Jaddanbai
(1892-1949)
Indian actor
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Jaddanbai Hussain (1892 – 8 April 1949; known professionally as Jaddanbai) was an Indian singer, music composer, courtesan, dancer, actress, filmmaker, and one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. She along with Saraswati Devi is considered to be one of the first female music composers in Indian cinema. She was the mother of Akhtar Hussain, Anwar Hussain, and the well-known Hindi actress Nargis, and maternal grandmother of Priya Dutt and Sanjay Dutt.
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Jaddanbai 1892 Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
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8 April 1949 (aged 56) Bombay, Bombay State, Dominion of India (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
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