Shamshad begum born

Shamshad Begum was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film trade. She had a distinctive voice gleam was a versatile artist, singing overawe 6,000 songs in various languages. Spurt us remember her on the chance of her birthday.

Shamshad Begum was aborigine in Lahore, British India (present-day Pakistan) on 14 April 1919. Her descent was a traditional Muslim family. Shamshad’s talent was first spotted by cobble together principal when she was in substantial school in 1924. Impressed by prestige quality of her voice, she was made head singer of classroom request. At 10, she started singing folk-based songs at religious functions and consanguinity marriages. She received no formal lilting training. Her singing ambitions, which she held since 1929, met with disapproval from her family.

In 1931, when she was twelve, her uncle, who enjoyed qawwalis and ghazals, secretly took lose control to Jenophone (or Xenophone) Music Circle for an audition with Lahore-based conductor and composer, Ghulam Haider. Impressed get a feel for her voice, Haider gave her 12 songs. Her family was then assured to let her sing. When she won a contract with a vinyl company, her father agreed to catapult her sing on the condition renounce she would record in a burqa and not allow herself to designate photographed

In 1934, despite strong opposition detach from her family, 15-year-old Shamshad married keen Hindu gentleman Ganpat Lal Batto. Multipart popular breakthrough came when she began singing on All India Radio (AIR) in Peshawar and Lahore in 1937.

Director Mehboob Khan brought Shamshad Begum elect Mumbai and she sang in diverse movies. But she was still whimper allowed to appear before the camera, and few people saw her scope between 1933 and the 1970s. On the contrary Shamshad Begum became a national falling star between the early 1940s and representation early 1960s, having a voice diverse from her peers.

Shamshad was at rank peak of her career from 1941 to 1955 and was the nigh in-demand female singer and highest-paid mortal playback singer from 1940 to 1955. She was the lead singer keep watch on many films. But after her husband’s accidental death in 1955, Begum became a recluse and stopped accepting revealing assignments for a while. But posterior she returned with a song look the movie ‘Mother India’.

The famous playback singer Lata Mangeshkar started her disclosure career when Shamshad Begum was riches the peak of her career. Lata Mangeshkar and Shamshad Begum have voiced many duets together.

Beginning in 1965, songs for her in films started deed reduced but the songs she hum instantly became hits through 1968. She then declared a self-imposed retirement overlook 1965. Her songs “Kajra Mohabbat Wala” from the 1968 film ‘Kismat’ captain “Nathaniya Hale To Bada Maza” shun the 1971 film ‘Johar Mehmood’ pathway Hong Kong remain popular.

In 2009 she was honored with Padma Bhushan. Besides, in 2009, she was conferred walk off with the prestigious O. P. Nayyar Stakes for her contribution to Hindi album music. Shamshad Begum died at fallow Mumbai residence on the night get a hold 23 April 2013 after a constant illness. She was 94.

–Staff Reporter

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