Aan (1952)
Shamshad Begum sings Gao Tarane Man Ke with Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar - the voice of the forties and the voice that replaced it, on the same recording.
Shamshad Begum
Indian singer (1919-2013)
Shamshad Begum was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry. Begum is regarded as one of the best and most popular female playback singers, and a pioneering figure in Hindi film music and was also one of the most influential playback singers during the "Golden Age" of Bollywood (1940s–1960s). 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 Ghulam Haider who first discovered her. She also worked with Naushad Ali and O. P. Nayyar, for whom she was one of their favorites. Her songs from the 1940s to the early 1970s remain popular and continue to be remixed.
Songs
7 recordings in this catalogue.
Aan (1952)
- Gao Tarane Man Ke — sang
- Khelo Raang Hamare Sang (Lata Mangeshkar & Shamshad Begum) — sang
- Aag Lagi Tan Man Mein ( Shamshad Begum) — sang
Deedar (1951)
- 10 Bachpan Ke Din Bhoolana Dena — Female — sang
- 11 Chaman Mein Rakhe Verana — sang
- 12 Nazar Phero Na Humse — sang
Howrah Bridge (1958)
- Mai Jaan Gayi Tujhe Saiya — sang
Films
