Shamshad Begum, born on 14 April
1919 in Lahore, British India (present-day Pakistan. was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback
singers in the Hindi film industry. Notable for her distinctive
voice and range, she sang over 6,000 songs in Hindustani, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati,
Tamil and Punjabi languages, among which 1287 were Hindi film songs. She
worked with renowned composers of the time, such as Naushad Ali and
O.P. Nayyar, for whom she was one of their favourites. Her songs from the 1940s
to the early 1970s remain popular and continue to be remixed.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Shamshad Begum's Birth Anniversary
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