Naseem Begum


Naseem Begum,
was a popular, and well known Pakistani film playback singer. She rose to prominence towards the end of the 1950s, and by 1964, she had won the prestigious Nigar Award on four separate occasions. Despite originally being billed as a 'second Noor Jehan',Naseem Begum quickly carved out her own successful niche in the Pakistani film industry.
She was a mother of 5 children.
She had 3 daughters and 2 sons.
She was the original singer of the ever green and Famous song "Aye Rahe haq ke shaheedo".

Early life

Naseem Begum was born in the city of Amritsar, British India, in 1936. She acquired her musical training from the classical singer Mukhtar Begum, the elder sister of the renowned ghazal vocalist Farida Khanum.
Her first film, as a playback singer, was music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti composed Guddi Gudda. In 1958, the music composer Mian Sheharyar was greatly impressed by her vocal range, and gave her the opportunity to sing for his film Begunah. Naseem Begum immediately achieved success with her song "Nainon mein jal bhar aayey", which became one of the most popular tracks of the 1950s. She gained popularity after singing memorable duets with famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi.

Filmography

Some remarkable films for which Naseem Begum sang some heart-warming songs are:
In addition to these films, she also sang for many Punjabi films, some of which are Kartar Singh, Tees Maar Khan, Jeedar, Mukhra Chann Warga and Genter Man. Some big musical films on her credit are Lutera, Koun Kisi Ka, Kousar, Chann Puttar, Mera Veer, Chann Veer , Langotiya and Yeh Raste Hain Pyar Ke.

Patriotic songs

Naseem Begum had also sung many patriotic songs which stir the soul of listeners. "Ae rah-e-haq kay shaheedo wafa ki tasveero, Tumhain watan ki hawain salaam karti hain", Mushir Kazmi wrote lyrics of Aye Rah-e-Haq Ke Shaheedo while music was given by Mian Sheharyar and vocalist was Naseem Begum for the Radio Pakistan recording in 1965. Majority of listeners still wrongly believe that Aye Rah-e-Haq Ke Shaheedo was sung by Malika-e-Tarannum Noor Jehan. Later in 1966, veteran Pakistani film producer/director Saifuddin Saif used this song in his film Maader-e-Watan in which this song's music was arranged by Salim Iqbal.

List of her popular songs

Naseem Begum was admitted to the hospital, as she was expecting, and was about to give birth. However, due to pregnancy-related complications, she died on 29 September 1971 in Lahore, Pakistan at the age of 35.

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