THIS veteran actress never got married, but lived as a famous director’s widow, worked with Shashi Kapoor and Rajesh Khanna, she is…
Bollywood actresses managed to win hearts with their charming personalities and roles in films. Can you guess who is that one actress who longed for her love, but her fate seemed to turn against her. The actress never got married and always stayed as a widow. The actress is none other than Nanda Karnataki.
Nanda became one of the finest actors in the nation and made her acting debut at the age of 7 as a child artist in her father’s film, Mandir in 1948. She was tagged as the ‘Baby Nanda’. She ruled the film industry for nearly three decades. She worked with Dev Anand, Rajesh Khanna, Manoj Kumar and Shashi Kapoor. Nanda kept a distance from love throughout her life and director, Manmohan Desai fell in love with her. He could not confess his feelings to her and it was speculated that Manmohan Desai married Jeevan Prabha reportedly because she looked like Nanda Karnataki.
After Manmohan Desai’s wife’s death, the two came together. Nanda got engaged to Manmohan Desai at the age of 52 and later the director died after falling from the terrace of his rented flat in Girgaon. As per reports, the railing, on which he was leaning, collapsed. Nanda was always seen wearing a white saree after the incident and lived a widow’s life. Nanda Karnataki passed away at her Versova residence at the age of 75 after suffering a heart attack.
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