Editing Nargis (section)

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Nargis is regarded as one of the greatest and finest actress of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Top heroines of Bollywood |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/17 |url-status=live |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/17 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bollywood Beauties - Then and Now |work=NDTV India |url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/bollywood-beauties-then-and-now-8682 |url-status=live |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127234730/https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/bollywood-beauties-then-and-now-8682 |archive-date=27 November 2010}}</ref> ''[[Rediff.com]]'' placed her in its "Bollywood's Best Actresses of all time" list,<ref name="ever">{{cite web |author=Sen, Raja |publisher=Rediff.com |title=Bollywood's best actresses. Ever |date=6 March 2007 |url=https://specials.rediff.com/women07/2007/mar/06wslid9.htm |access-date=13 March 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309122104/https://specials.rediff.com/women07/2007/mar/06wslid9.htm |archive-date=9 March 2007}}</ref> and later in 2011, listed her as the greatest actress of all time, stating: "An actress with range, style, grace and an incredibly warm screen presence, Nargis is truly a leading lady to celebrate."<ref>{{cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |date=29 June 2011 |title=Readers Choice: The Greatest Actresses of all time |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-greatest-actresses-of-all-time/20110629.htm |access-date=19 September 2011 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref> In 2022, she was placed in ''[[Outlook India]]''{{'}}s "75 Best Bollywood Actresses" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=75 Bollywood Actresses Who Ruled The Silver Screen With Grace, Beauty And Talent |work=Outlook India |access-date=16 August 2022 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |url-status=live}}</ref> One of the highest paid actress of the 1950s, Nargis appeared in ''[[Box Office India]]''{{'}}s "Top Actresses" list from 1948 to 1957, and topped the list for eight years (1951–1957).<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Actresses |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104144753/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=4 January 2012 |access-date=24 September 2020 |publisher=Box Office India}}</ref> ''Box Office India'' later named her as the "Best Actress" of the 1950–1959 period.<ref>{{Cite news |title=TOP ACTRESS – DOWN THE YEAR 1940–2015 |work=Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindiarecords.blogspot.com/2016/07/top-actress-down-year.html?m=1 |url-status=live |access-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129234730/https://boxofficeindiarecords.blogspot.com/2016/07/top-actress-down-year.html?m=1 |archive-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>

Nargis's sarees were a major style statement in the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood Fashion Through The Ages |website=The Indian Express |date=14 October 2016 |url=https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/bollywood-fashion-through-the-ages/ |access-date=2 August 2019 |archive-date=2 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802021351/https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/bollywood-fashion-through-the-ages/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, an ''[[Eastern Eye]]'' poll named her as the sixth greatest Bollywood star of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/google-doodle-remembers-nargis-dutt/ |title=Amitabh Bachchan crowned greatest Bollywood star in UK poll |date=27 July 2013 |accessdate =21 September 2019 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/google-doodle-remembers-nargis-dutt/ |title=Bollywood actor Nargis Dutt remembered in today's Google Doodle |date=1 June 2015 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> ''[[Yahoo!]]'' placed her 3rd in its "Ten most iconic beauties of Hindi cinema" list,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/photos/10-iconic-and-eternal-beauties-of-bollywood-slideshow/actress-photo-1339137407.html |title=10 iconic and eternal beauties of Bollywood |date=8 June 2012 |work=Yahoo! India Lifestyle |access-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611042029/http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/photos/10-iconic-and-eternal-beauties-of-bollywood-slideshow/actress-photo-1339137407.html |archive-date=11 June 2012}}</ref> In 2000, she was honoured with "Best Actress of the Millennium" by [[Hero Honda]] and film magazine [[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000109/nation.htm |access-date=2 January 2022 |website=The Tribune}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Readers Choice: The Greatest Actresses of all time |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-greatest-actresses-of-all-time/20110629.htm |access-date=2 January 2022 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> and was listed in the 25 greatest Asian actors in history by [[CNN]] in 2010.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=5 March 2010 |title=Big B in CNN's top 25 Asian actors list |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/big-b-in-cnn-s-top-25-asian-actors-list/story-GqRqW6b2VmEf6F3JUcY8JI.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' placed her 2nd in its "Ten best Bollywood actresses" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The ten best Bollywood actresses |url=https://www.timeout.com/film/the-ten-best-bollywood-actresses |access-date=28 September 2022 |website=Time Out |date=8 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Her films ''Awaara'' and ''Mother India'' were voted some of the greatest films ever made in polls by ''[[British Film Institute]]'' and ''[[News18]]''.<ref name="bfipoll">{{Cite web |year=2002 |title=Top 10 Indian Films |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515101729/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india/ |archive-date=15 May 2011 |access-date=29 April 2021 |website=British Film Institute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2013 |title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time |url=http://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/100-years-of-indian-cinema-the-100-greatest-indian-films-of-all-time-903065.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425234818/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-56.html |archive-date=25 April 2013 |access-date=29 April 2021 |website=[[News18]] |page=36}}</ref>