'''Nurjehan (b. 1929)'''''''''


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.

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