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Nanda (Nandini Winayak Karnataki) was born on 8 January, 1941 in Kolhapur, Kolhapur State, British India, is an actress. Discover Nanda's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Nandini Winayak Karnataki
Occupation actress
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 8 January 1941
Birthday 8 January
Birthplace Kolhapur, Kolhapur State, British India
Date of death 25 March, 2014
Died Place Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality India

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Nanda Height, Weight & Measurements

At 73 years old, Nanda height is 5' 3½" (1.61 m) .

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Height 5' 3½" (1.61 m)
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Dating & Relationship status

She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

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Nanda Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Nanda worth at the age of 73 years old? Nanda’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from India. We have estimated Nanda's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Actress

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1941

A film career spanning from the 1940s to the 1980s, Nanda was born on January 8, 1941, to a show-business Marathi family in Bombay, India. Her father was actor Master Vinayak, and her mother was Sushila. Nanda was the third of seven brothers and sisters.

1948

When she was just 5 years old, her father wanted to cast her in his film "Mandir" (1948). She didn't want to do it, but her mother cajoled her into it. She played a boy in the film, a role that could have been easily played by her brothers. But Nanda always believed that the reason her parents cast her in the film was because she was their favorite child. It was during the filming of "Mandir" that her father suddenly died. The film was eventually completed by Dinkar Patil.

1952

Nanda went onto become a child star, where she was credited as Baby Nanda, in films like "Jaggu" (1952). Her income supported her large family. When Nanda was a teenager, Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre asked her to attend a wedding in a sari. When he saw her, he felt she was ready to graduate from child roles to sister roles.

1956

He cast her in "Toofan Aur Diya" (1956), and she was no longer called Baby Nanda but just Nanda.

1957

The film's success led to more sister roles, gaining recognition with the release of "Bhabhi" (1957) for which she received her first Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actress.

1959

Nanda played the title role in "Chhoti Bahen" (1959), and it became a major hit. She was declared a star and earned a reputation as a talented actress who can do tragedienne roles.

1960

She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress award for "Aanchal" (1960), a major accomplishment, considering that she was still a teenager. She impressed Dev Anand when she played his sister in "Kala Bazaar" and also his heroine Waheeda Rehman who became her close friend for the next 55 years.

1961

Anand promised her that he would graduate her to be his heroine in his next film "Hum Dono" (1961), and when the film became a hit, she was offered more heroine roles.

She was considered a generous and kindhearted actress, agreeing to act with an then-unknown Shashi Kapoor in "Char Diwari" (1961). Even though, the film flopped, she signed onto do seven more films, for which Kapoor always remained grateful to her, calling her his favorite leading lady.

1965

Their biggest hit was "Jab Jab Phool Khile" (1965), where Nanda played a glamorous, Westernized woman in love with a native Kashmiri played by Kapoor. The film totally changed her career from a tragedienne to a trendy fashionable star.

She also had another big hit that same year, the murder mystery "Gumnaam" (1965), which put her in the top league of heroines.

1967

Major filmmakers all agreed that she was an exceptional dramatic actress, and that she was next only to Meena Kumari, when it came to playing tragedy roles. But Nanda was getting tired of the weepy roles and quoted a huge fee when Nasir Hussain offered her the tragedienne role in Baharon Ke Sapne (1967) with a then-unknown Rajesh Khanna. Hussain balked at her salary demand and cast his girlfriend Asha Parekh instead. Director Vijay Anand had mixed feelings when he ghost-directed Nanda in Hum Dono (1961) . He told his wife Sushma that Nanda was a "fine artiste" but also complained that she was straying from her tragedienne image and trying to be a fashion icon like her co-star Sadhana.

1969

She continued in heroine roles for the next nine years, again drastically changing her image from a good girl to an adulteress/murderess in "Ittefaq" (1969), which earned her a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress.

1970

She started winding down her career in the 1970's, with her memorable cameo in "Shor" (1972).

1974

She ended her career as a heroine with "Naya Nasha" (1974), playing a drug addict, a daring role that other actresses would have been afraid to play.

1982

Then, she vanished from the screen for several years and reappeared in 3 movies in 1982: 'Mazdoor', 'Ahista Ahista', and 'Prem Rog', the latter two earned her back-to-back Filmfare Nominations as Best Supporting Actress. In all 3 movies she coincidentally played the mother of actress Padmini Kolhapure. Then, she permanently retired from films. Very shy and introvert, Nanda kept to herself, staying close to family and friends.

1992

A middle-aged Nanda finally agreed to marry film-maker Manmohan Desai, an engagement took place in 1992, but before the wedding could take place, Manmohan died when he fell from a building. That death, along with her mother and brother's deaths, made her shun the spotlight even more. She did stay in touch with her friends, Waheeda Rehman, Sadhana, Asha Parekh, Shammi, Helen, and Saira Banu almost to her dying day.