She impressed Dev Anand when she played his sister in "Kala Bazaar" and also his heroine Waheeda Rehman who became her close friend for the next 55 years. She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress award for "Aanchal" (1960), a major accomplishment, considering that she was barely out of her teens. She was declared a star and earned a reputation as a talented actress who can do tragedienne roles. Nanda played the title role in "Chhoti Bahen" (1959), and it became a major hit.
The film's success led to more sister roles, gaining recognition with the release of "Bhabhi" (1957) for which she received her first Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actress. He cast her in "Toofan Aur Diya" (1956), and she was no longer called Baby Nanda but just Nanda. When he saw her, he felt she was ready to graduate from child roles to sister roles. She died in Mumbai on 25 March 2014 at her Versova residence, aged 75, following a heart attack.When Nanda was a teenager, Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram asked her to attend a wedding in a sari. Jeetendra, too, had some hit films with her like Parivar, Dharti Kahe Pukarke Ke with Sanjay Khan, she had a hit in Beti and Abhilasha, but offers dried up from 1973 as her pairing with other younger actors like like Navin Nischol, Vinod Mehra, Deb Mukerji and Parikshat Sahni did not work.The 3 films Ittefaq, The Train and Joru Ka Ghulam - earned more than her earlier hits opposite Shashi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Dev Anand, Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra. After Khanna became a super-star, he signed two more films with her: the thriller The Train (1970) and a comedy Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972) which became hits. She played lead heroine roles beginning with Choti Bhehan and Kanoon from 1959-60 and continued to get roles as the main female lead till 1973.She signed with new leading man Rajesh Khanna in the songless suspense thriller Ittefaq (1969) for which she received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress and which became successful at the box office. With Dharmendra, she worked in Mera Kasoor Kya Hai and Akashdeep. She had another hit film in 1965 with Gumnaam, which helped put her in the top league of heroines. In the early 1970s, Nanda suggested Rajendra Kumar, co-producer of The Train, to take Rajesh Khanna as the main lead. In the period 1965-1970, the successful films of the pair Shashi-Nanda include Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain (1965), Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965), Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare (1966), Raja Saab (1969) and Rootha Na Karo (1970). Nanda, too, declared Kapoor as her favourite hero. Her favorite song that was famously picturized on her in the film was "Yeh Samaa." Shashi would later declare that Nanda was his favorite heroine. In Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965), Nanda played a westernised role for the first time and it helped her image. Shashi, who though had achieved success in English films in 1963 and in 2 Hindi films in 1965, had 5 flops as solo lead hero from his debut in 1961 till 1965 in Hindi films. Their first 2 films as a pair - the critically acclaimed romantic film Char Diwari (1961) and "Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath" (1962) - did not work but the rest were successful at the box office. She signed 8 films with Shashi Kapoor at a time when he was yet to become successful in Hindi Cinema. She played supporting roles to stars like Dev Anand in Kala Bazar, and played second lead in Dhool Ka Phool. She received her first Filmfare Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Bhabhi (1957) she claims that the reason she didn't win was because there was lobbying involved.
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Shantaram gave Nanda a big break by casting her in a successful brother-sister saga Toofan Aur Diya (1956).It was the saga of an orphaned brother and sister pair that is buffeted by a series of tragic setbacks, including the girl losing her sight. Actress Jayashree Talpade is her sister-in-law.Nanda's paternal uncle V. One of her brothers is Marathi film director Jaiprakash Karnataki. By taking up a career in films, she supported and educated her three siblings. In films like Mandir, Jaggu, Angaarey, and Jagriti, she was a child actor between 1948-56.As a result of her involvement in movies, her studies suffered, and she was coached at home by renowned school teacher and Bombay Scouts commissioner, Gokuldas V. On the silver screen she was first recognized as "Baby Nanda".
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