tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post6667473928967124131..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: The Greats: NutanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-53443261269806269302012-06-05T18:23:16.047-04:002012-06-05T18:23:16.047-04:00Thanks, Harvey. As I said, it was a bigger chore t...Thanks, Harvey. As I said, it was a bigger chore to choose what to leave out, than in. She was such a fantastic actress. So I promptly nixed all the films I hated - <i>Milan, Khandaan, Saraswati Chandra...</i> :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-28283010502195377792012-06-05T14:17:20.316-04:002012-06-05T14:17:20.316-04:00A great list, with lots of new facts for me.
I was...A great list, with lots of new facts for me.<br />I was fascianted by Seema, Sujata and Bandini. For me this remains her main body of her art.<br />I hadn't even heard of Chotte Bhai. it sounds very much like Majhli Didi and at times Bhabhi ki Chudiyan.<br />I wonder why you didn't add Saraswati Chandra. She acted very well in that as well, although one can discuss the sanity of the story.<br />Well-written piece, Anu!<br /><br /> harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-26047713315069198032011-08-29T11:03:24.523-04:002011-08-29T11:03:24.523-04:00Nargis was so-so, but she had charisma, and screen...Nargis was so-so, but she had charisma, and screen presence. And she was not a bad actress, only I have never understood the hype surrounding her. But heh, that is only my opinion.Anuradha Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1929150009203593732011-08-20T01:25:00.817-04:002011-08-20T01:25:00.817-04:00Agree with you that she was an actress of substanc...Agree with you that she was an actress of substance, Anu. I do wish she hadn't been inflicted with the 'Curse of the South Melodramas' as you so eloquently put it! (I am going to steal that phrase, anyway.) My favourite actresses of the period were Meena Kumari, Nutan and Waheeda Rehman. Somehow I never warmed to either Nargis or Madhubala, though I did like the latter in Mughal-e-Azam.Ruhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-56396177474996377962011-08-20T01:24:27.488-04:002011-08-20T01:24:27.488-04:00I will forgive you because you like Waheeda Rehman...I will forgive you because you like Waheeda Rehman :) But you should really give Nutan a shot in Seema, Bandini, Paying Guest, Anari, Chhota Bhai.... <br /><br />Avoid Meherban, Khandan, Bhai-Behan, Khandan, Milan, and all later movies like Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki, Sajan ki Saheli...Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-3531396846066082162011-08-20T01:24:02.516-04:002011-08-20T01:24:02.516-04:00I never quite warmed to Nutan despite liking her i...I never quite warmed to Nutan despite liking her in Tere Mere Sapne and Paying Guest. I think I saw too many of her weepy roles first :( My favourite heroine of those times was Waheeda Rehman.Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-27773352319597112682011-08-20T01:09:32.706-04:002011-08-20T01:09:32.706-04:00I will forgive you because you like Waheeda Rehman...I will forgive you because you like Waheeda Rehman :) But you should really give Nutan a shot in Seema, Bandini, Paying Guest, Anari, Chhota Bhai.... <br /><br />Avoid Meherban, Khandan, Bhai-Behan, Khandan, Milan, and all later movies like Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki, Sajan ki Saheli...Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-19676337726061800392011-08-19T19:18:17.089-04:002011-08-19T19:18:17.089-04:00I never quite warmed to Nutan despite liking her i...I never quite warmed to Nutan despite liking her in Tere Mere Sapne and Paying Guest. I think I saw too many of her weepy roles first :( My favourite heroine of those times was Waheeda Rehman.Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-31980718440332105862011-08-19T12:02:03.842-04:002011-08-19T12:02:03.842-04:00Madhu, Saudagar is really one of the movies you MU...Madhu, Saudagar is really one of the movies you MUST see - even though it does not fall into your favourite period. It is a quiet film, and a no-holds barred look at how far a man is willing to go to achieve his desires. What I also liked about the movie is that while there is a <i>reason</i> for the way Moti behaves the way he does, there is no <i>justification</i>. And so, his repentance is all the more genuine, though it comes out of his own suffering. <br /><br />I actually enjoyed quite a bit of Paying Guest. As you say, the Dev-Nutan pairing had a chemistry that really raised the tone of the movie (it is interesting, actually: I think Waheeda's best pairing was also with Dev Saab!). And yes, the songs -oh, the songs. My favourite is <i>Oh Nigahen Mastana</i> - Nutan has only to look pretty and hum along in the song, but her smile illuminated the screen. And Dev Saab - yummmm!<br /><br />Nutan, as was Meena Kumari, was destroyed by the "Curse of the South Melodramas". And Sunil Dutt acted in too many of the self-righteous roles that he was in danger of becoming a self-satisfied prig! And (what is surprising?) Laat Saheb wars with Pagla Kahin Ka for the tag of being my least favourite Shammi Kapoor film - though I remember the scene where they had Nutan speak French!Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-65631623601875192142011-08-19T11:53:07.372-04:002011-08-19T11:53:07.372-04:00Yves, I thought you would like it :) and I am quit...Yves, I thought you would like it :) and I am quite glad you did. I wouldn't call her 'Venus' though - she was too gawky for that. Besides, Madhubala was already referred to as the Venus of the Indian Screen. <br /><br />I do not know why she was portrayed as orphan - it is interesting that you should say that. Because, if she was already orphaned in Seema, Sujata and Sone ki Chidiya, she orphans herself (sort of) in Bandini.<br /><br />I couldn't quite like Dilli ka Thug, despite Nutan's fine performance and the excellent songs. I thought KK was over the top, and so were the sidekicks. But oh yes, the songs. And Nutan. She just lit up the screen!Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-30450314915600382512011-08-19T06:12:08.534-04:002011-08-19T06:12:08.534-04:00Hi Anu,
Thanks for directing me to this eulogy of ...Hi Anu,<br />Thanks for directing me to this eulogy of my Sirius of actresses (perhaps I should say Venus?). I was quite interested as you can imagine, and one thing struck me as I read through your descriptions of her movies: why is it she was so often characterized as an orphan? Do you have any clue? <br />The one movie which I would have included in the list is Dilli ka thug: there she plays a delightful clown and mingles with the collection of the movie's other (good or bad) clowns, and the story is just a lugh from beginning to end. AND the film contains "ye raate ye mausam"!!! BTW, I too, like you, could not get around Khandaan. I simply thought it was awfully directed. I haven't seen Chhota Bhai: I'll have to look after that some day. <br />Anyway thanks for this very enjoyable little pause in my day's work!<br />cheersyves.1000ounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-54173160209060641932011-08-19T02:50:20.879-04:002011-08-19T02:50:20.879-04:00Of the films you've listed, the only ones I ha...Of the films you've listed, the only ones I haven't seen are Chhota Bhai and Saudagar (the latter has been on my to-watch list for over 12 years now! A friend told me the story years back and I've been meaning to watch it ever since). I guess my favourite Nutan roles are Sujata, Seema, Bandini and Tere Ghar ke Saamne - all showcase her versatility so well. And Paying Guest, while not a fantastic film, has awesome music, great chemistry between the leads (and two fabulous-looking leads too!) ;-) Somehow, Nutan's later films with Sunil Dutt - Milan, Khaandaan, Bhai-Bahen, etc - tend to be too weepy and melodramatic, with Nutan constantly in self-sacrificing bahu mode. <br /><br />P.S. Love her look - that orange-and-brown dress/riding habit, especially - in Laat Saheb, though (despite being a Shammi Kapoor film), it isn't a favourite of mine.dustedoffhttp://dustedoff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com