Fearless Nadia | |
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.jpg) Fearless Nadia in 11 O'Clock (1948) | |
| Born | Mary Ann Evans 8 January 1908 Perth, Western Australia |
| Died | 9 January 1996 (aged 88) Mumbai, India |
| Other names | Mary Evans Wadia Nadia Wadia |
| Occupation | Actress, stuntwoman |
| Years active | 1933–1970 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Relatives | See Wadia family |
Mary Ann Evans, also known by her stage name Fearless Nadia (8 January 1908 – 9 January 1996) was an Indian actress and stuntwoman of Australian origin who is most remembered as the masked, cloaked adventurer in Hunterwali, released in 1935,[1][2][3] which was one of the earliest female-lead Indian films. She is often referred to as a sex symbol. Nadia married Homi Wadia in 1961 and thus became Nadia Wadia. Nadia died on 9 January 1996, a day after her 88th birthday, due to age-related diseases. In 1993, Nadia's great grandnephew, Riyad Vinci Wadia, made a documentary of her life and films, called Fearless: The Hunterwali Story. After watching the documentary at the 1993 Berlin International Film Festival, Dorothee Wenner, a German freelance writer, and film curator, wrote Fearless Nadia - The true story of Bollywood's original stunt queen, which was subsequently translated into English in 2005.[10] In Vishal Bharadwaj's Hindi film Rangoon, the role played by Kangana Ranaut was inspired by Nadia.[11]
On 8 January 2018, Google displayed a doodle paying tribute to Fearless Nadia’s 110th birthday. The artist commissioned for the doodle was the Indian comic illustrator Devaki Neogi.
Fearless Nadia Movies List
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Hunterwali (A Woman with a Whip) | Princess Madhuri a.k.a. Hunterwali | |
| 1936 | Miss Frontier Mail | Savita a.k.a. Miss Frontier Mail | |
| 1938 | Lutaru Lalna (Dacoit Damsel or The Dacoit Girl) | Indira | |
| 1939 | Punjab Mail | ||
| 1940 | Diamond Queen | Madhurika | |
| 1941 | Bambaiwali (The Girl from Bombay) | ||
| 1942 | Jungle Princess | ||
| 1942 | Muqabala | Madhuri | |
| 1943 | Hunterwali Ki Beti | Princess Madhuri a.k.a. Hunterwali | |
| 1943 | Mauj | ||
| 1948 | 11 O'Clock | Lakshmi | |
| 1949 | Dhoomketu (The Comet) | ||
| 1953 | Jungle Ka Jawahar (Hero of the Forest) | Mala | |
| 1956 | Jungle Queen | ||
| 1968 | Khiladi |
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