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Tun Tun (11 July 1923 – 24 November 2003) was the screen name of Indian playback singer and actress-comedienne, Uma Devi Khatri, who is often called the 'first woman comedienne of Hindi cinema'.
Uma Devi Khatri, was born in a conservative Punjabi family, in a small village in Uttar Pradesh, where after the premature death of her parents while she was still her teens, she was raised by her brother and later by her uncle.
She arrived in Bombay (Mumbai) at the age of 13, having run away from home, and knocked on composer Naushad’s door. She told him that she could sing and that she would throw herself in the ocean if he didn’t give her a chance. He auditioned her, and hired her on the spot. She made her debut as a solo playback singer, in Nazir's Wamiq Azra (1946), working with legends like Naushad Ali, soon she signed a contract with the producer-director A.R. Kardar, who used Naushad as music director, and went on make a place for herself amidst music stalwarts like, Noor Jehan, Rajkumari, Khursheed and Zohrabai Ambalewali.
Actors: Thomas Ian Nicholas (actor), Richard Epcar (actor), Richard Epcar (actor), Thomas Ian Nicholas (actor), Thomas Ian Nicholas (actor), Jessica Gee (actress), Grant George (actor), David Lodge (actor), David Lodge (actor), David Lodge (actor), David Lodge (actor), David Lodge (actor), David Lodge (actor), Keith Silverstein (actor), Keith Silverstein (actor),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Sachin Dev Burman (composer), Tun Tun (actress), Sachin Bhowmick (writer), Kumari Naaz (actress), Nargis (actress), Praveen Paul (actress), Brahm Bhardwaj (actor), Manorama (actress), Leela Mishra (actress), Balraj Sahni (actor), Mumtaz Begum (actress), Prithviraj Kapoor (actor), Nazir Kashmiri (actor), Manjula (actress), Hiralal B. (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Having been unjustly accused of having an affair, a dutiful and loving wife is thrown out of the house by her husband and forced to abandon her baby. When mother and child are eventually reunited, the mother faces an uphill struggle to regain the love of her daughter.
Keywords: birthday, broken-promise, disappointment, lawyer, painting, train-accidentActors: Armando Acosta (actor), Carlos Bravo y Fernández (actor), Marcelo Chávez (actor), Rafael Estrada (actor), Juan García (actor), Fernando de Fuentes hijo (producer), Germán Valdés (producer), Gilberto Martínez Solares (writer), Gustavo César Carrión (composer), Gilberto Martínez Solares (director), José W. Bustos (editor), William W. Claridge (miscellaneous crew), Germán Valdés (actor), Ramón Valdés (actor), Hernán Vera (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Amar (actor), Jankidas (actor), Jugnu (actor), Dilip Kumar (actor), Nargis (actress), Tun Tun (actress), Naushad (producer), Naushad (composer), Khurshid (actress), Seema (actress), Ismail (actor), Vinod (actor), Krishna Kumar (miscellaneous crew), A. Shah (actor), Azm Bazidpuri (writer),
Plot: This is the story of two widower fathers in Madhopur. The first one lives a poor lifestyle, and has a daughter by the name of Bela, who he hopes will get married to the new Postmaster, Ashok, who comes from a wealthy family. He is all the more thrilled when he finds out that Ashok is indeed taking more than an average interest in Bela and has even given her some jewelry. The second dad is Jamnadas, the father of Usha, who lives a wealthy lifestyle in a mansion. He would like her to get married to Vinod, the son of Ganga Prasad, but Usha is in love with Ashok. Who will Ashok marry?
Genres: Drama,