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Nazima (née Mehr-un-Nissa; 25 March 1948 – 11 August 2025) was an Indian Bollywood actress who was most famous for her roles as a supporting actress in films in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Nashik (Maharashtra) and was known as the "Resident Sister" of Bollywood.

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1861
Died
1935
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10

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date of birth
1948-03-25
start of work period
1954-00-00
birth name
মেহের-উন-নিসা
date of death
2025-08-11
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Nazima (née Mehr-un-Nissa; 25 March 1948 – 11 August 2025) was an Indian Bollywood actress who was most famous for her roles as a supporting actress in films in the 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Nashik (Maharashtra) and was known as the "Resident Sister" of Bollywood.

==Life and career== Nazima was born as Mehr-un-Nisa on 25 March 1948 in Nasik, Bombay Province, India. She was related to actresses Sharifa Bai (of the 1930s) and Husn Bano (of the 1940s) who happened to be her grandmother and aunt respectively. She was admitted to a high school in Mumbai (then Bombay) and being from a film background, she was soon cast as a child artist by the name Baby Chand in her early films.

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