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Parul Ghosh – Profile
____________________ Parul Ghosh’s Profile | Parul Ghosh’s Song List ____________________ Sister of famous music director Anil Biswas and wife of well-known flutist Pannalal Ghosh, Parul Ghosh belonged to well known family of musicians. She is often credited as the first playback singer of Hindi films singing for Dhoop Chaon as early as 1935 for music ...
Sitara of Kanpur
Sitara of Kanpur (aka Sitara Bai Kanpurvaali or Sitara Kanpuri) was born around 1920s. Sitara was introduced as playback singer by director W.Z. Ahmed in his film Man Ki Jeet (1944), who heard her singing on radio and noticed her attractive voice. According to W.Z. Ahmed “She was called to our studio and after her ...
G.M. Durrani – Interview
I think it was sometimes during 1935/36 that Sohrab Modi spotted me as a singer. I was then giving performances over the radio. Singing before a mike came quite naturally to me. But when Sohrab Modi told me that I would have to face the camera and enact the role of a court singer, I ...
Trilok Kapoor
Trilok Kapoor – a forgotten singer who was mostly active during the 1950s. He is mostly confused with the actor of the same name who acted opposite Noor Jehan in Mirza Sahiban (`947) and Nargis in Pyar Ki Baatien (1951). One of the famous songs of Trilok Kapoor was a duet with Lata Mangeshkar from ...
Hamida Bano
Hamid Bano was moderately successful singer of the pre-partition era. Before migrating to Pakistan, her repertoire included memorable songs like Teri zaat pak hai ai Khuda (Neik Perveen,1946) and Champa kali hai udaas (Cheen le Azaadi, 1947). Her duets with Mukesh – Ja parwane ja kahin shama jal rahie hai (Rajputani,1946) and Badariya baras gayi ...
Paro Devi
Paro was a courtesan. According to Saadat Hasan Manto, she came from Meerut where she was a big hit with all the rich men of the city. Among those who frequented her kotha were the poets Josh Maleehabadi and Saghar Nizami! She was introduced by Savak Vachcha in Shikari (1946) as a supporting actress. She ...
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Suraiya’s Song List (1941 – 1950): ____________________
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1941 - 1950 | 1951 - 1960 | 1961 - 1963 |
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Barkat Ali Khan:
The Kasur-born Barkat Ali Khan (1910-63) was one of the greatest ghazal singers of his time. He ...
Manna Dey – Part 3:
It was the astute S.D. Burman, who discovered the comic side to Manna Da's singing, enabling him...
Suraiya's Song List (1961 - 1963): ____________________
Song List
1941 - 1950 | 1951 - 1960 | 1961 - 1963 |
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Pakistani singers making it big in Bollywood:
Pakistani singers crossing the border to lend their voice for a song or two in India isn't a new...