Surendra | “Bombay's Saigal” to Tansen : Singing Star Who Reinvented Himself | Filmysapien | Ep 136

Surendra Nath Sharma was born on 1910, he was a rare talent of Hindi cinema who began as a trained lawyer (B.A., LL.B.) but became one of the 1930s–40s singing stars, often called “Bombay’s Saigal.” Discovered by Mehboob Khan, he debuted in Deccan Queen (1936) and shone in hits like Aurat, Alibaba, and the blockbuster Anmol Ghadi (1946) opposite Noor Jehan and Suraiya. As playback singing changed the industry, he reinvented himself as a dignified character actor — famously playing Tansen in both Baiju Bawra and Mughal-e-Azam — and continued working into the 1970s and beyond while also entering advertising filmmaking. His journey spans the singing-hero era to the golden age of character roles, making him a living bridge across two distinct phases of Hindi cinema. He died in 1987. Surendra | “Bombay's Saigal” to Tansen : Singing Star Who Reinvented Himself | Filmysapien | Ep 136 New Episode every FRIDAY at 8:00 PM IST ♤ My Instagram ID -   / filmy.sapien   ♤ My whatsapp Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vach... Surendra | “Bombay's Saigal” to Tansen : Singing Star Who Reinvented Himself | Filmysapien | Ep 136 Surendra actor Surendra Nath Sharma Bombay’s Saigal old Bollywood singing stars Anmol Ghadi Surendra Noor Jehan Surendra Baiju Bawra Tansen Mughal-e-Azam Tansen Mehboob Khan films Deccan Queen 1936 Aurat 1940 classic Hindi cinema singers forgotten singing heroes Suraiya Anmol Ghadi Naushad Anmol Ghadi character actors Bollywood playback singing history Kailash Surendranath Ek Kirdar Filmysapien vintage Bollywood legends singing actor to character actor Surendra Surendra Nath Sharma Actor Surendra Bombay Saigal Surendra Old Actor Anmol Ghadi 1946 Awaaz De Kahan Hai Mughal e Azam Tansen Baiju Bawra Tansen Mehboob Khan Director Aurat 1940 Mother India Original Aurat Singing Stars of Hindi Cinema Classic Bollywood Biography Old Hindi Cinema Actors Golden Era Hindi Cinema Forgotten Actors of Bollywood Saraswatichandra 1968 Waqt 1965 Ek Kirdar Surendra Surendra Surendra actor Surendra Nath Sharma Surendra Nath actor Surendra biography Surendra life story Surendra old actor Surendra singer Surendra singing star Surendra Bollywood Surendra movies Surendra films Surendra songs Surendra Bombay's Saigal Bombay's Saigal Bombay Saigal Surendra Anmol Ghadi Anmol Ghadi Surendra Surendra Noor Jehan Surendra Suraiya Surendra Baiju Bawra Surendra Tansen Tansen Surendra Surendra Mughal e Azam Surendra Mughal-e-Azam Surendra Waqt Surendra Saraswatichandra Surendra Hariyali Aur Raasta Surendra Milan Surendra Deccan Queen Deccan Queen 1936 Surendra Manmohan Surendra Aurat Surendra Alibaba Surendra Anokhi Ada Surendra Gawaiya Surendra songs Surendra Teri Yaad Ka Deepak Anmol Ghadi 1946 Anmol Ghadi songs Noor Jehan Surendra Suraiya Surendra Mehboob Khan Surendra Naushad Surendra Baiju Bawra Tansen Mughal-e-Azam Tansen old Bollywood actors forgotten Bollywood actors forgotten Hindi actors forgotten Bollywood singers old Bollywood singers singing stars of Bollywood 1930s Bollywood 1940s Bollywood 1950s Bollywood 1960s Bollywood Golden Era Bollywood Hindi film history Bollywood character actors Surendra Ek Kirdar forgotten Bollywood actors forgotten Bollywood stars Hindi cinema character actors Golden Era Hindi cinema 1950s Bollywood 1960s Bollywood old Bollywood movies classic Hindi cinema unsung Bollywood actors legendary character actors Bollywood supporting actors #OldBollywoodActors #VintageHindiCinema #OldHindiMovies #ForgottenBollywoodStars #GoldenEraBollywood #60sBollywood #50sBollywood #CharacterActorsBollywood #CharacterActors #HindiCinemaLegends #OldBollywoodActors #ClassicBollywood #ForgottenBollywoodStars #UnderratedActors #IndianCinemaHistory #RetroBollywood #CharacterActorsBollywood Rare Bollywood Facts Bhoole Bisre Kalakar Classic Hindi Cinema History #unsungactorsofbollywood #goldeneraofbollywood #BhulaBisraKalakar #BollywoodVintageStories Untold Stories of Classic Actors Forgotten Bollywood Actors Golden Era Hindi Cinema #classiccinema #BollywoodNostalgia #HindiCinemaHistory #indiancinemahistory #bollywoodlegends GoldenEraBollywood LegendaryActors CharacterActor IndianCinemaHistory #Filmysapien #EkKirdar #GoldenEraBollywood #90sTelevisionNostalgia #पुरानेबॉलीवुडअभिनेता #बॉलीवुडकीयादें #GoldenEraBollywood #BollywoodNostalgia #IndianCinemaHistory #UnsungHeroesOfBollywood #BollywoodLegends #VintageBollywood Then and Now Bollywood Film archive Tabassum Talkies Hindi Radio Shweta Jaya Filmy Baatein Lehrein Retro DS Rathi Kissa TV Beete Hue Din Rakesh Sadeo Dashak Bollywood Ka Evergreen Family #OldBollywood #CharacterActor #BollywoodHistory #HindiCinema #BollywoodNostalgia #ClassicCinema #bollywoodvamps #ForgottenStars #80sforgottenheroines #OldIsGold #BollywoodHistory #CharacterActor #bollywoodlegends #90sbollywood #70sbollywood #naturalactors #ClassicBollywood #oldactorsurendra #surendranathsaigal #bombayssaigal #60sbollywood