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Kajjanbai was a singer and actress in India during the 1920s and 1930s, often referred to as the "Nightingale of Bengal".^[1] Aside from acting, she and Ghulam Mohammed also taught Noor Jehan when the latter was young, making her do riyaz up to 12 hours each day.^[2] Kajjan stopped singing in 1930,^{[citation needed]} however, she continued to star in movies such as Shirin Farhad and Layla Majnun opposite Nissar, becoming a symbol of on-screen romance in the cinema of India.^[1]

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• Orsini, Francesca (2006). Love in South Asia: A Cultural History. United Kingdom: Cambridge University. 
• "Noor Jahan (The legend of Pakistani Music)". Pakistan Television Corporation World News. http://www.ptvworldnews.com.pk/celebritydetail5.asp. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 

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• Indian Cinema Database at the University of Pennsylvania