Shamshad Begum - Part 4 - Tribute To A Legend Of Our Time!

These are compilation of few popular songs by Ms. Shamshad Begum, a Legend of our time.

Song No. 1 - Shamshad Begum & Lata Mangeshkar - Bachpan Ke Din Bhula Na Dena - Deedar [1951]

Song No. 2 - Shamshad Begum - Kuzoor Aapka Huzoor Aapka - Bahar [1951]

Song No. 3 - Shamshad Begum & Mohammed Rafi - Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar - C.I.D. [1956]


Shamshad Begum (born April 14, 1919) 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 5,000 on the completion of the contract on Xenophone, a renowned music recording company.

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. The 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. Recently, she celebrated her 89th birthday at her elder sister's house and now she stays at - Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai.
She was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2009.

CAREER;

Begum made her debut on radio on Peshawar Radio in Lahore on December 16, 1947, captivating the hearts of her listeners with the enchanting depth of her voice. Shamshad was very much conscious of her not so beautiful face and she never posed for any pictures and not many people saw her pictures anywhere. Until the end of the 1970s, nobody knew her face at all, though everybody could recognise her melodious voice as it was used by the great maestros like Naushad Ali and O. P. Nayyar. Even today, her songs from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s are popular and continue to be remixed by music directors.

Begum sang for 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 entering the world of movies as they frequently broadcast 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 moved to Bombay in 1944, Shamshad went with him as a member of his team, leaving behind her family and staying with her Chacha (paternal uncle). 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. Begum became a national rage between the 1940s and the late 1950s, having a voice different from her peers like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Geeta Dutt and Amirbai Karnataki.
[Wikipedia]

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[MultiHarinarayana]

shamshad --------a legend of our time----part 4--- all the three songs are nice ---popular---lovely --lively ---famous---golden ----.it is great pleasure to listen ---one will not get tired of listening old golden songs ---thanks for your golden service --take care --i like the songs ---i enjoye

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@MultiHarinarayana - You are most welcome, my dear friend Mr. Hari and thank YOU for your kind words.

Take care.

[BharatGul]

 The first duet is destined to remain one of the eternally sought after songs among all devotees of Indian film music. The second song is also delightful, especially because the poised Vyjayantimala( with Karan Dewan here) was only 15 at that time. Imagine that ! The third one is a glass of sparkling drink as many offerings from OPN tend to be.Thanks, Yuan.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@BharatGul - You are most welcome, my dear Professor.

[nirucool]

Wow Nice song ...god blesss you ... Thank you

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@nirucool You are most welcome, my dear friend Niru.

May God bless you too.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@surendra1403 - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

[surendra1403]

My favourite S B & Sharda both legends

What a beautiful songs Thanks