Nutan was unable to become an actress.
 In 2013, while including her performance in Bandini in their list of "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema" , her performance was ranked highest in the female category, Forbes India observed, "Nutan's genius lay in portraying a whole range of emotions without resorting to over-the-top histrionics
== Career ==Nutan first appeared briefly in front of the camera as a child in her father's film Nal Damyanti in 1945

