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Nanda- The Journey of Baby Nanda to the Leading Actress

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  Nanda (8 January 1939 – 25 March 2014)  started her career in films as a child artist. It was her father who took her in his film Mandir (1948).  While making the film her father expired, the film was completed by Dinakar  Patil . After her father's untimely death, she  decided to do films besides attending the school. First, she did  Jaggu  (1952) as a child artist in which Shyama was playing the heroine. In 1954 she did  Jagadguru Shankaracharya . In the same year, she did  Angaray  directed by K.B. Lal that starred Nargis and Nasir Khan  V Shantaram was her uncle, who gave her break as a leading actress in the 1956 film 'Toofan Aur Diya'. She played the role of sister in this film. After that, she was offered roles of  sister or side roles in many films. Kala Bazar was one such film in which she played the role of a sister of the hero Dev Anand. Bhabhi(1957) was a significant film for her, she was nominated for the Best Su...

Laxmi Chhaya- Maar Diya Jaye Ke Chhod Diya Jaye

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  Most of us remember Laxmi Chhaya with this iconic song from the 1971 film 'Mera Gaon Mera Desh'but she first came into limelight with a dance number from 1965 film 'Gumnam' with a guest appearance  as the masked dancer in the song  Jaan Pehechan Ho . Her dance performance was appreciated and  gained a  cult following  internationally, receiving attention in both India and America, and has been deemed her signature performance. Laxmi Chhaya  (7 January 1948 – 9 May 2004)   began acting with an uncredited appearance as one of the schoolgirls in  Talaq  (1958), for a few years she appeared in many Bollywood as a guest appearance, a few of these were  Raat Aur Din .(1967),  Baharon Ke Sapne ,(1967) , Upkar (1967) and  Ram Aur Shyam ,    Naughty Boy (1962)  as Bela, was her first role that wasn't a guest role. In 1968, she starred in  Duniya  as Laxmi, a role named after her. In 1969, Chhaya next...