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The Amritsar-born legendary playback singer, Shamshad Begum, passed away on Tuesday after prolonged illness in Mumbai at the age of 94. She sang evergreen hits such as Mere piya gaye Rangoon (with Chitalkar, film: Patanga, 1949), Saiyan dil mein aana re (film: Bahar, 1951), Leke pehla pehla pyaar (with Mohd Rafi and Asha Bhonsle, film: CID, 1956), Teri mehfil mein kismet aazma kar (with Lata Mangeshkar, film: Mughal-e-Azam, 1960) and Kajra mohabbatwala (with Asha Bhonsle, film: Kismat, 1968).
On her sad demise, Asha Bhosle shares her thoughts.
“I was very close to her. Is she really gone? Now it would be impossible to ever forget her. It’s hard to be believe she is gone. Her vibrant voice filled with that special khanak still rings in my ears. When I became a singer Shamshadji was an established name, a very famous singer. People said my voice had a similar tonal quality. In fact we both sang many Punjabi styled songs together including the very popular Kajra mohabbat wala (composed by O.P. Nayyar in the film Kismat). It was very difficult for me to stand with her in front of the microphone and join voices with her. She was so much my senior and at times so intimidating. Woh mujhe pyar bhi karti tthi aur daanti bhi tthi. I used to take both her love and her scolding as aashirwaad. We were very close at one time. I used to visit her a lot. She took me under her wings, gave me a lot of affection. I used to go to her home, sit and chat with her. I had many meals in her house. Later we lost touch. I was never able to meet her in her final days. I tried very hard to meet her. I asked people to take me to her. But no one did. Now it’s too late.”
May her soul rest in peace!!!
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