She was one of the most popular singers of the forties,fifties and the sixties. Every new singer including Lata Mangeshkar wanted to sing in her style. Shamshad Begum had a unique style of singing which though nasal was very attractive and pleasing to the ear. The legendary singer is no more having lived a life filled with achievements and glories. May her soul rest in peace....
She will never ever be forgotten by the music lovers since she along with K L Saigal was one of the first ever play back singers who enriched the hindi film music !
Some of her evergreen songs Saiyan dil mein aana re , Ada se jhoomte hue, Bhool gaye kyon dekhe sahara ,Aaana meri jaan sunday ke sunday, Khajra muhobbat wala...
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She was one of the most popular singers of the forties,fifties and the sixties. Every new singer including Lata Mangeshkar wanted to sing in her style. Shamshad Begum had a unique style of singing which though nasal was very attractive and pleasing to the ear. The legendary singer is no more having lived a life filled with achievements and glories. May her soul rest in peace....
She will never ever be forgotten by the music lovers since she along with K L Saigal was one of the first ever play back singers who enriched the hindi film music !
Some of her evergreen songs Saiyan dil mein aana re , Ada se jhoomte hue, Bhool gaye kyon dekhe sahara ,Aaana meri jaan sunday ke sunday, Khajra muhobbat wala...
An era has come to an end. She had a voice that cannot be imitated. Both Naushad and OP Nayyar used her unique voice to give an extra Zing to their immortal compositions. Who can forget that great Mughal-e azam's quawali, "Ghadi bhar ko teri nazdeek aakar hum bhi dekhenge."
May her soul rest in peace.
She was one of the most popular singers of the forties,fifties and the sixties. Every new singer including Lata Mangeshkar wanted to sing in her style. Shamshad Begum had a unique style of singing which though nasal was very attractive and pleasing to the ear. The legendary singer is no more having lived a life filled with achievements and glories. May her soul rest in peace....
She will never ever be forgotten by the music lovers since she along with K L Saigal was one of the first ever play back singers who enriched the hindi film music !
Some of her evergreen songs Saiyan dil mein aana re , Ada se jhoomte hue, Bhool gaye kyon dekhe sahara ,Aaana meri jaan sunday ke sunday, Khajra muhobbat wala...
An era has come to an end. She had a voice that cannot be imitated. Both Naushad and OP Nayyar used her unique voice to give an extra Zing to their immortal compositions. Who can forget that great Mughal-e azam's quawali, "Ghadi bhar ko teri nazdeek aakar hum bhi dekhenge."
May her soul rest in peace.
Thats true ! Naushad and OPNayyar used her voice to the maximum advantage and gave her some of the greatest numbers ever !
She was one of the most popular singers of the forties,fifties and the sixties. Every new singer including Lata Mangeshkar wanted to sing in her style. Shamshad Begum had a unique style of singing which though nasal was very attractive and pleasing to the ear. The legendary singer is no more having lived a life filled with achievements and glories. May her soul rest in peace....
She will never ever be forgotten by the music lovers since she along with K L Saigal was one of the first ever play back singers who enriched the hindi film music !
Some of her evergreen songs Saiyan dil mein aana re , Ada se jhoomte hue, Bhool gaye kyon dekhe sahara ,Aaana meri jaan sunday ke sunday, Khajra muhobbat wala...
Very sad to know it. She is my favorite singer. Chod Babul Ka Gahr pe ghar aaj Jana pada.
She was one of the most popular singers of the forties,fifties and the sixties. Every new singer including Lata Mangeshkar wanted to sing in her style. Shamshad Begum had a unique style of singing which though nasal was very attractive and pleasing to the ear. The legendary singer is no more having lived a life filled with achievements and glories. May her soul rest in peace....
She will never ever be forgotten by the music lovers since she along with K L Saigal was one of the first ever play back singers who enriched the hindi film music !
Some of her evergreen songs Saiyan dil mein aana re , Ada se jhoomte hue, Bhool gaye kyon dekhe sahara ,Aaana meri jaan sunday ke sunday, Khajra muhobbat wala...
Very sad to know it. She is my favorite singer. Chod Babul Ka Gahr pe ghar aaj Jana pada.
I too like that song from Mela...there are so many lovely songs of her that I have been listening to all my life that it is difficult to come up with one or two....I like her duet with Kishore Kumar 'Mere Neendon mein tum' and with Talat Mehmood ' Milthe hi aankhe dil hua deewana kisika ' and with Mukesh Bhool gaye kyon dekhe sahara lootnewale chain hamara.. Honestly, what talents those pepole had..
She was one of the most popular singers of the forties,fifties and the sixties. Every new singer including Lata Mangeshkar wanted to sing in her style. Shamshad Begum had a unique style of singing which though nasal was very attractive and pleasing to the ear. The legendary singer is no more having lived a life filled with achievements and glories. May her soul rest in peace....
She will never ever be forgotten by the music lovers since she along with K L Saigal was one of the first ever play back singers who enriched the hindi film music !
Some of her evergreen songs Saiyan dil mein aana re , Ada se jhoomte hue, Bhool gaye kyon dekhe sahara ,Aaana meri jaan sunday ke sunday, Khajra muhobbat wala...
An era has come to an end. She had a voice that cannot be imitated. Both Naushad and OP Nayyar used her unique voice to give an extra Zing to their immortal compositions. Who can forget that great Mughal-e azam's quawali, "Ghadi bhar ko teri nazdeek aakar hum bhi dekhenge."
May her soul rest in peace.
Thats true ! Naushad and OPNayyar used her voice to the maximum advantage and gave her some of the greatest numbers ever !
Its difficult to judge, the real contributing factor that made a song stand above the rest. For example, the quwali of Mughal-e-Azam, 'Teri Mehfil mein kismat aazmaakar Hum bhi dekhenge...'
It looks as if the lyric, the singer and the score are vying with each other to impress the listener. I feel like asking Shamshad, 'Kaahe Jadoo Kiya, o Jadoogar?'
And its time for me to thank you profusely for starting this thread
Although she was not our generation singer, still a talent and big loss to the Bollywood :(
There is no time frame nor generation for singers like Shamshad Begum or for that matter any of the legendary old singers, they remain evergreen !
So true.People say time will make us forget things. May be true but not in the sphere of music. The more they are old, the more they become heady stuff, like vintage wine
She certainly had a charming voice. I enjoy listening to many of her songs especially 'Bachpan ke din bhoola nadena' which she had sung with Lata, Kajra Mohabbatwalla, Mere Piya gayee Rangoon etc.
That's a wonderful song, you reminded me. 'Mera Piyaa Gaye Rangoon, Kiya hai wahan se telephone, Tu,hari Yaad satataati Haii."
She certainly had a charming voice. I enjoy listening to many of her songs especially 'Bachpan ke din bhoola nadena' which she had sung with Lata, Kajra Mohabbatwalla, Mere Piya gayee Rangoon etc.
All wonderful songs Jabeen, adding some more melodies of Shamshad Begum - Leke pehla pehla pyar from CID, Dekh chand ke aur from Aag, Aaj suhani raat re from Naya Anadaz...
@Usha
I never thought of her age. In fact I came to know about her age from the obituary in the newspapers but what I distinctly remember is her mesmerizing duet with another legendary singer Md. Rafi the lyrics of which are not coming to my mind right now and I was truly captivated as a young boy in the late seventies!! A great singer with versatility of a divine kind! My profound respects to her!
I never thought of her age. In fact I came to know about her age from the obituary in the newspapers but what I distinctly remember is her mesmerizing duet with another legendary singer Md. Rafi the lyrics of which are not coming to my mind right now and I was truly captivated as a young boy in the late seventies!! A great singer with versatility of a divine kind! My profound respects to her!
@Usha
I never thought of her age. In fact I came to know about her age from the obituary in the newspapers but what I distinctly remember is her mesmerizing duet with another legendary singer Md. Rafi the lyrics of which are not coming to my mind right now and I was truly captivated as a young boy in the late seventies!! A great singer with versatility of a divine kind! My profound respects to her!
She was one of the greatest singers ever ! I am trying to guess the song - Was it Ada se jhoomthe hue or Leke pehla pehla pyar or Thandi hawayein khali ghatayein...
Shmsad Begum will always be remembered for her best and popular songs. Many songs were once on lips of everyone.
The best part of it is Shamshad Begum was not only famous for her songs sung in her inimitable voice, but also a favourite for many of the famous music directors of yesteryear like Naushad, O.P. Nayyar to name a few.
NoorJehan and Shamshad Begum were two of the oldest singers who command a lot of respect and popularity with music lovers. I make it a point to educate my children on all the old singers since my mother introduced me to Shamshad begum and others of that generation, and now of course I know about all the old singers and composers and hope this interest gets passed on to the future generations as well..
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