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Published: 07 August 2018

Last Updated: 09 August 2018

The earliest use of the word naagar in song 5 here

http://hindi-films-songs.com/main/chandralekha-48.html

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Published: 19 September 2018

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Raja Harishchandra is widely acknowledged to be the first feature film in India. There were others, but they were shorts. Some people, however, do argue for Pundalik.

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Published: 23 June 2019

Last Updated: 23 June 2019

Two years and a day ago, I published a book on the life of a forgotten actress, who went from being a teenager in Daryaganj, New Delhi, to being a star. The whole book can now be read online on my website. She would have been 97 years and 1 day today.

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Indurani: An Unsung But Unforgettable Heroine Of The Early Talkies

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