In 1948, India's youngest director and producer Raz Kapoor needed to find a shooting location for his first film "Fire". After being introduced, he went to the famous classical female film studio. Discussion at singer Jia Danbai's home. It was Jardanbai's daughter Nargis who opened the door. She was kneading dough and had some flour on her forehead. Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, Raz couldn't take his eyes away. That year, she was 19 years old and he was 24 years old.

Raz had just founded his own film company, RK Films, and he lobbied Jadanbai, saying that he would invite Nargis to star in his film with the highest salary. At this time, Nargis was already a big star who had made 8 movies.

Since then, they began a 9-year cooperation and filmed 16 movies together, including "The Wanderer", leaving an indelible love legend on the screen.

Both Raz and Nargis were child stars. Raz’s father, Prithviraj, is one of the founders of Hindi films, and Nargis’s mother, Jaidanbai Is one of the founders of Bollywood.

Their similar backgrounds made them speak many languages. The two were a perfect match and soon became an iconic couple on the screen. Their style, attitude and dressing sense attracted young men and women to flock to them.

They changed the "hide-and-seek" eye contact in previous Indian movies to using verbal praise and physical contact to express love, which is more natural and convincing, paving the way for Hindi movies to go international. Made a huge contribution. Although foreign audiences cannot understand Hindi, it does not affect their ability to understand the plot of the movie and hum the songs in the movie.

TJS George, the author of "The Biography of Nargis" wrote in the book: "The whole world can see that Nargis and Raz Kapoor did more than just perform in front of the camera. , their on-screen romance was so convincing because it mirrored their real-life emotions. The spark of love between the two had been ignited before the filming of "Fire" ended, and by the following year's "In the Rain." When "Passion" was released, it exploded."

Nargis poured her heart, soul, and even money into Raz's film, and when his film company ran into a cash crunch, she sold it. He gave up his gold bracelet and starred in other producers' movies, trying to find ways to raise money to help him tide over the difficulties.

Raz is Nargis’s first love, but he is not single. Raz's wife is Krishna, the daughter of his father's uncle, his cousin. The two had an arranged marriage and got married in May 1946.

Krishna is a quiet and reserved person who has been silently supporting her husband behind the scenes and gave birth to three sons and two daughters for him.

Raz loves his wife more than love. Years later, his youngest daughter Rima said in an interview, "No matter what people say or write, dad loved mom deeply. He was fascinated by her all his life, that's true. He probably didn't treat her like she did A way to express to her that she may not be the most important part of his life, but no matter what Raz Kapoor does outside, he will eventually come home and he likes to celebrate New Year because it happens to be his mother’s birthday.”

Nargis is madly in love with Raz. She longs to be Mrs. Raz Kapoor. Even though she knows that Raz is happily married, she still wants to marry him.

Raz is a Hindu and the law stipulates monogamy. Nargis believes in Islam, which allows polygamy.

Nargis went to the best lawyer to consult if there was any way to marry a married man. Obviously, there were only two legal ways: Raz could either get a divorce or convert to Islam.

I think back then, Nargis’s father converted from Hinduism to Islam in order to marry her mother. Nargis hopes Raz will do the same for her.

In the thick of love, Raz promised Nargis many times that he would marry her. But year after year passed and nothing happened.

Neither Raz’s father nor Nargis’ mother was optimistic about their relationship. Whether it's divorce or a change of faith, it means fighting or even breaking up with the family. Does Raz have the determination and courage?

No matter how strong the love is, it cannot withstand the passage of time. As time passed, Nargis felt that Raz was becoming more and more distant from her and the roles he was giving her were getting worse. In 1955's "Hillbilly Goes to Town," her character was a disgraceful figure.

Razi finally told Nargis that he would not marry her. She was so sad that she wanted to commit suicide.

The two collaborated on their last film "Love Is Burning" in 1956.

In 1957, the famous director Mehboob Khan found Nargis and invited her to star in the film "Mother India". Nargis, who was on the verge of a mental breakdown due to a breakup, accepted the challenging role.

The heroine Radha in the play is a mother who lives in abject poverty, fights against adversity, works hard, endures all pain, and has hope for the future. This is the first time that city girl Nargis plays a rural woman, from a young bride to a gray-haired old woman.

Because of the large time span, one of the two actors who played her son in the play was the same age as her, and the other was two years older than her.

The person of her age named Sunil Dutt is a quiet and shy young man.

An accident during the filming changed Nargis's life.

There is a scene in the play that requires Nargis to run between burning haystacks. After a gust of wind blows, the props on the set are set alight, and she is trapped in a ring of fire. . She was very panicked, but a voice in her heart said, "Stay where you are."

Sunil was seen holding a blanket and rushed into the fire scene without hesitation. He wrapped Na in the blanket. Ergis, saved her from the fire. They both suffered burn injuries, her on her hands and Sunil on his face and chest.

The two were rushed to a local pharmacy for treatment. When Nargis took care of the injury and went to Sunil's ward to thank him, she saw Sunil lying on the bed with gauze covering his face. She was moved and sad, looking at the man in front of her who risked his life to save his life. Her own person, thinking of the person she loved at all costs, a complex emotion passed through her mind.

Sunil opened his eyes from his semi-conscious state and she told him thanking him for everything, and he responded shyly and gently.

The more she talked to him, the more she realized she had met someone who truly treated her as an equal.

She took care of him for two weeks, bringing him food every day and staying with him. They talked about everything and became very close and she even opened up to him about the past, "Sunil's shoulder was always there for me to cry on and I also knew his clothes would absorb my tears and not let anyone else. Laughing at me”

Sunil told Nargis that he had a crush on her for a long time. In 1953, he visited the set of the movie "Two Acres" and met Nargis, who had already made a name for herself in Bollywood. At that time, he was unknown and felt ashamed in front of the goddess. After telling a few jokes, he left.

The relationship between the two developed by leaps and bounds and they decided to get married. Since they played mother and son in "Indian Mother", they kept their marriage a secret for nearly a year in order not to affect the film's publicity. After their marriage, they continued to live with their respective families, communicating through letters and telegrams, and meeting at midnight.

Nargis converted to Hinduism in order to marry Sunil, a Hindu, a move that caused media and tabloid frenzy.

Nargis and Sunil are very consistent in their attitudes towards marriage and religion. Sunil once wrote in an article: "You marry a human being, not Islam or Hinduism. When I married Nargis, there was no objection. My mother comes from an Orthodox family in Pakistan , Nargis’ parents’ marriage was also inter-religious. Her father boarded a ship from Calcutta and planned to go abroad to study medicine. On the ship, he met my wife’s mother Jaden Bai. He heard her singing and fell in love with her. She, his parents threatened to disown him, but that didn't stop him. Love is noble and no ideology can change that."

Hear Nargis and Sue. After hearing the news about Neil's marriage, Raz was so shocked that he even burned himself with a cigarette butt to prove that he was not dreaming. His wife Krishna later said, "Night after night, he would come home drunk, collapse in the bathtub and cry."

Raz always thought Nargis had cheated on him, 1981 When Nargis died of pancreatic cancer in 2006, Raz acted like an outsider at her funeral, refusing to come close to say a final farewell to her.

In an interview five years later, Raz said Nargis had cheated him by signing "Mother India" and that he had never forgiven her.

Nargis and Raz have not publicly acknowledged their relationship.

Razi's son Rishi Kapoor said in a book, "I was very young and unaffected when my father had an affair with Nargis. I don't remember it happening in my family. There is something wrong.”

When Rishi got married, Nargis came to the wedding with Sunil. This was her first time attending the Kapoor family event in 24 years and she seemed very nervous.

Krishna freed her from her embarrassment.

Risch writes in the book, "My mother sensed her hesitation, pulled her aside and said, 'My husband is a handsome man and he is a romantic, and I understand that. This attraction. I know what you are thinking, but please don't blame yourself for the past. In this happy moment, we are friends."

In 1958, with Lada. For her role, Nargis won the Best Actress Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the first time an Indian actress won an award at an international film festival.

"Mother India" became a milestone in Nargis' life. After leaving Raz's camp, she proved to him with Mother India that his films needed her more than she needed his.

Without Nargis, Raazi continues to make films that appeal to the masses and do well at the box office, but people always feel that something is missing. His on-screen rapport and chemistry with Nargis can never be surpassed by other on-screen pairings.

Raz Kapoor famously said, “My wife is the mother of my children and Nargis is the mother of my films.

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He hopes his tombstone reads: This is a man who only wanted to love.

For him, Nargis was a friend, a muse, and a work partner. , Lover, his movies are all based on Nargis, and her relationship with him is love in his mind.

The problem is that he only wants to be in love and not responsible.

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After Nargis, Raz was rumored to have affairs with several other actresses he worked with, but Krishna was not as tolerant of these relationships as before Rishi Kapoor in the book. "I do remember that when my father was involved with Vijayanthimala, my mother took us and moved into the Natrai Hotel. We moved from a hotel to an apartment for two months. My father bought this apartment for us. He tried everything he could to get her back, but my mother wouldn't give in until he ended the relationship. ”

On the other side, the marriage of Nargis and Sunil is a real fairy tale. The taciturn Sunil never talked about love all the time, but he gave it to Nargis with his actions. Jisi never felt safe.

In the late 1970s, Nargis' health began to deteriorate, and she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Sunil sent her to New York. The best cancer treatment facility, but there was no way to save her. The doctor diagnosed her as a vegetative state and suggested turning off the ventilator. For the next four months, Sunil disagreed. Always by his wife's side

In April 1981, Nargis miraculously regained consciousness and returned home to Mumbai.

Sunil recalled, " She emerges from her coma and appears to be healthy again. Her brain scan showed no damage and she had perfect memory, the only thing she couldn't remember was how long she was in the coma, which we never told her. "

"She always told me that I could afford to take her abroad for treatment, but many people in India die from such diseases due to lack of treatment. She said, 'If I live, I will go and tell the Prime Minister that poor people in every state in our country deserve this help. '"

May 7 was the premiere of their son Sanjay's first movie. Nargis wanted to attend. She said to Sunil, "No matter what it is, even if You had to carry me on a stretcher or a wheelchair, and I wanted to see my son's movie. ”

Sunil arranged an ambulance, a stretcher and a wheelchair, and reserved a seat for Nargis next to Sanjay, but she could not wait until that day. Four days before the premiere , 52-year-old Nargis passed away.

His wife's death plunged Sunil into depression. It was more than a year before his life got back on track. He remembered his wife's words and named her. Established a foundation to help underprivileged cancer patients

When Sunil was asked about his thoughts on Nargis and Raz’s relationship, he said, “I never knew there was one. Romance, the only thing I know is that she came into my life. I don't care about her past. I know these questions will come up, but I care about the person in my life. From that day on, all that mattered was how real this person was to me. The past was nothing to me. ”

After learning about Nargis’ past, Sunil did not make any judgments, but used practical actions to prove that he is also a legend, a person with courage and talent, and a worthy person. The person Nargis goes to love

How lucky Nargis is to meet Sunil!

Everyone has a past, and it is because of their past. As for growth, let go of the past, and let go and you will be reborn.