Indian Classics

====================================================================== ======================================================================= 26/02/2020. Hansa Wadkar - Actress ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile :  Born - Ratan Salgaokar, 1923, Bombay, Maharashtra Died - 1971 (aged 47–48), Bombay, Maharashtra Occupation - Actress Year of active service - 1936–1968 Spouse - Jagannath Bandarkar Children - 1 daughter, Rekha ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Introduction : Hansa Wadkar (1923–1971) was a Marathi and Hindi film and stage actress of Indian cinema. She started her acting career at the age of thirteen years, as a heroine in the bilingual film Vijaychi Lagne (1936). Wadkar went on to make a name for herself working in the reputable film companies like Bombay Ta...

======================================================================= ======================================================================= 14/02/2020. Chhaya Devi - Actress of Classic Unforgettable Films. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile : Born 1914, Bhagalpur, Bihar and Orissa, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India) Died 27 April 2001 (aged 86–87), Kolkata, West Bengal, India Occupation Actress Years active 1920s–1980s Chhaya Devi : (1914–2001) was an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She appeared in hundreds of films for over five decades. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Introduction : Her first lead role was in Debaki Bose's Bengali film Sonar Sansar (1936). She rose to hall of fame for her role a...

======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/02/2020. Shruti Sadolikar - Hindustani classical music ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Background information : Birth name Shruti Sadolikar Born 9 September 1951 (age 68) Origin Maharashtra, India Genres Hindustani classical music Instruments Singing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Introduction : Shruti Sadolikar Katkar (born 9 Nov. 1951) is an Indian classical singer of the khyal style in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. She is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani vocal music for 2011. -----------------------------------------------------------------...