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Even after six decades after she began singing she is remembered for her immortal voice and unforgettable songs... Shamshad Begum, the nasal voiced legendary classical and playback singer of yesteryears was born in Amritsar. Making her debut on radio in Lahore in 1937, the Amritsar-born singer captivated the hearts of listeners with the enchanting depth of her voice. The then AIR Lahore helped her in entering the world of movies as frequent broadcasting of her songs induced music directors to use her voice for film songs. Shamshad Begum also recorded naats and devotional songs for a couple of gramophone recording companies which where then located in the Bakshi Market of Anarkali, Lahore. Lahore-based composer Ghulam Haider used her voice skillfully in some of his earlier films, mostly in Punjabi. When he shifted to Bombay in 1944, Shamshad Begum went with him as a member of his team. In 1944, when Mehboob Khan launched his historical venture, Humayun, Master Ghulam Most of her songs were memorable hits. Even the one rendered in 1960s for Kismat, after her retirement: "Kajra mohabbatwala ankhiyon mein aisa dala" composed by O.P. Nayyar, proved a superhit. Her duet with Kishore Kumar, Meri neendon main tum, meri khwabon mein tum from Naya Andaz (composed by O. P. Nayyar), similarly, remains almost a touchstone of melodious romance. Shamshad—reputed to be a stunningly beautiful woman in her youth - performed live, both on stage and the All India Radio (AIR) through her musical group The Crown Imperial Theatrical Company of Performing Arts, set up in Delhi. Her crystal clear voice caught the attention of sarang maestro Ustad Hussain Baksh-wale Saheb, who took her as his disciple. Shamshad went to Mumbai in the late 1930s to try her fortune. She was immediately grabbed by master music directors like Naushad Ali, Ram Ganguly, S D Burman, O P Nayyar and Khemchand Prakash. Throughout her film singing career, she remained a particular favorite with Naushad and Nayyar who used her voice not only to its fullest range but to the maximum extent possible. Shamshad became a national rage between the 1940s and mid-1960s rendering songs in her nasal voice which helped her carve her independent niche in the world of music.Her songs like O, Lagi Lagi (Aaan) Dhadkar Mera Dil (Babul), Teri Mehfil Main Kismat Azma kar Hum Bhi Dekhange (Mughal-E-Azam), Similarly, she gave superhits for Nayyar like Kabhi Aar, Kabhi Paar (Aar Paar), Poochh Mera Kya Naam Re, Nadi Kinare Gaon Re (CID). Among other notable numbers she rendered were Saiyan Dilmain Aana Re, Aake Chhup Na Jana Re (Bahaar - S D Burman), Ai Dil Na Mujhe Yaad Dila (Saawan Aaya - Khemchand Prakash) and Kaahe Koyal Shor Machaye (Aaag - Ram Ganguly). Today she is living in Cuffe Parade with her daughter. |
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Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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Shamshad Begum
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamshad_BegumShamshad Begum was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the film industry. Shamshad Begum was born in Amritsar, Punjab. She was a big fan of K.L. Saigal and watched Devdas 14 times. She earned 15 rs per song and was awarded 5000 on the completion of the contract on jenaphone. She started her radio career on Peshawar Radio and did work on Lahore, Dehli etc. She made her debut on radio in Lahore on December 16, 1937 captivating the hearts of listeners with the enchanting depth of her voice. Shamshad, reputed to be a stunningly beautiful woman in her youth, performed live both on stage and the All India Radio (AIR) through her musical group The Crown Imperial Theatrical Company of Performing Arts, set up in Delhi. The then AIR Lahore helped her in entering the world of movies as frequent broadcasting of her songs, which induced music directors to use her voice for their films. Shamshad also recorded "naats" and devotional music for a couple of gramophone recording companies. Her crystal clear voice caught the attention of sarangi maestro Ustad Hussain Bakshwale Saheb, who took her as his disciple. Lahore-based composer Ghulam Haider used her voice skillfully in some of his earlier films like: Khazanchi (1941) and Khandaan (1942). When he shifted to Bombay in 1944, Shamshad went with him as a member of his team. She is credited with singing one of the first Westernised songs - Meri jaan...sunday ke sunday by C.Ramchandra. O.P.Nayyar describes her voice as that of a "temple bell" for its clarity of tone.
In 1944 when Mehboob Khan launched his historical venture Humayun, Master Ghulam Haider used her voice in the film. That was the time when Amirbai Karnatki was considered the number one playback singer in Bombay. With the introduction of Shamshad Begum in the film world of Bombay, contemporary composers almost fell over each other in booking her for recording of their songs leading to a prolific career until the mid-late 1950s. Music directors like C. Ramchandra, S.D. Burman and Naushad & O.P.Nayyar used her as their prime female vocalist in the early part of their careers. Shamshad became a national rage between the 1940s and the late 50s rendering songs with her nasal voice, which helped her carve her independent image - a voice different from her peers - Lata, Asha, Geeta etc. Around 1998 there was a rumour that she had died, but the singer is very much alive & resides in Mumbai as a recluse.
She finally died (this time for real) on Feb 27 2007. She died in a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. Last few months of her life she lived alone in the Ferdous market, Gulberg, Model coloney area of Lahore. Earlier her son died in Newyork from cancer. Her only daughter lives in Karachi with her family. Shamshad begum (a.k.a ragni) prefered herself to pass the last days of her life alone, instead of living with her daughter in Karachi, or with grandson in Newyork.
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Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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Re: Shamshad Begum, The Legendary Singer
The Begum of music industry
Amit Puri
Shamshad Begum
Hit Songs: Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar, Saiyan Dilmain Aana Re, Kajra mohabbatwala ankhiyon mein aisa dala, Leke pehla pehla pyar, Kahin pe nigahen kahin pe nishana, Boojh Mera Kya Naam Re, Dekh chand ki or, Milte hi aankhen dil hua, Jadoogar Balama,O Gadiwale, Ek do teen. |
THE songs sung by this singer became popular while three of her films - Mughal-e-Azam, Mother India and CID - made her immensely popular. No prize for guessing that we are talking of Shamshad Begum who ruled the playback industry for two full decades - ‘40s to ‘60s. Shamshad Begum, the mother of Naseem Bano and grandmother of Saira Bano, was the first female singer to hit the silver screen. The Mangeshkar sisters had not even been introduced to filmdom when this singer had already attained celebrity status. Born in Amritsar, Shamshad started her singing career when radio was launched in Lahore on Dec 16, 1937. Shamshad has sung many solos and duets. Her pairing with Umrazia Begum (who later became Mrs. Ghulam Haider) is well known in musicdom. Composer Ghulam Haider signed Shamshad for his earlier films, most of which were Punjabi. The songs, Kankaan deyaan faslaan pakkiaan nain, aya, hai bulaawa mujhe darbar-e-nabi se, made her fans go crazy in late thirties. Ghulam Haider shifted to Mumbai in 1944. Shamshad accompanied him as a troupe member. The same year, she recorded Nainaan bhar aaye neer for Mehboob Khan’s film Humayun. Shamshad Begum, died in Mumbai on August 14, 1998 at the age of 100 nearly.
Correct information about her death.
She finally died (this time for real) on Feb 27 2007. She died in a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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| | | | Saturday, November 11, 2006 | | |  | | Mukesh Trivedi/DNA. | | Shamshad Begum |
| | | | | | | | Yesteryear’s songstress Shamshad Begum rewinds on her musical journey with Rachana Dubey August 10, 1998, news flashed across national dailies that legendary singer Shamshad Begum had expired. The phone at her home didn’t stop ringing that day. The paper published a tiny apology the next day but her family was not pleased. Today she is living with her 70-year-old daughter Usha and son-in-law Retd. Lt. Col Yogesh Ratra, at the scenic Hiranandani gardens, Powai for the last 12 years. She’s 87-years-old, complains of high blood pressure, sometimes walks with support but is still all smiles. She says, “It seems just yesterday that I came to Bombay from Lahore.” She began her career as a singer and radio announcer in the 1930’s when filmmaker Mehboob heard her and decided to bring her to Bombay. Shamshad Begum remembers, “Mehboob saab was making Taqdeer (Nargis’s debut). He had heard me in Khajanchi and a couple of Punjabi songs. He came to Lahore to meet my baba. Baba was very conservative and protective towards me. Mehboob saab assured my father he will organise a house, a car and a servant for me which he eventually did. It’s only then Baba allowed me to come to Bombay.” Shamshad Begum insists that she never had a problem with anyone. In fact she made it a point to help newcomers, “ I always helped new singers because I knew what they go through when they sing for the first time. I have worked with every music composer from Khemchand Prakash to OP Nayyar to Naushad saab,” says the legendary singer. Remembering old colleagues, she adds, “I was rendering a song with Mohammed Rafi for Rail Ka Dibba. There were about 8-10 lines that both of us had to sing breathlessly. I managed to do it, he couldn’t even after five takes. After the song was okayed he came to me and said aapaji maan gaye aapko. My home remedies always worked for Mukesh who would often fall ill. He always told me aapaji aapka formula hit hai.” Over the years, many people sought her help, but didn’t acknowledge her part in their lives. Some thanked her but only in person. Only OP Nayyar acknowledged her contribution to his career on national television. She recollects, “OP Nayyar was a non-entity when he came to me and requested me to sing Kabhi aar kabhi paar (Aar-Paar) for him.” Raj Kapoor and Madan Mohan were also among those who sought her help in the initial stages of their careers. Madan Mohan requested her to sing for his film Aankhen. Till then, he was only a singer in C Ramchandra’s chorus. She informs, “Though he didn’t have the money to pay me, I agreed. His film was a hit. But he never repeated me. It didn’t matter.” After Lata Mangeshkar’s entry in 1948, many of Shamshad Begum’s contemporaries faded away, but she didn’t. She made up her mind to renounce singing when she was at the peak of her career. She says, “I decided to quit gracefully before I was thrown out. I walked out of the film industry in the late 60’s and never looked back. I’m happy I did that.” Since then, she has been with her daughter and son-in-law, seen her grandchildren grow up, have their own families. Now she can’t sing because she finds it a little taxing for her throat. She laughs, “I was always aapaji, ammaji, mataji for everyone in the industry. I never cancelled a schedule in my career.” Talking about the remixes of her songs, she quips, “I’m not against the trend of remixes. I’m happy that in a way the young generation recognises the old. They will remember us through these remixes.” |
____________ "I am a dreamer,I collect all the smiles from My yesterday,
Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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Courtesy of surtaal. Birthplace: Amritsar
Profession: Playback Singer, Bollywood.
Even after six decades after she began singing she is remembered for her immortal voice and unforgettable songs... Shamshad Begum, the nasal voiced legendary classical and playback singer of yesteryears was born in Amritsar. She is not the mother of Silver Screen heart-throb of Black and White era Nasreen Bano and grand mother of heroine Saira Bano as previously mentioned. Making her debut on radio in Lahore in 1937, the Amritsar-born singer captivated the hearts of listeners with the enchanting depth of her voice. The then AIR Lahore helped her in entering the world of movies as frequent broadcasting of her songs induced music directors to use her voice for film songs. Shamshad Begum also recorded naats and devotional songs for a couple of gramophone recording companies which where then located in the Bakshi Market of Anarkali, Lahore. Lahore-based composer Ghulam Haider used her voice skillfully in some of his earlier films, mostly in Punjabi. When he shifted to Bombay in 1944, Shamshad Begum went with him as a member of his team. In 1944, when Mehboob Khan launched his historical venture, Humayun, Master Ghulam Most of her songs were memorable hits. Even the one rendered in 1960s for Kismat, after her retirement: "Kajra mohabbatwala ankhiyon mein aisa dala" composed by O.P. Nayyar, proved a superhit. Her duet with Kishore Kumar, Meri neendon main tum, meri khwabon mein tum from Naya Andaz (composed by O. P. Nayyar), similarly, remains almost a touchstone of melodious romance. Shamshad—reputed to be a stunningly beautiful woman in her youth - performed live, both on stage and the All India Radio (AIR) through her musical group The Crown Imperial Theatrical Company of Performing Arts, set up in Delhi. Her crystal clear voice caught the attention of sarang maestro Ustad Hussain Baksh-wale Saheb, who took her as his disciple. Shamshad went to Mumbai in the late 1930s to try her fortune. She was immediately grabbed by master music directors like Naushad Ali, Ram Ganguly, S D Burman, O P Nayyar and Khemchand Prakash. Throughout her film singing career, she remained a particular favorite with Naushad and Nayyar who used her voice not only to its fullest range but to the maximum extent possible. Shamshad became a national rage between the 1940s and mid-1960s rendering songs in her nasal voice which helped her carve her independent niche in the world of music.Her songs like O, Lagi Lagi (Aaan) Dhadkar Mera Dil (Babul), Teri Mehfil Main Kismat Azma kar Hum Bhi Dekhange (Mughal-E-Azam), Similarly, she gave superhits for Nayyar like Kabhi Aar, Kabhi Paar (Aar Paar), Poochh Mera Kya Naam Re, Nadi Kinare Gaon Re (CID). Among other notable numbers she rendered were Saiyan Dilmain Aana Re, Aake Chhup Na Jana Re (Bahaar - S D Burman), Ai Dil Na Mujhe Yaad Dila (Saawan Aaya - Khemchand Prakash) and Kaahe Koyal Shor Machaye (Aaag - Ram Ganguly). She is alive. This is what I found so far in regards to whether Shamshad Begum was the mother of Naseem Bano and grandmother of Saira Bano, as mentioned in some publications:
There are 2 different persons by the same name. One is film singer (Khajanchi, Babul, Girls School, CID). She is still alive, lives near Mumbai, avoids limelight.
The other Shamshad died in August 1998. Her grand-daughter is Saira Bano. Her nickname was CHHAMIA. CHHAMIA was a classical singer, and passed on some vocal talent to her daughter Naseem Bano, singer-actress (Pukar-1938, Chal Chal Re Naujawan-1944 or 1945). Chhamia did not sing for films.
In Naseem Bano's case, singing talent did not amount to all that much. But just hear how the great Ghulam Haider has used it to superb effect with Ashok Kumar : "mujhe madhur lagataa hai" (chal chal re naujawan)
So successfully has Babul's Shamshad avoided publicity that when Chhamia died, tributes mixed up the 2 Shamshads. "Shamshad Begum, grandmother-in-law of Dilip Kumar, who sang many film songs beginning with KHAJANCHI, is dead", read newspapers. Still no word from real Shamshad. Finally the truth emerged after some days that Film Singer Shamshad was still alive. Even this Shamshad must be around 90 years old.
Whereas Noor Jehan, Lata, Asha, Suraiya (not 100% sure about her) made their debuts in their teens, Shamshad was much older when she made her debut with the film "Khajanchi" (AFAIK) in 1940.
Another article in 2004 published around November 2004 has this to say about Shamshad Begum the Singer.
Shamshad Begum, the legendary singer of filmdom of yesteryears was recently in the news but for mistaken identity. The publication of the news of Shamshad’s death had obviously convinced her fans and general public that the legendary singer had died. Shishir Sharma, a columnist who probably specialises in finding the whereabouts of long forgotten film personalities says that after several months nay years’ search he was not only able to locate but actually meet her. The 85 - year old, extremely publicity shy Shamshad Begum who comfortably lives in Mumbai with her daughter and son-in-law told him that Shamshad Begum whose death was reported by media was actually film actress Saira Bano’s maternal grand mother. She strictly forbade Shishir Sharma not to disclose to any one regarding her whereabouts. After the death of her husband Ganpat Lal Batto in 1955 she has been living with her daughter
Best Of Shamshad Begum:
Song Leke pehla pehla pyaar Booj mera Kya Naam Re Saiyyan Dil Mein Aana Re Mere Piyaa Gaye Rangoon Kajra Mohabbat Waala Maine Dekhi Jag Ki Reet Here are the links to some of the songs I have I will post some more later on.
For now you can download them from these links. If you have used this site for downloads and know the drill that's fine else. Initially you will get a message like you have to wait for some time(less than a minute most of the time) before download as as soon as it is ready for download there appears an ad when you close the ad box you will see the link with message "Click here to download" You can download by clicking the link. By the way they are in MP3 format.
To download the Song Booj Mera Kya Naam Re use this url
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1XXWZGGY
To download the Song Kabhi Aar Kabhi Par use this url http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HF19XPT9
To download the Song Kahee pe Nigahen Kahi pe Nishana use this url http://www.megaupload.com/?d=70AC0OH1
To download the Song Aag Lagi Tanman Mein use this url http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SLO4ZC84
To download the song Meri Neendon Mein Tum use this url. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I1XLME3M
Let me know guy's if any issues.
Enjoy the songs
____________ "I am a dreamer,I collect all the smiles from My yesterday,
Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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Bollywood's Playback Singers By Tilakrishi Shamshad Begum: The legendary classical and playback singer of yester years, Shamshad was born in Amritsar. Making her debut in AIR Lahore in 1937, the singer captivated the hearts of listeners with the enchanting depth of her voice. Lahore based composer Ghulam Haider used her voice skillfully in some of his earlier hits like Khazanchi (1941) and Khandan (1942). When he shifted to Mumbai in 1944, Shamshad went with him as member of his team. In 1944 Ghulam Haider used her voice in Mehboob’s Humayun. The song ‘Naina Bhar Aaye Neer’ captured the imagination of the audiences. That was the time when Amirbai Karnataki was considered number one playback singer in Mumbai. With the introduction of Shamshad Begum in the Hindi film world, contemporary composers almost fell over each other in booking her for the recording of their songs, leading to an extremely prolific career till the late 50s. Music directors like C. Ramchandra, S. D. Burman and Naushad used her as their prime female vocalist in the early part of their career. Most of her songs were memorable hits – ‘Dunia Mein Ghribon Ko Aaram Nahin Milta’ (Zamindar), Armano Ki Basti Mein Hum Aag Laga Baithe (Shirin Farhad), ‘Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon’ (Patanga), ‘Milte Hi Aankhen’ (Babul), Sayyan Dil Mein Aana Re’ (Bahar), ‘Boojh Mera Kya Naam Re’ (C.I.D.), ‘Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar’ (Aar Paar) and many more all-time hits. The number of remixed songs that are storming the music market can judge the popularity of her songs. 70 per cent of these remixs have the songs of Shamshad Begum.
____________ "I am a dreamer,I collect all the smiles from My yesterday,
Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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Shamshad Begum
There have been quite a number of popular female singers since the times KL saigal. But rarely any female singer made as much impact as Noorjehan. But soon she moved across the border and Bollywood lost its emerging Gem. This paved the path for the earliest sensations in Bollywood. It was Shamshad Begum who with nasal voice was a craze for a long long time (till early 1960’s). In order to gauge her popularity and variety, just listen to some of her following numbers.
Teri Mehfil Mein Kismat Aajma Kar Hum Bhi Dekhenge (Mughal-E-Azam) Chup Chup Baithe Ho Jaroor Koi Baat Hain (Badi Bahen)
Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar (CID)
Jawan Hain Mohabbat Khushi Ka Khazana (Anmol Ghadi)
Aana Meri Jaan Meri Jaan Sunday ke Sunday (Albela)
Her voice is so clear in spite of the nasal effect that you can clearly identify that she had a very sound classical background. Her songs had more Punjabi folk touch than anything else as in ’’Dilli Shaher Ka saaaaraa Meena Bazar Leke’’. She survived being in the industry as uniquely as she started despite the fact that Asha-Lata duo reigned.
Correct information about her death.
She finally died (this time for real) on Feb 27 2007. She died in a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. ____________ "I am a dreamer,I collect all the smiles from My yesterday,
Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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I have got an excerpt from internet .I am producing it here
I love the music of the golden era 40's, 50's and 60's , and I want some information about one of the most famous singer of that era :- Shamshad begum. I have never read any interview on her, and I have never seen any picture of her appearing in any magazine. However, I know something indirectly about her, appearing in other people interviews and biographies. Those people who don't listen to the oldies, or don't know any about her, here are some facts which will refresh your memory!
1. She was one of the most famous singers of the 40's with a nasal voice which had no parallel at that time. She first ruled the lahore film industry and later migrated to bombay, where music directors fell over each other to sign her for their films.
2. She along with Geeta dutt were the ONLY singers, who survived the onslaught of lata, in the 50's. All three of them were the numero unos, and all other singers including Asha Bhosle (till 1958) used to come to second place (Lata Biography, Raju Bharatan).
3. According to the lyricist Gulshan Bawra, Shamshad Begum along with Mukesh have the highest average song success ratio. This means 95% or more of her songs were popular and are still popular today.
4. She sang her most famous duets with all male singers, including Kishore Kumar, Mohd Rafi, G.M Durrani, Talat Mahmood, Mukesh and Manna dey. Even her 3 duets with Hemant Kumar were super hits at that time.
5.She also gave us the most famous same S** duets with all female singers including, Noor-Jehan, Lata, Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt and Suraiya. According to the Geet Kosh , she sang 27 duets with Lata and 54 with Asha Bhosle, making her the only non-mangeshkar singer (excluding Usha Mangeshkar), who sang the maximum number of songs with Lata and Asha.
6. She was used as a platform by all Music directors to move on to Lata and Asha Bhosle including O.P. nayyar, Chitragupta, Madan Mohan, C.Ramchandra, Naushad, S.N. Tripathi and S.D. Burman. According to Raju Bharatan, in Lata Biography, it is mentioned that she helped all new music directors and supported them to acquire a secure place in film industry, who later left her for either Asha or Lata and started to gave her raw deals. Some examples include, Shabnam (*ing Dilip Kumar,1949) music by S.D. Burman (primary singer was shamshad and all of the songs were super hits which helped S.D. Burman alot). Ankhein (1950, *ing:- Nalini Jaywant, first film of Madan Mohan), all of the songs were sung ny Shamshad, as Madan Mohan was new comer and lata refused to sang for him, and Shamshad helped him. Sinbad the Sailor (1952, *ing:- Naseem Bano), music by Chitragupta had that famous duet of Mohd Rafi and Shamshad "Ada see jhoomtey huwey, nainoun kou choomtey huwey", that boosted his career, and helped him get A grade movies. Even Naushad said "whatever sucess I have got until now, usmein Shamshad begum ka buhut bara haath hai". As Shamshad was a favorite singer of Naushad along with Lata.
7. Even those music directors who didn't like her nasal voice and gave her only 1 or 2 songs, were amazed at the success her songs bought for them. For example, Shankar Jaikishan gave her only one solo in Awaara (*ing Raj Kapoor, Nargis) "ek do teen, aaja mausam hai rangein", which broke all success records at that time. Other example is Sulil Chawdhury, who gave her only 3 songs, one solo and two duets with Manna dey, all of them were great songs. Those were "Teri meri humsey phirey sarie duniya, 2. deshi kiya videshi kiya, sunder bhi kitna, 3. dil mera na jaane re na jaane re". Even Anil Biswas who didn't like her voice at all, Shamshad made her songs of Veena(1948) very popular including "Panchi aur pardesi dono nahin kisie kai meet re".
8. She was the favorite singer of Naushad, O.P Nayyar, Ghulam Mohammed and Ghulam Haider, who used her voice to the full extent and range as possible.
9. O.P. Nayyar who turned to Asha Bhosle in the 60's, admits in his most recent interview that "I am to blame myself in the position I am today. My only regret in life is that I didn't stick to Geeta dutt voice, and ignored her for Asha Bhosle. As I was involved very emotionally with Asha Bhosle at that time, and Asha Bhosle didn't wanted me to compose songs for any other female singer, this almost stopped me to use any other female voice. Asha Bhosle says that my compositions were very intricate and complex to sing, and me(Asha) and Mohd Rafi can only give 80% to O.P.Nayyar songs. I (Nayyar) think she is lying, she and Mohd Rafi could only give 40% to my music. The only singers who can give 100% and did full justice to my songs were Geeta Dutt and Shamshad Begum. (Source:- rediff.com) (I think O.P. Nayyar along with Kedar Sharma and are the only ones to admit to Lata and Asha monopoly in the Film Industry. Maybe there are many other incidents too where they stopped music directors to use other female voices, as many singers including Suman Kulyanpur, Vani Jairam and Mubarak Begum blamed Lata and Asha for that. All of them can't be lying, what you people think?
10. Why didn't O.P Nayyar used lata even once for any of his songs? The story goes like that...
The song "Piya Aan na sakhie more nainan mein" have to be originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar. As this was O.P Nayyar first movie (Aasmaan, 1951), Lata refused to sing for new music director and the song was recorded in Rajkumari voice in a hurry. O.P. Nayyar had lots of self-respect and ego, and he sweared to himelf, that he will be popular without using Lata voice even once, and he proved it! Lata in her recent interview says diplomatically, "I fell sick and therfore I wasn't able to go, and the recording was cancelled". The other songs of Aasmaan were sung by Shamshad Begum and Geeta Dutt and C.H. Atma.
11. Lata also gave troubles to almost all music directors and other co-singers. There was a dispute with Naushad over the royalty of songs. Mohd Rafi and Lata, didn't sang with each other for almost a decade, when Suman was paired with Rafi, and they were going sucessfully. After lata-rafi friendship Suman Kulyanpur again went into oblivion. S.D.Burman also had trouble with lata, starting from the film Sitaroun sai AAGE, and didn't used her voice for almost seven more years. (This gave boost to Asha career). Other troubles lata created were with Khaiyaam and Kidar Sharma. In Kidar Sharma interview the song "kabhi tanhaiyoun mai youn hamarie yaad aayey gie" have to be originally sung by Lata. But lata wanted Kidar Sharma to pay her driver too. When he refused to pay, Lata said "mera gala kharab hai, i can't sing". Kidar sharma answered "get out, yeh dhandlie yahan nahin chaley gie", and then the song was recorded in Mubarak Begum voice and was a huge hit.
I suppose you are all familiar with the tons of songs she sang in Panjabi (superior, in my opinion to even Surinder Kaur, of whom I am a fan; I think the Punjabi music exploited her voice range to a far greater degree in songs such as "Batti baal ke banere utte" etc.
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Thanks to Ashish
____________ Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic. (Jean Sibelius)
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Re: Shamshad Begum, The Legendary Singer
The Begum Remembers Suanshu Khurana Posted online: Tue Apr 14 2009, The reticent Shamshad Begum, one of the earliest playback singers of Hindi cinema, goes down memory lane, talking about a young Raj Kapoor, a dishevelled Kishore Kumar and the competition from the Mangeshkar sisters They have said her voice is like a temple bell. In the mid-20th century, it got stacked in shelves as 78 rpm records and a young, delighted nation cocked its ears to gramophone reeling out the mischievous Kahin pe nigahen kahin pe nishana or the racy Meri jaan... Sunday ke Sunday. Or it could be Kabhi aar kabhi paar or Kajra mohabbatwala. The songs still echo but somehow the face got forgotten. So on March 31, when 90-year-old Shamshad Begum, in a wheelchair, was awarded the Padma Bhushan, it was time for some much-needed replay. “Der aaye durust aaye. I have no angst,” says the Begum from her home in Mumbai. “And I was really touched when a young girl like Aishwarya Rai came and met me.” One of the earliest playback singers of Hindi cinema, she was content to remain behind the microphone, shying away from her own premieres and reticent to give interviews. But now that she has decided to open up, her memory is not failing her and her enthusiasm is unflagging. When her daughter Usha Ratra recalls how the filmmaker Mehboob Khan brought her from Lahore to Mumbai in 1942, the Begum adds wryly that she came away because she didn’t want to be a frog in the well. “But Mumbai was a huge ocean full of sharks. You had to deal with a lot of things,” she says. In her hometown Lahore, she courted fame and fortune even as a 13-year-old, with the composer Ghulam Haider taking her under his wing. “In an audition with him I sang a Zafar ghazal Mera yaar mujhse mile agar, to main jaan uspe fida karu and he asked me to stop immediately,” she says. The next moment, she had a record contract and over the next two years her Punjabi songs topped the charts at Lahore and Peshawar radio stations. “I had no training in classical music, except for singing some Muslim naats in school and I had an unsupportive family which did not make it any easy. I used to lie to my parents and go with my uncle for recording with the Jenaphone Company, which was a sister concern of the Gramophone Company. They paid me Rs 25 for one record that contains about 12 songs,” she recalls. The moment she set foot in Mumbai, she just fell in love with it. “Mehboob sahab made sure I was comfortable and provided me with a place to live and a car,” she says. After that there was no looking back, with films like Mela (1948), Patanga (1949), Aankhen (1950), CID (1956), Mother India (1957), Mughal-E-Azam (1960) and others hitting the theatre. Not many know that she gave voice to Nargis in her debut film Kismat — in the naughty Daroga ji. The Begum also remembers her first meeting with Raj Kapoor who introduced himself as Prithviraj Kapoor’s son: “He was this 23-year-old boy who wanted to do his first film and asked if I would sing in it. Those days, I was recording back to back, and I told him to come to my house during my lunch break.” After that everyday at lunch, Kapoor would come with Shankar (of the Shankar-Jaikishan duo) and music director Ram Ganguly to hold practice sessions. The result was Aag. Kishore Kumar is another favourite. “Bada hi jhalla jaya si (He was extremely dishevelled),” she says in Punjabi, “He began as a chorus singer and used to be really nice to me. Whenever I reached the studio, he would come up to me and ask if he would ever be successful. You can see how successful he became.” She has worked with the best of music directors like Anil Biswas, Naushad and O.P. Nayyar, but the domination of the Mangeshkar sisters was hard to handle. “They came much later but the music directors started drifting away and she just quit,” says Ratra. “But I have no regrets,” the Begum adds, “God has given me all. My award is today’s children singing my songs.” When she switches on her TV for her favourite reality shows, youngsters unknowingly delight her, as they sing her songs, including that swan song of 1969. Kajara mohabbatwaala... and she breaks out into a smile. ____________ Music forms a part of me again It gives Shape to my faceless Expressions...To my Thoughts. {Alochana}
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