Nagma Arvind Morarji is an Indian film actress and politician. She was a popular lead actress in the 1990s. She made her cinematic debut in the film Baaghi opposite Salman Khan in 1990. It was Hindi cinema’s seventh highest-grossing film of the year.She is known for her roles in films like Gharana Mogudu (1992), King Uncle (1993), Suhaag (1994), Kadhalan (1994), Baashha (1995) and Lal Baadshah (1999).
She began her acting career in Bollywood. Nagma has acted in a broad range of films in India’s languages predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Bhojpuri Films and has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi and Marathi films.Nagma was born as Nandita Arvind Morarji on 25 December 1974.Her father Arvind Morarji, whose forefathers hailed from Jaisalmer, later migrating to Porbandar, Gujarat and finally Mumbai.
Her grandfather Gokuldas Morarji was a reputed businessman in the shipping, textile, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. Her mother Seema, originally named Shama Kazi, is a Muslim belonging to the Kazi freedom fighter family. She married Morarji in 1969 at the CCI Club in Mumbai, but separated from him in 1974.
After divorcing Morarji in August 1974, Nagma’s mother married Chander Sadanah, a film producer in March 1975 with whom she had three children: including two daughters, actresses Jyothika and Roshini (born Radhika).Nagma did her schooling from Mount Mary Convent High School, Mumbai. She is a Bachelor of Commerce graduate from National College, Mumbai University.Nagma remained close to her biological father until his death on 31 December 2005.
She explained to a Mumbai reporter “I am proud of the fact that I belong to a respectable family. My mother was legally married to my father, the late Shri Arvind Morarji, at a public function at the CCI Club, Mumbai.” It was Nagma’s mother who encouraged her to become an actress and is said to have been her “constant companion on the film sets” for several years.
Nagma’s debut film Baghi: A Rebel for Love, opposite Salman Khan was Hindi cinema’s seventh highest-grossing film in 1990.With Karisma Kapoor, she was also one of the female leads in 1994’s Suhaag with Ajay Devgan and Akshay Kumar. Following these films, she acted in regional cinema to star in Telugu and Tamil films at the behest of her friend Divya Bharti.
Explaining her shift, she cited what she was more conscious of the quality of work, in terms of meaty roles and her flair to travel throughout India understanding different cultures and her drive and passion to get acclamation from all over India. She stated “Language was never a barrier. I love adventure, culture and have great respect for the Indian tradition”.Her Telugu films include 1992’s Gharana Mogudu with Chiranjeevi, Allari Alludu with Nagarjuna Akkineni and Major Chandrakanth with N. T. Rama Rao and Mohan Babu.
Her Tamil films include Baasha with Rajnikanth , 1994’s Kadhalan with Prabhu Deva and Villadhi Villain with Sathyaraj in which she played her most glamour part and begin to tempt the Tamil audience and her performance gained her a unanimous praises for her glamour role time.
Nagma All Movie List :
Film | Role | Language | Year |
Baaghi: A Rebel for Love | Kaajal aka Paro | Hindi | 1990 |
Peddinti Alludu Killer | Geeta Priya | Telugu Telugu | 1991 |
Gharana Mogudu Bewaffa Se Waffa Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare Police Aur Mujrim Yalgaar Aswamedham | Uma Devi Nagma Anjali Oberoi Meena Khanna Anu Singhal Sowjanya | Telugu Hindi Hindi Hindi Hindi Telugu | 1992 |
King Uncle Major Chandrakanth Varasudu Hasti Kondapalli Raja Dhartiputra Allari Alludu Rendilla Poojari Green Snake Mandarin Chinese | Kavita Seetha Keerthi Neena Narang Subbalakshmi Lisa Sravani Najma, Bharata Natyam dancer | Hindi Telugu Telugu Hindi Telugu Hindi Telugu Telugu | 1993 |
Mugguru Monagallu Super Police Gang Master Aavesham Kadhalan Suhaag | Rani Roja Sandhya Sruthi Madhu | Telugu Telugu Telugu Telugu Tamil Hindi | 1994 |
Baashha Mounam Ragasiya Police Villadhi Villain Rikshavodu Adavi Dora Bharatha Simham | Priya Manjari Raji Janaki Rani Priya | Tamil Telugu Tamil Tamil Telugu Telugu Telugu | 1995 |
Love Birds Saradha Bullodu Mettukudi | Mridula Nirmala Devi Indhu | Tamil Telugu Tamil | 1996 |
Kaun Rokega Mujhe Periya Thambi Aravindhan Surya Putrulu Janakiraman Pistha | Nisha Selvi Anu Indhu Vanilla | Hindi Tamil Tamil Telugu Tamil Tamil | 1997 |
Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam Kurubana Rani Vaettiya Madichu Kattu | Yamuna Rani Rani Mrs.Pooja Jaiprakash | Malayalam Kannada Tamil | 1998 |
Lal Baadshah Ravimama | Hindi Kannada | 1999 | |
Kunwara Chal Mere Bhai Papa The Great | Sharmila Singh Sonia Mrs. Pooja Jai Prakash | Hindi Hindi Hindi | 2000 |
Dheena Sai Teri Maya Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love Citizen Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar | CBI Sarojini Harichandran Anupama Verma | Tamil Hindi Hindi Tamil Hindi | 2001 |
Chathurangam Allari Ramudu Ninu Choodaka Nenundalenu | Nayana Pillai Chamundeswari | Malayalam Telugu Telugu | 2002 |
Hrudayavantha | Kannada | 2003 | |
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo | Aarti V. Singh | Hindi | 2004 |
Dulha Milal Dildar Panditji Batai Na Byah Kab Hoi Parinam | Nisha | Bhojpuri Bhojpuri Bengali | 2005 |
Ek Jind Ek Jaan Ganga Ab Ta Banja Sajnwa Hamaar Mai Baap Dil Diwana Tohar Ho Gayil Raja Thakur | Nimmi Ganga | Punjabi Bhojpuri Bhojpuri Bhojpuri Bhojpuri Bhojpuri | 2006 |
Back To Honeymoon Thamb Lakshmi Thamb Tu Hamaar Hou Janam Janam Ke Saath | Lakshmi | Hindi Marathi Bhojpuri Bhojpuri | 2007 |
Hanuman Bhakt Hawaldaar Thela No 501 | Bhojpuri Bhojpuri | 2008 |
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