Jahanara Kajjan, also known as Kajjanbai (1915â€"1945), or "Miss
Kajjan", was an Indian singer and actress active during the 1920s and
1930s, often referred to as the "Nightingale of Bengal". The reigning
queen of early Talkie movies glamorous movie sensation the trained
classical singer, the fashion icon and the trendsetter, Jahanara
Kajjan she was known as ‘Lark of Hindi cinema’ and the
‘Beautiful Nightingale of Bengal Screen’. She along with Master
Nissar made most sought after and popular singing pair of the stage
and Films.Born on 15 February 1915 to famous courtesan Suggan of
Lucknow who was very famous for her beauty and singing capabilities
and the Nawab chammi Saheb of Bhagalpur. Kajjan received education at
home and learnt English. Well versed in Urdu literature, she wrote
poetry under pseudonym “Ada†she received training in Hindustani
classical music from Ustad Hussain Khan of Patna. She was hired by a
theatre company at Patna. Then. She joined Alfred Company owned by
Madan Theatres of Calcutta. Kajjan attained name and fame as a very
popular singer and actor of the stage.The advent of talkies in 1931
brought a revolution in Film industry Madan Theatres of Calcutta,
“Shirin Farhaad†based on the stage play scripted by the renowned
playwright Agha Hashar Kashmiri. It featured 42 songs by Kajjan and
Nissar, already popular singing pair of the stage. The film got
overwhelmed success across India with Kajjan emerging as the first
superstar of Hindi cinema then came another super hit “Laila
Majnu†, followed by “Indrasabha†based on the play written by
Agha Hassan Amanat, it had 71 songs, the film still holds the world
record as “film with most songs†. The film with duration of three
and half hours was entirely in verse and Kajjan sang several songs, it
became an blockbuster.. . Some of her other memorable movies were
“Bilwamangal†, “Shakuntala†, “Alibaba aur Chalis Chor†,
“Aankh ka Nasha†, “Zehari Saanp†, etc.
Kajjan", was an Indian singer and actress active during the 1920s and
1930s, often referred to as the "Nightingale of Bengal". The reigning
queen of early Talkie movies glamorous movie sensation the trained
classical singer, the fashion icon and the trendsetter, Jahanara
Kajjan she was known as ‘Lark of Hindi cinema’ and the
‘Beautiful Nightingale of Bengal Screen’. She along with Master
Nissar made most sought after and popular singing pair of the stage
and Films.Born on 15 February 1915 to famous courtesan Suggan of
Lucknow who was very famous for her beauty and singing capabilities
and the Nawab chammi Saheb of Bhagalpur. Kajjan received education at
home and learnt English. Well versed in Urdu literature, she wrote
poetry under pseudonym “Ada†she received training in Hindustani
classical music from Ustad Hussain Khan of Patna. She was hired by a
theatre company at Patna. Then. She joined Alfred Company owned by
Madan Theatres of Calcutta. Kajjan attained name and fame as a very
popular singer and actor of the stage.The advent of talkies in 1931
brought a revolution in Film industry Madan Theatres of Calcutta,
“Shirin Farhaad†based on the stage play scripted by the renowned
playwright Agha Hashar Kashmiri. It featured 42 songs by Kajjan and
Nissar, already popular singing pair of the stage. The film got
overwhelmed success across India with Kajjan emerging as the first
superstar of Hindi cinema then came another super hit “Laila
Majnu†, followed by “Indrasabha†based on the play written by
Agha Hassan Amanat, it had 71 songs, the film still holds the world
record as “film with most songs†. The film with duration of three
and half hours was entirely in verse and Kajjan sang several songs, it
became an blockbuster.. . Some of her other memorable movies were
“Bilwamangal†, “Shakuntala†, “Alibaba aur Chalis Chor†,
“Aankh ka Nasha†, “Zehari Saanp†, etc.
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