/nanda-29-unknown-facts/articleshow/32659191.cms The Times of India]
=Family=
Nanda was the daughter of Master Vinayak Damodar Karnataki and Meenaxi. She was the great-niece of Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram. She belonged to a show-business family.

After her father, actor-director Vinayak Damodar's, death at the age of 41, Nanda became a child artiste at the age of 8 to support her mother and seven siblings. Nanda started her film career as a child artiste with the screen name Baby Nanda in the film 'Jaggu'. She got her first break as the lead actress in successful V Shantaram's 'Toofan aur Diya', a successful film that revolved around a brother-sister bond.

Mohan Churiwala, a close associate of Dev Anand, reveals that Nanda was not keen to play his '' Chhoti behen '' (younger sister). Her uncle V Shantaram's Toofan Aur Diya in '56, followed by Bhabhi in '57, had slotted her as the long-suffering sister/sister-in-law. Buzz is that the stream of de-glam roles almost triggered off a nervous breakdown.

"Dev saab assured her that he'd cast her as his heroine in the next film and even though the writer of Hum Dono was pushing for Meena Kumari, he signed Nanda as the Major's ailing wife, while Sadhana romanced the other Dev," Churiwala says, adding that Dev was wowed by the fact that emotional Nanda continued to shed real tears 10 minutes after a rona-dhona was okayed in Kaala Baazar.

But despite the tears, Nanda was all laughter off-screen. Vijay Anand's longtime chief assistant Prem Prakash recalls how much she and her elder sister Meena laughed during the narration of Kala Bazaar, recalling [that] the director as an actor in '' Agra Road '' who had accidently dropped his glasses during a comic moment.

After Hum Dono, Dev signed Nanda for Teen Deviyan, whose English version, Oh Boy, Three Girls, never released. These hits were followed by the songless Kanoon and Aanchal . Nanda had received her first Filmfare nomination for the film 'Bhabhi' in the supporting role category. While she did not receive that, she got her Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1960 for 'Aanchal' Suddenly, she was an A-lister but she was always ready to work with newcomers.

One such newbie was Shashi Kapoor. They worked in eight films together, the third Jab Jab Phool Khile turned the tables for him. Nanda too broke away from her 'gharelu' image with her turn as a glamorous 'pardesi'.

Later, she gambled with Yash Chopra's Ittefaq which saw her play an "immoral character", who dies in the end of the film. Then after two more films with Rajesh Khanna, The Train and Joru Ka Ghulam, she announced her retirement in '72 when still at her peak.

She made an exception for Manoj Kumar, playing a small role in his Shor, followed up with two flops, Chhalia and Naya Nasha, then disapeared, only to return in '82 with Prem Rog, Ahista Ahista and Mazdoor. In all three she played Padmini Kolhapure's mother .
= Friendship with Waheeda Rehman=
Waheeda Rehmaan and Nanda were best friends: In an industry where Bollywood's biggest actresses are known for their infamous cat fights, Waheeda Rehman and Nanda shared a great friendship despite of being contemporaries. Their friendship started ever since they worked together in the film Kaala Bazaar. In fact Waheeda was the one who convinced Nanda to get married to Manmohan Desai and they got engaged in 1992. Apart from Waheeda, the veteran actress also shared an amazing camaraderie with other actors like Asha Parekh, Sadhana, Helen, and Shammi who regularly meet for lunch.

The age-defying friendship with Waheeda Rehman started when the smiling face of 'Baby' Nanda on the poster of the Marathi film Shevgyache Shenga caught Waheeda's eye every time she passed Plaza Cinema.

It was on the stairs of Central Studio that the two actresses first met. Nanda (then a struggler) who was filming Naya Sansar greeted Waheeda who was shooting Kaagaz Ke Phool, but Waheeda, then a famous actress, was lost in thought and did not respond. The friendship of a lifetime might have been nipped in the bud, had the two not been cast together in Kala Bazaar.

Nanda had planned a double wedding with Waheeda and insisted it would be a love marriage. She got engaged to filmmaker Manmohan Desai in 1992. They didn't tie the knot in nearly two years. The relationship met a tragic end when on March 1, 1994, the director climbed the water tank on his terrace and jumped off.

There was talk of a property dispute between Desai and son Ketan, financial problems, his chronic back pain and depression following the debacle of Anmol, his last directorial. Whatever the reasons, the last time an inconsolable Nanda saw her 'Man' was at the hospital. She remained unmarried till the end. And elusive.

She didn't make public appearances and made this clear to Dev Anand when he invited her for the premiere of the re-released, colourised Hum Dono Rangeen. But she saw the coloured film with his family at a private screening at Ketnav Studio. During the interval she came out smiling, eagerly awaiting the second half when she comes into her own.

Veteran Hindi film actress Nanda passed away on March 25, 2014. She was 75. The Filmistan veteran was known for her good little girl image.

''' Nanda remained unmarried for life: ''' The veteran Bollywood actress who romanced several top Bollywood actors on the silver screen remained unmarried for life. During the shooting of the hit film Jab Jab Phool Khile in 1965, director of the film Suraj Prakash shared an incident that a very good-looking Maharashtrain lieutenant colonel was awestruck by Nanda's beauty and had even sent a marriage proposal to her mother but nothing happened on that front. It is also said that her brothers brought many marriage proposals for her but she turned them down. Also after a lot of persuasion from close friend Waheeda Rehmaan, a middle aged Nanda got engaged to filmmaker Manmohan Desai but before the marriage could take place Manmohan died after falling from the terrace of his flat in Mumbai.

''' Highest paid leading lady: ''' Nanda, who has done some unforgettable work was one of the highest paid actresses of her time. She was the second highest paid Hindi actress along-with Nutan from 1960-1965 and second highest paid Hindi actress in 1966-1969 along-with Nutan and Waheeda and third highest paid Hindi actress with Sadhana from 1970-1973.

''' Some of her biggest hits came at the end of her career: ''' Nanda, who received her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1960 for 'Aanchal' has had a glorious career. However, one of the interesting facts about her Bollywod career is that the timeless beauty had some of the biggest hits at the end of her career. Some of her super-hit films that released during the end of her career as the lead heroine were in Ittefaq, The Train and Joru Ka Ghulam opposite Superstar Rajesh Khanna in increasing order of box-office revenue. These films not only starred some of the reigning Bollywood superstars of her time but also earned more than her earlier hits opposite Shashi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Dev Anand, Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra.

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	''' Some of her biggest hits came at the end of her career: ''' Nanda, who received her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1960 for 'Aanchal' has had a glorious career. However, one of the interesting facts about her Bollywod career is that the timeless beauty had some of the biggest hits at the end of her career. Some of her super-hit films that released during the end of her career as the lead heroine were in Ittefaq, The Train and Joru Ka Ghulam opposite Superstar Rajesh Khanna in increasing order of box-office revenue. These films not only starred some of the reigning Bollywood superstars of her time but also earned more than her earlier hits opposite Shashi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Dev Anand, Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra.		''' Some of her biggest hits came at the end of her career: ''' Nanda, who received her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1960 for 'Aanchal' has had a glorious career. However, one of the interesting facts about her Bollywod career is that the timeless beauty had some of the biggest hits at the end of her career. Some of her super-hit films that released during the end of her career as the lead heroine were in Ittefaq, The Train and Joru Ka Ghulam opposite Superstar Rajesh Khanna in increasing order of box-office revenue. These films not only starred some of the reigning Bollywood superstars of her time but also earned more than her earlier hits opposite Shashi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Dev Anand, Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra.
		+	=Filmography=
		+	1952 Jaggu
		+
		+	1954 Angarey
		+
		+	1956 Devghar
		+
		+	1956 Shatranj
		+
		+	1956 Toofan Aur Deeya
		+
		+	1957 Bandi
		+
		+	1957 Bhabhi
		+
		+	1957 Laxmi
		+
		+	1957 Sakshi Gopal
		+
		+	1958 Dulhan
		+
		+	1959 Barkha
		+
		+	1959 Chhoti Bahen
		+
		+	1959 Dhool Ka Phool
		+
		+	1959 Naya Sansar
		+
		+	1959 Pehli Raat
		+
		+	1959 Qaidi No. 911
		+
		+	1959 Zara Bachke
		+
		+	1960 Aanchal
		+
		+	1960 Apna Ghar
		+
		+	1960 Chand Mere Aja
		+
		+	1960 Jo Huwa So Bhool Jao
		+
		+	1960 Kala Bazar
		+
		+	1960 Kanoon
		+
		+	1960 Usne Kaha Tha
		+
		+	1961 Amar Rahe Ye Pyar
		+
		+	1961 Char Diwari
		+
		+	1962 Aashiq
		+
		+	1962 Hum Dono
		+
		+	1962 Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath
		+
		+	1962 Ummeed
		+
		+	1963 Aaj Aur Kal
		+
		+	1963 Nartakee
		+
		+	1964 Kaise Kahoon
		+
		+	1964 Mera Qasoor Kya Hai
		+
		+	1965 Akashdeep
		+
		+	1965 Teen Devian
		+
		+	1965 Bedaag
		+
		+	1965 Gumnaam
		+
		+	1965 Jab Jab Phool Khile
		+
		+	1965 Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain
		+
		+	1966 Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare
		+
		+	1966 Pati Patni
		+
		+	1968 Abhilasha
		+
		+	1968 Juaari
		+
		+	1968 Parivar
		+
		+	1969 Badi Didi
		+
		+	1969 Beti
		+
		+	1969 Dharti Kahe Pukarke
		+
		+	1969 Ittefaq
		+
		+	1969 Raja Saab
		+
		+	1970 Rootha Na Karo
		+
		+	1970 The Train
		+
		+	1971 Woh Din Yaad Karo
		+
		+	1971 Adhikar
		+
		+	1972 Joroo Ka Ghulam
		+
		+	1972 Shor
		+
		+	1973 Chhalia
		+
		+	1973 Naya Nasha
		+
		+	1974 Asliyat
		+
		+	1974 Jurm Aur Sazaa
		+
		+	1977 Prayashchit
		+
		+	1980 Qatil Kaun
		+
		+	1981 Ahista Ahista
		+
		+	1982 Prem Rog
		+
		+	1983 Mazdoor
		+
		+	1991 Aur Dhol Bajta Raha
		+
		+	1995 Diya Aur Toofan

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 Nanda was the daughter of Master Vinayak Damodar Karnataki and Meenaxi. She was the great-niece of Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram. She belonged to a show-business family.
 After her father, actor-director Vinayak Damodar's, death at the age of 41, Nanda became a child artiste at the age of 8 to support her mother and seven siblings.  Nanda started her film career as a child artiste with the screen name Baby Nanda in the film 'Jaggu'. She got her first break as the lead actress in successful V Shantaram's 'Toofan aur Diya', a successful film that revolved around a brother-sister bond.
-Mohan Churiwala, a close associate of Dev Anand, reveals that Nanda was not keen to play his '' Chhoti behen '' (younger sister). Her uncle V Shantaram's Toofan Aur Diya in '56, followed by Bhabhi in '57, had slotted her as the long-suffering sister/sister-in-law. Buzz is that the stream of de-glam roles almost triggered off a nervous breakdown.
+Mohan Churiwala, a close associate of Dev Anand, reveals that Nanda was not keen to play his '' Chhoti behen '' (younger sister). The title role of L V Prasad's Chhoti Bahen and its superhit rakhsha bandhan song Bhaiya mere rakhee ke bandhan ko nibhana made Nanda a true blue star.
 "Dev saab assured her that he'd cast her as his heroine in the next film and even though the writer of Hum Dono was pushing for Meena Kumari, he signed Nanda as the Major's ailing wife, while Sadhana romanced the other Dev," Churiwala says, adding that Dev was wowed by the fact that emotional Nanda continued to shed real tears 10 minutes after a rona-dhona was okayed in Kaala Baazar.
@@ Line 39: / Line 43: @@
 After Hum Dono, Dev signed Nanda for Teen Deviyan, whose English version, Oh Boy, Three Girls, never released. These hits were followed by the songless Kanoon and Aanchal  . Nanda had received her first Filmfare nomination for the film 'Bhabhi' in the supporting role category. While she did not receive that, she got her Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1960 for 'Aanchal' Suddenly, she was an A-lister but she was always ready to work with newcomers.
-One such newbie was Shashi Kapoor. They worked in eight films together, the third Jab Jab Phool Khile turned the tables for him. Nanda too broke away from her 'gharelu' image with her turn as a glamorous 'pardesi'.
+One such newbie was Shashi Kapoor. They worked in eight films together, the third Jab Jab Phool Khile turned the tables for him. Nanda too broke away from her 'gharelu' image with her turn as a glamorous 'pardesi'.  (Nanda starrer Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965)became inspiration for hit Bollywood film Raja Hindustani (1996)starring Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor.) Her favorite song that was picturized on her was "Yeh Sama" from the hit film "Jab Jab Phool Khile" (1965).
-Later, she gambled with Yash Chopra's Ittefaq which saw her play an "immoral character", who dies in the end of the film. Then after two more films with Rajesh Khanna, The Train and Joru Ka Ghulam, she announced her retirement in '72 when still at her peak.
+Actor Shashi Kapoor acted with her in several films, their most famous being the superhit film "Jab Jab Phool Khile" (1965). He later said that she was his favorite leading lady.Nanda had 5 hits with Shashi Kapoor in 60's - Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain (1965), Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965), Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare (1966), Raja Saab(1969) and Rootha Na Karo(1970) and three films were critically acclaimed but were box-office flops - Char Diwari(1961), Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath(1962) and Huaari in 1968.
 She made an exception for Manoj Kumar, playing a small role in his Shor, followed up with two flops, Chhalia and Naya Nasha, then disapeared, only to return in '82 with Prem Rog, Ahista Ahista and Mazdoor. In all three she played Padmini Kolhapure's mother .
 = Friendship with Waheeda Rehman=
-Waheeda Rehmaan and Nanda were best friends: In an industry where Bollywood's biggest actresses are known for their infamous cat fights, Waheeda Rehman and Nanda shared a great friendship despite of being contemporaries. Their friendship started ever since they worked together in the film Kaala Bazaar. In fact Waheeda was the one who convinced Nanda to get married to Manmohan Desai and they got engaged in 1992. Apart from Waheeda, the veteran actress also shared an amazing camaraderie with other actors like Asha Parekh, Sadhana, Helen, and Shammi who regularly meet for lunch.
+Waheeda Rehmaan and Nanda were best friends:
 The age-defying friendship with Waheeda Rehman started when the smiling face of 'Baby' Nanda on the poster of the Marathi film Shevgyache Shenga caught Waheeda's eye every time she passed Plaza Cinema.
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 She didn't make public appearances and made this clear to Dev Anand when he invited her for the premiere of the re-released, colourised Hum Dono Rangeen. But she saw the coloured film with his family at a private screening at Ketnav Studio. During the interval she came out smiling, eagerly awaiting the second half when she comes into her own.
 Veteran Hindi film actress Nanda passed away on March 25, 2014. She was 75. The Filmistan  veteran was known for her good little girl image.

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