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Here are images of 4 prominent personalities from the Parsi Theater Era. These guys were superstars in their heyday.
From left (clockwise): K N Kaabaraa, K P KhaTaaoo, D S PaTel, J F MaaDan. The last one is written as J F Madan in English. If you ever wondered which of the 8 possibilities (madan, madaan, maadan, maadaan, maDan, maDaan, maaDan, maaDaan) for his names was valid,
Now You Know!
Listen to Narsingh 731
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Earliest song in which I hear both the singers laughing. The song is sung by Anil Biswas and Sardar Akhtar. Although both are in the cast of the film, HFGK says that the male on-screen is Pramod Chandra. I am sure it is Anil Biswas himself doing the laughing here, because the song is from the 78 record. The words are 'saaqee ho, sahan-e-baaGh ho, abr-e-bahaar ho, pahaloo men tum'. Obviously an Urdu translation of the famous rubaayi by tentmaker (and poet) Omar Khayyaam! I know one more song with a slightly different translation from the original Persian. I will point it out when we reach 1964 :)
Now you know!
Listen to Shera Daku (1966)
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This is the earliest use that I have found of the English curse phrase "Damned". The actor is beside himself, cannot stand the situation and says, Damned it! Damned aankhen! Damned noor!. From President (1937)
Listen to 1937_President_08_door-bahut-door.mp3
Now you know!
Listen to Narsingh 698
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