Jaddanbai

Jaddanbai
Jaddanbai
Born	Jaddanbai; 1 April 1892; Benares, Benares State, British India ; (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	8 April 1949 (aged 57); Bombay, Bombay State, India ; (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Resting place	Chandanwadi Cemetery, Mumbai
Other names	Jayadevi
Occupations	Actress; Composer; Singer; Music director; Director; Producer; Dancer; Writer;
Years active	1897 - 1949
Spouses	Narottamdas Khatri; Irshad Meer Khan; Mohanchand Uttamchand Dutt (Abdul Rashid);
Children	Akhtar Hussain (son) ; Anwar Hussain (son) ; Nargis Dutt (daughter)
Relatives	Priya Dutt (granddaughter); Sanjay Dutt (grandson); Sunil Dutt (son-in-law); Dutt family

Jaddanbai (1 April 1892 – 8 April 1949) was an Indian singer, music composer, dancer, actress, filmmaker, and one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. She along with Bibbo and Saraswati Devi were one of the first female music composers in Indian cinema. She was the mother of actor Anwar Hussain and the well-known Hindi film actress Nargis, and the maternal grandmother of Priya Dutt and Sanjay Dutt.