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Nirmala Devi (born Nazim, also known as Nirmala Arun (7 June 1927 – 15 June 1996), was an Indian actress in the 1940s and a Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana. Bollywood actor Govinda is her son.
Nirmala was the wife of the 1940s actor Arun Kumar Ahuja. She has five children, including Govinda and film director Kirti Kumar. She died in 1996.




Personal life


Nirmala Devi was born as Nazim on 7 June 1927, in Varanasi (then known as Banares), Uttar Pradesh, in a Muslim family. She later converted to Hinduism, adopted the name Nirmala Devi, and married actor Arun Kumar Ahuja in 1942. They had 5 children, 3 daughters and 2 sons. The sons are Indian film 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.




Playback 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
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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sahaja Yoga
• Nirmala Deshpande
• Khoobsurat (film 2014)
• Girija Devi
• Janaki Devi Bajaj
• Sasural Simar Ka 2
• Adalat (film)
• Govinda (pemeran)
• Sasural Simar Ka
• Basanti Devi
• Nirmala Devi
• Nirmala Srivastava
• Sahaja Yoga
• Arun Kumar Ahuja
• Kanakambari (film)
• Amba Prasad (politician)
• Barkagaon Assembly constituency
• List of Hindi film families
• Nirmala Devi (wrestler)
• Manchu Manoj