Zubaida Khanum
| Zubaida Khanum | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1924 Amritsar, British India |
| Died |
19 October 2013 at age 78 Lahore, Pakistan |
| Genres | Punjabi, Urdu |
| Occupation(s) | film playback singing |
| Years active | 1953-1960 |
Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a film playback singer from Pakistan who recorded over 250 songs during Lollywood's "golden era" of the 1950s and 1960s.[1][2][3] She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giving voice to featured actresses in movie musicals.[4]
Film career
Zubaida Khanum made her debut as a singer in film Billo (1951),when renowned Pakistani music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti introduced her into the film industry,but she got her big breakthrough from film Shehri Babu in 1953 in which she instantly had many run-away super-hit film songs.[5] Zubaida also acted as a supporting actress in a handful of films including Patay Khan (1955)[6] and Dulla Bhatti (1956).[7] However, she earned a name for herself as the most melodious film playback singer of Punjabi and Urdu films in the 1950s.[8] She recorded over 250 songs, predominantly solo but also in duets with other playback singers.
Her career lasted only for 8 years but her realistic voice and convincing super-hit film songs emerged as remembrance to the golden period of Pakistan's film industry.
She worked with all the famous film music directors of the time including Ghulam Ahmed Chishti,Rasheed Attre,Safdar Hussain,Salim Iqbal , Khwaja Khurshid Anwar and A.Hameed.
Some of her hit films were
Billo (1951)
Shehri Babu (1953)
Pattan (1955)
Heer (1955)
Patay Khan (1955) .......She acted in this movie.
Chann Mahi (1956)
Dulla Bhatti (1956) .......She acted as a supporting actress.
Guddi Gudda (1956)
Mahi Munda (1956)
Saat Lakh(1957)
Yakke Wali (1957)
Zulfan (1957)
Chhoo Mantar (1958)
Mukhra (1958)
Kartar Singh (1959)
Raat Ke Rahi (1960).
Biography
Zubaida Khanum was born in Amritsar, British India, in 1935, in a Muslim family. The family migrated to Lahore after independence in 1947.
Zubaida did not belong to any traditional gharana[2] of classical music and never received any formal music lessons.[9] She was given a head-start as a child when she was given an opportunity to sing at the Lahore station of Radio Pakistan.[4] Renowned Pakistani Swaran Lata and her film producer husband Nazir took a liking to her singing on the radio station and signed her up for their upcoming film Shehri Babu (1953) in which she sang many super-hit film songs.
She married film cameraman Riaz Bukhari at the height of her career and quit the film industry to lead a family life. She had two daughters and two sons. One of her sons is a film cameraman Syed Faisal Bukhari.[1][2]
Zubaida Khanum died on 19 October 2013 due to cardiac arrest at her home in Lahore at age 78.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Pakistani singer Zubaida Khanum dies aged 78". BBC News. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Lollywood loses another gem: Zubaida Khanum passes away". Dawn.com. 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Legendary singer Zubaida Khanum passes away". Daily Times. 20 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Zubaida Khanum". The Independent. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Ahmad, Munir (10 June 2010). "Rich tribute paid to Zubaida Khanum". The Nation., Retrieved 2 September 2015
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244707/, Zubaida Khanum as film actress, Retrieved 27 August 2015
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402980/, Zubaida Khanum as film playback singer, Retrieved 27 August 2015
- ↑ "Legendary singer Zubaida Khanum passes away". Tribune - The Express. 19 October 2013.
- ↑ Zubaida Khanum - The legendary Pakistani film singer. Interview with Shehnaz Sheikh. Pakistan Television. Retrieved 9 April 2014.