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Those Composers!
Actress Nargis' mother, Jaddan Bai, who was an actress, singer, & producer, composed music for 1936's Fashion.
Actress Mina Kumari's father, Ali Baksh, composed music for 1931's Heer Ranjha.
Naushad was paid Rs. 800 to compose music for 1944's Rattan. This was Naushad's first solo film as a composer.
Music Composer C Ramchandra appeared by various names as a composer, like, Chitalkar, Anna Saheb, Ram Chitalkar, R N Chitalkar.
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Those Playback Singers!
K L Saigal never sang a song without consuming alcohol. He thought that he could sing better with its influence.
Pt. Hridayanath Mangeshkar used to sing in chorus for composers Naushad and Roshan. Although he sung only a few numbers for them.
Kishore Kumar's song 'Khush Hai Zamana Aaj Pehli Taareekh Hai' was played on 1st of every month on Radio Ceylon.
Manna Dey did a playback for Kishore Kumar in 1957's Begunaah, for the song ' Din Albele Pyar Ka Mausam..'.