Nimmi

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A brief profile

Avijit Ghosh, March 26, 2020: The Times of India

New Delhi:

Nimmi ruled BO with ‘Barsat’ and ‘Aan’

Nimmi swept to stardom with her debut film, “Barsaat:, and went to earn acting plaudits in box-office winners such as “Aan” and “Daag”.

Among her other recognised films are: “Amar”, “Aandhiyan”, “Deedar”, “Sazaa”, “Mere Mehboob,” “Akashdeep” and “Pooja Ke Phool”.

In an interview for the Rajya Sabha TV show, “Guftagooo”, Nimmi said that she was spotted by Raj Kapoor after she had gone to see the shooting of Mehboob Khan’s “Andaz”. Kapoor christened her Nimmi; her real name was Nawab Banu. During the shooting of “Barsaat”, she tied rakhi to Kapoor for a particular scene. He treated her like his sister thereafter.

Her rise was meteoric. A profile published in Stars of the Indian Screen (1952), edited by the legendary Baburao Patel, described her in the following way: “Nimmi has an indomitable spirit and one has only to see her flashing eyes to recognise the artist in her. Her eyes move fast and quick carrying with them a wealth of expression which is translated into emotion on the screen.”