Neither Jaddan Bai nor Saraswati Devi were the first female composers of Bollywood… It was Ishrat Sultana aka Bibbo. It was Ishrat Sultana who composed the music for Adl-e-Jehangir (1934). She is often forgotten because no gramophone records were released for that film. Pehla Pyar (1947). Pehla Pyar was her last film in India before she migrated to Pakistan and resumed her career there.
Date of Birth :1906 (?)
| Name | Categories | Date of – (DoD) | Causes | Places |
| Ishrat Sultana (Bibbo) | Actress | 1 January 1972 | Tuberculosis | Karachi |
according to this page
Ishrat Sultana was a film actress.
- also known as Bebbo, Beboo, Bibbo, Bibbu
- profession: Actor
- died on January 1st, 1972 in Karachi
- filmography:
- played Vimala in “Manmohan“
- “Qazzak Ki Ladki“
- “Laxmi“
- played Tilottama in “Gramophone Singer“
- played Seema’s Mother in “Armaan“
- “Umar Marvi“
Inputs:
first female MD of hindi cinema : ishrat sultana (aka bibbo, “manmohan” fame actress) :
adal e jahangir (’34) /
qazzak ki ladki (’37)
second Female music dir :: jaddan bai :
talash e haq (’35) /
hridaya manthan (’36) /
madam fashion (’36) /
jeewan swapna (’37) /
moti ka haar (’37)
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saraswati devi :
jawani ki hawa (’35) n some more initial movies of bombay talkies + a few of minerva…
ref : dhuno ki yatra / hindi film geet kosh / indian film & video guide / hindi cinema ka sunehra safar & few more.
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