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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name= Kumari Naaz<ref>{{cite web |title=Kumari Naaz |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0045132/ |website=IMDb.com, Inc. |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>
| image=
| caption = Boot Polish Film poster with Baby Naaz featuring at top right
| birthname = Salma Baig
| othername = Baby Naaz, Kumari Naaz
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|08|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|10|19|1944|08|20|df=y}}
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| notable_works = ''[[Boot Polish (film)|Boot Polish (1954)]]''
| spouse = [[Subbiraj]]
| children =
|website =
}}

'''Salma Baig''' (20 August 1944 - 19 October 1995) popularly known as '''Kumari Naaz''' or '''Baby Naaz''' was an [[India]]n actress in [[Hindi]] language films.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naaz |url=http://cineplot.com/naaz/ |website=Cineplot.com |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
She started her career as a child actor in films. Her best remembered role as a child artiste was in [[R. K. Films]]’ [[Boot Polish (film)|Boot Polish (1954)]] and Bimal Roy's [[Devdas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Revisiting Boot Polish: A beautiful celebration of sibling love |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/revisiting-boot-polish-a-beautiful-celebration-of-sibling-love/20160818.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> She earned rave reviews for her earnest natural performance from [[The New York Times]] and a special distinction (along with co-actor [[Rattan Kumar]]) from [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 1955, where the film was shown in competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naaz (Baby) – Profile |url=http://cineplot.com/naaz-baby-profile/ |website=Cineplot.com |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rakhi special: Bollywood's endearing bhai-bahen portrayals |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-raksha-bandhan-special-bollywoods-endearing-bhai-behan-portrayals/20120802.htm |website=Rediff.com |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

In 1958, a Hindi film adaptation called [[Do Phool (1958 film)|Do Phool]] (Two Flowers) was released based on the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] literary novel/ icon [[Heidi]]. The role of Heidi – called Poornima in the film – was played by Baby Naaz who was one of the most famous child stars at the time along with [[Master Romi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Swiss literary icon Heidi ready for her Hindi debut |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/indian-audience_swiss-literary-icon-heidi-ready-for-her-hindi-debut/43613274 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |publisher=SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>

She matured into a character actress and bagged good roles in films like [[Bahu Begum]], [[Kati Patang]] and [[Sachaa Jhutha]] (where she played [[Rajesh Khanna|Rajesh Khanna's]] physically challenged sister).<ref>{{cite web |title=Bright as a star... |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/sep/20naaz.htm |website=Rediff.com |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
;[[1955 Cannes Film Festival#Official awards|1955 Cannes Film Festival]]<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3737/year/1955.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Boot Polish |access-date=2009-01-31|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
* Special Mention to a child actress <ref>{{cite web |title=Seventy years of India at Cannes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/seventy-years-of-india-at-cannes/article18352463.ece |website=thehindu.com |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Four Indian films to feature at Cannes 2018; A look at India's journey at the French Riviera festival |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/four-indian-films-to-feature-at-cannes-2018-a-look-at-indias-journey-at-the-french-riviera-festival-2560041.html |website=Moneycontrol |publisher=e-Eighteen.com Ltd |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Children of the Silver Screen' captures the price child stars pay for glory |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19900831-children-of-the-silver-screen-captures-the-price-child-stars-pay-for-glory-812970-1990-08-31 |website=INDIATODAY.IN |publisher=Living Media India Limited. For reprint rights: Syndications Today |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The History of India at Cannes |url=https://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/the-history-of-india-at-cannes-639287 |website=NDTV |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>

It was a Distinction award which was a tie between two child artistes at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kumary Naaz |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/artist/kumary-naaz |website=FESTIVAL DE CANNES |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref> The other was [[Pablito Calvo]] for his child actor performance in the 1955 Spanish film [[Marcelino, pan y vino]].

==Later career==
She later transitioned into a second career as a dubbing artiste. Before [[Sridevi]] started using her own voice, Kumari Naaz dubbed for her in the early Hindi hits of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tragedy: The Untold Story of Baby Naaz |url=https://www.thedailyeye.info/post.php?id=c0ea8df5badb1a9c&title=Tragedy:-The-Untold-Story-of-Baby-Naaz |website=Acee The Third Eye}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She married actor [[Subbiraj]] (cousin of veteran actor [[Raj Kapoor]]) in 1965 and continued working. The two had acted together in [[Mera Ghar Mere Bachche]] (1960) and Dekha Pyar Tumhara (1963).<ref>{{cite web |title=Remembering Baby Naaz, Sridevi's voice in her early Hindi films |url=https://scroll.in/reel/869964/remembering-baby-naaz-sridevis-voice-in-her-early-hindi-films |website=Scroll.in |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Filmography==
Her films include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Naaz |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2a83df7 |website=British Film Institute |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !!Film !!Character/Role
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Apna Desh Paraye Log]]''
|
|-

| 1989
| [[Pyase Nain]]
| Dr. Bharti
|-

| 1986
| [[Bhai Ka Dushman Bhai]]
|
|-

| 1986
| [[Sheesha (1986 film)|Sheesha]]
| Pramila (as Naaz)
|-

| 1984
| [[Phulwari (1984 film)|Phulwari]]
| Shobha
|-

| 1984
| ''[[Boxer (1984 film)|Boxer]]''
| Mrs. Khatau (as Naaz)
|-

| 1982
| [[Bhai Aakhir Bhai Hota Hai]]
|
|-

| 1982
| [[Swami Dada]]
| Lallu's Wife
|-

| 1982
| [[Shriman Shrimati]] (as Naaz)
|
|-

| 1980
| [[Bambai Ka Maharaja]]
| Mary
|-

| 1978
| [[Kaala Aadmi]] (as Naaz)
|
|-

| 1978
| [[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]] (as Naaz)
|
|-

| 1978
| [[Phandebaaz]]
| Princess Ratna
|-

| 1978
| [[Bhola Bhala]]
| Sarla (as Naaz)
|-

| 1977
| [[Chakkar Pe Chakkar]]
| Mrs. Babu (as Naaz)
|-

| 1977
| Niyaz Aur Namaaz
| Sayeeda
|-

| 1977
| [[Karm]]
| Kammo
|-

| 1976
| [[Aap Beati]]
| Sheela Jumani
|-

| 1976
| Bairaag
| Vimla (as Naaz)
|-

| 1976
| Do Khiladi
| Dancer during Qawwali
|-

| 1975
| Do Jhoot
| Vandana's Sister (as Naaz)
|-

| 1975
| Sanyasi
| Savitri (uncredited)
|-

| 1975
| [[Sewak (film)|Sewak]]
| Neeru
|-

| 1974
| [[Do Aankhen]]
|
|-

| 1974
| Paise Ki Gudiya
| Neela Gupta
|-

| 1974
| [[Woh Main Nahin]]
|
|-

| 1974
| [[Phir Kab Milogi]]
| Amba (as Naaz)
|-

| 1974
| Friend
| Kalyani Sharma (as Naaz)
|-

| 1973
| [[Samjhauta (film)|Samjhauta]]
| Champa (as Naaz)
|-

| 1973
| [[Raja Rani (1973 film)|Raja Rani]]
| Patron's Wife (as Naaz)
|-

| 1972
| [[Shaadi Ke Baad]]
| Savitri B. Singh
|-

| 1972
| [[Shor (film)|Shor]]
| Shankar's Sister (as Naaz)
|-

| 1972
| Wafaa
| Meera (as Naaz)
|-

| 1971
| [[Dushman (1971 film)|Dushmun]]
| Kamla G. Din (as Naaz)
|-

| 1971
| [[Jwala (1971 film)|Jwala]]
| Rajkumari Rupa
|-

| 1971
| [[Preetam]]
| Gauri (as Naaz)
|-

| 1971
| [[Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film)|Haathi Mere Saathi]]
| Paro (as Naaz)
|-

| 1970
| [[Himmat (1970 film)|Himmat]]
| Banthu (as Naaz)
|-

| 1970
| [[Kati Patang]]
| Poonam (uncredited)
|-

| 1970
| [[Sachcha Jhutha]]
| Belu (as Naaz)
|-

| 1970
| [[Rootha Na Karo]]
| Naina
|-

| 1969
| [[Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke]]
| Sangeeta Y. Singh
|-

| 1969
| [[Jahan Pyar Miley]]
|
|-

| 1969
| [[Raja Saab]]
| Hameshbahar
|-

| 1968
| Juari
| Princess Sabita
|-

| 1968
| Nadir Shah
|
|-

| 1967
| [[Bahu Begum]]
| Suraiya (as Naaz)
|-

| 1967
| [[Chhaila Babu]]
| Meena
|-

| 1965
| Saiyan Se Neha Lagaibe (as Naaz)
|
|-

| 1964
| Baghi
|
|-

| 1964
| Chandi Ki Deewar
|
|-
| 1964
| [[Char Dervesh]]
| Princess Hamida
|-

| 1964
| Hercules
|
|-

| 1964
| [[Kaise Kahoon]]
| Anita Laxmichand
|-

| 1964
| [[Majboor (1964 film)|Majboor]]
| Seema
|-

| 1963
| [[Bidesiya (film)|Bidesiya]]
| Parvati
|-

| 1963
| Dekha Pyaar Tumhara
|
|-

| 1963
| Mere Arman Mere Sapne
| Shanti
|-

| 1963
| [[Mujhe Jeene Do]]
| Chauthi Begum (as Naaz)
|-

| 1963
| [[Pyar Ka Bandhan]]
| Sona (as Naaz)
|-

| 1962
| [[Man-Mauji]]
| Laxmi
|-

| 1962
| Gangu
|
|-

| 1961
| [[Ganga Jumna]]
| Young Dhanno (as Naaz)
|-

| 1961
| Zindagi Aur Khwab
| Rasila
|-

| 1960
| [[Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai]]
| Munni
|-

| 1960
| [[Mera Ghar Mere Bachche]]
| Meena
|-

| 1960
| Lambe Haath
|
|-

| 1960
| Maa Baap
| Pratima (as Naaz)
|-

| 1959
| Four Faces of India (as Baby Naaz)
|
|-

| 1959
| Heera Moti
| Roopnandan's Daughter (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1959
| Kangan
| Secretary
|-

| 1959
| [[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]
| Pramila Sinha (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1959
| [[Ardhangini (film)|Ardhangini]]
| Dancer / Singer
|-

| 1959
| [[Bhai Bahen (1959 film)|Bhai Bahen]]
| Soni K. Rai (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1958
| [[Do Phool]]
| Poornima (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1958
| Ghar Grihasti
|
|-

| 1958
| [[Ghar Sansar (1958 film)|Ghar Sansar]]
| Asha
|-

| 1958
| [[Lajwanti]]
| Renu (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1958
| [[Yahudi]]
| Young Lydia (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1958
| Miss 58
|
|-

| 1957
| [[Musafir (1957 film)|Musafir]]
| Munni (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1957
| Payal
| Padma (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1956
| Diwali Ki Raat (as Naaz)
|
|-

| 1956
| [[Ek Shola]]
| Usha (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1956
| [[Rajdhani (film)|Rajdhani]]
|
|-

| 1956
| [[Ek Hi Raasta (1956 film)|Ek Hi Rasta]]
| Girl in Raja's birthday (singing "Bade Bhaiya Laya Hai") (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1955
| [[Kundan (film)|Kundan]]
| Young Radha / Young Uma (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1955
| Lagan (as Baby Naaz)
|
|-

| 1955
| [[Mast Qalandar]]
|
|-

| 1955
| Patit Pawan
|
|-

| 1955
| Raftar (as Baby Naaz)
|
|-

| 1955
| [[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]
| Young Parvati (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1955
| Hatimtai Ki Beti (as Naaz)
|
|-

| 1954
| [[Chandni Chowk (film)|Chandni Chowk]] (as Baby Naaz)
|
|-

| 1954
| [[Subah Ka Tara]]
| Heera
|-

| 1954
| Boot Polish
| Belu (as Baby Naaz)
|-

| 1954
| Shama Parwana (as Naaz)
|
|-

| 1953
| Gunah (as Baby Naaz)
|
|-

| 1950
| Rupaiya (as Baby Naaz)
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0045132}}

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[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:1995 deaths]]

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