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Florence Ezekiel (5 December 1932 – 9 February 2006), known professionally as Nadira, was an Indian actress who worked in the Hindi film industry. She appeared in films from the 1950s and 1960s, including Aan (1952), Shree 420 (1955), Pakeezah (1972), and Julie (1975), which won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.[1][2]

Nadira
Nadira in Shree 420 (1955)
Born	Florence Ezekiel (1932-12-05)5 December 1932 Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Died	9 February 2006(2006-02-09) (aged 73) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1952–2001
Awards	Filmfare Award in 1976

Early life

Ezekiel was born on 5 December 1932 in Baghdad, Iraq, into a Baghdadi Jewish family.[1] When she was an infant, her family migrated from Baghdad to Bombay in search of business opportunities.[3] She had two brothers, one of whom lives in the United States and another in Israel.[4] Ezekiel never married.[3]

Career

Ezekiel's first appearance in cinema was in the 1943 Hindi-language film Mauj when she was 10 or 11 years of age.[3]

Her first major opportunity came from Sardar Akhtar, wife of film director Mehboob Khan, in the film Aan (1952); her role as a Rajput princess in the film marked her rise to cinematic prominence.[2][5][1] In 1955, she played a rich socialite named Maya in Shree 420.[1][2] She played pivotal roles in a number of films such as Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960), Pakeezah (1972), Hanste Zakhm (1973), and Amar Akbar Anthony (1977); she worked alongside Shammi Kapoor in Sipahsalar (1956). She was often cast as a temptress or vamp, and played opposite the chaste heroines that were favoured at the time by the Hindi film industry.[2]

Ezekiel won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in the 1975 film Julie.[2] During the 1980s and 1990s, she entered a new phase of her career, playing elderly women as a supporting actress. Her last role was in the film Josh (2000). Due to her Western attire, her character in most of her critically acclaimed movies was Christian or Anglo-Indian.

She was among the highest-paid actresses during her career, and was one of the first Indian actresses to own a Rolls-Royce.[2]

Personal life

In her later years, Ezekiel lived alone in Mumbai, India, as many of her relatives had moved to Israel. In the last three years before her death, she had been residing in her condominium with only a housekeeper assistant. On 24 January 2006, she suffered a cardiac arrest and was admitted to a hospital in a semi-comatose state; she had multiple existing health problems, including tubercular meningitis, alcoholic liver disorder, and paralysis.[2][5]

Ezekiel died on 9 February 2006, at the age of 73, at the Bhatia Hospital in Tardeo, Mumbai, following a prolonged illness.[1][2] As of 2013^[update], she is survived by two brothers who each live in the United States and Israel.[5]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Zohra Mahal	Zohra Mahal
2000	Josh[5]	Lady D'Costa
1999	Cotton Mary[2]	Mattie
1997	Tamanna[2][5]	Nazneen Begum
1992	Godfather
1992	Mehbooba
1991	Jhoothi Shaan	Ranimaa
1991	Hassan Da Chor
1991	Laila
1988	Maula Baksh
1985	Saagar[2][5]	Miss Joseph
1984	Kim (TV serial)	Widow of Kulu
1982	Raaste Pyar Ke
1982	Ashanti	School principal
1981	Dahshat	Mrs. Vishal
1981	Aas Paas
1980	Chaal Baaz[2]
1980	Swayamvar	Durgadevi Bhargav
1979	Duniya Meri Jeb Mein
1979	Bin Phere Hum Tere
1979	Magroor	Mrs. Disa
1978	Naukri	Lily
1977	Aap Ki Khatir
1977	Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka	Heera (Jamundas' wife)
1977	Amar Akbar Anthony	uncredited cameo
1977	Darling Darling
1977	Paapi	Old lady hit by Vikram's car
1976	Bhanwar	Sharda Devi
1975	Dharmatma
1975	Julie[2][5]	Margaret 'Maggie' (Julie's Mom)	Won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1976
1975	Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja
1975	Mere Sartaj
1974	Faslah
1974	Ishq Ishq Ishq
1974	Woh Main Nahin
1973	Ek Nari Do Roop
1973	Hanste Zakhm
1973	Pyaar Ka Rishta
1972	Ek Nazar	Aminabai
1972	Raja Jani
1971	Kahin Aar Kahin Paar
1972	Anokha Daan
1972	Pakeezah[2][5]	Madame Gauhar Jaan
1970	Bombay Talkie	Anjana Devi
1970	Chetna	Nirmala
1970	Ishq Par Zor Nahin	Mrs. Doraiswamy
1970	Safar	Mrs. Kapoor (Shekhar's mother)
1969	The Guru	Courtesan
1969	Insaaf Ka Mandir
1969	Jahan Pyar Mile
1969	Talash	Flirtatious lady in red sari
1968	Kahin Din Kahin Raat	Mrs.Indrani
1968	Sapnon Ka Saudagar	Ranjana's mother
1963	Meri Surat Teri Ankhen
1965	Chhoti Chhoti Baatein	Shanta
1965	Accident
1960	Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai[2]	Mrs. Kusum Sushil Verma
1960	Kala Bazar	Herself
1958	Police
1956	Geliebte Corinna
1956	Pocket Maar
1956	Samundari Daku
1956	Sipahsalar
1956	Shree 420[1][2][5]	Maya
1955	Jalan
1955	Raftar
1954	Dak Babu
1954	Waris	Kanta
1953	Nagma
1952	Aan[1][5]	Princess Rajshree
1943	Mauj	uncredited child

Television

Year	Title	Role
1997	Margarita	Nacha
1995	Ek Tha Rusty (Season 1)	Ms. Mackenzie

References

External links

• Nadira at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Nadira

Nadira (Hindi: .mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:120%}@media all and (min-width:800px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:calc(120% - ((100vw - 800px)/80))}}@media all and (min-width:1000px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:100%}}नादिरा, Nādirā; eigentlich Farhat Ezekiel Nadira; * 5. Dezember 1932 in Bagdad, Irak; † 9. Februar 2006 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) war eine indische Filmschauspielerin mit Erfolgen besonders in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren.

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