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	Nargis
		Nargis often played women caught in a dilemma of the heart leading to a tragic ending - Mela (1948), Andaaz (1949), Jogan (1950), Babul (1950), Deedar (1951) and Bewafaa (1952) among others (the kind of roles Patience Cooper did in the 1920s).
		Nargis knowing Raj Kapoor's obsession for white took to dressing in white and was known as his lady in white.
		Nargis was the first film personality to be awarded the Padmashree and later her charitable work for spastics saw her nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
	www.upperstall.com /people/nargis.html (635 words)

	Nargis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nargis was born as Fatima Rashid, the daughter of dancer/actor Jaddanbai.
		Nargis began acting as a child in the 1935 film, Talashe Haq and was credited as "Baby Nargis." In later years, Nargis starred in many popular Hindi movies of the 1950's such as Andaaz and Awaara.
		Nargis died of pancreatic cancer in 1981, the same year Sanjay first appeared in movies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nargis (256 words)

	Drishtipat Spotlights Nargis Akhter
		Yet inspite of the enthusiastic response to her films, Nargis is deeply disappointed by the tepid reaction of her films from the government.
		Nargis meanwhile, is working on a drama serial called 'Ban Bhashi Manush', 'People of the flood' which encourages fishing communities to manage fisheries efficiently and benefit through united efforts.
		Nargis points out that the film is sure to have an impact as many of those who will go to see it, are the ones guilty of polygamy.
	www.drishtipat.org /activists/nargis.html (1214 words)

	Ashoka Fellow Profile - Nargis Latif
		Nargis Latif is convinced that the accumulation of solid waste and garbage in the streets and public areas of Karachi poses serious threats to public health and the quality of urban life.
		Nargis' campaign also urges city residents and sweepers to dispose of wet garbage by burying it in gardens or other open spaces and turning it into compost that can be sold to producers of agricultural products.
		Nargis' educational campaign with young children focuses in part on waste generation and management issues, but it also includes tree planting schemes that are aimed at instilling a fondness and sense of custodianship for the natural environment.
	www.ashoka.org /fellows/viewprofile3.cfm?reid=97171 (980 words)

	Nargis-Sunil Dutt: A real life romance
		Twenty-two years after Nargis lost her battle against cancer, Duttsaab, as he is known to millions of his fans, opened his heart to tell rediff.com about one of Hindi cinema's greatest real life romances.
		When Nargis and Sunil Dutt first met on the sets of Balraj Sahni's Do Bigha Zameen, he was a student and an aspiring actor and she was already an established star.
		Nargis was the daughter of Jaddanbai, a Muslim thumri singer from Allahabad, and Mohan Babu, a Hindu from Rawalpindi who never achieved his ambition of becoming a doctor.
	www.rediff.com /entertai/2003/oct/20dutt.htm (1432 words)

	Bollywood501 - Nargis portrait
		Because despite this naive childlike nature of a Nargis portrayal there is also an underlying fortitude and strength that though it displays itself with a resignation to the whims of fate is spiced with a lot of stubbornness and élan that is sure to in the end, win the day.
		Nargis had amazing screen close-ups that define facial histrionics in Bollywood acting style from the 'classic' period of the 50s (and is still evident today).
		In Raj Kapoor's "Awara" (1951) Nargis was the first Bollywood actress to wear a bathing suit on-screen It was a sensation and it didn't hurt her image one little bit.
	www.bollywood501.com /classic_f/nargis (417 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Lead Article
		Nargis endeared herself to the masses with her trademark mannerisms; the knuckle of her forefinger in her slightly open mouth or the tossing back of her hair when it fell across the brow into her languid eyes.
		The image of Nargis balancing a plough on her fragile shoulders simply refuses to fade away from the memory of the cinegoers.
		Nargis preferred roles/films in which she was not obliged to follow the beaten track.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030427/spectrum/main6.htm (723 words)

	CD Baby: NARGIS MONDJAZIB: Water of Life
		NARGIS MONDJAZIB began her musical training seriously at age ten at the Specialized Music School of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, then part of the soviet union.
		Nargis has sung solo concerts in the major cities of Uzbekistan, as well as in Russia, Kirgizistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan India and the U.S. She has also sung with touring choirs: "The Light of Unity" and "The Voices of Bahá." More tours are planned.
		Nargis' magnificent voice and superb training enable her to bring out differing moods for each of the varied songs included.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/nargis1 (555 words)

	Nargis: The luminous star : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One of the greatest actresses of Indian cinema Nargis, was born on June 1, 1929 in Calcutta.
		The Raj Kapoor and Nargis had a chemistry which remains incomparable even today and their off screen passion and love was so immeasurable and obvious on the silver screen.
		Nargis was the first Hindi film personality to be awarded the Padmashree and later her charitable work for spastics saw her nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
	www.htcricket.com /news/181_1199462,00110003.htm (1222 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She alleged that Nargis couldn’t cook and had failed to perform the duties of a housewife.
		Nargis was again subjected to abuse and assault, and sent back home after every few months.
		The family waited till it was sure that Nargis would not survive, and then admitted her to Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040820/asp/calcutta/story_3643077.asp (406 words)

	BBC News \| MIDDLE EAST \| Kabul women keep the veil
		Nargis - her name means narcissus in Persian - lives in an area of utter desolation.
		Once we were inside, Nargis' father-in-law took over the conversation, but eventually, I got his permission to interview Nargis herself, although he did not allow me to take her photograph.
		What Nargis is most interested in is the possibility that I might be able to get her a UN or Red Cross ration card.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1674000/1674146.stm (763 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nargis was not only India’s first global actress but a socio-cultural symbol.
		But Nargis’ remarkability lies in the fact that she fought all odds — which included her relationships — to emerge as one of the most respected women in her country and even earn a place in the Rajya Sabha.
		Nargis was at the peak of her career then, with films like Aah, Barsaat, Andaz, Jogan and Awara.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050116/asp/look/story_4250575.asp (1365 words)

	rediff.com, Movies: Classics Revisited: Mother India
		As the film's publicity said: "The grain of rice on your table does not tell the grim tale of the toil that grew it." This story is woven into a film with raw emotion and cinematic finesse.
		Nargis was only 28 when Mother India was released but hers was the performance of a lifetime -- from a young bride with painted eyebrows to a matriarchal figure who doesn't seem to even run a comb through her hair.
		Nargis was shown trapped inside a raging fire while Sunil Dutt jumps in and saves her.
	www.rediff.com /entertai/2002/feb/15dinesh.htm (923 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Nargis
		Nargis (1929-1981), Indian film actress working in Hindi- and Urdu-language films.
		Kapoor's early films focused on sentimentalized social themes and introduced the glamorous actress Nargis, with whom he formed a highly successful...
		Sequences such as the corrupt land scheme in Shri 420, scripted by the radical playwright K. Abbas, the poet who is believed dead and posthumously...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Nargis.html (85 words)

	rediff.com, Movies: Nargis, a blithe spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Born to film actress and singer Jaddanbai, Nargis spent her childhood in the Mumbai locality of Marine Drive and went to Queen Mary's school.
		Nargis wasn't much of a singer (in the early 1940s, singing abilities were still a major plus for heroines).
		Nargis was obviously comfortable in front of the camera now and eager to imbibe and question.
	www.rediff.com /entertai/2002/nov/19dinesh.htm (819 words)

	Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation
		The legendary actress, Nargis Dutt, who, when treated for cancer in New York, thought about all the people in India who were suffering from cancer, but could not afford medical attention.
		In the remaining months of her life, Nargis set forth goals that were focused on improving medical services in India, and in 1972, she started the first school for handicapped children in Mumbai.
		Unfortunately, Nargis Dutt did not live long enough to witness all her dreams being turned into reality, but her work has been carried forth by her devoted husband, the enormously talented actor, Mr.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/ndcf (411 words)

	3to6 A Complete Movie Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nargis came in an era when acting in Hindi films was still on the loud side.
		The original lady in white, Nargis took to dressing in that colour because of Raj Kapoor's obsession with it.
		When the Raj Kapoor chapter in her life closed, Nargis was immediately offered Mehboob Khan's Mother India (1957), one of the best ever tailored role for a heroine.
	www.3to6.com /final_retro/legendnargis.htm (509 words)

	Nargis Khalid - An Expressionist Artist
		Though she is now a US citizen, Nargis is strongly rooted in the sights, sounds and fragrances of her heritage, both natural and cultural, finding great delight through artistic expression in the language of this sensorial retrospective.
		It is just yielding to a force from within to express itself, with a free use of flowing colours in water media and playing with shapes that emerge during that process.
		Nargis uses a combination of ink, acrylic, collage and water colours to paint her images of nature.
	www.nargiskhalid.com (308 words)

	NARGIS DUTT CANCER FOUNDATION :: TEXAS :: DEDICATED TO SAVING LIVES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation (NDCF) is a non-profit and charitable committed to improving cancer-related medical care in impoverished areas of the Indian subcontinent.
		Sunil Dutt, a prominent movie star in the Indian cinema, established this foundation in 1981 in memory of his late wife Nargis Dutt, a famous actress in her own right.
		While undergoing specialized medical treatment for cancer in New York, Nargis Dutt repeatedly expressed her regret about the lack of such treatment and facilities in the Indian subcontinent.
	www.ndcftexas.org /story.html (300 words)

	Kazi Nazrul Islam (Letter): To Nargis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nargis A’sar Khanam or Sayada Khatun was the first wife of Kazi Nazrul Islam, though they did not experience that marriage-life at all.
		Nargis was a niece to Ali Akbar Khan
		Nargis died in 1985 at the age of 81 in Manchester of USA.
	www.globalwebpost.com /nazrul/nazrul_works/articles/others_trans/letter_nargis.htm (1358 words)

	India - Entertainment - Flower Of The Narcissus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Born in Calcutta on June 01, 1929, Nargis was the child of famed singer Jaddanbai and Uttam Chand Mohan, better known as Mohan Babu.
		Nargis did not inherit her mother’s voice, but her charm was her song.
		Nargis retired from films while still in her prime and made her home and bore three bonnie babies.
	www3.estart.com /india/entertainment/nargis.html (917 words)

	Seasons India :: Bollywood & Hollywood Classic Luminaries ::Nargis (The Innocent Beauty) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nargis was the daughter of actress, singer and filmmaker Jaddanbai who introduced her to films at the tender age of 5.
		Nargis was also called Raj Kapoor’s lady in white since she used to wear only white knowing about Kapoor’s obsession for white.
		While shooting for the film, Nargis was trapped amidst lit haystacks and Sunil Dutt who played her rebellious son, Birju, in the film ran through the fire and rescued her.
	www.seasonsindia.com /cinemascope/nargis_sea.htm (471 words)

	rediff.com, Movies: Classics Revisited: Barsaat
		In one of the most identifiable sequences of the Hindi screen, an emotional Raj plays a melancholy tune on his violin and Nargis rushes to him, as though pulled by a magnetic force --- the call of the violin becomes emblematic of their love.
		Raj believes Nargis is dead and resists all of Premnath's chummy efforts to cheer him up.
		Premnath is touched by Nargis' staunch belief that her lover will survive the crash; just as he was by the survival of Raj's love for Nargis even after her 'death'.
	inhome.rediff.com /movies/2002/may/23dinesh.htm (788 words)

	Raj Kapoor met Nargis ... and Bobby was born (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Jaddan Bai's eighteen-year-old daughter Nargis was in the kitchen frying bhajias.
		Hearing the doorbell peal she rushed to open the door and was so startled by the sight of a blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked stranger shuffling outside her door, that she put a hand nervously up to brush away her untidy locks and smeared her forehead with the besan dough on her fingers.
		Nargis recalled seeing him in the play, Deewar, at Prithvi Theatre and invited him in.
	movies.indiainfo.com /tales/1208_raj.html (405 words)

	Limtex To Expand Nargis" Export Mart, Eyes $25-m Sales - Gateway To Russia - News From Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nargis belonged to the erstwhile Project India Blend Ltd (PBIL) which was a special purpose vehicle created by a consortium of leading tea companies like Tata Tea, Warren Tea, Williamson Magor, Rosell Industries and the Goodricke group to primarily market Indian tea to Russia.
		Limtex is also planning to launch a sub-brand called Hot Choice for Nargis which will be a quality wholeleaf south Indian tea, exclusively catering to the Indian market.
		However, the company is planning to close the current year with sales of one million kgs of Nargis packet tea.
	www.gateway2russia.com /st/art_238111.php (544 words)

	Nargis: The woman who fought an empire- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		But it has come when she's a shadow of the feisty woman she was 17 years ago when she first pitted herself against the Rs 1,400-crore, now-Ambani-owned thermal power plant at Dahanu, an eco-fragile, tribal belt 120 km from Mumbai.
		The Save Dahanu issue has gone beyond the power plant, to protect the whole taluka, local industry clashes with activists, and a 29-berth port was proposed and nixed, but it all started with one human dynamo who refused to shut up or be shut down.
		Nargis began mobilising opinion in 1988, when the BSES prevailed over various recommendations against locating a thermal power plant which would spew 76.38 tonnes of sulphur dioxide a day into a pristine green belt.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1062765.cms (357 words)

	Nargis (I) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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		She was born on June 1, 1929 as Fatima Rashid in Rawalpindi, British India...
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