Thursday, 18 February 2021

Nalini Jaywant - The Dimpled Beauty Heroine of the 40s & 50s

 


Nalini Jaywant  (18 February 1926 – 22 December 2010) was an Indian film actress who appeared in Hindi films in the 1940s and 1950s. She was the heroine of Ashok Kumar and also the heroine of  Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand 

She made her debut in the 1941 film Radhika she was only 14 at that time. . Her first big role as an actress, not a child artiste, came with Anokha Pyar (1948) where she starred with A-list co-stars in Dilip Kumar and Nargis.  She became a top star with her performances opposite Ashok Kumar in Samadhi and Sangram in 1950. She made a winning pair with Ashok Kumar; they acted together in 10 films during their careers. In fact, in 1950 her other film Aankhe opposite Bharat Bhushan was also a hit.

She was the heroine of Dev Anand in the 1952 film Rahi and later she was again the heroine of Dev Anand in Munimji(1955). She worked with Dev Anand in Kala Pani(1958, not as his heroine but played a courtesan Kishori who holds the key to free an innocent man falsely accused of murder, Nalini Jaywant picked up the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

She was the heroine of Ajit, who later got fame as a villain in the 1954 hit film Nastik. Even though she and Ashok Kumar had great chemistry onscreen and starred in a number of hits and blockbusters, her biggest hit was opposite the actor Ajit with Nastik (1954). 

Nalini Jaywant was also a singer, in those days it was mandatory for hero or heroines to have a singing ability. She sang more than 40 songs in films. Here are a few rare songs sung by Nalini Jaywant 




Song of Behan 1941

Song of Nirdosh1941   Audio

Song of  Gunjan 1948  Audio

Song of  Hindustan Hamara 1950  Audio

Songs Picturized on Nalini Jaywant sung by other singer
Song of Samadhi (1950)

Song of Naujawan(1951)

Song of Shikast 1953

Song of Nastik 1954

Song of Munimji 1955

Song of Hum Sab Chor Hain (1956)

Song of Kala Pani (1958)





















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