![]() One of the pioneers of playback singing, Begum passed away after a protracted illness on Tuesday in Mumbai. Shamshad Begum’s songs may no longer be on the air, except in remixes, but her voice continues to live in a million memories. Shamshad Begum on her popular remix numbers The tempo of the song may have changed, but the essence still remains the ![]() At least remixes have given old numbers a fresh lease of life. ![]() If it weren’t for remix albums, perhaps my songs would have languished in musty oblivion. ![]() OP Nayyar described her voice as that of a "temple bell" for its clarity of tone Never posed for any pictures, until the end of 1970sĪlso recorded 'naats' /devotional music for a couple of gramophone companies Her melodious voice was used by maestros like Naushad and OP Nayyar Rs 5,000 on the completion of the contract on Xenophone, a renowned music recording company Shamshad Begum was one of the first playback singers in Hindi film industryĪ big fan of KL Saigal, she watched ‘Devdas’ 14 timesĮarned Rs 15 a song and was awarded a princely Shamshad Begum, the gramophone goddess, passes away in Mumbai
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