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Published: 18 October 2022

Last Updated: 18 October 2022

Many songs picturized on her, she was active 1948-70, more than seventy films.

Shishir Krishna Sharma found her, see his blog

Heera Sawant on Beete Hue Din

She also features in his book based on the blog. Look for the book here in Hindi and English

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Musafir (1957) song, Tedhi Tedhi, Keshto Mukherjee is on her left. Shailendra (not seen) played the harmonium.

Solvan Sal (1958) song, Dekho Ji Mera Hal.

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Published: 15 May 2022

Last Updated: 15 May 2022

When that Julie song (My Heart is Beating) came, many ignorant people said that that was the first English song in a Hindi film. Many websites still say that.

People with a little more knowledge pointed to the poem read by Shanta Apte in Duniya Na Mane (1937) and many people still believe that.

However, people who have the first volume of Hindi Film Geet Kosh know that the first English song in a Hindi film is from Karma (1933) sung by Devika Rani. All songs of this film, including the English song, can be heard here (in the Girdharilal Vishwakarma Collection)

Karma and other songs

Disclaimer: We know that full information of Indian films is not available, many early films are lost, records were not made, magazines and books do not mention every single film ever certified, therefore, the first of anything must remain tentative, as of now, based on the present information.

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Published: 30 August 2021

Last Updated: 30 August 2021

This is Kamta Prasad's car from Jeevan Naiyya (1936).

Does any one know what kind of car this might be?

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