After her big break in V. Shantaram's ‘Toofan Aur Diya’, she graduated to supporting roles with hits like ‘Bhabhi’ and Dev Anand-Waheeda Rehman starrer ‘Kala Bazar’, followed by lead roles in ‘Gumnaam’ with Manoj Kumar, with whom she teamed up again in ‘Mera Kasaoor Kya Hai’ and ‘Shor’.

During her prime she worked with Shashi Kapoor and the duo featured in super-hit movie ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’, still remembered for its music and hit songs.

Nanda also played the female lead opposite Dev Anand in films like ‘Hum Dono’ and ‘Teen Deviyan’.

In the late 1960s, she was seen with Rajesh Khanna, a newcomer at that time, in ‘Ittefaq’ (1969).

From 1990s she bid adieu to movies and stayed away from the media glare.