![]() Once when at a gathering the Bombay Talkies owner Himanshu Rai heard her, he instantly invited her to join his concern as a music director. She changed her name to escape the wrath of the conservative elements of her community as they could never stand that a lady from their clan would enter the film world. She was born as Khursheed Manchersher Minocher – Homji. Starting with 'Jawani Ki Hawa' in 1935, she went on to compose highly popular music for hit films like Achhut Kanya, Kangan, Bandhan and jhoola. ![]() Tribute to Saraswati Devi, the first woman music director in Hindi films, on her 40th death anniversary.īorn in a Parsi family in 1912, Saraswati Devi was a trained classical singer and rose to become India’s first woman music director of Bollywood.Ī musical rage in the 30s and early 40s, Saraswati Devi's musical career was mostly confined to films produced by Bombay Talkies. ![]()
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