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Jaddanbai Hussain (1 April 1892 – 8 April 1949; known professionally as Jaddanbai) was an Indian singer, music composer, dancer, actress, filmmaker, and one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. She along with Bibbo and Saraswati Devi was one of the first female music composers in Indian cinema.
May 8, 2024 · The tawaif who became a musical star. Jaddanbai was born to Mia Jaan and Daleepabai in 1892. Her mother Daleepabai was a famous tawaif in Benares (today’s Varanasi) herself. As a child, Jaddanbai learnt music under the tutelage of stalwarts like Shrimant Ganpat Rao and Ustad Moinuddin Khan.
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Jaddanbai was the daughter of Daleepadevi, a courtesan who was kidnapped by a band of traveling performers in her childhood. Her career began with recording ghazals for various companies. Eventually, she got her first film break in Raja Gopichand (1933) as an actress.
Jaddanbai played a pioneering role in Indian cinema in the early talkies era. She started off as an actress and was also one of the first women to produce, direct films and compose music for films. But her achievements have been overshadowed by her reputation as the legendary Nargis’s mother.
Jaddanbai was born in 1892 in Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India. She was a writer and director, known for Madam Fashion (1936), Hriday Manthan (1936) and Moti Ka Haar (1937). She died on 8 April 1949.
