“Sorry, I don’t understand ragas. Just show me the tune and I sing.”

— K. L. Saigal

Then sing anything you like, said Boral, and Saigal started singing something in Raag Asawari. <br class="br">In Begum Akhtar the Undisputed Malika of Ghazals, 28 September 2012, accessdate3 January 2014, New Age Islam http://www.newageislam.com/islamic-culture/begum-akhtar-the-undisputed-malika-of-ghazals/d/8820,

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Indian actor 1904–1947

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