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Tuntun
  • Birth Name:
    Uma Devi Khatri
  • Nickname:
    Tun Tun
  • Date of Birth:
    July 11, 1923
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Place of Death:
    Bombay, India
  • Date of Death:
    November 24, 2003
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    Indian

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    • She reached her peak as a vocalist in, director S.S. Vasan’s, "Chandralekha" (1948), made by Gemini Studio, Chennai, her seven songs, which include hits like, "Saanjh ki bela" ("These Moments of Evening"), remain her most accomplish work in her singing career; though signing the film also meant a breach of contract with producer-director, Kardar, which lead to her dwindling fortunes in the industry.
    • Success of Dard, meant that she next received Mehboob Khan's, Anokhi Ada (1948), which again had two hit numbers, "Kahe jiya dole" ("Why the Heart Throbs") and "Dil ko lagake humne kuch bhi na paya" ("I Got Nothing by Falling in Love").
    • In 1947, she had huge hits with " Afsana likh rahi hoon dil-e-bekrar ka".
    • She arrived in Bombay (Mumbai) at the age of 13, having run away from home, and knocked on composer Naushad’s door.

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    Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2009

    TunTunTun Tun was the screen name of Indian playback singer and actor-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 uncle. She died on 24 November 2003 in Andheri, Mumbai, after a prolonged illness, at the age of 80, and was survived two daughters.    

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