Nimmi

Nimmi
Nimmi
Born	Nawab Bano; 18 February 1932; Agra, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India, (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	25 March 2020 (aged 88); Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Years active	1949–1965
Notable work	Barsaat (1949); Deedar (1951); Daag (1952); Aan (1952); Amar (1954); Uran Khatola (1955); Kundan (1955) ; Basant Bahar (1956)
Spouse	S. Ali Raza (m. 1965; died 2007)
Awards	Kalakar Award (Living Legend Award) in 2015

Nimmi (born Nawab Bano; 18 February 1932 – 25 March 2020), was an Indian screen actress who achieved stardom in the 1950s and early 1960s in Hindi films. She was one of the leading actresses of the "golden era" of Hindi cinema.

She gained popularity by playing spirited village belle characters, but has appeared in diverse genres such as fantasy and social films. Her best performances are considered to be in the films Sazaa (1951), India's first technicolor film Aan (1952), Uran Khatola (1955), Bhai-Bhai (1956), Kundan (1955), Mere Mehboob (1963), Pooja Ke Phool (1964), Akashdeep (1965), and Basant Bahar (1956). Raj Kapoor changed her name from Nawab Bano to "Nimmi".

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