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Master Nissar was the first superstar of the talkie era, as the term is understood today. A product of the Madan Theatres, Calcutta, Nissar took to films when the company built a film studio. Because of his ability to speak fluent Urdu and sing songs, he was an instant success. Nissar made a sought-after team with Jehan Ara Kajjan. Their biggest hits together were Shirin Farhad (1931) and Laila Majnoon (1931). People used to flock in large numbers to studios to catch a glimpse of him.
Nissar ruled the roost until a typewriter mechanic called Kundal Lal Saigal decided to don the greasepaint. After a disastrous start, Saigal hit big time with Chandidas (1934) and Devdas (1935), two of the biggest hits of the time. As an actor Nissar was highly theatrical. His decline was sudden in the wake of the Saigal wave of the mid-thirties. Nissar switched to character roles in the late 40s.
In later years, Master Nisar fell on hard times and was often seen begging near the Haji Ali Dargah, Mumbai. He died in penury in the sixties.
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