Editing Nargis (section)

==Personal life==
Nargis had a long-time relationship with actor [[Raj Kapoor]], who was her co-star in the films ''[[Awaara]]'' and ''[[Shree 420]]''. Raj Kapoor was married and had children. After he refused to divorce his wife, Nargis ended their nine-year-long relationship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?236030 |title=Clangorous Liaisons |first=Bhaichand |last=Patel |date=19 November 2007 |website=Outlook |access-date=2 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/rishi-kapoor-reveals-dad-raj-kapoors-alleged-affairs-with-his-heroines-1649632 |title=Rishi Kapoor Reveals Dad Raj Kapoor's Alleged Affairs With His Heroines |first=Gitanjali |last=Roy |date=17 January 2017 |website=NDTV Movies |access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>

Nargis married actor [[Sunil Dutt]]; who was a [[Hindu]], also of [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] [[Mohyal]] descent, on 11 March 1958. Prior to their marriage, Nargis converted to [[Hinduism]] and adopted the name Nirmala Dutt.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nargis fell in love with Sunil Dutt after his courageous and heroic act when fire broke out on the sets of Mother India |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/yearendershow/20663032.cms |access-date=27 January 2024 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/special/sunil-dutt-nargis-a-romance-that-rose-from-ashes-847/249556 |title=Sunil Dutt, Nargis: a romance that rose from ashes |date=5 October 2012 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331211200/http://www.ndtv.com/video/special/sunil-dutt-nargis-a-romance-that-rose-from-ashes-847/249556 |archive-date=31 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Reportedly, Dutt had saved her life from a fire on the sets of ''[[Mother India]]''.<ref name="Nargis family and death">{{cite news |last=Dhawan |first=M.L. |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030427/spectrum/main6.htm |title=A paean to Mother India |date=27 April 2003 |access-date=7 September 2008 |newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref> She had also reportedly helped Dutt's sister and mother. They had three children: [[Sanjay Dutt]], Namrata Dutt, and [[Priya Dutt]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sanjay-dutt-recalls-mother-nargis-asked-him-to-spend-some-time-with-her-take-parents-for-granted-9097036/ |title=Sanjay Dutt recalls when mother Nargis asked him to spend some time with her: We take parents for granted |date=5 January 2024 |website=The Indian Express |access-date=10 March 2024}}</ref> Sanjay went on to become a successful film actor. Namrata married actor [[Kumar Gaurav]], son of veteran actor [[Rajendra Kumar]] who had appeared alongside Nargis and Sunil Dutt in ''Mother India''. Priya became a politician and a Member of Parliament ([[Lok Sabha]]).<ref name="Nargis family and death"/>

With her husband, Nargis formed the Ajanta Arts Cultural Troupe, which involved several leading actors and singers of the time, and performed at remote frontiers to entertain the Indian soldiers at border. It was the first troupe to perform in [[Dhaka]], after the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. Later, Nargis worked for the cause of [[Cerebral palsy|spastic]] children. She became the first patron of [[the Spastics Society of India]]. Her charitable work for the organisation got her recognition as a social worker.<ref name="Ajanta">{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040529/windows/main1.htm |title=Dauntless Dutt |date=29 May 2004 |website=The Tribune |access-date=30 July 2017}}</ref>

Nargis loved wearing white saris, speaking over the telephone and eating [[panipuri]]s sold on the streets. She was an excellent swimmer and enjoyed playing cricket with her brothers.<ref name="HT39thAnniversary20" /> The founder of the Spastic Society of India, Mithu Alur, stated in an interview that Nargis had a dream of pursuing [[medicine]] that she could never fulfill.<ref name="ThePrintFarMore20">{{Cite web |last=Krishnankutty |first=Pia |date=3 May 2020 |title=An actor, mother, social worker – Nargis Dutt was far more than Mother India |url=https://theprint.in/features/an-actor-mother-social-worker-nargis-dutt-was-far-more-than-mother-india/413313/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |website=ThePrint}}</ref>