Nargis Dutt’s 94th birth anniversary: Remembering her iconic films

Priyamm Dangi

 June 1, 2023

Mother India

Nargis Dutt featured as Radha in Mehboob Khan’s 1957 film Mother India, which also featured Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar in lead roles

Chori Chori

Third highest grossing film of the year 1956, Anant Thakur’s Chori Chori starred Raj Kapoor and Nargis Dutt

Shree 420

Nargis starred alongside Raj Kapoor in his directorial film, Shree 420, released in 1955

Awaara

Awaara was the highest grossing film of 1951. Raj Kapoor, who directed and acted in the movie, starred alongside Nargis Dutt and Prithviraj Kapoor

Babul

SU Sunny’s 1950 film, Babul featured Dilip Kumar and Nargis Dutt in lead roles

Barsaat

Released in 1949, Barsaat starred Nargis Dutt, Raj Kapoor and Prem Nath

Andaz

Starring Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Nargis Dutt, Andaz (1949) was directed by Mehboob Khan

Mela

Starring Dilip Kumar and Nargis Dutt, SU Sunny Mela was released in 1948

Humayun

Mehboob Khan’s 1945 film, Humayun featured Ashok Kumar, Veena, Nargis Dutt and Chandra Mohan in lead roles