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Also known as Jaddanbai Hussain

Jaddanbai (1 April 1892 – 8 April 1949) was an Indian singer, music composer, dancer, actress, filmmaker, and one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. She along with Bibbo and Saraswati Devi were one of the first female music composers in Indian cinema. She was the mother of actor Anwar Hussain and the well-known Hindi film actress Nargis, and the maternal grandmother of Priya Dutt and Sanjay Dutt.

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Key facts

Person.name
Jaddanbai
Person.alias
Jayadevi
Person.image
Jaddanbai.jpg
Person.birth_name
Jaddanbai
Person.birth_place
Benares, Benares State, British India (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Person.death_place
Bombay, Bombay State, India (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Person.resting_place
Chandanwadi Cemetery, Mumbai
Person.years_active
1897 - 1949
Person.relatives
Priya Dutt (granddaughter)Sanjay Dutt (grandson)Sunil Dutt (son-in-law)Dutt family
Person.children
Akhtar Hussain (son) Anwar Hussain (son) Nargis Dutt (daughter)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Early life
  • Career
  • Personal life
  • Filmography
  • Film
  • Composer
  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Jaddanbai (1 April 1892 – 8 April 1949) was an Indian singer, music composer, dancer, actress, filmmaker, and one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. She along with Bibbo and Saraswati Devi were one of the first female music composers in Indian cinema. She was the mother of actor Anwar Hussain and the well-known Hindi film actress Nargis, and the maternal grandmother of Priya Dutt and Sanjay Dutt.

== Early life == Jaddanbai was born around 1892 to Mian Jaan and Daleepabai. Mian Jaan died when she was five. Daleepabai was a well known tawaif (courtesan) of Allahabad. Jaddanbai grew up in Calcutta and later approached Calcutta's Shrimant Ganpat Rao ("Bhaiya Saheb Scindia") and became his student. Shrimant Ganpat Rao died in 1920 while she was still a student. She then completed her training under Ustad Moinuddin Khan, a Hindustani classical singer and thumri specialist. Later she also trained with Ustad Chaddu Khan Saheb, Ustad Laab Khan Saheb and Barkat Ali Khan (brother of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan).

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