Jaddanbai

Jaddanbai Hussain (1 April 1892 – 8 April 1949; known professionally as Jaddanbai) was an Indian singer, music composer, dancer, actress, filmmaker, and one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. She along with Bibbo and Saraswati Devi was 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.

Jaddanbai Hussain
Born
Jaddanbai Hussain

(1892-04-01)1 April 1892
Benares, Benares State, British India
(present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died8 April 1949(1949-04-08) (aged 56–57)
Bombay, Bombay State, India
(present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Resting placeChandanwadi cemetery, Bombay
Other namesJayadevi Tyagi
Spouses
  • Narottamdas Khatri
  • Irshad Meer Khan
  • Mohanchand Uttamchand Tyagi (Abdul Rashid)
ChildrenAkhtar Hussain
Anwar Hussain
Nargis Dutt
ParentDaleepabai Mian jaan
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