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Published: 24 September 2017

Last Updated: 10 March 2018

Despite many famous researchers such as Anna Morcom decalring that Saraswati Devi is the first female MD, RMIMers know better. Read about it here

Sound and Music in Hindi Talkies

Unfortunately I do not have any song with her as MD, enjoy this Meera bhajan sung by her

Bhajan by Ishrat Jehan (Bibbo)

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 Listen to Nishan (1965)

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Published: 02 October 2018

Last Updated: 02 October 2018

Earliest use of Tum Tum. I think there is only one more.

Namoona 1949

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Rafi 108

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Published: 15 October 2017

Last Updated: 15 October 2017

I had read her name in the HFGK and felt bad that I did not even know how she looked like. Luckily her children live in Californian and I was able to get a lot of photos and info from them to write a book on her. The book contains more that 80 rare photos, most of them never-before-seen in public or internet.

Apart from the HFGK and books on filmographies, she was never mentioned anywhere else. What I completely forgot was that I had seen her picture in the book, Indian Cinema A Visual Voyage, by Ravi Gupta! A few days ago, I re-discovered it and here it is!

The book is available worldwide. To see the first 15 pages and ordering info, please visit

 Indurani: An Unsung But Unforgettable Heroine Of The Early Talkies

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Listen to Milan Ki Raat (1967)