The singer's talent was first spotted by her school principal but "in those days, a girl singing a song was not really a good thing", said Ratra, adding: "My nani (maternal grandmother) was very conservative." It was Shamshad Begum's uncle who used to encourage her talent. A widow since 1955, she lived with her daughter here. Shamshad Begum, the voice behind evergreen numbers like "Mere piya gaye Rangoon" and "Kajra mohabbat wala", died here April 23. They were seven to eight siblings and her family was very conservative," Ratra told IANS in an interview. She comes from a Muslim family and her father was a 'mistry' (mechanic). But please rectify she was born in Lahore. "She was born in Lahore but on each website they say she was born in Amritsar.
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I pay my tribute to her.Shamshad Begum was born in Lahore, not in Amritsar, the legendary singer's only daughter, Usha Ratra, has clarified, also opening up about her mother's shy nature, personal struggles and professional achievements. She was a very nice, cheerful and simple human being. Lata Mangeshkar tweeted: "This morning I came to know that Shamshad Begumji is no more and I was very sad after hearing the news of her demise. Some of her famous songs include Kajra mohabbat wala, Leke pehla pehla pyar, Kahinpe nigahen, kahinpe nishaana, Chhod babul ka ghar, Saiyan dilme Aana re and Teri mehfil me kismat ajmaa kar hum bhi dekhenge. Interested in singing from a young age, she got her first break with Peshawar Radio, Lahore, in December 1947. Six things you didn't know about Shamshad BegumĪmongst the first woman playback singers in the Hindi film industry, Shamshad Begum was born Apin Amritsar, Punjab. "The golden voice of Shamshad Begum, playback singer of great eminence in some of the most historic film songs. Shamshad Begum, who had been ailing for the past few months, died Tuesday. Actor-producer Viveck Vaswani: "RIP Shamshad Begum! You were a star to me, my mother and my grandmother!"Ĭondoling the death of legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, megastar Amitabh Bachchan said the industry had lost its "golden voice", while Lata Mangeshkar remembered her as a "nice and happy soul".Can't believe am born at a time when some of the greatest artists are leaving us." Singer Shweta Pandit: "RIP Shamshad Begum - The music Jewel of India is no more.She will be immortal because of her songs. Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar tweeted: "Shamshad Begum can truly be called the Indian Nightingale.Lata sang duets like Darna mohabbat karle (Andaz), Kisi ke dil men (Babul) and Panghat pe na jaiyo (Rajmukat) with Shamshad Begum.Lata Mangeshkar tweeted: "This morning I came to know that Shamshad Begumji is no more and I was very sad after hearing the news of her demise.