Bibbo (actress)
Year Film Director Co-stars Composer Studio
1933 Rangila Rajput a.k.a . The Gay Cavalier M. D. Bhavnani Master Nissar B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd
1933 Mayajaal M. D. Bhavnani Master Nissar , P. Jairaj , Shahzadi B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd
1934 Vasavdatta or the Shahi Gawaiya a.k.a . The Royal Musician P. Y. Altekar B. Sohni and Jairaj B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd
1934 Sair-e-Paristan a.k.a . Shan-e-Khuda a.k.a . Journey Through the Land Of Fairies M. D. Bhavnani Master Nissar , Khalil , P. Jairaj B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd
1934 The Mill a.k.a . Mazdoor M. D. Bhavnani Khalil , Navin Yagnik , Jairaj B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd
1934 Dukhtare-Hind A. P. Kapoor Master Nissar , Tara , Navin Yagnik Jhande Khan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd
1935 Pyar Ki Maar a.k.a . The Onslaught Of Love a.k.a . Queen 's Wrath A. P. Kapoor Navin Yagnik , Gohar Karnataki , A. P. Kapoor B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd
1936 Garib Parivar M. D. Bhavnani Khali , Ameena , Jairaj Ajanta Cinetone Ltd
1936 Manmohan Mehboob Khan Surendra , Yakub , Ashalata Ashok Ghosh Sagar Movietone
1937 Jagirdar Mehboob Khan Surendra , Motilal , Yakub Anil Biswas Sagar
1937 Sagar Ka Sher a.k.a . Lion Of Sagar Yakub Yakub , David , Kayamali Pransukh M. Nayak Sagar
1937 Captain Kirti Kumar C. M. Luhar ( Chimanlal Muljhibhoy Luhar ) Motilal , Krishna Kumari , Yakub Bhaskar Rao Sagar Movietone
1937 Qazzak Ki Ladki Sultan Mirza , S. Varman Surendra , Sushila , Sarla Ishrat Sultana ( Bibbo ) Rainbow Films
1938 Watan Mehboob Khan Kumar , Yakub , Maya Bannerjee Anil Biswas Sagar Movietone , Bombay
1938 Teen Sau Din Ke Baad Sarvottam Badami Sabita Devi , Motilal , Yakub Anil Biswas Sagar Movietone , Bombay
1938 Gramaphone Singer V. C. Desai ( Virendra Chimanlal Desai ) Surendra , Prabha , Kanhaiyalal Anil Biswas Sagar
1938 Dynamite C. M. Luhar Surendra , Yakub , Maya Bannerjee Anil Biswas Sagar
1938 Abhilasha a.k.a . Postman Zia Sarhadi , Mahendra Thakore Kumar , Yakub , Maya Bannerjee Anil Biswas Sagar Movietone , Bombay
1939 Seva Samaj a.k.a . Service Ltd. or Service Limited C. M. Luhar Surendra , Yakub , Maya Bannerjee Anupam Ghatak Sagar
1939 Bhole Bhale Zia Sarhadi Maya Bannerjee , Prem Adib , Arun Anupam Ghatak Sagar
Filmography -- In India
Her films list : [ 34 ] [ 35 ]
Bibbo (1906-1972) was an Indian and Pakistani singer-actress working in Hindi/Urdu films. She acted in Indian cinema from 1933 to 1947 before moving to Pakistan, following Partition of India in 1947. She started her acting career with Ajanta Cinetone Ltd. in 1933, working with directors like M. D. Bhavnani and A. P. Kapoor. She was one of the top leading ladies of the 1930s along with actresses like Devika Rani, Durga Khote, Sulochana, Mehtab, Shanta Apte, Sabita Devi, Leela Desai and Naseem Banu. She was referred to as one of the most important female stars of the 1930s and 1940s. Her fame had her featured in the lyrics of a popular song from the film Gharib Ke Lal (1939) sung by Mirza Musharraf and Kamla Karnataki, with music by Sagheer Asif and lyrics by Rafi Kashmiri. Tujhe Bibbo Kahoon Ke Sulochana (Should I call you Bibbo or Sulochana), where Sulochana referred to another popular actress of the time. This was the first time a song featuring famous actors was used in the lyrics of a film song. Bibbo became the first female music composer of Indian cinema, when she composed the music for Adal-e-Jahangir in 1934, a year before Jaddanbai, mother of actress Nargis, composed music for Talash-e-Haq (1935). She was also the music director for a second film called Qazzak Ki Ladki (1937). She worked with actors like Master Nissar, Surendra and Kumar. She formed a popular working relationship with them.