Nargis was a famous Bollywood actress known for her remarkable roles in Barsaat, Andaz, Jogan, Awaara, Deedar, Anhonee, Shree 420, Chori Chori, Mother India, Raat Aur Din and Academy Award nominee Mother India. Nargis was in a long-time relationship with actor Raj Kapoor, who was her co-star in the films Awara and Shree 420. Raj Kapoor was already married and refused to divorce his wife, Nargis ended their nine-year-long relationship.
Nargis married actor Sunil Dutt on 11 March 1958. Reports state, Dutt had saved her life from a fire on the sets of Mother India.They married on 11 March 1958. She converted to Hinduism on her marriage to Dutt. Sanjay, Namrata, and Priya were born to Sunil and Nargis.
Nargis was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 1980 and underwent treatment for the disease at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Upon her return to India, her condition deteriorated and she was admitted at Breach Candy Hospital in Bombay. Nargis went into coma on 2 May 1981 after she became seriously ill and died the next day. On 7 May 1981, at the premiere of her son’s debut film Rocky, one seat was kept vacant for her
On the occasion of Nargis’ birth anniversary, Sanjay Dutt took to Instagram to share a video captioning it “Happy Birthday Ma, Miss You <3”
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