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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name                  =  Nadira
| image                = Nadira in Shree 420 (1955).png
| imagesize            =
| alt                  =
| caption              = Nadira in ''[[Shree 420]]'' (1955)
| birth_name            = Florence Ezekiel
| birth_date            = {{Birth date|df=yes|1932|12|05}}
| birth_place            = [[Baghdad]], [[Kingdom of Iraq]]
| death_date            = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|02|09|1932|12|05}}  
| death_place            = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| othername            =
| occupation            = Actress
| yearsactive          = 1952 – 2001
| spouse                =
| awards                = [[Filmfare Award]] in 1976
}}
}}
'''Florence Ezekiel''' (5 December 1932 &ndash; 9 February 2006), known by her [[stage name]] '''Nadira''', was an Indian actress who worked in [[Hindi]] films. She appeared in films from the 1950s and 1960s, including ''[[Aan]]'' (1952), ''[[Shri 420|Shree 420]] (1955)'', ''[[Pakeezah]]'' (1972) and ''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]'' (1975), which won her the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]].<ref name=NYT/><ref name=MDY/>
==Early life==
Nadira was born as to Florence Ezekiel in a [[Baghdadi Jews|Baghdadi Jewish]] family.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/10/arts/nadira-who-played-the-vamp-in-bollywood-is-dead.html |title=Nadira, Who Played the Vamp in Bollywood, Is Dead |agency=Agence France-Presse|date=10 February 2006|newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref> Her family migrated from Baghdad to [[Bombay]] in search of business opportunities when she was an infant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Kuldip|date=2009-04-02|title=Nadira|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nadira-6109051.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-09|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> She has two brothers, one of whom lives in the United States and another in Israel.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-features/jewish-stars-of-bollywood-1.515427 "Jewish Stars of Bollywood"] Haaretz (newspaper), Published 14 April 2013, Retrieved 8 January 2021</ref> She remained unmarried.<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
Ezekiel adopted the [[Stage name|screen name]] Nadira and first appeared in the 1943 Hindi film ''[[Mauj]]'' when she was 12.<ref name=":0" />
Nadira's first major opportunity came from [[Sardar Akhtar]], wife of film director [[Mehboob Khan]], in the film ''[[Aan]]'' (1952).<ref name="MDY" /><ref name="rediff" /> Nadira rose to cinematic prominence with ''Aan'', with her role as a Rajput princess. She did a bold scene in the film.<ref name="NYT" /> In 1955, she played a rich socialite named Maya in ''[[Shree 420]]''.<ref name="NYT" /><ref name="MDY">{{cite web|url=http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2006/february/130439.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220111022/http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2006/february/130439.htm |website=MidDay,com website|archive-date=20 February 2006|date=31 January 2006|title=Veteran actress Nadira passes away|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref> She played pivotal roles in a number of films such as ''[[Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai]]'', ''[[Hanste Zakhm]]'', ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]'' and ''[[Pakeezah]]''. She worked alongside Shammi kapoor in Sipahsalar (1956). She was often cast as a temptress or vamp, and played opposite the chaste heroines then favoured by the Bollywood film industry.<ref name="MDY" />
Nadira won a [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award|Best Supporting Actress]], for her role as Julie's mother Margaret, 'Maggie', in the 1975 film ''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]''.<ref name=MDY/> 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 film)|Josh]]'' (2000). In her longtime career, because of her western attire, her character in most of her memorable movies was [[Christians|Christian]] or [[Anglo-Indian]].  One notable exception can be found in the movie ''[[Aan]]'', opposite Dilip Kumar, where she played a Rajput princess.  Also, in ''[[Shree 420]]'' there was no religious affiliation shown explicitly: her character was named Maya, which is not necessarily a Christian name.  In fact, Maya is a quite common name in India, coming from the Sanskrit word for illusion.
She was well paid for her efforts and was one of the first Indian actresses to own a [[Rolls-Royce Motors|Rolls-Royce]].<ref name=MDY/>
==Personal life==
For the last part of her life, she lived alone in Mumbai, as many of her relatives had moved to Israel, staying for the last three years in her condominium with only a housekeeper named Shobha. She had suffered a cardiac arrest on 24 January 2006 and was admitted to the hospital in a semi-comatose state. She had multiple health problems including tubercular meningitis, alcoholic liver disorder and paralysis.<ref name=MDY/><ref name=rediff>{{cite web|url=https://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/16nadira.htm |author=Priyanka Jain|website=Rediff.com website |date=16 January 2006|title=Nadira: A woman ahead of her time|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref>
On 9 February 2006, Nadira died at the age of 73 at the Bhatia Hospital in [[Tardeo]], [[Mumbai]], India, following a prolonged illness.<ref name=NYT/><ref name=MDY/>
Among the survivors were one brother that lived in the United States and another brother that lived in Israel.<ref name=rediff/>
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Films
|-
! Year!! Title !! Role!!Notes
|-
| 2001||''Zohra Mahal''|| Zohra Mahal||
|-
| 2000||''[[Josh (2000 film)|Josh]]''<ref name=rediff/>|| Lady D'costa||
|-
| 1999||''[[Cotton Mary]]''<ref name=MDY/>|| Mattie||
|-
|1997|| ''[[Tamanna (1997 film)|Tamanna]]''<ref name=MDY/><ref name=rediff/>|| Nazneen Begum ||
|-
|1992|| ''[[Godfather (1991 film)|Godfather]]'' || ||
|-
|1992||''Mehbooba''|| ||
|-
| 1991||''[[Jhoothi Shaan]]''||Ranimaa ||
|-
|1991||''Hassan Da Chor''|| ||
|-
| 1991||''Laila''|| ||
|-
|1988||''Maula Baksh''|| ||
|-
|1985|| ''[[Saagar (film)|Saagar]]''<ref name=MDY/><ref name=rediff/>||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''<ref name=MDY/>|| ||
|-
|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]]||''
|-
|1977||''Darling Darling''|| ||
|-
|1977 ||''Paapi''|| Old lady hit by Vikram's car||
|-
|1976||''Bhanwar''|| Sharda Devi||
|-
|1975||''Dharmatma''|| ||
|-
|1975||''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]''<ref name=MDY/><ref name=rediff/>||Margaret 'Maggie' (Julie's Mom)||{{Won}} – [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]]
|-
|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]]''<ref name=MDY/><ref name=rediff/>|| Madame Gauhar Jaan||
|-
|1970 ||''[[Bombay Talkie]]''|| Anjana Devi||
|-
|1970||''Chetna''|| Nirmala||
|-
|1970||''[[Ishq Par Zor Nahin]]''||Mrs. Doraiswamy ||
|-
|1970||''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]''|| Mrs. Kapoor (Shekhar's mom)||
|-
|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]]''<ref name=MDY/>|| Mrs. Kusum Sushil Verma||
|-
|1960 ||''Kala Bazar''|| Herself||
|-
|1958 ||''[[Police (1958 film)|Police]]''|| ||
|-
|1956 ||''Geliebte Corinna'' || ||
|-
|1956 ||''Pocket Maar'' || ||
|-
|1956 ||''Samundari Daku''|| ||
|-
|1956||''Sipahsalar''|| ||
|-
|1956||''[[Shri 420|Shree 420]]''<ref name=NYT/><ref name=MDY/><ref name=rediff/>|| Maya||
|-
|1955 ||''Jalan''|| ||
|-
|1955 ||''Raftar'' || ||
|-
|1954||''Dak Babu''|| ||
|-
|1954||''Waris''|| Kanta||
|-
|1953||''Nagma''||||
|-
|1952 ||''[[Aan]]''<ref name=NYT/><ref name=rediff/> ||Princess Rajshree||
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Television
|-
! Year!! Title !! Role
|-
| 1997||''[[Margarita (Zee TV)|Margarita]] ''  || Nacha
|-
|1995|| ''[[Ek Tha Rusty (TV series)|Ek Tha Rusty (Season 1)]]'' ||Ms. Mackenzie
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0618918|name=Nadira}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestSupportingActress}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nadira}}
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian Jews]]
[[Category:Jewish actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Baghdadi Jews]]
[[Category:Mizrahi Jews]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]

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