Yesteryear star, Nutan was regarded as the finest actress in Hindi cinema. She was hailed for her naturalistic acting in the women-centric roles she portrayed. Nutan had the ability to impersonate complex characters with ease. Be it her role in Sujata or the dejected woman in Bandini, Nutan did complete justice to the emotions of dejections.

Some state that it was her overall weariness with life that helped her portray her remorseful characters well. But people close to her objected to her being sad and instead insisted that the actress was one of the happiest people. Once veteran actor, Dev Anand cryptically stated:

“There was a streak of sadness in Nutan. The last part of her life was so sad.”