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{{Infobox Hurricane
{{Infobox actor
| name = Nimmi
| Name=Tropical Storm Tammy
| image = Nimmi.jpg
| Type=Tropical storm
| birthname = Nawab Banoo
| Year=2005
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1933|2|18}}
| Basin=Atl
| birthplace = [[Agra]], [[India]]
| Image location=Tammy 1415z 051005.jpg
| yearsactive = 1949 - 1965
| Image name=Tropical Storm Tammy off the coast of Florida
| spouse = [[S. Ali Raza]]
| Formed=October 5, 2005
| Dissipated=October 6, 2005
| 1-min winds=45
| Pressure=1001
| Damages=30
| Inflated=2
| Damagespost=Paid losses from [[Fema]] only
| Fatalities=0 direct, 10 indirect
| Areas=[[Bahamas]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| Hurricane season=[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]]
}}
}}
'''Nimmi''' born '''Nawab Banoo''', was a popular [[India]]n screen actress who achieved stardom in the 1950s and early 1960s in [[Hindi]] films. She gained popularity playing spirited village belle type characters, but also appeared in diverse genres such as fantasy and social films.


==Early life==
'''Tropical Storm Tammy''' was a short lived [[tropical storm]] during October in the [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season]] which caused minor damage to the southeastern [[United States]]. More significant, however were its remnants which contributed to the [[Northeast U.S. flooding of October 2005]].
Nawab Banoo was born in [[Agra]], [[India]] on February 18, 1933) . Her mother was a famous singer and actress by the name of [[Wahidan]] who was well connected within the film industry. Her father, Abdul Hakim, worked as a military contractor. As a small child, Nimmi had memories of visiting [[Bombay]], and her mother being on good terms with [[Mehboob Khan]] and his family, who were prominent and influential within the movie making business.


When Nimmi was only nine years old, her mother died suddenly. She was sent to live in [[Abbotabad]] with her grandmother. Nimmi's father stayed on in [[Meerut]] where he worked. With the partition of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] in 1947, among the multitude of migrants and refugees were Nimmi and her grandmother. As Nimmi's aunt [[Jyoti]], who was also once a leading film star had a home in [[Bombay]], that is where she and her grandmother settled.
Tropical Storm Tammy formed from a non-tropical system off the [[Florida]] coast on October 5. It moved north just offshore before making [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] later that day. The tropical storm rapidly weakened as it moved overland and dissipated the next day. Its remnant circulation moved south towards the [[Gulf of Mexico]], while the moisture was absorbed by a northeasterly moving [[cold front]]. No one was killed, but paid losses from [[FEMA]] totaled US$44&nbsp;million (2005).<ref>{{cite web|author=FEMA|publisher=FEMA|date=2008-08-11|accessdate=2008-08-20|title=FEMA: Significant Flood Events|url=http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/statistics/sign1000.shtm}}</ref>


==First film success==
==Meteorological history==
Through the connection with her mother who had worked with him in the 1930s, in 1948, the famous film maker [[Mehboob Khan]], invited the young Nimmi to watch the making of his current production ''[[Andaz]]'' at Central Studios. She had shown an interest in movies and this was an opportunity to understand the film making process. On the sets of ''[[Andaz]]'', Nimmi met [[Raj Kapoor]] who was starring in the film.
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A [[tropical wave]] left the [[Africa]]n coast on September 24 and crossed the [[Atlantic]] without any development. The wave began to develop on October 2 north of the [[Lesser Antilles]] when it encountered an upper level trough. It strengthened as it passed through the [[Bahamas]] and early on October 5 a vigorous tropical disturbance formed.<ref name="TammyTCR">{{cite web|author=Stacy R. Stewart|publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]]|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Tammy|accessdate=2008-09-30|date=2006-01-28|format=PDF|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL222005_Tammy.pdf}}</ref> As the system already had tropical-storm force winds, it was immediately named Tropical Storm Tammy.<ref name="NHC-disc1">{{cite web|author=National Hurricane Center|title=Discussion for Tropical Storm Tammy, 7:30 a.m. EDT, October 5 2005|publisher=NOAA|accessdate=May 10|accessyear=2006|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al212005.discus.001.shtml}}</ref> Tropical Storm Tammy strengthened slightly to its peak strength with 50&nbsp;mph (85&nbsp;km/h) winds before making landfall near [[Atlantic Beach, Florida]] that same day.<ref>{{cite web|author=Avila|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=2005-10-05|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=Tropical Storm Tammy Intermediate Advisory Number 3a|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/pub/al212005.public_a.003.shtml}}</ref> The tropical storm then moved inland over [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Knabb|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=2005-10-06|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=Tropical Storm Tammy Advisory Number 5|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/pub/al212005.public.005.shtml}}</ref> and into southeastern [[Alabama]] near [[Ozark]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Franklin|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=2005-10-06|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=Tropical Storm Tammy Advisory Number 6|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/pub/al212005.public.006.shtml}}</ref> where it lost its circulation on October 6.<ref name="TammyTCR"/>


At the time [[Raj Kapoor]] was filming his production of ''[[Barsaat]]'' (1949). Having already cast the famous actress [[Nargis]] in the female lead role, he was on the lookout for a young girl to play the second lead. After observing Nimmi's unaffected and shy behaviour as a guest on the sets of [[Andaaz]], he cast the teenaged Nimmi in ''[[Barsaat]]'' opposite the actor [[Premnath]]. Nimmi played the role of an innocent mountain shepherdess in love with a heartless city man. As an introduction to film audiences, she could not have asked for a more illustrious launch to her film career.
The remnant low drifted south towards the [[Gulf of Mexico]] before being absorbed by a [[cold front]] (which also picked remnants of [[Subtropical Depression Twenty-two (2005)|Subtropical Depression Twenty-two]]), and moving northeast. This cold front, of which Tammy's remnants were a part, affected much of the [[Northeastern United States]] over the next few days.<ref name="TammyTCR"/><ref name="NHC-disc6">{{cite web|author=National Hurricane Center|title=Discussion for Tropical Storm Tammy, 11 a.m. EDT, October 6 2005|publisher=NOAA|accessdate=May 10|accessyear=2006|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al212005.discus.006.shtml}}</ref>


''[[Barsaat]]'' released in 1949 and made movie history. It was a phenomenal critical and commercial success. Despite the presence of established and popular stars [[Nargis]], [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Premnath]], Nimmi had a very prominent and well received role and was an instant hit with audiences. The film's popular title song ''Barsaat mein humse mile tum'' as well as two other ever-green classics, ''Jeeya bekarar ''and ''Patli qamar hai'' were all picturised on Nimmi. The film's climax also revolved around the fledgling actress. The huge success of ''[[Barsaat]]'' made Nimmi a star and nation wide sensation overnight.
== Preparations ==
[[Image:Tammy-radar.gif|thumb|left|Radar image of Tropical Storm Tammy, 1834Z 5 October 2005.]]
Tropical Storm Tammy surprised forecasters when it formed on October 5.<ref name="TammyTCR"/> Because they had not expected the disturbance to develop, warnings were not issued until about 12&nbsp;hours before the storm made landfall,<ref name="public01"/><ref name="public03a">{{cite web|author=Avila|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=2005-10-05|accessdate=2008-08-20|title=Tropical Storm Tammy Intermediate Advisory Number 3A|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/pub/al212005.public_a.003.shtml?}}</ref> and preparations for the storm were minimal.<ref name="news4jax_little_time"/> Upon the storm developing, a [[Tropical cyclone warnings and watches|tropical storm warning]] was immediately issued for the coast from [[Cocoa Beach, Florida]] to the [[Santee River]], [[South Carolina]].<ref name="public01">{{cite web|author=Knabb|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=2005-10-05|accessdate=2008-08-20|title=Tropical Storm Tammy Special Advisory Number 1|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/pub/al212005.public.001.shtml?}}</ref>


==Rise to stardom==
The [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security]]'s [[U.S. Coast Guard]], 7th District issued an advisory to mariners, warning them to prepare for the storm and avoid the ocean if possible.<ref>{{cite web|author=Petty Officer Bobby Nash|publisher=Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Coast Guard Seventh District|date=2005-10-05|accessdate=2008-08-20|title=Coast Guard Urges Mariners to Prepare for Tammy|url=http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/586/84931/}}</ref> In [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], the [[National Park Service]] evacuated the residents of [[Cumberland Island]] and closed the ferry which services it. The Glynn County Emergency Operations Agency monitored and prepared for Tropical Storm Tammy's landfall, however the poor warning hampered their efforts. Residents all over the state expressed frustration at the lack of time they had to prepare.<ref name="news4jax_little_time">{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|publisher=News 4 Georgia|date=2005-10-05|accessdate=2008-10-20|title=Ga. Residents, Officials Brace For Tammy|url=http://www.news4jax.com/news4georgia/5062769/detail.html}}</ref> When Tammy moved inland 12&nbsp;hours later<ref name="public03a"/> the southern end of the warning zone moved north to Altamaha Sound, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] before all warnings were discontinued on October 6.<ref name="TammyTCR"/>
After ''[[Barsaat]]'' Nimmi never looked back and was flooded with films offers. She quietly polished her histrionic abilities and developed a mannered but effectively unique style of acting. The diminutive actress quickly won a loyal fan base with her intense and expressive performances.


She worked with top heroes like [[Raj Kapoor]] (''[[Banwara]]''), and Dev Anand (''[[Sazaa]]'', ''[[Aandhiyan]]''). To her great advantage Nimmi formed a very popular and dependable screen pair with [[Dilip Kumar]], after the success of films like ''[[Deedar]]'' (1951) and ''[[Daag]]'' (1952). Aside from [[Nargis]] with whom she co-starred with in ''[[Barsaat]]'' and ''[[Deedar]]'', Nimmi also appeared alongside many notable leading ladies including [[Madhubala]] (''[[Amar]]''), [[Suraiya]] (''[[Shamma]]''), [[Geeta Bali]] (''[[Usha Kiran]]''), and [[Meena Kumari]] (''[[Char Dil Char Rahen]]'').
==Impact==
[[Image:Tammy2005filledrainblk.GIF|right|thumb|Rainfall totals from Tammy]]


A little known fact is that Nimmi was also a singer and sang her own songs in the film ''[[Bedardi]]'' (1951) in which she also acted. However, she never continued singing and recorded songs only for this film.
Tropical Storm Tammy caused minor damage. Its highest sustained winds were {{convert|50|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} and its strongest recorded wind gust was {{convert|60|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="TammyTCR"/> The winds produced no significant damage, but did disrupt power to 16,500 &nbsp;utility customers<ref name="palm_beach_summary">{{cite web|author=Staff Writers|publisher=Palm Beach Post|title=Tammy recap|date=2008-10-22|accessdate=2008-09-29|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/storm/2005/atlantic/tammy/news.html}}</ref> and delayed the Trysail College Regatta.<ref>{{cite web|author=Marcy Trenholm|publisher=Larchmont Gazette|date=2008-10-11|accessdate=2008-09-30|title=Tropical Storm Tammy Challenges Trysail College Regatta|url=http://www.larchmontgazette.com/2005/articles/20051012trysail.html}}</ref>


[[Mehboob Khan]] was next to cast her in his film ''[[Aan]]'' (1952). This prestigious production was to be India's first full feature in [[Technicolor]]. The film was made on a very grand and epic scale. Nimmi played one of the female leads. The film also co-starred [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Premnath]] and [[Nadira]]. Such was Nimmi's popularity at this point that when a first edit of the film was shown to the film's financiers and distributors, they complained that Nimmi's character died too early. Therefore an extended dream sequence was added to give Nimmi more prominence and screen time in the film. Nimmi's character and her on-screen death dance in ''[[Aan]]'' were very popular with audiences.
To most areas in north Florida and southern Georgia, Tammy brought 3-5&nbsp;inches of rain, though some isolated areas received {{convert|10|in|mm}}.<ref name="rainfall_diego">{{cite web|author=Russ Bynum|publisher=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=2005-10-06|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=Tropical Storm Tammy brings heavy rain, gusts to Georgia|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20051006-0813-tropicalweather.html}}</ref> In Georgia, flooding damaged over 30&nbsp;homes in [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]].<ref name="flooded_homes">{{cite web|author=Associated Press|publisher=St. Petersburg Times|date=2005-10-07|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=Tammy causes flooding in south Georgia|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/10/07/Weather/Tammy_causes_flooding.shtml}}</ref> Several dirt and coastal roads were washed out,<ref name="rainfall_diego"/> and sewers overflowed as far north as [[Baltimore County, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=2008-10-09|accessdate=2008-09-30|title=Sewers Overwhelmed by Tropical Storm Tammy|url=http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=INDFED0020051012e1a9001pd}}</ref> Two small pond dams burst, including a 173-year-old wooden dam, but new stone dams were constructed in place before the old ones failed.<ref name="palm_beach_summary"/> Conversely, Tammy's rains were beneficial in [[South Carolina]], where they helped alleviate dry conditions<ref>{{cite news|author=Rowland Alston|publisher=The State|date=2005-10-16|accessdate=2008-10-30|title=Dry Gardens Finally get a Soaking|page=G3|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CS&s_site=thestate&p_multi=CS&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10D4D51B66D1A710&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref> after a rainless September.<ref>{{cite web|author=Computer Generated|publisher=Weather Underground|title=History for KSCCLEMS1|date=2005-10-01|accessdate=2008-09-30|url=http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KSCCLEMS1&graphspan=month&month=9&day=30&year=2005}}</ref>


''[[Aan]]'' was one of the first Indian movies to have a world wide release. The film had an extremely lavish [[London]] premiere which Nimmi attended. The [[English language|English]] version was entitled ''[[Savage Princess]]''. On the [[London]] trip, Nimmi met many western film personalities including [[Errol Flynn]]. When Flynn attempted to kiss her hand she pulled it away, exclaiming, "I am an Indian girl, you cannot do that!" The incident made the headlines and the press raved about Nimmi as the "...unkissed girl of [[India]]".
Tammy's storm surge was approximately 2-4&nbsp;ft and caused salt-water flooding along the coast of northeaster Florida, Georgia, and [[South Carolina]]. The surge damages boardwalks along the coast, and wave action causes over 2&nbsp;feet (0.6&nbsp;m) of beach erosion.<ref name="TammyTCR"/> In addition to the flooding, Tropical Storm Tammy spawned one tornado.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Grazulis|coauthors=Bill McCaul|publisher=The Tornado Project|date=2007|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=List of Known Tropical Cyclones Which Have Spawned Tornadoes|url=http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/allhurricanes.htm}}</ref> Rated an [[Fujita scale|F0]] [[tornado]], it touched down near [[Brunswick, Georgia]] were it snapped trees and caused moderate roof damage. The storm's total damage was estimated at around $30&nbsp;million (2005&nbsp;USD).<ref name="TammyTCR"/>


After the great box-office success of ''[[Aan]]'', [[Mehboob Khan]] asked her to appear in his next film ''[[Amar]]'' (1954). Nimmi played a poor, milk maid seduced by a lawyer ([[Dilip Kumar]]). The film also starred [[Madhubala]] as Kumar's wronged fiance. Its controversial subject of rape was way ahead of its time and although the film was not a commercial success, Nimmi's intense performance and the film were applauded by critics. It remained the favorite film of [[Mehboob Khan]] amongst his own productions.
==Aftermath, naming and records==
A Red Cross shelter at Seldon Park, Brunswick, Georgia, opened for two days following the storm to temporarily house those whose houses were flooded.<ref name="red_x">{{cite web|author=Associated Press|publisher=News4Jax|date=2005-10-07|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=Flooding Continues Two Days After Tropical Storm Moves On|url=http://www.news4jax.com/news4georgia/5073567/detail.html}}</ref> Tammy's remnant low was absorbed a larger [[Extratropical cyclone|extratropical low]] which tracked north and Tammy's moisture contributed to the [[Northeast U.S. flooding of October 2005]], which killed ten people and caused significant damage.<ref name="TammyTCR"/>


Nimmi also turned producer with the popular film ''[[Danka]]'' (1954) which was released under her own production banner, and she gave a striking and off beat performance.
[[Shrimper]]s in the [[Carolinas]] blamed high fuel prices and the disruption of Tropical Storm Tammy for some of the troubles facing the shrimping industry in 2005. Rising fuel prices and dwindling demand has already created tough conditions that year, but the disruption of several days' fishing due to Tammy's turbulent weather did nothing to help the local industry.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kelly Marshall|publisher=The Sun News|date=2008-10-09|accessdate=2008-09-20|title=Experts: Local shrimpers face another tough year|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9686672_ITM}}</ref>


''[[Kundan]]'' (1955), produced by [[Shorab Modi]] co-starring newcomer [[Sunil Dutt]], gave Nimmi a memorable double role as mother and daughter. Her sensitive portrayal earned her further recognition as a talented and spirited actress.
When Tropical Storm Tammy formed on October 5, it was the earliest ever in the season that the twentieth storm formed,<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|publisher=Vance Publishing|date=2005-10-12|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=National Weather: Heavy Snow Dropped On Northern Plains|url=http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=11338}}</ref> beating the previous record held by Storm 20 of the [[1993 Atlantic hurricane season|1933 season]] by 21&nbsp;days.<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard J. Pasch|coauthors=Edward N. Rappaport|date=1993-06-02|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1993|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1993.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> Tammy was only the second Atlantic storm to be named with the letter '[[T]]', after [[1995 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Tanya|Tanya]] in 1995.<ref name="hurdat">{{cite web| author=NHC Hurricane Research Division| title=Atlantic hurricane best track ("HURDAT")| publisher=NOAA| date=2008-01-01|accessdate=2008-08-12| url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/tracks1851to2007-apr08.txt}}</ref> This was also the first time Tammy had been used to name any tropical cyclone worldwide. Due to the lack of any major effects from Tropical Storm Tammy, the name was not retired by the [[World Meteorological Organization]] and will be on the list of names for the 2011 Season.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Vaccaro|publisher=[[National Weather Service]]|date=2006-04-06|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma "Retired" from List of Storm Names|url=http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2607.htm}}</ref>


In ''[[Uran Khatola]]'' (1955), her last of five films with [[Dilip Kumar]], she starred in one of the biggest box-office successes of her career. The films songs have remained popular to the present day.
== See also ==
{{tcportal}}
* [[List of 2005 Atlantic hurricane season storms]]
* [[Northeast Flooding of October 2005]]


Nimmi next had two big successes in 1956 with ''[[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]'' and ''[[Bhai Bhai]]''. In 1957, at the age of 24, Nimmi received the critic's award for best actress for her role in ''[[Bhai Bhai]]''. These films were also notable for her songs which were dubbed by [[Lata Mangeshkar]]. Nimmi was fortunate throughout her career to have some of the most popular and enduring songs picturised on her, and appeared in films with exceptional music scores.
== References ==
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By this point, with a largely consistent run of success at the box-office, Nimmi had firmly established herself as one of the most bankable and popular leading ladies in [[Hindi]] cinema.
== External links ==
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-AL222005_Tammy.pdf NHC's Tropical Cyclone Report on Tropical Storm Tammy] (PDF)
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/TAMMY.shtml NHC's archive on Tropical Storm Tammy]
* [http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical2005/TAMMY/TAMMY_archive.shtml Hydrometeorological Prediction Center's archive on Tropical Storm Tammy]
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==Later career==
[[Category:2005 Atlantic hurricane season|Tammy (2005)]]
In the late 1950s, Nimmi worked with renowned directors [[Chetan Anand]] (''[[Anjali]]'' ), [[K. A. Abbas]] (''[[Char Dil Char Raahen]]'') and [[Vijay Bhatt]] (''[[Angulimala]]''). Prepared to take risks, Nimmi took on controversial characterizations, such as the prostitute of ''[[Char Dil Char Raahen]]'' (1959). It was during this phase that Nimmi became very selective as she strove for better quality projects and roles. However her judgment was sometimes questionable when she rejected films like [[B. R. Chopra]]'s ''[[Sadhna]]'' (1958), and ''[[Woh Kaun Thi]]'' (1963), both of which went on to be big successes for [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[Sadhana]], respectively.
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She erred most with the film ''[[Mere Mehboob]]'' (1963). Nimmi was first offered the coveted female lead in the film which was tipped for big box-office success. It was to be shot in colour and on a very big budget. Nimmi would be part of a large star cast which included prominent actors such as [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Ameeta]], [[Pran]], and comedian [[Johnny Walker]]. Nimmi recalled in an interview with ''[[Movie]]'' magazine : "Initially I was offered [[Sadhana]]'s role and [[Bina Rai]] was to do my role. However I opted for the role of the sister as I felt it was the back bone of the story and had scope for acting. Though it didn't turn out the way I had visualised it." In rejecting the female lead, opposite a hugely popular leading man, [[Rajendra Kumar]], for what was ostensibly a character role, Nimmi lost a valuable chance at making the successful transition into the new phase of films that were then evolving. The role Nimmi rejected was played by [[Sadhana]] and was instrumental in placing her among the most successful heroines of the 1960s. Nimmi did receive a [[Filmfare]] award nomination for best supporting actress for her performance and ''[[Mere Mehboob]]'' went on to be one of the biggest hits of 1963 at the box-office.
[[fr:Tempête tropicale Tammy (2005)]]

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These detrimental choices were not helped when in the 1960s, a new breed of [[Mod]] actresses like [[Sadhana]], [[Nanda]], [[Asha Parekh]], [[Mala Sinha]] and [[Saira Banu]] changed the concept of the [[Hindi]] film heroine. Although she retained her star status and continued to be credited above the title, junior actresses like [[Nanda]] and [[Mala Sinha]] were cast as the romantic leads, while Nimmi's roles alongside these actresses were more unconventional parts such the blind girl in ''[[Pooja Ke Phool]]'' (1964) and [[Ashok Kumar]]'s mute wife in ''[[Akashdeep]]'' (1965). With the younger generation of actresses emerging to dominate the industry, although Nimmi's popularity as a star began to fade, her performances had matured considerably and critical reviews in this final phase of her career were largely positive.

At this point Nimmi opted for early retirement and marriage, but not before investing her best efforts into one last film production. Director [[K. Asif]] had started his version of the [[Laila]]-[[Majnu]] love legend, ''[[Love & God]]'' even before completing his magnum opus ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960). Nimmi believed that ''[[Love & God]]'' would be a fitting [[swan song]] to her career and her claim to eternal fame just as ''[[Mughal-E-Azam]]'' had immortalised its leading lady, [[Madhubala]]. [[K. Asif]] had problems casting the male lead before finally selecting [[Guru Dutt]] as Nimmi's co-star. However [[Guru Dutt]]'s sudden and premature death put a halt to the film's shooting. [[Sanjeev Kumar]] was cast as his replacement but the film was shelved altogether when the director [[K. Asif]] himself passed away.

Nimmi had retired from films for over two decades by the time [[K. Asif]]'s widow [[Akhtar Asif]] released ''[[Love & God]]'' on [[June 6]], [[1986]] in incomplete form. The film suffers badly from compromised editing in an attempt to cover the fact that several key scenes and a clear climax were not filmed before Asif died. But the footage that Nimmi completed before the film was shelved showed she had delivered a subtle and sensitive portrayal and looked beautiful in [[Technicolor]] and the period costumes.

==Personal life==
As with most film stars, speculation surrounded Nimmi's personal life. Most infamously, because of her successful on screen association with [[Dilip Kumar]], baseless rumours and stories were printed of an off screen liaison between the two. This was entirely false, and was strenuously denied by both Nimmi and [[Dilip Kumar]] who at the time was in a relationship with Nimmi's contemporary, [[Madhubala]].

Nimmi herself fell in love with screen writer [[S. Ali Raza]], who wrote the dialogues for her films ''[[Barsaat]]'' (1949), ''[[Aan]]'' (1952) and ''[[Amar]]'' (1954). She married him and settled down in [[Mumbai]] in the mid-1960s when she retired after her last film ''[[Akashdeep]]'' (1965) opposite [[Ashok Kumar]]. Nimmi and her husband never had any children. She remained happily married for 42 years until [[S. Ali Raza]] died on [[November 1]], [[2007]] of heart failure at the age of 85, leaving Nimmi a widow. She now lives alone in her sea-facing [[Worli]] apartment in [[Mumbai]].

In June 1991 Nimmi was in the spotlight again when a non-published, non-sourced news source claimed the [[Hindi]] actress [[Kimi Katkar]] is Nimmi's daughter, but failed to offer any evidence, other than some alleged "face resemblance".

Unlike many vintage stars, Nimmi is not in seclusion and is often seen attending industry functions and events, with former colleagues such as [[Dilip Kumar]].

With [[Madhubala]], [[Nargis]], [[Nutan]], [[Meena Kumari]], [[Geeta Bali]] and [[Suraiya]] all deceased, Nimmi is widely considered to be one of the last remaining great leading ladies of the 1950s.

==Filmography==
*''[[Barsaat (1949 film)|Barsaat]]'' (1949)
*''[[Wafaa (film)|Wafaa]]'' (1950)
*''[[Raj Mukut]]'' (1950)
*''[[Jalte Deep]]'' (1950)
*''[[Banwra]]'' (1950)
*''[[Sazaa]]'' (1951)
*''[[Deedar]]'' (1951)
*''[[Buzdil]]'' (1951)
*''[[Bedardi]]'' (1951)
*''[[Badi Bahu]]'' (1951)
*''[[Usha Kiron]]'' (1952)
*''[[Daag (1952 film)|Daag]]'' (1952)
*''[[Aandhiyan]]'' (1952)
*''[[Aan]]'' (1952)
*''[[Humdard]]'' (1953)
*''[[Alif Laila (film)|Alif Laila]]'' (1953)
*''[[Aabshar]]'' (1953)
*''[[Pyaase Nain]]'' (1954)
*''[[Kasturi (film)|Kasturi]]'' (1954)
*''[[Danka (film)|Danka]]'' (1954)
*''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' (1954)
*''[[Uran Khatola]]'' (1955)
*''[[Society (1955 film)|Society]]'' (1955)
*''[[Kundan]]'' (1955)
*''[[Char Paise]]'' (1955)
*''[[Bhagwat Mahima]]'' (1955)
*''[[Rajdhani (film)|Rajdhani]]'' (1956)
*''[[Bhai-Bhai]]'' (1956)
*''[[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]'' (1956)
*''[[Anjali (1957 film)|Anjali]]'' (1957)
*''[[Chotte Babu]]'' (1957)
*''[[Sohni Mahiwal (film)|Sohni Mahiwal]]'' (1958)
*''[[Pehli Raat]]'' (1959)
*''[[Char Dil Char Raahein]]'' (1959)
*''[[Angulimala (1960 film)|Angulimala]]'' (1960) .
*''[[Shamma]]'' (1961)
*''[[Mere Mehboob]]'' (1963)
*''[[Pooja Ke Phool]]'' (1964)
*''[[Akashdeep]]'' (1965)
*''[[Love & God]]'' (1986)

==References==
* Interview, ''Nimmi: "I have a dream to be Queen"'', [[The Indian Express]] Newspaper, Issue date: Friday, May 30 1997. Copyright © 1997 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
* Reuben, Bunny. ''Mehboob: India's DeMille'', South Asia Books
* Raheja, Dinesh. ''The Hundred Luminaries of Hindi Cinema'', India Book House Publishers.
* Reuben, Bunny. ''Follywood Flashback'', Indus publishers
* Rajadhyaksha, Ashish and Willemen, Paul. ''The Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema'', Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.
* Akbar, Khatija. ''Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films'', New Delhi: UBS Publishers' Distributors
* Lanba, Urmila. ''The Life and Films of Dilip Kumar'', Orient Paperbacks,India; New e. edition
* Ritu, Nanda. ''Raj Kapoor: His Life, His Films'', Iskusstvo

==External links==
*{{imdb|id=0632364}}
*[http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/13dinesh.htm Petite powerhouse Nimmi]

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Nimmi
Born
Nawab Banoo
Years active1949 - 1965
SpouseS. Ali Raza

Nimmi born Nawab Banoo, was a popular Indian screen actress who achieved stardom in the 1950s and early 1960s in Hindi films. She gained popularity playing spirited village belle type characters, but also appeared in diverse genres such as fantasy and social films.

Early life

Nawab Banoo was born in Agra, India on February 18, 1933) . Her mother was a famous singer and actress by the name of Wahidan who was well connected within the film industry. Her father, Abdul Hakim, worked as a military contractor. As a small child, Nimmi had memories of visiting Bombay, and her mother being on good terms with Mehboob Khan and his family, who were prominent and influential within the movie making business.

When Nimmi was only nine years old, her mother died suddenly. She was sent to live in Abbotabad with her grandmother. Nimmi's father stayed on in Meerut where he worked. With the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, among the multitude of migrants and refugees were Nimmi and her grandmother. As Nimmi's aunt Jyoti, who was also once a leading film star had a home in Bombay, that is where she and her grandmother settled.

First film success

Through the connection with her mother who had worked with him in the 1930s, in 1948, the famous film maker Mehboob Khan, invited the young Nimmi to watch the making of his current production Andaz at Central Studios. She had shown an interest in movies and this was an opportunity to understand the film making process. On the sets of Andaz, Nimmi met Raj Kapoor who was starring in the film.

At the time Raj Kapoor was filming his production of Barsaat (1949). Having already cast the famous actress Nargis in the female lead role, he was on the lookout for a young girl to play the second lead. After observing Nimmi's unaffected and shy behaviour as a guest on the sets of Andaaz, he cast the teenaged Nimmi in Barsaat opposite the actor Premnath. Nimmi played the role of an innocent mountain shepherdess in love with a heartless city man. As an introduction to film audiences, she could not have asked for a more illustrious launch to her film career.

Barsaat released in 1949 and made movie history. It was a phenomenal critical and commercial success. Despite the presence of established and popular stars Nargis, Raj Kapoor and Premnath, Nimmi had a very prominent and well received role and was an instant hit with audiences. The film's popular title song Barsaat mein humse mile tum as well as two other ever-green classics, Jeeya bekarar and Patli qamar hai were all picturised on Nimmi. The film's climax also revolved around the fledgling actress. The huge success of Barsaat made Nimmi a star and nation wide sensation overnight.

Rise to stardom

After Barsaat Nimmi never looked back and was flooded with films offers. She quietly polished her histrionic abilities and developed a mannered but effectively unique style of acting. The diminutive actress quickly won a loyal fan base with her intense and expressive performances.

She worked with top heroes like Raj Kapoor (Banwara), and Dev Anand (Sazaa, Aandhiyan). To her great advantage Nimmi formed a very popular and dependable screen pair with Dilip Kumar, after the success of films like Deedar (1951) and Daag (1952). Aside from Nargis with whom she co-starred with in Barsaat and Deedar, Nimmi also appeared alongside many notable leading ladies including Madhubala (Amar), Suraiya (Shamma), Geeta Bali (Usha Kiran), and Meena Kumari (Char Dil Char Rahen).

A little known fact is that Nimmi was also a singer and sang her own songs in the film Bedardi (1951) in which she also acted. However, she never continued singing and recorded songs only for this film.

Mehboob Khan was next to cast her in his film Aan (1952). This prestigious production was to be India's first full feature in Technicolor. The film was made on a very grand and epic scale. Nimmi played one of the female leads. The film also co-starred Dilip Kumar, Premnath and Nadira. Such was Nimmi's popularity at this point that when a first edit of the film was shown to the film's financiers and distributors, they complained that Nimmi's character died too early. Therefore an extended dream sequence was added to give Nimmi more prominence and screen time in the film. Nimmi's character and her on-screen death dance in Aan were very popular with audiences.

Aan was one of the first Indian movies to have a world wide release. The film had an extremely lavish London premiere which Nimmi attended. The English version was entitled Savage Princess. On the London trip, Nimmi met many western film personalities including Errol Flynn. When Flynn attempted to kiss her hand she pulled it away, exclaiming, "I am an Indian girl, you cannot do that!" The incident made the headlines and the press raved about Nimmi as the "...unkissed girl of India".

After the great box-office success of Aan, Mehboob Khan asked her to appear in his next film Amar (1954). Nimmi played a poor, milk maid seduced by a lawyer (Dilip Kumar). The film also starred Madhubala as Kumar's wronged fiance. Its controversial subject of rape was way ahead of its time and although the film was not a commercial success, Nimmi's intense performance and the film were applauded by critics. It remained the favorite film of Mehboob Khan amongst his own productions.

Nimmi also turned producer with the popular film Danka (1954) which was released under her own production banner, and she gave a striking and off beat performance.

Kundan (1955), produced by Shorab Modi co-starring newcomer Sunil Dutt, gave Nimmi a memorable double role as mother and daughter. Her sensitive portrayal earned her further recognition as a talented and spirited actress.

In Uran Khatola (1955), her last of five films with Dilip Kumar, she starred in one of the biggest box-office successes of her career. The films songs have remained popular to the present day.

Nimmi next had two big successes in 1956 with Basant Bahar and Bhai Bhai. In 1957, at the age of 24, Nimmi received the critic's award for best actress for her role in Bhai Bhai. These films were also notable for her songs which were dubbed by Lata Mangeshkar. Nimmi was fortunate throughout her career to have some of the most popular and enduring songs picturised on her, and appeared in films with exceptional music scores.

By this point, with a largely consistent run of success at the box-office, Nimmi had firmly established herself as one of the most bankable and popular leading ladies in Hindi cinema.

Later career

In the late 1950s, Nimmi worked with renowned directors Chetan Anand (Anjali ), K. A. Abbas (Char Dil Char Raahen) and Vijay Bhatt (Angulimala). Prepared to take risks, Nimmi took on controversial characterizations, such as the prostitute of Char Dil Char Raahen (1959). It was during this phase that Nimmi became very selective as she strove for better quality projects and roles. However her judgment was sometimes questionable when she rejected films like B. R. Chopra's Sadhna (1958), and Woh Kaun Thi (1963), both of which went on to be big successes for Vyjayanthimala and Sadhana, respectively.

She erred most with the film Mere Mehboob (1963). Nimmi was first offered the coveted female lead in the film which was tipped for big box-office success. It was to be shot in colour and on a very big budget. Nimmi would be part of a large star cast which included prominent actors such as Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Ameeta, Pran, and comedian Johnny Walker. Nimmi recalled in an interview with Movie magazine : "Initially I was offered Sadhana's role and Bina Rai was to do my role. However I opted for the role of the sister as I felt it was the back bone of the story and had scope for acting. Though it didn't turn out the way I had visualised it." In rejecting the female lead, opposite a hugely popular leading man, Rajendra Kumar, for what was ostensibly a character role, Nimmi lost a valuable chance at making the successful transition into the new phase of films that were then evolving. The role Nimmi rejected was played by Sadhana and was instrumental in placing her among the most successful heroines of the 1960s. Nimmi did receive a Filmfare award nomination for best supporting actress for her performance and Mere Mehboob went on to be one of the biggest hits of 1963 at the box-office.

These detrimental choices were not helped when in the 1960s, a new breed of Mod actresses like Sadhana, Nanda, Asha Parekh, Mala Sinha and Saira Banu changed the concept of the Hindi film heroine. Although she retained her star status and continued to be credited above the title, junior actresses like Nanda and Mala Sinha were cast as the romantic leads, while Nimmi's roles alongside these actresses were more unconventional parts such the blind girl in Pooja Ke Phool (1964) and Ashok Kumar's mute wife in Akashdeep (1965). With the younger generation of actresses emerging to dominate the industry, although Nimmi's popularity as a star began to fade, her performances had matured considerably and critical reviews in this final phase of her career were largely positive.

At this point Nimmi opted for early retirement and marriage, but not before investing her best efforts into one last film production. Director K. Asif had started his version of the Laila-Majnu love legend, Love & God even before completing his magnum opus Mughal-e-Azam (1960). Nimmi believed that Love & God would be a fitting swan song to her career and her claim to eternal fame just as Mughal-E-Azam had immortalised its leading lady, Madhubala. K. Asif had problems casting the male lead before finally selecting Guru Dutt as Nimmi's co-star. However Guru Dutt's sudden and premature death put a halt to the film's shooting. Sanjeev Kumar was cast as his replacement but the film was shelved altogether when the director K. Asif himself passed away.

Nimmi had retired from films for over two decades by the time K. Asif's widow Akhtar Asif released Love & God on June 6, 1986 in incomplete form. The film suffers badly from compromised editing in an attempt to cover the fact that several key scenes and a clear climax were not filmed before Asif died. But the footage that Nimmi completed before the film was shelved showed she had delivered a subtle and sensitive portrayal and looked beautiful in Technicolor and the period costumes.

Personal life

As with most film stars, speculation surrounded Nimmi's personal life. Most infamously, because of her successful on screen association with Dilip Kumar, baseless rumours and stories were printed of an off screen liaison between the two. This was entirely false, and was strenuously denied by both Nimmi and Dilip Kumar who at the time was in a relationship with Nimmi's contemporary, Madhubala.

Nimmi herself fell in love with screen writer S. Ali Raza, who wrote the dialogues for her films Barsaat (1949), Aan (1952) and Amar (1954). She married him and settled down in Mumbai in the mid-1960s when she retired after her last film Akashdeep (1965) opposite Ashok Kumar. Nimmi and her husband never had any children. She remained happily married for 42 years until S. Ali Raza died on November 1, 2007 of heart failure at the age of 85, leaving Nimmi a widow. She now lives alone in her sea-facing Worli apartment in Mumbai.

In June 1991 Nimmi was in the spotlight again when a non-published, non-sourced news source claimed the Hindi actress Kimi Katkar is Nimmi's daughter, but failed to offer any evidence, other than some alleged "face resemblance".

Unlike many vintage stars, Nimmi is not in seclusion and is often seen attending industry functions and events, with former colleagues such as Dilip Kumar.

With Madhubala, Nargis, Nutan, Meena Kumari, Geeta Bali and Suraiya all deceased, Nimmi is widely considered to be one of the last remaining great leading ladies of the 1950s.

Filmography

References

  • Interview, Nimmi: "I have a dream to be Queen", The Indian Express Newspaper, Issue date: Friday, May 30 1997. Copyright © 1997 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
  • Reuben, Bunny. Mehboob: India's DeMille, South Asia Books
  • Raheja, Dinesh. The Hundred Luminaries of Hindi Cinema, India Book House Publishers.
  • Reuben, Bunny. Follywood Flashback, Indus publishers
  • Rajadhyaksha, Ashish and Willemen, Paul. The Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.
  • Akbar, Khatija. Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films, New Delhi: UBS Publishers' Distributors
  • Lanba, Urmila. The Life and Films of Dilip Kumar, Orient Paperbacks,India; New e. edition
  • Ritu, Nanda. Raj Kapoor: His Life, His Films, Iskusstvo

External links

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