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Naheed Niazi
Naheed Niazi was one of the popular playback singers of the late 50s and 60s. She was discovered by Khurshid Anwar, who wasn’t happy with the available choices of playback singers (with the exception of Noor Jehan). Khurshid Anwar wanted Noor Jehan to sing Zehr-e-Ishq’s songs. Noor Jehan refused to sing because she was still ...
Irene Parveen
Amidst the constellation of Lollywood, once entered a girl with a schoolgirl’s voice. She sang merrily and won the day. The senior artistes appreciated her songs, and she was inducted into the starry constellation with all her songs. This smiling, young crooner, who adjusted so easily and naturally to the film fraternity, was Irene Parveen. ...
Shamshad Begum – Profile
____________________ Profile – Interview – Gallery Back to Legends – Shamshad Begum ____________________ The inimitable Shamshad Begum was the reigning queen of film music in its earliest years. From the 1940s to the early 1960s, her unmistakable voice sang such memorable songs as Kaahe koyal shor machaye re (Aag), Pee ke ghar aaj pyari dulhaniya ...
Naheed Akhtar
Naheed Akhtar remained an unavoidable part of the titles of almost all Pakistani films between the mid-70′s to the late 80′s. In so many ways, she was the female counterpart of Ahmed Rushdie, even though coming a generation later. Naheed suddenly found her place as one of the most versatile singers around mid-70′s when it ...
Zubaida Khanum – Profile
____________________ Zubaida Khanum’s Profile | Zubaida Khanum’s Song List ____________________ Zubaida Khanum epitomized the robustness of the rhythm- based music of Lahore, the city that gave us singing stalwarts like Noor Jehan, Suraiya, Shamshad Begum, Zeenat Begum, S.D. Batish, and of course the inimitable Zubaida Khanum herself, whose soft and heavenly vocals sent her fans ...
Iqbal Bano
Coming from a family of rigid social customs, Iqbal Bano was an icon of the typical style of ghazal singing, making her style known not only throughout the country but across borders. She ranks among the few vocalists who will be remembered as a symbol of ghazal singing at a time when Pakistan had none. ...
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"I believe in Popular Film Music.." Shaukat Dehalvi Nashad:
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) - Soundtrack Review:
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Tera Hone Laga Hoon - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009):
'Tera Hone Laga Hoon'
Singers: Atif Aslam and Alisha Chinoy
Album - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Ka...
Tu Jaane Na - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009):
'Tu Jaane Na'
Singer: Atif Aslam
Album - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)
Composer: Pr...