One of the first playback singers in
the Hindi film industry.
General
O.P. Nayyar, the famous music composer of
India, described her voice as that of a "Temple Bell"
She made her debut on Peshawar
Radio in Lahore in December, 1947, when her voice won the hearts of
many music lovers.
Her face was not known as much as her
melodious voice.
Naushad and O.P. Nayyar were the major
presenters of her melodious voice to public.
Even today, her songs from the 1940's,
1950s, 1960s and early 1970s are popular.
She became a national rage between the
early 1940s and the early 1960s, having a voice different from her
peers like Noorjehan, Mubarrak Begum, Suraiya, Sudha Malhotra, Lata
Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Geeta Dutt and Amirbai Karnataki.
She is a recipient of Padma Bhushan
(2009)
Shamshad
Begum - Biography
Best Of
Shamshad Begum Songs (HD) - Shamshad Begum Top 10 Songs
