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Graceful personality, expressive eyes and great acting skills, Nutan will always be remembered as the finest actress of Bollywood photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/goldenf…

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Born to parents Kumarsen Samarth, who was a director and Shobhana Samarth, who was an actress in the 40s, legendary star Nutan was familiar with the world of cinema at a very young age

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Nutan wasn’t interested in acting when she was a child but she loved dancing and music

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Nutan’s breakthrough performance was in the film ‘Seema’, which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

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Apart from having a successful career in Bollywood, Nutan also won the Miss India title in 1952 when she was only 16.

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Nutan's role in ‘Bandini’, which also featured Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra, was regarded as one of the finest performances in Indian cinema.

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While shooting for ‘Sujata’ with Nabendu Ghosh and Bimal Roy, Nutan used her expressive eyes to convey the emotion.

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Nutan has won five Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category. She was also awarded the Padma Shri in 1974.

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Nutan was known for her simplicity and for being a very private person. Sanjeev Kumar admired Nutan’s acting talent and her beauty.

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In 1990, Nutan was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. A year later she was admitted at a hospital in Mumbai where she breathed her last on February 21.

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