To the best of
my knowledge, there have been just four female composers in the Hindi film
industry, who, in chronological order, were as follows – Jaddanbai (actress
Nargis Dutt’s mother), Saraswati Devi, Usha Khanna and Sneha Khanwalkar.
But, of course,
I was pleasantly surprised to know that there was a fifth lady who stormed the
male bastion.
Her name was
Sudha Malhotra, and she didn’t just compose, but also sang Tum Mujhe Bhool Bhi Jaao, the unforgettable track from Didi (1959).
Mr Mathur
(Muke)shared singing credits with her.
The song was
penned by Sahir Ludhianvi.
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