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Published: 24 January 2023

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In 2005, Hindustan times published a series of articles on "The Sirens of the Silent Era" and wrote a brief note on Fatima Begum the first female film Director. Unfortunately they used a photo of Durga Khote. You can see it here on the Internet Archive link

Note on Fatima Begum

The photo used was this one. 

Unfortunately Wikipedia used the same photo from the said article and nobody noticed it till an innocent friend posted it on his Facebook page. Of course, people immediately questioned him.

For the record, here is an actual labeled photo of Fatima Begum from the book on Silent Cinema by B D Garg. [I had posted this before and it has been floating around on the internet without the bottom part :)]

 

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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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Published: 13 June 2022

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June 1949. On the top it says, Shama Delhi, June 1949. At the bottom, Madhubala - churaa na le koee andaaz muskuraane kaa (= Lest somebody steal the smiling style).

Thanks to UVR for help in reading the Urdu text.

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