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As was pointed by Arunkumar Deshmukh, there was an oversight in the earliest list; I had forgotten about Mukhtar Begum.

The revised list is:

1. Ishrat Jahan (Bibbo). Adal-e-Jahangir (1934)

2. Jaddan Bai (Nargis Mother). Talash-e-Haq (1935)

3. Saraswati Devi (Khorshed Minocher-Homji) Jawani Ki Hawa (1935)

4. Mukhtar Begum. Prem Ki Aag (1936)

5. Amirbai Karnataki. Shahanaz (1948)

6. Usha Khanna. Dil Deke Dekho (1959)

7. Sudha Malhotra (one song in) Didi (1959)

Mukhtar Begum from the book by BD Garg

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New 33. Salil Chaudhary

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Published: 20 October 2023

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Hindi films only. In order of appearance. Thanks to inputs by Balaji Murthy and Kalyan Kolachala.

Ishrat Jahan (Bibbo). Adal-e-Jahangir (1934)

Jaddan Bai (Nargis Mother). Talash-e-Haq (1935)

Saraswati Devi (Khorshed Minocher-Homji) was the first female music director with the film Jawani Ki Hawa (1935)

Amirbai Karnataki. Shahanaz (1948)

Usha Khanna. Dil Deke Dekho (1959)

Sudha Malhotra (one song in) Didi (1959)

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New32 Shevan Rizvi

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The fourth female music director of Hindi films, after her debut success Dil Deke Dekho (1959).

From Picturpost film magazine, 1961.

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New30. Kahani