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Naushad and his big orchestra * Boot Karoon Main Palish Babu, Boot Karoon Main Palish...was Suraiya's debut song as a playback singerFilm...

Naushad and his big orchestra

* Boot Karoon Main Palish Babu, Boot Karoon Main Palish…was Suraiya’s debut song as a playback singer

Film: Nai Duniya (1942)

Director: A R Kardar

Music: Naushad Ali

* Jeetendra’s real name is Ravi Kapoor.

* Majhli Didi (1967) This was the first film acted by Master Sachin and Baby Sarika as child artist and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

* Devdas (1955) Director: Bimal Roy is adapted from Sharat Chandra Chatterjee’s novel by the same name.

* Awara (1951) was the first film exhibited in U S S R and ran continuously for a year and was directed by Raj Kapoor.

* Kismat (1943) Directed by Gyan Mukherjee, featuring Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti of Bombay Talkies Ltd ran continuously for three years in Roxy Cinema of Calcutta. Kismat was the first Super Hit Film.

* Music Director Naushad Ali used a mammoth orchestra with over 100 musicians for Aan (1952) Directed and produced by Mehboob Khan.

* Actor Prem Adib played the roles of Lord Ram in Bharat Milap (1942), Ram Rajya (1943), Ram Baan (1948), Ram Vivah (1949), Ram Navami (1956), Ram Hanuman Yudha (1957), Ram Lakshman (1957), Ram Bhakt Vibhishan (1958).

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* Duniyaa Gol Hai (1955), directed by Om Prakash, was actress Anita Guha’s first Hindi feature film.

* Ye Rukhi-2, Hawain, Ye Buze-2 Sitare, Mera Raat Kat Rahi Hain …. of Daaman (1951) Director: Nanabhai Bhatt. The song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, their first duet song.

* The first national film award (President’s Gold Medal for Best Feature film) went to Shyamchi Aai (Marathi, 1953).

The director was Acharya P K Atre (National Award was introduced in 1954).