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I watched this movie long ago. Recently I bought a Busby Berkeley DVD collection and I watched it again today.
I was surprised to see Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi show up at the end of a dance number!
MK Gandhi in 42nd St
I assume everybody knows that he also shows up in the song, You Are The Top, by by Cole Porter and John McGlinn,
You're the top
You're Mahatma Gandhi
You're the top
You're Napoleon Brandy
I guess American lyricists knew about him in the 30s.
Now You Know!
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I knew about Shankar (of Shankar-Jaikishan) marriage from what I read in Vishwas Nerurkar's book on the duo. About Shankar he wrote,
"Family Life: Around 1953, Shankar married a lady called Kunda. They had no issue."
Recently I posted a news item where Shankar mentioned himself as being married. See
Thereupon a Facebook friend remarked, Was Shankar married?
I appeal to all fans of Shankar-Jaikishan to clarify the matter.
Now You May Find Out!
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