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Jaddanbai

Indian actress · India · On the map · Actors · Lived 1892 to 1949 · aged 57

Jaddanbai was an Indian singer, music composer, dancer, actress, filmmaker, and one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. She along with Bibbo and Saraswati Devi were one of the first female music composers in Indian cinema.

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1949Died21 July 19491937Jeevan SwapnaFilm, Director, WriterPearl NecklaceFilm, 1937Director, Writer1936Madam FashionFilm, Director, Writer1935Talashe HaqFilm, Writer1892Born

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She was the mother of actor Anwar Hussain and the well-known Hindi film actress Nargis, and the maternal grandmother of Priya Dutt and Sanjay Dutt.

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India
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1892 to 1949 · aged 57

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