Nagma
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Nandita Morarji better known as Nagma (born 25 Decemberl 1970"). At her peak in the 1990s, The Hindu stated that she "dominated Telugu and Tamil cinema" with her movies Killer
, Gharana Mogudu
, Kadhalan
, Baashha and many others. Born of a Muslim mother and a Hindu father, and on Christmas she began her acting career in Bollywood
and acted in a few of the biggest Bollywood movies but shifted down south before returning to Mumbai and continuing films in other languages. She should not to be confused with an item girl who went by the same stage name, because of her craze for the real Nagma, The duplicates real name is Mumtaz Khan (that mistake is made in her listing on the Internet Movie Database website). Nagma has acted in a broad range of India's languages: Hindi
, Telugu
, Tamil
, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali
, Bhojpuri, Punjabi
, and now Marathi
.
actress who married Surya a top Tamil actor and is currently settled with two kids in Chennai),and a son named Suraj (who works as a associate director with many big directors of Bollywood such as Priyadarshan, Madhur Bhandarkar, Sanjay Leela Bansali, Sajid Khan an is currently workng with Ayaan Mukherji for Dharma Productions and producer Karan Johar). Through her biological father, who had re-married earlier, Nagma has two half-brothers, Dhanraj and Yuvraj.
Nagma remained close to her biological father until his death on 1 January 2006. She explained to a Mumbai reporter that "I am proud of the fact that I belong to the respectable family. My mother was legally married to my father the late Shri Arvind Morarji at a public function at the CCI Club, Mumbai." It was Nagma's mother who encouraged her to become an actress and is said to have been her "constant companion on the film sets" for several years.
Inspired by her entrepreneurial background Nagma forayed into the clothing business by opening a boutique in Mumbai in Bandra West on Hill Road called Nagma's, which was inaugurated in September 2000 by Akshay Kumar
. Although the boutique was highly successful and an instant hit. She had to shut it down in 2003 as she had to leave everything behind to be by the side of her ailing father while simultaneously honoring her bhojpuri and other language film commitments apart from her spiritual quest, then teaching Art Of Living. Since she belongs from a her maternal side to a freedom fighters family who owed their loyalty towards their nation who were Congressmen. She idolizes Mrs. Indra Gandhi, was impressed by Rajiv Gandhi and highly inspired by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. She officially joined the Congress Political Party from the year 2003-04 as an official Star Campaigner, promoting the party, and propagating its agenda nationwide, She later went on to become an AICC (All India Congress Committee) Member from Maharashtra and remains so till date.
was Hindi cinema's seventh highest grossing film in 1990. With Karisma Kapoor
, she was also one of the female leads in 1994's Suhaag
with Ajay Devgan
and Akshay Kumar
'. Following these films, she moved south to star in Telugu
and Tamil
movies at the behest of her friend Divya Bharti
. Explaining her shift, she cited what she was more conscious of the quality of work, in terms of meaty roles and her flair to travel throughout India understanding different cultures and her drive and passion to get acclamation from all over India. She stated "Language was never a barrier I love adventure, culture and have great respect for the Indian tradition", A girl with a Muslim
name and a Hindu father and born on Christmas a perfect example of national integration, did what was best for her then. She became a major star in the south and remained so. Although she started of with a bang in Bollywood (Hindi cinema) with topmost banners, actors and directors. The main reason for her shift could have been that her personal family life was getting affected by the yellow journalism and stories.
Her Telugu films include 1993's Gharana Mogudu with Chiranjeevi
, Allari Alludu with Nagarjuna Akkineni and Major Chandrakanth with NTR
and Mohan Babu
. Her Tamil films include Baasha with Rajnikanth
and 1994's Kadhalan with Prabhu Deva.Her Tamil film fans build a temple in the name of her, as their goddess. Tamil film fans as they like build temples for film personalities, Vijayashanti, Kushbu, Nagma, Namitha...etc.
After moving back to Mumbai, she told an interviewer in 2001, "The pressure of being the number one actress in Tamil cinema was getting to me. I was unhappy with the kind of films I was doing. I couldn't do the kind of work I wanted to because I had to go by the dictates of what the audience expected of a much-in-demand actress. I was stagnating so I decided to take a break." Again based in Hindi cinema, she focused on supporting roles in films like 2000's Chal Mere Bhai, which reunited her with former co-stars Karisma Kapoor
, Salman Khan
and Sanjay Dutt
. Within a year, Nagma enrolled in the spiritually oriented Art of Living
course, eventually teaching it herself in Mumbai and elsewhere. While based in Mumbai, she continued to work in some Telugu and Tamil movies, such as Allari Ramudu and Citizen, as well as taking leading roles in some Malayalam films.
Nagma was "a prominent campaigner for the Congress party...on the election trail for the party in Bihar
and Jharkhand
." She is quoted on the front page of The Telegraph as asking "Why were the reports made public when I have just returned from successful political campaigning in Jharkhand?"
Nagma has acted in Bhojpuri movies, including films with the "Big Boss" participant Ravi Kishan
, with whom she was linked romantically. She won a Best Actress award at the 2005 Bhojpuri Film Awards for her performance in Dulha Milal Dildar. In 2006's Ganga, she starred in the title role opposite Amitabh Bachchan
and Hema Malini
. When asked why she shifted to Bhojpuri films, she said "I wanted to do films in different languages. I have already done movies in 10 languages. My first Bhojpuri film 'Panditji Bataayina Biyaah Kab Hoii' was a huge hit. After that the offers poured in and they were too good to be ignored." When interviewed by The Hindu in Delhi in April 2007, she indicated that another important reason for her decision to focus on Bhojpuri films was to help with her political campaigning.
In 2006, she made her Punjabi film debut, starring alongside Raj Babbar
in Ek Jind Ek Jaan.
Discussing her career in a Mid-Day interview in September 2006, Nagma said "I have learnt nine languages, so I want to do films in all languages. On the Hindi film front, I am in the process of signing a very big period thriller. I am getting to do a variety of roles with content, so I am satisfied." While noting her commitment to complete several Bhojpuri films she was involved with, in March 2007, she expressed her intention to next focus on returning to Hindi films after wrapping up her projects. In her 2007 Hindustan Times interview, in which she discusses her future plans for cinema and politics, Nagma responded to a question about her reputation for controversy by saying "You need guts to deal with controversies. Of course, whether it’s for negative or positive reasons, I’ve always been in the news."
, She had only formally become a member of the Congress Party in Delhi
, reportedly citing its "commitment towards secularism and welfare of the poor and weaker sections" as her reason for joining. She was also fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP), as a candidate from Hyderabad for the General Lok Sabha Elections according to an Indo-Asian News Service report Nagma has elsewhere been cited as saying that she first supported the Congress Party because of her admiration for Rajiv Gandhi
.
In a 2006 interview, aptly titled "Nagma the Survivor," she made a direct link between her family history and her political activism: "My mom is Muslim and my dad is Hindu. We were brought up to respect all religions. Communal riots pained me. I wanted to do something. So I joined politics.". She had to turn down an offer to run for India's Lok Sabha
in 2003 due to her many film commitments. "If I wanted to become a member of Parliament I would need to give 100 per cent to my constituency — which I could not at that point of time." In an interview with the Hindustan Times in 2007, she said "politics will continue" Interestingly, her last lead role in a major Bollywood film was opposite fellow Congress Party
member and then M.P. Govinda.
She was in serious contention for his seat in 2009 for the General Lok Sabha Elections which was also highlighted in Star News from Mumbai. She has been continuing her vigorous efforts in AICC and is campaigning in Uttar Pradesh
and other parts of India.
Nagma has said that she meditates daily and considers herself to be "a very God-loving person." In line with her family's mixed religious background she has stated that she has read the Qur'an
, Bhagavad Gita
, and Bible
.
Killer (1991 film)
Killer is a 1991 Telugu Action thriller film directed by Fazil. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nagma, Sharada in important roles. The film was also dubbed into Tamil as Easwar.-Plot:...
, Gharana Mogudu
Gharana Mogudu
-Box office performance:*Gharana Mogudu collected a distributors' share of Rs.13.5 million in its opening week.*The film was a blockbuster with a 100-day run in 56 centres and a 175-day run in three centres including a 183-day run in Sandhya 70mm, Hyderabad....
, Kadhalan
Kadhalan
Kadhalan is a Tamil film released in 1994, written and directed by S. Shankar. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma in the lead roles. Actor Vikram has dubbed his voice for Prabhu Deva...
, Baashha and many others. Born of a Muslim mother and a Hindu father, and on Christmas she began her acting career in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
and acted in a few of the biggest Bollywood movies but shifted down south before returning to Mumbai and continuing films in other languages. She should not to be confused with an item girl who went by the same stage name, because of her craze for the real Nagma, The duplicates real name is Mumtaz Khan (that mistake is made in her listing on the Internet Movie Database website). Nagma has acted in a broad range of India's languages: Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
, Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
, Bhojpuri, Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
, and now Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
.
Life, Family and Other Pursuits (1970 to Present)
Nagma's biological father was Sri Arvind Pratapsinh Morarji who's forefathers hailed from a royal background from Jaisalmer later migrating to Gujrat,Porbandar then Mumbai, Her great grandfather Sri Gokuldas Morarji was a reputed business man in the shipping, textile, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. They were renowned for their philanthropy, charity, generosity and made many prominent educational institutions and Dharamshalas (relegious resthouses) which still exist in places such as Pune and also hospitals. Her mother hailed from the Konkan region of Maharastra belonging to the Kazi freedom fighter family, Who's original name was Shama Kazi now better known as Seema, who married Morarji in 1969 in CCI Club in Mumbai, but separated in 1973. According to Nagma's passport, the name given to her at birth was Nandita Arvind Morarji, which has now been updated to Nagma Arvind Morarji. In her father's obituary printed by the family when her father died she is referred by her original name (Nandita). After divorcing Morarji due to some family problems on August 1973, Nagma's mother married Chander Sadanah, a film producer in March 1975, with whom she had three children: 2 daughters Radhika (completed her further studies in Georgia University, Atlanta USA and did her masters from George Washington University in DC and is married and currently settled with 2 children San Francisco, California USA) and Jyothika (is a Tamil CinemaTamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
actress who married Surya a top Tamil actor and is currently settled with two kids in Chennai),and a son named Suraj (who works as a associate director with many big directors of Bollywood such as Priyadarshan, Madhur Bhandarkar, Sanjay Leela Bansali, Sajid Khan an is currently workng with Ayaan Mukherji for Dharma Productions and producer Karan Johar). Through her biological father, who had re-married earlier, Nagma has two half-brothers, Dhanraj and Yuvraj.
Nagma remained close to her biological father until his death on 1 January 2006. She explained to a Mumbai reporter that "I am proud of the fact that I belong to the respectable family. My mother was legally married to my father the late Shri Arvind Morarji at a public function at the CCI Club, Mumbai." It was Nagma's mother who encouraged her to become an actress and is said to have been her "constant companion on the film sets" for several years.
Inspired by her entrepreneurial background Nagma forayed into the clothing business by opening a boutique in Mumbai in Bandra West on Hill Road called Nagma's, which was inaugurated in September 2000 by Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
. Although the boutique was highly successful and an instant hit. She had to shut it down in 2003 as she had to leave everything behind to be by the side of her ailing father while simultaneously honoring her bhojpuri and other language film commitments apart from her spiritual quest, then teaching Art Of Living. Since she belongs from a her maternal side to a freedom fighters family who owed their loyalty towards their nation who were Congressmen. She idolizes Mrs. Indra Gandhi, was impressed by Rajiv Gandhi and highly inspired by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. She officially joined the Congress Political Party from the year 2003-04 as an official Star Campaigner, promoting the party, and propagating its agenda nationwide, She later went on to become an AICC (All India Congress Committee) Member from Maharashtra and remains so till date.
Acting career
Nagma's debut film Baaghi: A Rebel for LoveBaaghi: A Rebel for Love
Baaghi: A Rebel for Love is a Bollywood film starring Salman Khan, Nagma, and Shakti Kapoor, which was released in 11 December 1990. It was Nagma's first role in Bollywood, as the opening credits note; she was 15 years old when the film was released...
was Hindi cinema's seventh highest grossing film in 1990. With Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor , often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress who made her debut in 1991, and appears in Bollywood films. During her career, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest...
, she was also one of the female leads in 1994's Suhaag
Suhaag
Suhaag may refer to:* Suhaag * Suhaag...
with Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...
and Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
'. Following these films, she moved south to star in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
and Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
movies at the behest of her friend Divya Bharti
Divya Bharti
Divya Bharti was an Indian film actress. She started her career in the South film industry with the 1990 Telugu film Bobbili Raja. After several other hits in the South, she entered Hindi films with Vishwatma in 1992, for which she earned accolades for her performance in the song Saat Samundar Paar...
. Explaining her shift, she cited what she was more conscious of the quality of work, in terms of meaty roles and her flair to travel throughout India understanding different cultures and her drive and passion to get acclamation from all over India. She stated "Language was never a barrier I love adventure, culture and have great respect for the Indian tradition", A girl with a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
name and a Hindu father and born on Christmas a perfect example of national integration, did what was best for her then. She became a major star in the south and remained so. Although she started of with a bang in Bollywood (Hindi cinema) with topmost banners, actors and directors. The main reason for her shift could have been that her personal family life was getting affected by the yellow journalism and stories.
Her Telugu films include 1993's Gharana Mogudu with Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
, Allari Alludu with Nagarjuna Akkineni and Major Chandrakanth with NTR
NTR
- Organizations :* National Transcontinental Railway, a historic Canadian railway* Omroep NTR, a Dutch public service broadcaster, created in 2010 by the merger of the Nederlandse Programma Stichting, 'Teleac and RVU* NTR plc, Irish infrastructure company...
and Mohan Babu
Mohan babu
Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...
. Her Tamil films include Baasha with Rajnikanth
Rajnikanth
Rajinikanth is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon. He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award-winning motion picture Apoorva Raagangal , directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor....
and 1994's Kadhalan with Prabhu Deva.Her Tamil film fans build a temple in the name of her, as their goddess. Tamil film fans as they like build temples for film personalities, Vijayashanti, Kushbu, Nagma, Namitha...etc.
After moving back to Mumbai, she told an interviewer in 2001, "The pressure of being the number one actress in Tamil cinema was getting to me. I was unhappy with the kind of films I was doing. I couldn't do the kind of work I wanted to because I had to go by the dictates of what the audience expected of a much-in-demand actress. I was stagnating so I decided to take a break." Again based in Hindi cinema, she focused on supporting roles in films like 2000's Chal Mere Bhai, which reunited her with former co-stars Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor , often informally referred to as Lolo, is an Indian actress who made her debut in 1991, and appears in Bollywood films. During her career, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films, Raja Hindustani being the most notable of them, as it was her biggest...
, Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
and Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
. Within a year, Nagma enrolled in the spiritually oriented Art of Living
Art of Living
The Art of Living Foundation is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organization . It was founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar with the vision of creating a stress-free, violence-free society...
course, eventually teaching it herself in Mumbai and elsewhere. While based in Mumbai, she continued to work in some Telugu and Tamil movies, such as Allari Ramudu and Citizen, as well as taking leading roles in some Malayalam films.
Nagma was "a prominent campaigner for the Congress party...on the election trail for the party in Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
and Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
." She is quoted on the front page of The Telegraph as asking "Why were the reports made public when I have just returned from successful political campaigning in Jharkhand?"
Nagma has acted in Bhojpuri movies, including films with the "Big Boss" participant Ravi Kishan
Ravi Kishan
Ravi Kishan is an Indian film actor and television personality, who works in Hindi cinema and Bhojpuri cinema. In 2006, he participated in Bigg Boss, the Indian version of Big Brother.-Early life:...
, with whom she was linked romantically. She won a Best Actress award at the 2005 Bhojpuri Film Awards for her performance in Dulha Milal Dildar. In 2006's Ganga, she starred in the title role opposite Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
and Hema Malini
Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
. When asked why she shifted to Bhojpuri films, she said "I wanted to do films in different languages. I have already done movies in 10 languages. My first Bhojpuri film 'Panditji Bataayina Biyaah Kab Hoii' was a huge hit. After that the offers poured in and they were too good to be ignored." When interviewed by The Hindu in Delhi in April 2007, she indicated that another important reason for her decision to focus on Bhojpuri films was to help with her political campaigning.
In 2006, she made her Punjabi film debut, starring alongside Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar is a Hindi & Punjabi film actor since 1977 and the current Member of Parliament from Firozabad which he won by defeating Dimple Yadav, wife of Akhilesh Yadav & daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav. This is his fourth term as MP, in previous terms he was the part of Samajwadi...
in Ek Jind Ek Jaan.
Discussing her career in a Mid-Day interview in September 2006, Nagma said "I have learnt nine languages, so I want to do films in all languages. On the Hindi film front, I am in the process of signing a very big period thriller. I am getting to do a variety of roles with content, so I am satisfied." While noting her commitment to complete several Bhojpuri films she was involved with, in March 2007, she expressed her intention to next focus on returning to Hindi films after wrapping up her projects. In her 2007 Hindustan Times interview, in which she discusses her future plans for cinema and politics, Nagma responded to a question about her reputation for controversy by saying "You need guts to deal with controversies. Of course, whether it’s for negative or positive reasons, I’ve always been in the news."
Politics
A vocal supporter of India's Congress PartyIndian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
, She had only formally become a member of the Congress Party in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, reportedly citing its "commitment towards secularism and welfare of the poor and weaker sections" as her reason for joining. She was also fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
(BJP), as a candidate from Hyderabad for the General Lok Sabha Elections according to an Indo-Asian News Service report Nagma has elsewhere been cited as saying that she first supported the Congress Party because of her admiration for Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
.
In a 2006 interview, aptly titled "Nagma the Survivor," she made a direct link between her family history and her political activism: "My mom is Muslim and my dad is Hindu. We were brought up to respect all religions. Communal riots pained me. I wanted to do something. So I joined politics.". She had to turn down an offer to run for India's Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
in 2003 due to her many film commitments. "If I wanted to become a member of Parliament I would need to give 100 per cent to my constituency — which I could not at that point of time." In an interview with the Hindustan Times in 2007, she said "politics will continue" Interestingly, her last lead role in a major Bollywood film was opposite fellow Congress Party
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
member and then M.P. Govinda.
She was in serious contention for his seat in 2009 for the General Lok Sabha Elections which was also highlighted in Star News from Mumbai. She has been continuing her vigorous efforts in AICC and is campaigning in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
and other parts of India.
Nagma has said that she meditates daily and considers herself to be "a very God-loving person." In line with her family's mixed religious background she has stated that she has read the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
, Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The ' , also more simply known as Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata, but is frequently treated as a freestanding text, and in particular, as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that constitute general Vedic tradition...
, and Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Back To Honeymoon | Written, produced and directed by Manoj Bhatnagar | |
| Thamb Lakshmi Thamb | Lakshmi | Marathi film | |
| Tu Hamaar Hou | Bhojpuri remake of Darr Darr Darr: A Violent Love Story is a 1993 Bollywood psychological thriller film directed by Yash Chopra. It is the story of an obsessed lover and the lengths he goes to get his girl who is already happily married to Sunil Malhotra . It is the second film in which Shahrukh Khan played the role of a... |
||
| 2006 | Ek Jind Ek Jaan | Nimmi | First Punjabi film role. |
| Gangaa | Ganga | Bhojpuri film with Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades... |
|
| Ab Ta Banja Sajnwa Hamaar | Bhojpuri film | ||
| Mai Baap | |||
| Dil Diwana Tohar Ho Gayil | First film directed by Bollywood choreographer Saroj KhanBhojpuri | ||
| Raja Thakur | Bhojpuri | ||
| 2005 | Panditwa Mera Shaadi Kab Hoi | Bhojpuri | |
| Dulha Milal Dildar | Best Actress award, Bhojpuri Film Awards | ||
| Panditji Batai Na Byah Kab Hoi | First Bhojpuri film role | ||
| Pariraam | First Bengali film role | ||
| 2004 | Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo | Aarti V. Singh | |
| 2003 | Hrudayavantha | Kannada film | |
| 2002 | Chathurangam Chathurangam Chathurangam is a Malayalam movie released in 2002 directed by K. Madhu and featuring Mohanlal, Lalu Alex and Nagma.- Plot :The story is set in Kottayam. Atiprackal Jimmy Jacob is everyone's favourite. Something turns around his life.- Cast :... |
Nayana Pillai | Malayalam film |
| Allari Ramudu Allari Ramudu Allari Ramudu is a 2002 Telugu film which starred Jr. NTR, Gajala and Arti Agarwal for the first time. B. Gopal directed this film.... |
Chamundeswari | Telugu film, side role | |
| 2001 | Sai Teri Maya | Devotional film | |
| Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar is a 2001 Indian film directed by Priyadarshan. This story of the film is an adaptation of the Mohanlal starrer movie Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam... |
Anupama Verma | ||
| Citizen Citizen (film) Citizen is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Sharavanan Subbaiya and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film features Ajith Kumar in the lead role as a social activist with Vasundhara Das, Meena and Nagma playing supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Deva, whilst... |
CBI Sarojini Harichandran | Tamil film | |
| Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love is a 2001 Bollywood film directed by Suneel Darshan released on 18 May 2001. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Mohnish Bahl. It was the first film where Bachchan and Kumar worked together... |
Special Appearance | ||
| Dheena Dheena Dheena is a 2001 Indian Tamil film starring Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi and Laila in lead roles. It marks the directorial debut of A. R. Murugadoss. Ajith plays the title role of Dheena, while Suresh Gopi enacts the role of Ajith's older brother... |
Tamil film (Special Appearance) | ||
| 2000 | Kunwara Kunwara Kunwara is an Indian Hindi film directed by David Dhawan, released on 14 July 2000. The film stars Govinda, Urmila Matondkar, Nagma, Om Puri and Johnny Lever in lead roles. The film is a remake of Bavagaru Bagunnara?-Plot:... |
Sharmila Singh | |
| Chal Mere Bhai Chal Mere Bhai Chal Mere Bhai is a Bollywood comedy film released in 2000. The film is produced by Nitin Manmohan and directed by David Dhawan. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles... |
Sonia | ||
| Papa The Great | Mrs. Pooja Jai Prakash | ||
| 1999 | Lal Baadshah Lal Baadshah Lal Baadshah is a 1999 Bollywood film directed by K.C. Bokadia and starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, Raghuvaran, Manisha Koirala, Shilpa Shetty and Amrish Puri. Nirupa Roy also appears in her last film playing Bachchan's foster mother... |
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| 1998 | Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam | Yamuna Rani | Malayalam film |
| 1997 | Kaun Rokega Mujhe | ||
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| Janakiraman Janakiraman Janakiraman is a 1997 Tamil language film directed by Sundar C. The film features Sarathkumar and Nagma in lead roles whilst Rambha, Goundamani and Manivannan play supporting roles. The film was released during Diwali 1997.-Cast:... |
Tamil film | ||
| Pistha Pistha Pistha is a 1997 Tamil language film directed by K.S. Ravikumar and starring Karthik Muthuraman and Nagma in the lead roles.-Story:Karthik plays Manikandan, an Ayyapan devotee whom T. S. B. K. Mouli hires as the manager to his factory and businesses... |
Tamil film | ||
| Love Birds Love Birds (film) Love Birds is a Tamil feature film comedy musical directed by P. Vasu. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman. Starring Prabhu Deva and Nagma, the film met with commercial success upon release, and the music of the film was especially appreciated. Prabhu Deva also provided... |
Mridula | Tamil film | |
| Kurubana Raani | Kannada film | ||
| Aravindhan Aravindhan Aravindhan is a 1997 Indian Tamil film written and directed by newcomer T. Nagarajan, starring Sarath Kumar, Parthiban, Nagma, Oorvasi, Prakash Raj and Visu in lead and pivotal roles. The film marks the debut of noted music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, musician Ilaiyaraaja's youngest son, and the... |
Tamil film | ||
| 1996 | Sarada Bullodu | Telugu film | |
| Mettu Kudi | Tamil film | ||
| Miya Biwi Aur Saali | Shivani Hansraj | ||
| Sabse Bada Mawali | Priya | ||
| 1995 | Suryaputrulu | Telugu film | |
| Baashha | Priya | Tamil film | |
| Mounam Mounam Mounam is a 1996 Telugu film thriller written and directed by Umamaheswara Rao C. who has directed acclaimed films in Telugu like Ankuram. The film was dubbed into Hindi as Moun.- Synopsis :... |
Telugu film | ||
| Rikshavodu Rikshavodu -Plot:Chiranjeevi has enacted dual role in this film. The film opens with scene where Chiranjeevi come to city in search of livelihood in the city with his granny Manorama. He is befriended by Brahmanandam and taken to Soundarya who gives rickshaws for rent. One day while driving passengers on his... |
Rani | Telugu film | |
| Ragasiya Police | Tamil film | ||
| 1994 | Kadhalan Kadhalan Kadhalan is a Tamil film released in 1994, written and directed by S. Shankar. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma in the lead roles. Actor Vikram has dubbed his voice for Prabhu Deva... |
Shruthi | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The Award was first given in 1953... Tamil film |
| Suhaag Suhaag Suhaag may refer to:* Suhaag * Suhaag... |
Madhu | ||
| Super Police Super Police Super Police is a 1994 Telugu film directed by K. Murali Mohan Rao. The film stars daggubati Venkatesh and Nagma in important roles. It was dubbed and released in Tamil with the same name. This was the second film that A.R... |
Telugu film | ||
| Gang Master Gangmaster (film) Gangmaster is a 1994 Telugu film directed by B. Gopal. It has music composed by A. R. Rahman. It was dubbed into Tamil with the title Manitha Manitha.-Cast:*Krishnam Raju*Nagma*Brahmanandam*Rajasekhar*Vani viswanath*Subhasree- Music :... |
Telugu film | ||
| Mugguru Monagallu Mugguru Monagallu Mugguru Monagallu is a Tollywood film which released on January 7, 1994 and was produced by Chiranjeevi's brother Nagendra Babu. This film stars Chiranjeevi , Nagma, Roja, and Ramya Krishna. K. Raghavendra Rao directed this action flick.... |
Telugu film | ||
| 1993 | Dhartiputra Dhartiputra Dhartiputra was a 1993 Hindi film, directed by Iqbal Durrani, and was debut Hindi film of Malayalam actor Mammotty. Produced by Dinesh Patel, who earlier produced Phool aur Kaante and Divya Shakti. Music by Nadeem-Shravan.-Cast:* Mammootty* Jaya Prada... |
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| Hasti | Neena Narang | ||
| King Uncle King Uncle King Uncle is a Hindi movie which was directed by Rakesh Roshan and released in India in 1993. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Shahrukh Khan, Anu Agarwal, Paresh Rawal, Pooja Ruparel, Deven Verma and Nagma in pivotal roles.-Synopsis:... |
Kavita | ||
| Allari Alludu | Telugu film | ||
| Rendilla Poojari | Telugu film | ||
| Kondapalli Raja | Telugu film | ||
| Varasudu Varasudu Vaarasudu is a Telugu film released in 1993. It was directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana, who has also worked on the screenplay for the movie. It is a multi-star movie starred by Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ghattamaneni Krishna, Nagma, Brahmanandam, Srikanth, Gummadi and others.-Plot:Vinay studies in... |
Telugu film | ||
| 1992 | Yalgaar Yalgaar Yalgaar is a 1992 Indian Hindi language film directed by and starring Feroz Khan alongside Sanjay Dutt, Manisha Koirala and Kabir Bedi, Mukesh Khanna.Synopsis... |
Anu Singhal | |
| Ashwamedham | Telugu film | ||
| Parampara Parampara Parampara denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Indian culture and Indian religions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism... |
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| Bewaffa Se Waffa | Nagma | ||
| Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare is a 1992 Indian Bollywood film directed by V.N. Menon and produced by Babubhai Thiba. It stars Rahul Roy, Prithvi and Nagma in pivotal roles. -Cast:*Rahul Roy...Rahul* Prithvi...Vijay*Nagma...Anjali Oberoi... |
Anjali Oberoi | ||
| Major Chandrakanth Major Chandrakanth Major Chandrakanth is a 1993 Telugu film. N.T. Rama Rao and Mohan Babu played the lead roles. It Is Produced by Mohan Babu under His Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures Banner. Presented by Mohan Babu's younger son Manoj Kumar and directed by veteran K. Raghavendra Rao, the film had music by M. M... |
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| Gharana Mogudu Gharana Mogudu -Box office performance:*Gharana Mogudu collected a distributors' share of Rs.13.5 million in its opening week.*The film was a blockbuster with a 100-day run in 56 centres and a 175-day run in three centres including a 183-day run in Sandhya 70mm, Hyderabad.... |
Uma Devi | Telugu film | |
| Police Aur Mujrim | Meena Khanna | ||
| 1991 | Killer Killer (1991 film) Killer is a 1991 Telugu Action thriller film directed by Fazil. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nagma, Sharada in important roles. The film was also dubbed into Tamil as Easwar.-Plot:... |
Telugu film | |
| Peddinti Alludu | Telugu film | ||
| 1990 | Baaghi: A Rebel for Love Baaghi: A Rebel for Love Baaghi: A Rebel for Love is a Bollywood film starring Salman Khan, Nagma, and Shakti Kapoor, which was released in 11 December 1990. It was Nagma's first role in Bollywood, as the opening credits note; she was 15 years old when the film was released... |
Kaajal, a.k.a. "Paro" | Bollywood debut |