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{{Short description|Indian actress (1936–1991)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Nutan Samarth
| image              = Nutan.jpg
| image_caption      = 
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1936|6|4|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], British India 
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1991|2|21|1936|6|4|df=y}}
| death_place        = Bombay, [[Maharashtra]], India
| spouse             = {{marriage|Rajnish Bahl|1959}}
| children           = [[Mohnish Bahl]]
| mother             = [[Shobhna Samarth]]
| father             = [[Kumarsen Samarth]]
| relatives          = [[Mukherjee-Samarth family]]
| honours            = [[Padma Shri]] (1974)
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1950–1991
}}

'''Nutan Samarth-Bahl''' ({{née}} '''Samarth'''; 4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), known mononymously as '''Nutan''' was an Indian actress who worked in [[Hindi]] films. Regarded as one of the finest actresses in the history of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]], Nutan was noted for her naturalistic acting in parts of conflicted women often deemed unconventional.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1999|page=166}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dhawan |first1=M.L. |title=To the manner born |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060226/spectrum/main8.htm |access-date=28 February 2022 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Sunday Tribune]] |date=26 February 2006 |archive-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228141624/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060226/spectrum/main8.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In a career spanning four decades, she appeared in [[Nutan#Filmography|more than 80 films]], that ranged in genre from urban romances to socio-realist dramas. She was the recipient of seven [[Filmfare Awards]], including a then-record five [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Awards for Best Actress]]. In 1974, Nutan received the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian award.{{sfn|Chopra|2021|p=145}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/05din.htm |title=Forever Nutan |work=Rediff.com |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-date=5 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805235015/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/05din.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Born in Bombay to filmmaker [[Kumarsen Samarth]] and film actress [[Shobhna Samarth]], Nutan started her career at the age of 14 in the 1950 film ''[[Hamari Beti]]'', directed by her mother. She subsequently starred in the films ''[[Nagina (1951 film)|Nagina]]'' and ''[[Hum Log (film)|Hum Log]]'' (both 1951). Her role in ''[[Seema (1955 film)|Seema]]'' (1955) garnered her wider recognition and her first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]. She continued playing leading roles through the 1960s until the late 1970s and went onto win the award on four other occasions for her roles in ''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]'' (1959), ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]'' (1963), ''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]'' (1967) and ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]'' (1978). Some of her other films of this period include ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' (1959), ''[[Chhalia]]'' (1960), ''[[Tere Ghar Ke Saamne]]'' (1963), ''[[Khandan (1965 film)|Khandan]]'' (1965), ''[[Saraswatichandra (film)|Saraswatichandra]]'' (1968), ''[[Anuraag (1972 film)|Anuraag]]'' (1972) and ''[[Saudagar (1973 film)|Saudagar]]'' (1973).

In the 1980s, Nutan started playing character roles and continued working until shortly before her death. She portrayed mostly motherly roles in such films as ''[[Saajan Ki Saheli]]'' (1981), ''[[Meri Jung]]'' (1985) and ''[[Naam (1986 film)|Naam]]'' (1986). Her performance in ''Meri Jung'' earned her a sixth and final Filmfare Award, in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] category. Nutan was married to [[naval]] [[Lieutenant-Commander]] Rajnish Bahl from 1959 until her death from [[breast cancer]] in 1991. Their only child, son [[Mohnish Bahl]] is an actor.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&dq=Bandini+1963+film&pg=PT623 Nutan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721131610/https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&dq=Bandini+1963+film&pg=PT623 |date=21 July 2023 }} ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema'', by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee (Encyclopædia Britannica (India)). Popular Prakashan, 2003. {{ISBN|8179910660}}. ''P. 80, P. 599''.</ref>

==Early life and family==
Nutan Samarth-Bahl was born on 4 June 1936 in Bombay into a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] [[Hindu]] family as the eldest of four children to director-poet [[Kumarsen Samarth]]{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=122}}{{sfn|Dawar|2006|p=87}}  and his actress wife and filmmaker [[Shobhna Samarth|Shobhna]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/oct/29sama.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Down memory lane with Shobhana Samarth<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-date=28 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428122347/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/oct/29sama.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Kumarsen was one of the early developers of the Films Division of India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gupte |first=Pranay |year=2010 |title=Alone and forgotten |work=The Hindu |issue=29 December 2010, updated 17 October 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Alone-and-forgotten/article12718987.ece |quote=In the event, Shobhana married Kumarsen Samarth — one of the early developers of the Films Division of India — who hailed from the same CKP community. |access-date=23 March 2018 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017203855/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Alone-and-forgotten/article12718987.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Her maternal grandmother [[Rattan Bai]] and her aunt [[Nalini Jaywant]] were also actors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kajol's Feminist Role Models: Grandmother Shobhna Samarth, Great-Grandmother Rattan Bai |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kajols-feminist-role-models-grandmother-shobhna-samarth-great-grandmother-rattan-bai-1824161 |access-date=8 October 2021 |website=NDTV India |date=14 March 2018 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008054601/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kajols-feminist-role-models-grandmother-shobhna-samarth-great-grandmother-rattan-bai-1824161 |url-status=live }}</ref> She grew up with complexes as she was considered too skinny in her childhood.{{sfn|Dawar|2006|p=87}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Renu Saran |title=Encyclopedia of Bollywood–Film Actresses |publisher=Diamond Books |year=2014 |page=76 |quote=Nutan. She grew with complexes, she was termed skinny and ugly, yet her eyes told tales from the depth of the heart and she gave us more than three decades of her life. Daughter of an established actress Shobana Samarth, Nutan was born on June 4, 1936 in Mumbai..."}}</ref> She had two sisters: actress [[Tanuja]] and Chatura and a brother Jaideep.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shobhna Samarth produced daughter Tanuja's debut film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/did-you-know/Shobhna-Samarth-produced-daughter-Tanujas-debut-film/articleshow/12248708.cms |access-date=6 November 2020 |website=The Times of India |date=29 May 2014 |language=en |archive-date=18 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918052657/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/did-you-know/Shobhna-Samarth-produced-daughter-Tanujas-debut-film/articleshow/12248708.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Her parents separated before Jaideep's birth. Actresses [[Kajol]] and [[Tanishaa Mukerji]] are Nutan's nieces. Her niece Kajol later shared her record for most Filmfare Best Actress wins.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PIrB95Jf8mO76uj5ZLIH7O/Kajol.html |title=Kajol |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=4 May 2013 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116100913/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PIrB95Jf8mO76uj5ZLIH7O/Kajol.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2021 |title=Tanishaa Mukerji reveals how her 'amazing' family feels about her being unmarried at 43 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/tanishaa-mukerji-reveals-how-her-amazing-family-feels-about-her-being-unmarried-at-43-101626580027512.html |access-date=24 October 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024063840/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/tanishaa-mukerji-reveals-how-her-amazing-family-feels-about-her-being-unmarried-at-43-101626580027512.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

As a child, Nutan went to Villa Theresa School and was later educated at the [[Baldwin Girls' High School]] in Bangalore.{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=122}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 August 2003 |title=The agony & ecstasy of being Tanuja |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/The-agony-ecstasy-of-being-Tanuja/articleshow/134291.cms |access-date=4 June 2017 |website=The Times of India |archive-date=25 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925030811/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/The-agony-ecstasy-of-being-Tanuja/articleshow/134291.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> While she was attracted to the performing arts since childhood and liked singing and dancing, she liked arithmetic and geography at school. She took lessons in classical music for four years under Jagannath Prasad.{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=122}} In 1953, when her film career had already started, she headed to Switzerland for further studies at La Chatelaine, a finishing school.{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=123}}{{sfn|Chopra|2021|p=146}} She was sent there at the behest of her mother following Nutan's intensive work in films and major weight loss. She described the one year spent there as the happiest in her life and returned home a year later having gained 22 pounds.{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=123}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Anshika |date=24 January 2017 |title=Nutan: The Woman Who Defined Bold and Beautiful in Bollywood in the 70s |url=https://www.vagabomb.com/Nutan-The-Woman-Who-Defined-Bold-and-Beautiful-in-Bollywood-in-the-80s/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604070323/https://www.vagabomb.com/Nutan-The-Woman-Who-Defined-Bold-and-Beautiful-in-Bollywood-in-the-80s/ |archive-date=4 June 2017 |access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
===Film debut and early work (1945-1954)===
Nutan first appeared briefly in front of the camera as a child in her father's film ''Nal Damyanti'' in 1945.{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=122}}{{sfn|Dawar|2006|p=87}} She started her career at age 14 by playing the protagonist in ''[[Hamari Beti]]'' (1950), directed by her mother.{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=122}} She was conflicted during the making of the film, unsure she could pull it off given how critical she was of her appearance and talents. She took part in [[Snehal Bhatkar]]'s soundtrack for the film, singing the song "Tujhe Kaisa Dulha Bhaaye Re".{{sfn|Premchand|2018}} The film released to considerable attention for Nutan's work. ''The Motion Picture Magazine'' gave a scathing review of the film but took note of Nutan's "fine performance", which showed "great promise".<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamari Beti |url=http://hindi-films-songs.com/books/Motion-Picture-Magazine-February-1951.pdf |access-date=3 March 2022 |work=The Motion Picture Magazine |date=February 1951 |pages=37–39 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060036/http://hindi-films-songs.com/books/Motion-Picture-Magazine-February-1951.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> She recalled an instance where her relatives changed their mind about her after watching the film: "The relatives who called me ugly changed their opinions overnight. They said they were proud of me."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chandran |first1=Mangala |title=The Ugly Duckling, who grew up into NUTAN! |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o3lTAAAAYAAJ |access-date=3 March 2022 |work=Link |date=October 1979 |language=en |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902054815/https://books.google.com/books?id=o3lTAAAAYAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Ravindra Dave]]'s suspense thriller ''[[Nagina (1951 film)|Nagina]]'' (1951) followed, and Nutan's performance in the film gained her greater recognition.{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=122}} The film became her first commercial success.{{sfn|Dawar|2006|p=87}} Aged 15 at the time of its release, she was not allowed to attend its premiere as it was certified "[[Motion picture content rating system#India|A]]: (restricted for adults) and she was underage.{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=123}} The social drama ''[[Hum Log (film)|Hum Log]]'', released the same year, was similarly popular with audiences.<ref>{{cite news |title=Box Office 1951 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=156&catName=MTk1MQ== |access-date=4 March 2022 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208040912/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=156&catName=MTk1MQ== |archive-date=8 December 2011}}</ref> Directed by [[Zia Sarhadi]], the film dealt with the trials and tribulations of a middle-class family and starred Nutan as the daughter Paro, an aspiring writer who suffers from tuberculosis.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1999|page=323}} ''Nagina'' and ''Hum Log'' consolidated her position as a rising star.{{sfn|Booch|Doyle|1962|p=122}}{{sfn|Raheja|Kothari|1996|p=57}}

The following year, she participated at the 1952 [[Femina Miss India]] contest, where she was crowned Miss Mussoorie, before being sent to Switzerland for further studies due to her weight loss and frail appearance.{{sfn|Raheja|Kothari|1996|p=57}}{{sfn|Chopra|2021|p=146}}<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=umY6AQAAIAAJ|date=October 1976|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|pages=50–51|access-date=27 July 2023|archive-date=27 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727055354/https://books.google.com/books?id=umY6AQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Breakthrough, success and stardom (1955-1979)===
[[File:Nutan on India Miniature Sheet 2011.jpg|thumb|Nutan in ''[[Dilli Ka Thug]]'']]
Her first big break was ''[[Seema (1955 film)|Seema]]'' (1955), for which she won her first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/seema.htm|title=Seema : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Seema (1955)|access-date=21 July 2023|archive-date=3 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203184201/https://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/seema.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Paying Guest (1957) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/paying-guest-2388 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Cinestaan |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721190200/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/paying-guest-2388 |url-status=live }}</ref> She followed her success with a romantic comedy, ''[[Paying Guest]]'', in which she co-starred with [[Dev Anand]]. By the late 1950s she was an established star.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bowen |first1=Muriel |author1-link=Muriel Bowen |title=Stardom Is Full-time Job for Indian Actress |url=https://archive.org/details/per_washington-post_1958-06-22_199/page/n69/ |access-date=23 January 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=22 June 1958}}</ref> In 1959, she starred in two hit films, [[Anari (1959 film)|''Anari'']] (with [[Raj Kapoor]]) and [[Bimal Roy]]'s ''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]'' (with [[Sunil Dutt]]), for which she won her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963) Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos| website = [[Bollywood Hungama]] | url = http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/503769 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120123202611/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/503769 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 23 January 2012 | accessdate = 23 March 2012}}</ref> In the 1960s and 1970s, she had many more successful films including ''[[Chhalia]]'' (1960), ''[[Saraswatichandra (film)|Saraswatichandra]]'' (1968), ''[[Devi (1970 film)|Devi]]'' (1970) and ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-rewind-sujata-nutan-sunil-dutt-bimal-roy-7555296/|title=Bollywood Rewind &#124; Sujata: When Bimal Roy took on caste discrimination and disguised it with a love story|accessdate=19 October 2021|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=9 October 2021|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019162320/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-rewind-sujata-nutan-sunil-dutt-bimal-roy-7555296/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Saraswatichandra (1968) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article87279.ece |date=21 January 2010 |accessdate=8 February 2013 |work=The Hindu |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225154515/https://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article87279.ece%20/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1960, she starred opposite [[Raj Kapoor]] once again in [[Manmohan Desai]]'s ''Chhalia'',<ref name="Yesterday once more">{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/special-report/Yesterday-once-more/articleshow/2625024.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010204934/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-12-16/special-report/27959340_1_vu-remakes-raj-kapoor | url-status=live | archive-date=10 October 2011 | work=The Times of India | title=Yesterday once more | date=16 December 2007}}</ref> which earned her a Filmfare nomination for Best Actress. In a film review at the time, ''[[Filmfare]]'' wrote: "As the unfortunate girl disowned by her relatives for no fault of hers, Nutan puts over a superb and memorable portrayal."<ref>{{cite journal |title=From the FIlmfare files...reviews from the 1960s |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/jan2002/ifocus3.html |issue=January 2002 |access-date=27 September 2011 |journal=[[Filmfare]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907040152/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/jan2002/ifocus3.html |archive-date=7 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dv4AAAAQBAJ&q=santhi&pg=PA257 |title=Different Bodies: Essays on Disability in Film and Television |last=Marja Evelyn Mogk |publisher=McFarland |year=2013 |pages=117 |isbn=9780786465354 |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902054815/https://books.google.com/books?id=0dv4AAAAQBAJ&q=santhi&pg=PA257 |url-status=live }}</ref>

She formed a popular screen couple with co-star [[Dev Anand]] and the two acted in four films together – ''Paying Guest'' (1957), ''Baarish'' (1957), ''[[Manzil (1960 film)|Manzil]]'' (1960) and ''[[Tere Ghar Ke Samne]]'' (1963).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg== |title=Box Office 1972|work=Box Office India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020102113/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg== |date=20 October 2013 |archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/saudagar-1973/article4294643.ece|title=Saudagar (1973)|date=10 January 2013|access-date=17 March 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=12 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212044136/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/saudagar-1973/article4294643.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{quote box|align=left|width=31em|quote="Nutan’s masterful performance of a jilted young woman who murders her lover’s wife in Bimal Roy’s classic is arguably the best acting by a lead actress in Indian cinema. Nutan’s genius lay in portraying a whole range of emotions without resorting to over-the-top histrionics. The pièce de résistance is the scene in which her face conveys conflicting sentiments as she is about to commit the murder."|source=—''[[Forbes India]]'' on Nutan's performance in ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]'' (1963)<ref name="Forbes">{{cite journal |last=Prasad |first=Shishir |author2=Ramnath, N.S |author3=Mitter, Sohini |date=27 April 2013 |title=25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema |journal=[[Forbes India]] |publisher=Network 18 |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/100-years-of-indian-cinema/25-greatest-acting-performances-of-indian-cinema/35125/0 |access-date=19 April 2015 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112014841/http://forbesindia.com/article/100-years-of-indian-cinema/25-greatest-acting-performances-of-indian-cinema/35125/0 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}

Bimal Roy's socio-realist ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]'' (1963) is based on ''Tamasi'', a Bengali novel by Jarasandha, and stars Nutan as Kalyani, a young prisoner convicted for poisoning the wife of her lover ([[Ashok Kumar]]).{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1999|page=375–376}} The story follows her life in prison and how she is later faced with a choice between her past love and a young prison doctor ([[Dharmendra]]) who falls in love with her.{{sfn|Salam|2012}} Having quit acting after marriage, Nutan was persuaded to accept the part by Roy, who asserted that he would abandon the project if she refused.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Bandini-A-Bimal-Roy-gem/Article1-2890.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125155018/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Bandini-A-Bimal-Roy-gem/Article1-2890.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=Bandini: A Bimal Roy gem |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=30 May 2003 |access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> She was pregnant during the making of the film.{{sfn|Chatterji|2017}}{{sfn|Salam|2012}}

''Bandini'' was a major critical success, and Nutan received career-best reviews for her portrayal, which is often cited as one of the finest performances of Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kabir |first1=Nasreen Munni |title=Thirty best screen performances by Indian film actors |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20061002-thirty-best-screen-performances-by-bollywood-actors-784512-2006-10-02 |access-date=26 February 2022 |work=[[India Today]] |date=2 October 2006 |language=en |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226210044/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20061002-thirty-best-screen-performances-by-bollywood-actors-784512-2006-10-02 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/slideshows/50s/50-3.htm |title=Bollywood Divas |work=Hindustan Times |year=2004 |access-date=22 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023044401/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/slideshows/50s/50-3.htm |archive-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> The film won six awards at the [[11th Filmfare Awards]], including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and a third Best Actress for Nutan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nivas |first1=Namita |title=63 years of change |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/63-years-of-change/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=3 October 2014 |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306010908/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/63-years-of-change/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|Bengal Film Journalists' Association]] ranked ''Bandini'' as the third-best Indian film of the year and acknowledged Nutan with the [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress (Hindi)|Best Actress]] award in its Hindi section.<ref name=r1>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196427.htm |title=69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007 |date=8 January 2010 |access-date=22 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108082149/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196427.htm |archive-date=8 January 2010}}</ref> Author and critic [[Dinesh Raheja]] wrote: "Sans screaming hysteria-niks, Nutan puts across one of the finest performances seen on Hindi screen. She recognised and was perfectly in tandem with Kalyani's innate strength of character."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/28dinesh.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Classics Revisited: Bandini |work=Rediff.com |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-date=6 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806011706/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/28dinesh.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> <!-- Film and theatre critic Gautaman Bhaskaran wrote for ''[[The Hindu]]'': "Nutan as Kalyani gave perhaps her career's best performance. Splendidly expressive, her understated role is something that cannot be easily matched by today's painted heroines. Fear and anger show up so lividly in Nutan's eyes that they haunt you long after you have walked out of the theatre."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/01/08/stories/1308110i.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110165509/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2000/01/08/stories/1308110i.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2012 |title=A classic convict |date=8 January 2000 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> --> In 2010, ''Filmfare'' included her performance in its "80 Iconic Performances" list.<ref name="NutanFilmfare">{{Cite news |date=7 June 2010 |title=80 Iconic Performances |url=https://www.filmfare.com/articles/80-iconic-performances-710-988.html |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829163400/https://www.filmfare.com/articles/80-iconic-performances-710-988.html |archive-date=29 August 2010 |work=Filmfare}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] included the film in her list of "The 20 Best Hindi Films Ever Made", calling Kalyani "one of Hindi cinema's most complex and fully realized female characters", which was "the role of a lifetime" for Nutan, whose "face raged with a grand passion and a quiet grace".<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[NDTV]] |title=Top 20 Movie Reviews |author=Chopra, Anupama |url=http://www.anupamachopra.com/20reviews.php |access-date=23 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320134339/http://www.anupamachopra.com/20reviews.php |archive-date=20 March 2012}}</ref> In 2013, ''[[Forbes India]]'' listed Nutan's performance as one of the "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema", hailing her work as "the best acting by a lead actress in Indian cinema".<ref name="Forbes"/>

Her fourth Filmfare win came for ''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]'' (1967). She starred opposite Amitabh Bachchan in 1973's ''[[Saudagar (1973 film)|Saudagar]]'' (1973), for which she received a sixth Filmfare nomination and a third BFJA award. In 1978, she made an astonishing return to the screen as the righteous Sanjukta Chauhan in ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]'' (1978).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |title=BollySwar: 1981–1990 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech |year=2020 |isbn=9788193848227 |pages=612}}</ref> For this performance, she received an eighth Filmfare nomination and won her fifth Filmfare Award for Best Actress, at the age of 42. She thus became a record holder in the category, having won five awards for Best Actress at Filmfare. At age 42, she is also the oldest winner of the award. Nutan was perhaps the only actress of her generation to command leading roles in her 40s, with tremendous success.

===Final film roles (1980-1989)===
Following this, she starred in ''Saajan Ki Saheli'' (1981), as an ignorant, jealous wife to a husband who knowingly befriends the daughter she abandoned at childbirth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rishta Kagaz Ka Movie Review {{!}} Rishta Kagaz Ka Movie Cast |url=https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie-details/rishta-kagaz-ka |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=www.indianfilmhistory.com |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721134814/https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie-details/rishta-kagaz-ka |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1980s, she played roles in blockbuster films such as ''[[Meri Jung]]'' (1985), ''[[Naam (1986 film)|Naam]]'' (1986) and ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' (1986).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-15|title=Box Office 1986|work=Box Office India|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|access-date=2021-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115031410/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> ''Karma'' was notable for being the first time she was paired with actor [[Dilip Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Naam: The film Kumar Gaurav made for buddy Sanjay Dutt |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/naam-the-film-kumar-gaurav-made-for-buddy-sanjay-dutt/articleshow/44956266.cms |access-date=2023-02-15 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=29 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429014431/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Naam-The-film-Kumar-Gaurav-made-for-buddy-Sanjay-Dutt/articleshow/44956266.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> For ''Meri Jung'', she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. Her last film released while she was alive was ''[[Kanoon Apna Apna]]'' in 1989. She died in 1991 of cancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.streeshakti.com/bookS.aspx?author=24 |title=SHOBHNA SAMARTH (1915–2000) |publisher=streeshakti.com |access-date=28 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164546/http://www.streeshakti.com/bookS.aspx?author=24 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two of her films ''Naseebwala'' (1992) and ''Insaniyat'' (1994) were released after her death. She also gave a stellar performance as Kaliganj Ki Bahu in the TV serial ''[[Mujrim Hazir]]'', her only role on the small screen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2020 |title=Sone Pe Suhaaga 1988 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1980's Box Office Collection |url=https://ksboxoffice.com/sone-pe-suhaaga-1988-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/movies-facts/ |access-date=18 December 2021 |website=KS Box Office |language=en-US |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409124332/https://ksboxoffice.com/sone-pe-suhaaga-1988-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/movies-facts/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/sarat-chandra-chattopadhyay-bimal-mitra/|title=Appreciating Human Foibles Like None Other - Silhouette Magazine|date=2014-07-28|website=Silhouette Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-25|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806222131/https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/sarat-chandra-chattopadhyay-bimal-mitra/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nutan also sang two songs, one in ''Paying Guest'' and the other in ''[[Chhabili]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Remembering Nutan on her 85th birth anniversary |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/reformed-performer/article34780880.ece/ |access-date=29 August 2021 |work=The Hindu |quote=Nutan also sang a few lines in ''Paying Guest''. |archive-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611132526/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/reformed-performer/article34780880.ece/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaur |first1=Devinder Bir |title=Eternal 'Sita' with mind of her own |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000211/art-trib.htm#1 |access-date=4 March 2022 |work=The Tribune |date=11 February 2000 |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304110022/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000211/art-trib.htm#1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Nutan married [[Indian Navy]]'s Lieutenant-Commander Rajnish Bahl on 11 October 1959.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/nutan-the-actress-who-broke-conventional-barriers-on-screen-5445 |title=Rare pictures of Nutan with family you may have not seen before; see pics |website=Mid Day |accessdate=24 December 2022 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721154026/https://www.mid-day.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/nutan-the-actress-who-broke-conventional-barriers-on-screen-5445 |url-status=live }}</ref> Their only son [[Mohnish Bahl|Mohnish]], was born on 14 August 1961, who is an established television and film actor. Her son is married to actress [[Ekta Sohini]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/photo-gallery/these-unseen-throwback-photos-of-the-sanjivani-2-actor-mohnish-bahl-are-unmissable/469061|title=Mohnish Bahl birthday: These unseen throwback photos of the Sanjivani 2 actor are unmissable!|website=Times Now News|accessdate=14 August 2022|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730230833/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/photo-gallery/these-unseen-throwback-photos-of-the-sanjivani-2-actor-mohnish-bahl-are-unmissable/469061|url-status=live}}</ref>  His daughter (Nutan's granddaughter) [[Pranutan Bahl]], named after Nutan, is also a film actress. Nutan was fond of hunting.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pranutan Bahl revisits her grandmother Nutan's timeless melody|access-date=23 September 2022|work=Hindustan Times|date=17 September 2021|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/pranutan-bahl-revisits-her-grandmother-nutan-s-timeless-melody-101631864295205-amp.html|archive-date=3 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703065352/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/pranutan-bahl-revisits-her-grandmother-nutan-s-timeless-melody-101631864295205-amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her husband died from a [[Death by burning|fire accident]] in his apartment in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Mohnish Behl's father Rajnish Bahl dies in fire |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/04bahl.htm |work=Rediff.com |accessdate=14 August 2004 |archive-date=14 August 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814000333/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/04bahl.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mohnish Bahl pays a tribute to his late mother, the legendary Nutan |url=https://m.filmfare.com/interviews/mohnish-bahl-pays-a-tribute-to-his-late-mother-the-legendary-nutan-36666.amp |work=Filmfare |accessdate=28 December 2021 |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715130500/https://m.filmfare.com/interviews/mohnish-bahl-pays-a-tribute-to-his-late-mother-the-legendary-nutan-36666.amp |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Illness and death==
Nutan was diagnosed and treated for [[breast cancer]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farook |first1=Farhana |title='Her palms smelt of Chandan' : A detailed account of the life of the legendary Nutan |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/her-palms-smelt-of-chandan-a-detailed-account-of-the-life-of-the-legendary-nutan-18329.html |work=Filmfare |access-date=3 June 2017 |date=23 January 2017 |archive-date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814102536/http://www.filmfare.com/features/her-palms-smelt-of-chandan-a-detailed-account-of-the-life-of-the-legendary-nutan-18329.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 1991, she was admitted to [[Breach Candy Hospital]] in [[Mumbai]] after she fell ill. At that time, she was filming ''Garajna'' and ''Insaniyat''. She died at 12:07&nbsp;p.m. ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]]) on 21 February 1991.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actress Nutan dead |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910222&printsec=frontpage |page=1 |access-date=27 January 2015 |work=The Indian Express |date=22 February 1991 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011170042/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910222&printsec=frontpage |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.letstalkaboutbollywood.com/pages/Nutan_articles-3691338.html |title=In-depth reviews of Nutan's filmography at Let's talk about Bollywood |access-date=21 January 2014 |archive-date=21 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121085826/http://www.letstalkaboutbollywood.com/pages/Nutan_articles-3691338.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Artistry and legacy==
Nutan is regarded as one of the greatest actors of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Top heroines of Bollywood |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/1 |url-status=live |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/1 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> She was noted for her willingness to play unconventional roles and several of her roles were labelled "path-breaking". In 2011, ''[[Rediff.com]]'' listed her as the third-greatest actress of all-time after [[Nargis]] and [[Smita Patil]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers Choice: The Greatest Actresses of all time |work=Rediff.com |author=Sen, Raja |access-date=22 September 2011 |date=29 June 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-greatest-actresses-of-all-time/20110629.htm |archive-date=26 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926020746/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-greatest-actresses-of-all-time/20110629.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Nutan was placed 10th by ''[[NDTV]]'' in its "The Most Popular Actress of All Time" list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488700.html |title=Most popular actresses of all time |date=12 June 2012 |work=Yahoo! India Movies |access-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615205038/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488700.html |archive-date=15 June 2012}}</ref> In 2022, she was placed in ''[[Outlook India]]''{{'}}s 75 Best Bollywood Actresses list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=75 Bollywood Actresses Who Ruled The Silver Screen With Grace, Beauty And Talent |work=Outlook India |date=16 August 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Times of India]]''{{'}}s placed her in their "50 Beautiful Faces" list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photos - 50 Beautiful Faces: 100 years of Indian Cinema |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 November 2020 |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/movies/100-yrs-of-indian-cinema/50-beautiful-faces-100-years-of-indian-cinema/morphshow/19713445.cms?from=mdr}}</ref> In 2023, journalist [[Rajeev Masand]] named her one of Hindi cinema's best actresses of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The eyes have it: Hindi cinema's best actresses |author=Rajeev Masand |work=India Today |date=12 January 2023 |access-date=12 September 2023 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/the-eyes-have-it-hindi-cinemas-best-actresses-2320786-2023-01-12 |archive-date=22 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122142138/https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/the-eyes-have-it-hindi-cinemas-best-actresses-2320786-2023-01-12 |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{quote box|align=left|width=31em|bgcolor=lightgrey|quote="Bandini is perhaps Nutan's best role ever. Nutan goes through all the phases of a girl struck by love – the first flush when colour comes to her cheeks upon the mere mention of name, the happiness she feels while playing his pretend-wife. Nutan looks maddened with grief and hatred when she does the acts most foul. Her inner struggle as she reflects between choosing her first love and old is perhaps one the best scenes ever filmed."|source=—''[[Filmfare]]'' on Nutan's performance in ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]'' (1963)<ref name="NutanFilmfare" />}}

''[[Filmfare]]'' termed her face "camera-friendly" and said, "Apart from a lissome figure Nutan was gifted with one of the most camera-friendly faces in the industry. One could film her from any angle and it came out perfect."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Drop-dead gorgeous: Nutan |work=Filmfare |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/dropdead-gorgeous-nutan-4663.amp |url-status=live |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.filmfare.com/features/dropdead-gorgeous-nutan-4663.amp |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Actresses such as [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]] and [[Smita Patil]] noted Nutan as their influence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/139169/banner-300x250.swf |title=A rare resonance |work=Deccan Herald |date=19 February 2011 |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022121411/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/139169/banner-300x250.swf |url-status=live }}</ref> Sadhana was once quoted as saying: "If there was any actress I modeled myself in the lines of it was the versatile Nutan in ''Seema'', ''Sujata'' and ''Bandini''. ''Parakh'' was a film where I really followed Nutan."<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |author=Das Gupta, Ranjan |title=Sadhna worked wonders |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/09/05/stories/2008090550840400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108163506/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/09/05/stories/2008090550840400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 November 2012 |access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]] said, "They don't make actresses like her anymore."<ref>{{cite web |last=Team |first=Hitlist |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/oct/261009-informer-4.htm |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali - The movies I loved growing up |work=MidvDay |date=26 October 2009 |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-date=30 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930090628/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/oct/261009-informer-4.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]] said that Nutan was an actress who did justice to her voice on screen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lata Mangeshkar felt this actress did justice to her voice on screen. On Tuesday Trivia |work=India Today |date=8 February 2022 |accessdate=10 February 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/lata-mangeshkar-felt-this-actress-did-justice-to-her-voice-on-screen-on-tuesday-trivia-1910396-2022-02-08 |archive-date=8 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208125422/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/celebrities/story/lata-mangeshkar-felt-this-actress-did-justice-to-her-voice-on-screen-on-tuesday-trivia-1910396-2022-02-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> 

M.L. Dhawan of ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' noted, "Nutan fine-tuned her dialogue delivery with an evocative voice. A natural throw was the hallmark of Nutan's dialogue delivery. She was low key and mellow as she was peppery and sarcastic and yet made a strong impact. She either played the main part or at least shared equal footing with the male counterpart."<ref name="unconventional">{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060226/spectrum/main8.htm |title=The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum |work=The Tribune |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103050026/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060226/spectrum/main8.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Dhawan, M.L. |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071209/spectrum/main6.htm |title=Queens of hearts |date=9 December 2007 |access-date=22 September 2011 |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024034014/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071209/spectrum/main6.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> According to [[Encyclopædia Britannica]], Nutan had "developed a natural acting style under [[Bimal Roy]]'s direction."<ref name="LtdGulzar2003">{{cite book |author1=Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd |author2=Gulzar |author3=Govind Nihalani |author4=Saibal Chatterjee |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC |access-date=22 September 2011 |year=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111081518/https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC |url-status=live }}</ref> Arushi Jain of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' stated, "The actor left an indelible mark on the minds of those who had the fortune of watching her on the silver screen." Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri of ''[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]'' noted, "Nutan essayed a range of roles that measured up both critically and as a star."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nutan: The star who changed the narrative around the career of a married actress |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nutan-the-nagina-of-bollywood-defied-stereotypes-around-married-actors-8644525/lite/ |date=4 June 2023 |access-date=28 June 2023 |archive-date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616042921/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nutan-the-nagina-of-bollywood-defied-stereotypes-around-married-actors-8644525/lite/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Five roles by Nutan that show the range she was capable of |work=Telegraph India |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/entertainment/five-roles-by-nutan-that-show-the-range-she-was-capable-of/cid/1917991 |date=21 February 2023 |accessdate=22 March 2023 |archive-date=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221133747/https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/entertainment/five-roles-by-nutan-that-show-the-range-she-was-capable-of/cid/1917991 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nutan was known for her nuanced portrayal and for her female characters that stood "shoulder-to-shoulder" with the male characters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audacity and hope: Meena Kumari, Suraiya, Nutan, Madhubala and Nargis |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=10 September 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/75th-independence-day/bollywood/meena-kumari-nutan-madhubala-nargis |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204142138/https://www.hindustantimes.com/75th-independence-day/bollywood/meena-kumari-nutan-madhubala-nargis |url-status=live}}</ref> Nutan's performance in ''Bandini'' was list in "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema"  by ''[[Forbes]]''. ''[[Filmfare]]''{{'}}s "80 Iconic Performances" list placed her 49th for the same film.<ref name="Forbes"/><ref name="NutanFilmfare" />

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role 
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Ref.
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|1950||''[[Hamari Beti]]''||Beti ||
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamari Beti |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q7UEAQAAIAAJ |access-date=4 March 2022 |work=Screen World Publication's 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema: Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913-1988 |publisher=Screen World Publication |date=1988 |language=en |archive-date=24 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624193107/https://books.google.com/books?id=q7UEAQAAIAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |1951||''[[Nagina (1951 film)|Nagina]]''||Mukta ||
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|''[[Hum Log (film)|Hum Log]]''||Paro ||
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| rowspan="2" |1952||''Shisham''|| ||
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|''[[Parbat (film)|Parbat]]''||Parbat ||
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|rowspan="3" |1953||''Laila Majnu''||Laila ||
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|''Aaghosh''||Meera ||
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|''Malkin''|| ||
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|1954||''[[Shabaab (film)|Shabaab]]''|| ||
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|1955||''[[Seema (1955 film)|Seema]]''||Gauri ||Won - [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/seema.htm|title = Seema : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Seema (1955)}}</ref> 
|-
|1956||''Heer''||Heer||
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|-
|rowspan="3"|1957||''[[Baarish (film)|Baarish]]''||Chanda||
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|-
|''[[Paying Guest]]''||Shanti||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paying Guest (1957) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/paying-guest-2388 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815024735/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/paying-guest-2388 |url-status=live |archive-date=15 August 2020 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref>
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||''Zindagi Ya Toofan''|| ||
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|rowspan="6"|1958||''[[Chandan (film)|Chandan]]''|| ||
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|''[[Dilli Ka Thug]]''||Asha||
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|''[[Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala]]''|| ||
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|''Sone Ki Chidiya''||Laxmi||
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|''Aakhri Daao''|| ||
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|''Light House''|| ||
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|rowspan="3"|1959||''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]''||Aarti Sohanlal||
|<ref name="7thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|title=7th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=4 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Kanhaiya (1959 film)|Kanhaiya]]''||Shanno||
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|-
|''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]''||Sujata||Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-rewind-sujata-nutan-sunil-dutt-bimal-roy-7555296/|title=Bollywood Rewind &#124; Sujata: When Bimal Roy took on caste discrimination and disguised it with a love story|date=9 October 2021}}</ref> 
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|rowspan="4"|1960||''Basant''||Meenakshi Rai||
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|''[[Chhabili]]''|| ||
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|''[[Chhalia]]''||Shanti||Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|<ref name="Yesterday once more"/>
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|''[[Manzil (1960 film)|Manzil]]''||Pushpa||
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|1962||''[[Soorat Aur Seerat]]''|| ||
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|rowspan="3"|1963||''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]''||Kalyani||Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|<ref name=ency>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&dq=Bandini+1963+film&pg=PT623 Nutan] ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema'', by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee (Encyclopædia Britannica (India)). Popular Prakashan, 2003. {{ISBN|8179910660}}. ''P. 80, P. 599''.</ref>
|-
|''[[Dil Hi To Hai (1963 film)|Dil Hi To Hai]]''||Jameela||
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539163 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129111127/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539163 | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 January 2013 | title=Movie Review | website=Bollywood Hungama | accessdate=14 December 2012}}</ref>
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|''[[Tere Ghar Ke Samne]]''||Sulekha||
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|1964||''Chandi Ki Deewar''|| ||
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|rowspan="2"|1965||''[[Khandan (1965 film)|Khandan]]''||Radha||
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|''[[Rishte Naate]]''||Savitri||
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|rowspan="2"|1966||''Chhota Bhai''||Annapoorna ||
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|''[[Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (1966 film)|Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya]]''||Ashoo / Shabnam||
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| rowspan="5" |1967||''[[Dulhan Ek Raat Ki]]''||Nirmala||
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|-
|''Laat Saheb''||Nikki||
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|-
|''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]''||Radha||Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|<ref name="Cowie1977">{{cite book|author=Peter Cowie|title=World Filmography: 1967|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&pg=PA264|access-date=23 February 2015|year=1977|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press|isbn=978-0-498-01565-6|pages=264–}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Mehrban]]''||Laxmi||
|
|-
|''Mera Munna''||Seema||
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|-
|rowspan="2"|1968||''[[Gauri (1968 film)|Gauri]]''||Gauri||
|<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dv4AAAAQBAJ&q=santhi&pg=PA257 |title=Different Bodies: Essays on Disability in Film and Television |last=Marja Evelyn Mogk |publisher=McFarland |year=2013 |pages=117|isbn=9780786465354 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Saraswatichandra (film)|Saraswatichandra]]''||Kumud Sundari||
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Saraswatichandra (1968) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article87279.ece |date=21 January 2010|accessdate=8 February 2013 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
|1969||''Bhai Bahen''||Mala||
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|rowspan="4"|1970||''[[Maa Aur Mamta]]''||Maya||
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|-
|''[[Devi (1970 film)|Devi]]''||Devi||
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|''Maharaja''||Kamla||
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|-
|''[[Yaadgaar (1970 film)|Yaadgaar]]''||Bhavna||
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|1971||''Lagan''||Shanti||
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|rowspan="3"|1972||''[[Anuraag (1972 film)|Anuraag]]''||Anu Rai||Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg== |title=Box Office 1972|work=Box Office India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020102113/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg== |date=20 October 2013 |archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref>
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|''Grahan''|| ||
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|-
|''Mangetar''|| ||
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|-
|1973||''[[Saudagar (1973 film)|Saudagar]]''||Mahjubi||Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/saudagar-1973/article4294643.ece|title=Saudagar (1973)|date=10 January 2013|access-date=17 March 2013|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
|1975||[[Jogidas Khuman (1975 film)|''Jogidas Khuman'']]|| ||
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|-
|1976||''[[Zid (1976 film)|Zid]]''|| ||
|<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=umY6AQAAIAAJ|date=October 1976|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|pages=50–51}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="4"|1977||''Mandir Masjid''|| ||
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|-
|''Jagriti''|| ||
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|-
|''Duniyadari''||Sushila ||
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|-
|''Paradh''||Vidya ||[[Marathi film]]
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|-
|rowspan="4"|1978||''[[Ek Baap Chhe Bete]]''||Joyce Fernandes||
|
|-
|''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]''||Sanjukta Chouhan||Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} 
|-
|''[[Saajan Bina Suhagan]]''||Asha Chopra||
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|-
|''[[Hamara Sansar]]''||Geeta||
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|-
|rowspan="2"|1980||''[[Kasturi (1980 film)|Kasturi]]''||Prameela||
|<ref>Nutan</ref>
|-
|''Sanjh Ki Bela''|| ||
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|1981||''[[Saajan Ki Saheli]]''||Kunti Kumar||
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|-
|rowspan="2"|1982||''Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon''||Kamini 'Lalli'|| 
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|-
|''[[Jeeo Aur Jeene Do]]''||Dr. Sita||
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|-
|1983||''[[Rishta Kagaz Ka]]''||Suman||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rishta Kagaz Ka Movie Review {{!}} Rishta Kagaz Ka Movie Cast |url=https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie-details/rishta-kagaz-ka |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=www.indianfilmhistory.com }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="5"|1985||''[[Yudh (film)|Yudh]]''||Savitri Devi||
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|-
|''[[Paisa Yeh Paisa]]''||Laxmi||
|
|-
|''[[Meri Jung]]''||Mrs. Aarti Verma||Won - [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |title=BollySwar: 1981–1990 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech |year=2020 |isbn=9788193848227 |pages=612}}</ref>
|-
|''Yeh Kaisa Farz''|| || 
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|''Pyari Bhabhi''|| ||
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|rowspan="4"|1986||''Sajna Saath Nibhana''||Shobha Rana||
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|''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]''||Mrs. Vishwanath Pratap Singh||
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-15|title=Box Office 1986|work=Box Office India|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|access-date=2021-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115031410/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Naam (1986 film)|Naam]]''||Janki Kapoor||
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Naam: The film Kumar Gaurav made for buddy Sanjay Dutt |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/naam-the-film-kumar-gaurav-made-for-buddy-sanjay-dutt/articleshow/44956266.cms |access-date=2023-02-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|''Ricky''||Seeta||
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|1987||''[[Hifazat (1987 film)|Hifazat]]''||Laxmi||
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|-
|1988||''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]''||Usha||
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 May 2020 |title=Sone Pe Suhaaga 1988 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1980's Box Office Collection |url=https://ksboxoffice.com/sone-pe-suhaaga-1988-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/movies-facts/ | access-date=18 December 2021 |website=KS Box Office |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |1989
|''[[Mujrim]]''||Yashoda Bose||
|
|-
|''[[Kanoon Apna Apna]]''||Laxmi Singh||
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanoon Apna Apna (1989) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/57102 |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=23 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409143823/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/57102 |archive-date= 9 April 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Guru (1989 film)|Guru]]''||Yashoda Shrivastav||
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Guru|title=Guru-Hindi film details|publisher=IBOS|accessdate=27 July 2016}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|1990||''Aulaad Ki Khatir''|| ||
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|1991||''Garajna''|| ||Unreleased
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|rowspan="2"|1992||''Naseebwala''||Sharda ||
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|''Deewana Aashiq'' ||Seema||
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|1994||''[[Insaniyat (1994 film)|Insaniyat]]''||Shanti Devi||
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 August 2021 |title=Insaniyat 1994 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts 1990's Box Office Collection |url=https://ksboxoffice.com/insaniyat-1994-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/movies-facts/ | access-date=18 December 2021 |website=KS Box Office |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

==Accolades==
===[[Civilian award|Civilian Award]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| 1974
| [[Padma Shri]]
| [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1970–1979)|Contribution in the field of Arts]]
| {{honoured}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|work=Ministry of Home Affairs - India|date=21 May 2014|access-date=23 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002842/http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|archive-date=9 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

===[[Filmfare Awards]]===

'''[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| [[4th Filmfare Awards|1957]]
| ''[[Seema (1955 film)|Seema]]''
| {{won}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|title=Check out all the Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020|accessdate=30 December 2021|work=Filmfare|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204095338/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[7th Filmfare Awards|1960]]
| ''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[8th Filmfare Awards|1961]]
| ''[[Chhalia]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfare Award Winners 1961 – 8th Filmfare Popular Awards |url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/filmfare-awards-1961-163.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730231654/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/filmfare-awards-1961-163.html |archive-date=30 July 2012 |access-date=30 July 2012 |website=Awardsandshows.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[11th Filmfare Awards|1964]]
| ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]''
| {{won}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite news |title=List of awards and nominations received by actress Nutan |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=28 December 2022 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Nutan/awards |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902054814/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Nutan/awards?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[15th Filmfare Awards|1968]]
| ''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[21st Filmfare Awards|1974]]
| ''[[Saudagar (1973 film)|Saudagar]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref name="NutanAwards">{{cite web|title=21st Filmfare Awards 1973|url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf|access-date=2011-06-01|work=Deep750.googlepages.com|archive-date=12 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[26th Filmfare Awards|1979]]
| ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dhirad |first1=Sandeep |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winner |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |website=deep750.googlepages.com |date=2006 |page=52 |access-date=3 August 2007 |archive-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

'''[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Result
! Ref.
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[21st Filmfare Awards|1974]]
| ''[[Anuraag (1972 film)|Anuraag]]''
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref name="NutanAwards" />
|-
|''[[Saudagar (1973 film)|Saudagar]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[26th Filmfare Awards|1979]]
| ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |title=Filmfare – the full coverage |access-date=3 August 2007 |archive-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[33rd Filmfare Awards|1986]]
| ''[[Meri Jung]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/filmfare-awards-1986-188.html|title=Filmfare Awards 1986|website=awardsandshows.com|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508042906/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/filmfare-awards-1986-188.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Filmfare Special Award===
{{See also|Filmfare Special Award}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Note
!scope="col"| Result
|-
| [[70th Filmfare Awards|2025]]
!scope="row" | Cine Icon award for her enduring legacy in Hindi cinema
| {{Honoured}}
|}

===[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]===

'''[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress (Hindi)|BFJA Award for Best Actress (Hindi)]]'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| 1964
| ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref name=r1/>
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100108050315/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196831.htm 31st Annual BFJA Awards. Awards For The Year 1967]. bfjaawards.com (1968)</ref>
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Saudagar (1973 film)|Saudagar]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=37th Annual BFJA Awards |url=http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/197437.htm |work=BFJA Awards |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422070342/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/197437.htm |archive-date=22 April 2008}}</ref>
|}

==Tributes and honors==
[[File:Nutan 2011 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Nutan on a 2011 stamp of India]]

Nutan's narrative is depicted in the book ''Nutan – Asen Mi Nasen Mi'' (meaning 'whether I will exist or not') written by famous Marathi author Lalita Tamhane.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.in/Nutan-Nasen-Lalita-Tamhane-Marathi/dp/B07WXKB7ZM |title=Nutan – Asen Mi Nasen Mi ('Whether I will exist or not') by Lalita Tamhane |date=January 2015 |publisher=Generic |access-date=21 July 2023 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902054911/https://www.amazon.in/Nutan-Nasen-Lalita-Tamhane-Marathi/dp/B07WXKB7ZM |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Nutan's laughter echoed through studios: Shubha Khote pays tribute to actor on her 31st death anniversary | url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/nutan-s-laughter-echoed-through-studios-shubha-khote-pays-tribute-actor-her-31st-death-anniversary-1028530%3famp | access-date=22 February 2022 | work=Pinkvilla | archive-date=21 February 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221084107/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/nutan-s-laughter-echoed-through-studios-shubha-khote-pays-tribute-actor-her-31st-death-anniversary-1028530?amp | url-status=live }}</ref> Her biography was launched by actress [[Madhuri Dixit]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Pics: Madhuri Dixit pays tribute to legendary actress Nutan |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/in-pics-madhuri-dixit-pays-tribute-to-legendary-actress-nutan |website=The Quint |date=22 February 2016 |access-date=21 December 2016 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721160026/https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/entertainment/in-pics-madhuri-dixit-pays-tribute-to-legendary-actress-nutan#read-more |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2011, a postage stamp, bearing Nutan's photo, was released to honour her by the Government of India.<ref>{{cite web |title=India Post releases stamps on six legendary actresses |website=[[Sify]] |date=14 February 2011 |url=http://www.sify.com/finance/india-post-releases-stamps-on-six-legendary-actresses-news-default-lcosEhdagahsi.html |access-date=14 August 2016 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818112424/http://www.sify.com/finance/india-post-releases-stamps-on-six-legendary-actresses-news-default-lcosEhdagahsi.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> On Nutan's 81st birthday in 2017, [[Google]] commemorated her with a [[Google Doodle|Doodle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Google doodles Nutan's expressions |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/google-doodles-for-nutan-birthday/article18717393.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=24 November 2018 |date=4 June 2017 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112012206/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/google-doodles-for-nutan-birthday/article18717393.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Google Doodle celebrates actor Nutan's 81st birth anniversary in an artistic way |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/google-doodle-celebrates-actor-nutans-birth-anniversary-4687818/lite/ |website=Indian Express |access-date=23 August 2019 |date=4 June 2017 |archive-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923233845/https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/google-doodle-celebrates-actor-nutans-birth-anniversary-4687818/lite/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Giving her a tribute, singer [[Lata Mangeshkar]] said, "If one has to rank the actresses by their acting prowess, the name of Nutan will be at the top."<ref>{{cite web |title=Lata Mangeshkar on Nutan, Mumtaz, Madhuri |work=Rediff.com |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-lata-mangeshkar-on-nutan-mumtaz-madhuri/20121231.htm |accessdate=22 July 2019 |date=31 December 2012 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727063409/https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-lata-mangeshkar-on-nutan-mumtaz-madhuri/20121231.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Actress [[Sonam Kapoor]] recreated the famous Nutan pose from ''Saraswatichandra'' and termed the actress her "favourite".<ref>{{cite web |title=Sonam Kapoor's tribute to Nutan |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/sonams-tribute-to-nutan-247627 |website=The Tribune |access-date=20 September 2020 |date=7 June 2016 |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721160027/https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/sonams-tribute-to-nutan-247627 |url-status=live }}</ref> Actress [[Tara Sutaria]] termed Nutan "fascinating" and said that her generation misses out on Nutan's "adaa and nazaaqat".<ref>{{cite web |title=Tara Sutaria praises Madhubala, Meena Kumari and Nutan: Actresses now lack adaa and nazaaqat |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/tara-sutaria-praises-madhubala-meena-kumari-and-nutan-actresses-now-lack-adaa-and-nazaaqat-1616290-2019-11-06 |website=India Today |date=19 October 2019 |access-date=30 August 2022 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727063408/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/tara-sutaria-praises-madhubala-meena-kumari-and-nutan-actresses-now-lack-adaa-and-nazaaqat-1616290-2019-11-06 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lalit Kumar noted that the actress performed "every role with a certain moral superiority and grace".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lalitkumar.in/nutan/ |title=Nutan Online: Tribute of Lalit Kumar to Nutan |access-date=11 November 2010 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013102417/http://www.lalitkumar.in/nutan/ |archive-date=13 October 2009}}</ref> [[Bimal Roy|The Bimal Roy Film and Memorial Society]] organised a three-day retrospective to mark her 83rd birth anniversary in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Special retrospective on actress Nutan to mark her 83rd birth anniversary |work=DNA India |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-special-retrospective-on-nutan-to-mark-her-83rd-birth-anniversary-2747391/amp |accessdate=12 September 2019 |archive-date=10 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610040738/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-special-retrospective-on-nutan-to-mark-her-83rd-birth-anniversary-2747391/amp |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite web |title=Nutan, the versatile beauty of Hindi cinema |author=Ranjan Das Gupta |date=11 June 2022 |accessdate=15 September 2022 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/nutan-the-versatile-beauty-of-hindi-cinema-1117137.html |work=Deccan Herald}}

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Nutan}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0638295}}
* [https://biographyflix.com/nutan/ Nutan Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201153643/https://biographyflix.com/nutan/ |date=1 February 2023 }}

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