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	\| name = Nirmala Devi		\| name = Nirmala Devi
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	\| birthname =		\| birthname = Nazeem
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1927\|06\|07}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1927\|06\|07}}
	\| birth_place = [[Varanasi\|Benares]], [[Benares State]], [[British India]]		\| birth_place = [[Varanasi\|Benares]], [[Benares State]], [[British India]]
	~~\|parents = [[Vasudev Narayan Singh]], [[Kusum Devi~~]]		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1996\|06\|15\|1927\|6\|07}}
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1996\|06\|15\|1927\|6\|07}}		\| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
	\| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India		\| occupation = Vocalist, Actress
	\| occupation = Vocalist, Actress		\| yearsactive =
	\| yearsactive =		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Arun Kumar Ahuja]]\|1942\|1966\|end=d.}}
	\| spouse = [[Arun Kumar Ahuja]]		\| children = 5 (including [[Govinda (actor)\|Govinda]])
	\| children = 5 (including [[Govinda (actor)\|Govinda]] ~~and Kirti Kumar~~)
	}}		}}

	'''~~Nirmala Devi~~''', also known as '''Nirmala Arun''' (7 June 1927 {{endash}} 15 June 1996), was an [[India]]n film actress in the 1940s and a [[Hindustani classical music\|Hindustani classical]] vocalist of the [[Patiala Gharana]].<ref>{{cite book		'''Nazeem''',<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Govinda About\|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/person/govinda_80/biography\|access-date=2021-09-26\|website=India Forums\|language=en}}</ref> also known as '''Nirmala Arun''' (7 June 1927 {{endash}} 15 June 1996), was an [[India]]n film actress in the 1940s and a [[Hindustani classical music\|Hindustani classical]] vocalist of the [[Patiala Gharana]].<ref>{{cite book
	\| title=Ṭhumrī in historical and stylistic perspectives		\| title=Ṭhumrī in historical and stylistic perspectives
	\| last=Manuel \| first=Peter Lamarche \| page=90 \|year=1990		\| last=Manuel \| first=Peter Lamarche \| page=90 \|year=1990
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Nirmala Devi was born on 7 June 1927, in the holy city of [[Varanasi]] (then known as Banares), [[Uttar Pradesh]].		Nirmala Devi was born as Nazeem on 7 June 1927, in the holy city of [[Varanasi]] (then known as Banares), [[Uttar Pradesh]] to a [[Muslims\|Muslim]] family. She was married to actor [[Arun Kumar Ahuja]] in 1942, after [[List of converts to Hinduism from Islam\|converting to Hinduism from Islam]] and changed her name to Nirmala Arun.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Birthday Special: अभिनेता Govinda की मां थीं मुस्लिम, शादी करने के बाद बदला था धर्म और नाम\|url=https://www.patrika.com/bollywood-news/actor-govinda-mother-was-changed-religion-and-name-after-marriage-6585725/\|access-date=2021-09-26\|website=Patrika News\|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Khullar\|first=Darshan\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3QmqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=did+govinda+mother+converted+to+hinduism&source=bl&ots=53OuY7cPP2&sig=ACfU3U3sc7EkXxhsawhhcDHS6_ajA9C6yg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCw_nl3ZzzAhUy73MBHWYIA28Q6AF6BAgNEAM\|title=Pakistan Our Difficult Neighbour and India's Islamic Dimensions\|date=2014-09-30\|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd\|isbn=978-93-82652-82-3\|language=en}}</ref> They had 6 children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. The sons are Indian film actor [[Govinda (actor)\|Govinda]] and film director Kirti Kumar. Nirmala took to acting during the period of her betrothal and her first film to be released was ‘Savera’ (meaning ‘Dawn), with husband Arun as co-star.
	She was married to actor [[Arun Kumar Ahuja]] in 1942. They had 6 children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. The sons are Indian film actor [[Govinda (actor)\|Govinda]] and film director Kirti Kumar. Nirmala took to acting during the period of her betrothal and her first film to be released was ‘Savera’ (meaning ‘Dawn), with husband Arun as co-star.

	Nirmala Devi died on 15 June 1996, at the age of 69, in Mumbai.		Nirmala Devi died on 15 June 1996, at the age of 69, in Mumbai.
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{{Other uses|Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nirmala Devi
| image =
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1927|06|07}}
| birth_place = [[Varanasi|Benares]], [[Benares State]], [[British India]]
|parents = [[Vasudev Narayan Singh]], [[Kusum Devi]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1996|06|15|1927|6|07}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = Vocalist, Actress
| yearsactive =
| spouse = [[Arun Kumar Ahuja]]
| children = 5 (including [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] and Kirti Kumar)
}}

'''Nirmala Devi''', also known as '''Nirmala Arun''' (7 June 1927 {{endash}} 15 June 1996), was an [[India]]n film actress in the 1940s and a [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocalist of the [[Patiala Gharana]].<ref>{{cite book
| title=Ṭhumrī in historical and stylistic perspectives
| last=Manuel | first=Peter Lamarche | page=90 |year=1990
| publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=978-81-208-0673-3}}
</ref><ref>{{cite book
| title=Music in India: the classical traditions
| last=Wade | first=Bonnie C. | page=178 | year=1987
| publisher=Riverdale Company |isbn=978-0-913215-25-8}}
</ref><ref>{{cite book
| title=Tradition of Hindustani music
| last=Sharma | first=Manorma | page=114 |year=2006
| publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7648-999-7}}
</ref><ref>{{cite book
| title=Political socialization of students
| last=Singh | first=Manjit | page=24 |year=1992
| publisher=Deep & Deep Publications |isbn=978-81-7100-404-1}}
</ref> She is the mother of [[Bollywood]] actor [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]].

Nirmala Devi was the wife of the 1940s actor [[Arun Kumar Ahuja]]. She has five children, including Indian film actor [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] and film director Kirti Kumar. She died in 1996.

==Personal life==
Nirmala Devi was born on 7 June 1927, in the holy city of [[Varanasi]] (then known as Banares), [[Uttar Pradesh]].
She was married to actor [[Arun Kumar Ahuja]] in 1942. They had 6 children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. The sons are Indian film actor [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] and film director Kirti Kumar. Nirmala took to acting during the period of her betrothal and her first film to be released was ‘Savera’ (meaning ‘Dawn), with husband Arun as co-star.

Nirmala Devi died on 15 June 1996, at the age of 69, in Mumbai.

==Play Back Singer==
Credited as Nirmala
* ''Savera'' (1942)
* ''Sharda''
* ''Kanoon''
* ''Geet''
* ''[[Gaali]]'' (1944)
* ''Sehra''
* ''Janamashtami''
Credited as Nirmala Devi
* ''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Bawarchi]]'' (1972)
* ''Zara Bachke'' (1959)
* ''Shama Parwana'' (1954)

==Soundtrack==
* ''[[Bawarchi]]'' (1972) - one of the performers on the track "Bhor Aai Gaya Andhiyara"

==Filmography==
Credited as Nirmala
* ''[[Savera]]'' (1942)
* ''Sharda''
* ''Kanoon''
*''[[Geet (1944 film)|Geet]]''
* ''[[Gaali]]'' (1944)
*''[[Chalis Karod]]'' (1946)
* ''Sehra''
* ''Janamashtami''
* ''[[Anmol Ratan]]'' (1950)

==Music albums==
Genre - Hindustani Classical - Music Label - HMV (His Master's Voice Ltd, now known as SAREGAMA, India)

Singles:
* ''Banaa Banaa Ke Tamanaa & Gham Ki Nishani'' (Ghazal)
* ''Jaadu Bhare Tore Nainava Ram & Mori Baali Umar Beeti Jaye'' (Thumri)

Full Albums:
* ''Saavan Beetaa Jaye'' (Thumri) (With Ms Laxmi Shankar, contemporary singer)
* ''Weekend Pleasure'' (Thumri)
* ''Thumriyan by Nirmala Devi'' (Thumri)
* ''Laakhon Ke Bol Sahe'' (Thumri)
* ''Ghazals by Nirmala Devi'' (Ghazal)

==References==
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[[Category:Women Hindustani musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:Women musicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Actresses from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian female classical singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Khyal singers]]