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Sunday, June 20th, 2010 by admin
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Kanan Devi

Actress and singer; started with the name Kananbala. Debut as child actress in Joydev (1926). Later contracted to Radha Films where she acted in Jyotish Bannerjee films (e.g. Manmoyee Girls’ School). P.C. Barua was unable to obtain her for the role of Paro in Devdas (1935) but she played the lead in his next film, ...

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Sunday, June 20th, 2010 by admin
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C.H. Atma

____________________ Profile | Song List ____________________ “Dukhiya jiya bulaye, preetam aan milo…” The call of the wounded heart became the anthem of young lovers of the ‘50s who dared to fall in love and suffer the consequences. Such an aura of daring always surrounded the late C.H. Atma’s selective but luminous contribution to popular music. ...

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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 by admin
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Paro Devi

Paro was a courtesan. According to Saadat Hasan Manto, she came from Meerut where she was a big hit with all the rich men of the city. Among those who frequented her kotha were the poets Josh Maleehabadi and Saghar Nizami! She was introduced by Savak Vachcha in Shikari (1946) as a supporting actress.  She ...

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