Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Nurjehan

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Jun 28, 2012, 3:59:13 PM (12 years ago)

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Trupti

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+'''Nurjehan (b. 1929)'''''''''
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+Hindi-Urdu and Punjabi actress and singer
+born in Kasur village, Punjab. Studied music
+under Ghulam Mohammed Khan. Stage actress
+in Calcutta as a child, and introduced to films
+apparently by Sukhlal Karnani of Indra
+Movietone. Joined films when still a child in
+Punjabi productions of K.D. Mehra and
+featured prominently in Pancholi’s hit musical
+Gul-e-Bakavali. Married film-maker Shaukat
+Hussain and acted in many of his films,
+including Khandaan, Naukar and Jugnu, the
+latter co-starring Dilip Kumar and produced
+by their own Shaukat Art Prod. V.M. Vyas
+brought her to Bombay (1942) to act in
+Duhai. She returned to Lahore after Partition,
+acting in e.g. Imtiaz Ali Taj’s Gulenar and
+Shaukat Hussain’s Laila, both scored by
+Ghulam Haider; she also produced
+Chanway. Known as the Melody Queen,
+almost all her Bombay films were hits with
+extremely popular music, and she remained a
+leading playback singer in Pakistan, notably in
+Punjabi productions. Best remembered for her
+songs Awaaz de and Jawan hai mohabbat in
+Mehboob’s Anmol Ghadi and for Yahan
+badala wafa ka in Jugnu. As a singer, she is
+often considered Lata Mangeshkar’s
+predecessor. Recorded two parts of the
+musical series ‘Taranum’ in the 1980s/90s in
+Pakistan.
+
+
+'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1935: Gaibi Gola; Misar Ka
+Sitara; Azadi; Sheila; 1936: Nariraj; 1937: Mr
+420; Taranhar; Fakhr-e-Islam; Kiski Pyari;
+1938: Heer Syal; 1939: Gul-e-Bakavali; Sassi
+Punnu; 1940: Yamla Jat; 1941: Choudhury;
+1942: Khandaan; 1943: Naukar; Duhai;
+Nadaan; 1944: Dost; Lal Haveli; 1945: Badi
+Maa; Bhaijan; Village Girl; Zeenat; 1946:
+Anmol Ghadi; Dil; Humjoli; 1947: Jugnu;
+Mirza Sahiban; 1951: Chanway; 1952:
+Dupatta; 1953: Gulenar; 1955: Patey Khan;
+1956: Lakht-e-Jigar; Intezaar; 1957: Nooran;
+1958: Chhoo Mantar; Anarkali; 1959:
+Pardesan; Neend; Koel; 1961: Ghalib; 1963:
+Baji.
+
+[[Actor]]
+
+[[Singer]]