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The music from President (1937) has a few more firsts. On screen Shabir Ali, who plays Saigal's sister's son plays Harmonica or Mouth Organ. The sound track matches it. This is the earliest example for me.
Listen to 1937-president-harmonica.mp3
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Listen to Narsingh 702
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Everybody remembers Mehmood and her sister dancing as a couple in Howrah Bridge (1958). One might think this was never done before. Actually it was already done in Marathi theater.
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RMIM WestCoast 2017 05
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I had read her name in the HFGK and felt bad that I did not even know how she looked like. Luckily her children live in Californian and I was able to get a lot of photos and info from them to write a book on her. The book contains more that 80 rare photos, most of them never-before-seen in public or internet.
Apart from the HFGK and books on filmographies, she was never mentioned anywhere else. What I completely forgot was that I had seen her picture in the book, Indian Cinema A Visual Voyage, by Ravi Gupta! A few days ago, I re-discovered it and here it is!
The book is available worldwide. To see the first 15 pages and ordering info, please visit
Indurani: An Unsung But Unforgettable Heroine Of The Early Talkies
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Listen to Milan Ki Raat (1967)
- Musing 75: Censorship, Pushpanjali (1970)
- Musing 2: Music in the 30s
- Musing 111: Times of India archives, Narsingh 713
- Musing 456: Rafi 161. Kisan Kanya
- Musing 178: Shankar Vazre, Bharat 16 Lata Husnlal Duo
- Musing 62: Star salaries, Raat Andheri Thi (1967)
- Musing 98: Sudarshan Talwar, Narsingh 701
- Musing 158: Sawan Aye, RMIM 2017 CR 01
- Musing 476: Rafi 181. Khursheed Jr
- Musing 220: Dilip about Madhu, Bharat 58 Lata Vinod
- Musing 25: Nadia Hindi, Mulzim (1963)
- Musing 49: Instrument X in song, Daku Mangal Singh (1966)
- Musing 108: Many instruments, Narsingh 710
- Musing 363: MDs Films, Ghazals 2
- Musing 416: Rafi 121. Ezra Mir
