Nagma is an Indian politician and former actress, who was born on December 25, 1974.
She was a believer of Jesus and thus converted her religion from Muslim to Christianity.
She’d started her career as an actress in Bollywood, where she has performed some of the greatest films of Bollywood as well as other languages.
She was well-known for her acting in Telugu and Tamil, such as Gharana Mogudu and many more.
She worked in a large number of Indian languages like Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi and Marathi.
Presently, she is a part of the Indian National Congress party.
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Nagma Age, Biography, Actress, Movies, Family, Husband
| Real name | Nandita Arvind Moraji |
| Nickname | Nagma |
| Date of Birth | December 25, 1974 |
| Age | 44 years old |
| Profession | Actress, Politician |
| Height | 165 cm or 1.65 m or 5’5″ |
| Weight | 58 kg or 128 lbs |
| Body measurement | 35-27-36 |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Birthplace | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
| Education qualification | Graduated |
| Religion | Earlier Muslim now converted into Christian |
| Family | Father: Arvind Pratapsinh Morarji (Died in 2005), Chander Sadanah (Film producer, step-father) Mother: Shama Kazi Brothers: Dhanraj (Step-brother), Yuvraj (Step-brother), Suraj (Assistant Director, Half-brother) Sisters: Roshini aka Radhika Sadanah (Actress, half-sister), Jyothika (Actress, half-sister) |
| Marital status | Unmarried |
| Boyfriend | R. Sarathkumar Ravi Kishan Sourav Ganguly |
| Hobbies | Dancing, Reading |
Film debut
- Marathi: Thamb Lakshmi Thamb – 2007
- Bollywood: Baaghi A Rebel for Love – 1990
- Bengali: Parinam – 2005
- Chinese: Green Snake – 1993
- Kannada: Kurubana Rani – 1998
- Tamil: Kadhalan – 1994
- Bhojpuri: Panditwa Mera Shaadi Kab Hoi – 2005
- Punjabi: Ek Jind Ek Jaan – 2006
- Telugu: Peddinti Alludu – 1991
- Malayalam: Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam – 1998
Controversies
Jamiruddin Ansari aka Jumbo, among the two criminals imprisoned in the underworld gutka nexus litigation, reportedly notified the police in 2005 that Nagma was Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Anees Ibrahim’s mistress. Ansari added that he one time delivered a package including 10 lakh to Nagma’s bungalow as a ‘Hawala Transaction’.
In March 2007, Nagma complained about the police, claiming that a gang of persons had frightened her of awful outcomes if she refused to work with them or go out with them on a date
Early life and Background – Nagma
The biology father of Nagma was Arvind Pratapsinh Morarji who, afterwards, migrated to Porbandar, Gujarat and finally to Mumbai.
The ancestors of Nagma came from the royal Hindu Rajput family in Jaisalmer. Her grandfather, Gokuldas Moraji, has a renowned transport, textile, and agricultural and pharmaceutical company.
Her mother is from a Muslim family from Maharashtra. Her name is Shama Kazi, but she is now called Seema. She was from the Kazi freedom striker household.
Personal life
Nagma was a Muslim who converted her religion to Christianity. She has said before that she saw Jesus as a reference in her life, however only later she made a conscious decision to convert with the demise of her biological father and the battle of her sickness which were mentioned at times to make this possible.
In 2013, in Mumbai railway station and public transport, Johnny Lever and Nagma were chanting and promoting Christianity. They received death threats by Hindu extremist groups for this.
Career
Nagma debuted with Bollywood film Baaghi: A Rebel for Love along with Salman Khan. It became Hindi theatre’s 7th largest profit-making film in 1990.
After establishing herself as a successful actress in India, she quit acting.
She later entered into politics mentioning the justification for joining politics and leaving acting “commitment towards secularism and welfare of the poor and weaker sections”. She is a part of Indian National Congress as she adored Rajiv Gandhi.
Lesser-known facts about Nagma
- In 1990, in Hindi film ‘Baaghi: A Love Rebel’, she began her career as an actress.
- Nagma is a prominent actress, and she has performed in many regional movies or various languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Bhojpuri, Bengali and Chinese.
- She’s an Indian National Congress member.
