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Kumari Naaz

Indian actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Salma Baig (20 August 1944 - 19 October 1995) popularly known as Kumari Naaz or Baby Naaz was an Indian actress in Hindi language films.[1]

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Career

She started her career as a child actor in films. Her best remembered role as a child artiste was in R. K. FilmsBoot Polish (1954) and Bimal Roy's Devdas.[2] She earned rave reviews for her earnest natural performance from The New York Times and a special distinction (along with co-actor Rattan Kumar) from Cannes Film Festival in 1955, where the film was shown in competition.[3][4]

In 1958, a Hindi film adaptation called Do Phool (Two Flowers) was released based on the Swiss literary novel/ icon Heidi. The role of Heidi – called Poornima in the film – was played by Baby Naaz who was one of the most famous child stars at the time along with Master Romi.[5]

She matured into a character actress and bagged good roles in films like Bahu Begum, Kati Patang and Sachaa Jhutha (where she played Rajesh Khanna's physically challenged sister).[6]

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Awards and honours

1955 Cannes Film Festival[7]

Later career

She later transitioned into a second career as a dubbing artiste. Before Sridevi started using her own voice, Kumari Naaz dubbed for her in the early Hindi hits of the 1980s.[15]

Personal life

She married actor Subbiraj (cousin of veteran actor Raj Kapoor) in 1965 and continued working; the two had acted together in Mera Ghar Mere Bachche (1960) and Dekha Pyar Tumhara (1963).[16] She converted to Hinduism after marriage, renaming herself "Anuradha".[17][better source needed] The couple had two children: Girish and Gauri.[16][17]

Naaz was later diagnosed with terminal illness of liver and died in 1995.[17]

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Filmography

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Her films include:[18]

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