Salma Baig

Salma Baig is a renowned Indian Actress and an eminent face in the industry. Popularly known as Kumari Naaz or Baby Naaz, she was born in 1944 on August 20 in Mumbai. She has been interested in acting and dancing since childhood and began her career as a Child Artist in 1952 and became a beloved Child Actor in Hindi Cinema. Her father, Mirza Dawood Baig, was a writer, and she got married to SubbiRaj in 1963. She debuted in the Film Industry with Resham in 1952, directed by Lekhraj Bhakri, and Baby Naaz played the role of young Suraiya. 1954 was a turning point in her life when she got to act in the film Boot Polish, produced by Raj Kapoor.

Her outstanding performance and superb acting, made her gain much recognition from The New York Times and a special jury mention at Cannes Film Festival. Her notable contributions to Bollywood include Devdas (1955), Subah Ka Tara (1954), Chandni Chowk (1954), Mast Qalandar (1955), Kundan (1955), Ek hi Rasta (1956), Rajdhani (1956), Musafir (1957), Do Phool (1958), Bhai Behen (1959), Aradhangini (1959), Kagaaz Ke Phool (1959) and more. From the 1960's, she started playing lead roles in the film, and her first adult role was in Mera Ghar Mere Bachche, directed by Sohrab Modi Sohrab Merwanji Modi was born into a Persian famil >> Read More... , opposite Subbi Raj.

She is famous for her roles in Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960), Ganga Jamuna Ganga Jamuna is an intriguing, engaging, heartwarm >> Read More... (1961), Man Mauji (1962), Mujhe Jeeno Do (1963), Mere Armaan Mere Sapne (1963), Majboor (1964), Kaise Kahoon Kaise Kahoon was a soap opera which was aired on Z >> Read More... (1964), Chhaila Babu (1967), Bahu Begum Bahu Begum is an Indian romantic drama television >> Read More... (1967), Raja Saab (1969), Rootha Na Karo (1970), Kati Patang (1970), Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), Sewak (1975), Karm (1977), Main Tulsi Tere Aangan ki (1978), Shriman Shrimati (1982), Phulwari (1984), Apna Desh Paraye Log (1989) and many more. Kumari Naaz became a dubbing artist and used to dub Sridevi voice for her early Hindi films of the 1980s. She was famous for her radiant charm and natural acting skills. She died at 51, in 1995, on 19 September.