Nazima

Nazima was born as Mehr-un-Nisa on 25 March 1948 in Nasik, Bombay Province, India. She was related to actresses Sharifa Bai (of the 1930s) and Husn Bano (of the 1940s) who happened to be her grandmother and aunt respectively. She was admitted to a high school in Mumbai (then Bombay) and being from a film background, she was soon cast as a child artist by the name Baby Chand in her early films.^[2]

Then came April Fool (1964) directed by Subodh Mukerjee which was appreciated by millions. She then acted in J. Om Prakash's Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1968), which celebrated the silver jubilee in many places. She also acted in Gemini's Aurat (1967), another box-office hit. In between she acted in Vidyapati (1964) as the heroine opposite veteran Bharat Bhushan. This was a Hindi picture made in Calcutta. In a 1968 interview, Nazima said that to her it was the best role of her film career containing all facets — humour, romance and emotion. However, the picture failed at the box office. She also acted in another Hindi film, Wohi Ladki (1967), produced in Calcutta opposite a newcomer Sharvendra as a hero.^[3]

She was nominated in the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Category for playing Manoj Kumar's sister in the 1972 film Beimaan. Songs picturised on her include "Ae Kash Kisi Deewane Ko" from Aaye Din Bahar Ke, "Shola ulfat ka bhadka ke" from Aurat and "Hum behanon ke Liye" from the 1969 film Anjaana.^{[citation needed]}

Nazima died on 11 August 2025, at the age of 77.^[4]

• 1965 – Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards - Best Supporting Actress (Hindi), Arzoo (1965)^{[citation needed]}
• 1972 – Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Beimaan^{[citation needed]}