Physical Stats & More
| Height | 163 cm |
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| Weight | 58 kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 1 June 1929 |
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| Birth Place | Calcutta (now Kolkata), British India |
| Date of Death | 3 May 1981 |
| Place of Death | Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai |
| Death Cause | Pancreatic Cancer |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Gemini |
| Hometown | Kolkata, India |
| Religion | Islam |
| Hobbies | Doing Philanthropy, Dancing, Traveling, Listening to Music, Playing Golf |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married (at the time of death) | ||||
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| Husband/Spouse | Sunil Dutt, Actor | ||||
| Marriage Date | 11 March 1958 | ||||
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Family
| Father | Abdul Rashid alias Mohan Babu (Businessman) |
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| Mother | Jaddanbai (a Hindustani classical music singer) |
| Brother | Anwar Hussain (maternal half-brother) |
| Sister | Not Known |
Career
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| Last Film | Raat Aur Din (1967) |
Favourites
| Favourite Film Maker | Mehboob Khan |
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| Favourite Sports | Cricket |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| Nargis was born as Fatima Rashid in Calcutta, Bengal, which is now known as Kolkata, West Bengal. | |
| Her father, Abdul Rashid alias Mohan Babu, was a wealthy Mohyal Tyagi who converted to Islam. | |
| Her mother, Jaddanbai, was a trained Classical Music Singer and regarded as one of the Indian Cinema pioneers. | |
| Nargis began her acting career at six as a child artist in the film Talashe Haq. | |
| She earned the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role in Mother India (1957). | |
| After marrying Sunil Dutt in 1958, Nargis retired from acting. | |
| In 1958, she became the first Indian Actress to win an International Film award at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. | |
| Nargis passed away from Pancreatic Cancer on 3 May 1981, just four days before her son Sanjay Dutt's debut film Rocky. |
