Nalini Chonkar

Nalini Chonkar was a great Indian actress and playback singer. She was born on June 12, 1938, in Bombay, India. She started her career as a playback singer and became a potential actress in Indian cinema. She worked in many famous Gujarati, Marathi, and Hindi films, which made her a gem. She gained these talents from her father, Kishanrao Chonkar, a great radio, stage, and screen artist in Bombay.

Her debut song was In a Marathi film named Kalagi Tura in 1955 as a playback singer. She sang for more Marathi films, such as ‘Bhau Beej ‘in 1955 and ‘Jeevan Sathi’ in 1956, which brought her into the limelight. Lalita Pawar Lalita Pawar was a versatile actress in Indian Fil >> Read More... , a well-known actress of that time, was very impressed with her performance, so she gave her a minor role in a Marathi film called Bhanudas’in 1953. In 1957, she played the character of an angry sister-in-law in a famous film called ‘ Bhabhi Bhabhi was a drama serial which was telecasted by >> Read More... .’ This role established her career in the Indian film industry.

She played lead and character roles in several other films such as Lalkar (1956), Do Roti (1957), Rani Rupmati (1959), Saazish (1959), Chand Mere Aaja (1960), Modern Girl (1961), Baaje Ghungroo (1962), Parasmani (1963), Sinhal Dweep Ki Sundari (1960), and Piya Milan Ki Aas (1961) among others. Some of her well-known Gujarati films were ‘Jigar Ane Ami’ (1970), ‘Lakheni Laj’ (1977), ‘Rupli Datanwali’ (1979), ‘Sukhma Sau Dukhma Vahu’ (1980), ‘Albeli Naar’ (1981), ‘Vachhda Dada NI Dikdri’ (1983), ‘Dhola Maru’ (1983), and ‘Hiran Ne Kanthe’ (1984). She died on June 26, 2005, in Mumbai.