Shamshad Begum date of birth:
April 14, 1919
How old was Shamshad Begum when died?
94
Where was Shamshad Begum born?
Amritsar, Punjab, India
When did Shamshad Begum die?
April 23, 2013
What is Shamshad Begum nationality?
Indian
What is Shamshad Begum's occupation?
Singer
What genre is Shamshad Begum's work?
Playback singing
Short Biography
Shamshad Begum (Hindi: शमशाद बेगम, Punjabi: ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ਾਦ ਬੇਗਮ, Urdu: شمشاد بیگم, Śamśād Bēgam; 14 April 1919 – 23 April 2013) was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry. She had a distinctive voice and was a versatile artist, singing over 6, 000 songs in Hindi and the Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil and Punjabi languages and of them 1287 songs were Hindi film songs. She worked with maestros including Naushad Ali, S. D. Burman, C. Ramchandra and O. P. Nayyar. Her songs from the 1940s to the early 1970s remain popular and continue to be remixed.