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Shamshad Begum, one of the earliest and most versatile playback singers from the golden age of Bollywood music, died at her residence here on Tuesday night after prolonged illness. She was 94.Born in Amritsar in Punjab in 1919, she made her debut on Peshawar Radio in Lahore in December 1947.She then sang for All India Radio (AIR) as part of her music group, In her nearly 35-year tryst with the Hindi film music, Ms. Begum recorded some of the finest and most popular songs ever composed by crème de la crème of the film music fraternity which included celebrated composers like Ghulam Haider, Naushad, O.P. Nayyar, S.D. Burman, Anil Biswas and C. Ramachandra among others.

While her contemporaries included luminaries such as Noorjehan, Suraiyya, Geeta Dutt, Amirbai Karnataki, she also sung many duets with the then emerging new voice, ‘melody queen’ Lata Mangeshkar.

Ms. Begum received a Padma Bhushan in 2009. The same year, she was also decorated with the O.P. Nayyar award for her contribution to film music.

Tributes flowed in from all quarters. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in his message said, “Ms. Begum was among the most popular singers of the country for over three decades and captured the hearts of music lovers with her enchanting voice and unique tonal rendition.”
Her husband, Ganpat Lal Batto, a lawyer, passed away in 1955. Ms. Begum was an artist of extraordinary talent and abilities, Her very first mentors were sarangi maestro Ustad Hussain Bakshwale Saheb and composer Ghulam Haider. Shamshad Begum's earliest film songs were in Ghulam Haider's Khazanchi (1941)Shamshad Begum's unique voice and style of singing set her apart from contemporaries such as Geeta Bai, Amirbai Karnataki, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. She sang some of Hindi cinema's best-loved numbers between the 1940s and 1950s. Her hit parade, many of which have been remixed, include: Leke pehla pehla pyar and Kahin pe nigahen kahin pe nishana from C.I.D, Kabhi aar kabhi paar from Aar Paar, Mere piya gaye Rangoon from Patanga, Saiyyan dil mein aana re from Bahar and Kajra mohabbatwala from Kismat, in which she sang not for the heroine, played by Babita, but for the hero, played by Biswajeet, in drag.

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In 2009, Shamshad Begum received the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honour. The same year, she also received the O P Nayyar award for her contribution to the world of film music.
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