Shamshad begum gets padmabhusan, a long due and much deserved ,award finally .Her contribution to bollywood indian cinama music is incredible.
Her songs are still remixed and enjoyed all over.
It's a mystery somehow.not many people know this genious though her songs are deep rooted in our memories.
Kabhi aar kabhi paar laga teere nazar.
Kajra mohabbat wala ankiyon mein aisa dala
Saiiyan dil mein aana re.
Mere piya gaye rangoon, whan se kiya hai telephone.
Kahin pe nigahen, kahin pe nishana.
Boojh mera kya naam re
These are few of her songs that we have enjoyed the remixed version of without knowing anything about the original singer who made them immortal through her melodious voice
Exclusive interview and things you never knew about Shamshad Begum!!
.Shamshad Begum (April 14, 1919][1]) is an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry.
Begum was born in Amritsar, Punjab. She was a big fan of K.L. Saigal and watched Devdas 14 times. She earned 15 rupees per song and was awarded 5000 on the completion of the contract on Jenaphone.
Sometime back, a controversy erupted in the media, when several publications, gave the false news of her death, before it was clarified that the Shamshad Begum who died in 1998 was Saira Banu's (Dilip Kumar's wife) grandmother with the same name, and the legendary singer, has been living with her daughter Usha Ratra and son-in-law in Mumbai, ever since her husband, Ganpat Lal Batto died in 1955 [2]. Recently, she celebrated her 89th birthday at her elder sister's house and now she stays at Powai, Mumbai [3]. She was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2009.[4]
courtesy:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamshad_Begum
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