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Who of the following is NOT famous as a singer?
1. Prithviraj Kapoor
2. Talat Mahmood
3. Geeta Dutt
4. Manna Dey 

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Prithviraj Kapoor

The Correct Answer is Prithviraj Kapoor.

 

  • Prithviraj Kapoor was born in Samundri, Punjab, British India, on November 3, 1906, as Prithvinat Kapoor. Popular for Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Maharathi Karna (1944) and Anath Ashram, he was an actor and director (1937).
  • In the silent age of Hindi cinema, he began his career as an actor, affiliated with IPTA as one of its founding members and who founded in 1944 the Prithvi Theatres, a touring theatre company based in Mumbai.
  • He was the patriarch of the Kapoor Hindi film family, four generations of which have played active roles in the Hindi film industry, starting with him, with two generations now active in Bollywood.
  • He also appeared in Sākshatkāra, a Kannada film. However, in his movie Awara, his dad, Basheshwar Nath Kapoor, also played a brief role.
  • For his contributions to Indian cinema, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1969 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1971.

  • Talat Mahmood was an Indian playback singer who is known as one of the most famous Indian movie songs and ghazal singers. In 1992, in recognition of his creative achievements in the areas of cinematic and ghazal music, Talat Mahmood received the Padma Bhushan award.
  • Geeta Dutt was a popular Indian playback singer and a well-known classical Hindi and Bengali artist.
  • Manna Dey(Prabodh Chandra Dey) was an internationally acclaimed Indian playback vocalist, music director, singer, and classical Indian vocalist.

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