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    Tun Tun (11 July 1923 – 24 November 2003) was the screen name of Indian playback singer and actress-comedienne, Uma Devi Khatri, who was called "Hindi cinema's first-ever comedienne". [3] Childhood

  2. Jul 11, 2024 · The actress lived her last years in a chawl, struggling to meet ends. Journalist Shashi Ranjan of The Times of India, who interviewed Tun Tun in her final days, recalls the poor condition in which the actress lived and stated how she scrapped money to pay for medicines. In his words:

  3. Jul 11, 2022 · The actress was not only an ace comedian but also a well-established playback singer at her time. Today, on her birth anniversary let’s know a little more about the actress who made everyone laugh during her time. Babul (1950)Tun Tun played the role of Munshi’s daughter in her first film. The movie features Dilip Kumar and Nargis in pivotal ...

  4. May 23, 2019 · The various roles of Tuntun (Image Source : @Bollywoodirect) Legacy. None the less Uma Khatri Devi rose from her humble background to become India’s first female comedic actress.

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  5. Jul 12, 2023 · 4min read. Uma Devi Khatri's life story unfolds like a plot in Hindi cinema, and is a tale woven with threads of inspiration and tragedy. Despite lending her melodious voice to 45 songs and gracing the screens of nearly 180 films, her legacy remains largely unknown to many. Hailing from Uttar Pradesh, in a village near Amroha, Uma's early years ...

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  7. Tun Tun was the screen name of Indian playback singer and actress-comedienne, Uma Devi Khatri, who was called "Hindi cinema's first-ever comedienne". In her career spanning five decades, she acted in about 198 films in Hindi/Urdu and other languages like Punjabi etc., pairing with top comedy actors of her times such as Bhagwan Dada, Agha, Sunder, Mukri, Dhumal, Johnny Walker and Keshto Mukherjee.

  8. Mar 11, 2023 · Mar 11, 2023, 12:14 IST. AA. Follow us. Over half a century before the onset of wokeism and other isms, when glass ceilings weren't given to willful breaking, Uma Devi—a gifted Bollywood ...