International Women’s Day 2025 is approaching and on the occasion, India TV is going to throw light on several Indian women who broke the glass ceiling in the entertainment world. Today, we are going to tell you about the first female comedian of Hindi cinema, who took over the 90s and left an irreplaceable body of work for generations to remember. Yes! We are talking about Tuntun, whose real name was Uma Devi Khatri. The actor-singer, who made people laugh their hearts out, had a life no less than an emotional ride. Uma was a resident of a village near Amroha in Uttar Pradesh. Her family was murdered due to a land dispute, leaving her orphaned at an early age. Her parents’ faces had already been erased from her memory, as she was raised by relatives who treated her more like a maid than a family member. But the saddest part about her life is that despite lending her melodious voice to 45 songs and acting in more than 200 films, her legacy is still unknown to many people. Read further to know everything about India’s first laughter queen. International Women’s Day 2025 is approaching and on the occasion, India TV is going to throw light on several Indian women who broke the glass ceiling in the entertainment world. Today, we are going to tell you about the first female comedian of Hindi cinema, who took over the 90s and left an irreplaceable body of work for generations to remember. Yes! We are talking about Tuntun, whose real name was Uma Devi Khatri. The actor-singer, who made people laugh their hearts out, had a life no less than an emotional ride. Uma was a resident of a village near Amroha in Uttar Pradesh. Her family was murdered due to a land dispute, leaving her orphaned at an early age. Her parents’ faces had already been erased from her memory, as she was raised by relatives who treated her more like a maid than a family member. But the saddest part about her life is that despite lending her melodious voice to 45 songs and acting in more than 200 films, her legacy is still unknown to many people. Read further to know everything about India’s first laughter queen. IndiaTV Entertainment: Google News Feed
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