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Usha Khanna (born 7 October 1941) is an Indian music director in Hindi cinema. She is the third female music director to enter the Hindi film industry, after Jaddan Bai and Saraswati Devi [1] and is one of the most commercially successful music directors in the male dominated music industry.
Oct 7, 2022 · Usha Khanna took on the male bastion that was the film industry. During the time when male composers Naushad, Shankar-Jaikishan, O P Nayyar and C Ramachandra ruled the Hindi film industry ruled the charts, Usha confidently walked into producer Sashadhar Mukherjee’s office and asked for a job.
Oct 13, 2023 · Usha Khanna is one of the leading female music directors of Indian film industry. She was born on October 7, 1941, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Usha Khanna has had a prolific career in the Indian music industry and has made significant contributions over the years.
Oct 9, 2023 · Mukherjee asked Khanna why he would give her the job of composing music when he had O P Nayyar to do the needful. “Because I am good at it, sir,” Usha replied confidently. That’s how she got...
Oct 7, 2017 · Rafi found out and asked Usha Khanna why she hadn't ordered a retake. As the music director, she had the right to order him and he would have abided willingly. She narrated a very...
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Jan 13, 2019 · Usha Khanna, who turns 75 today, is the most prolific and successful woman music director in the history of Hindi cinema. Before her, Bombay cinema had seen only two other women composers: Jaddan ...
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May 29, 2018 · Usha Khanna, regarded as the first established female composer of the industry was born in a musical family. Her father Mahohar Khanna was a lyricist and singer of ancient times and she debut Bollywood through Shammi Kapoor – Asha Parekh starrer super hit – Dil dekha dekho.
