Shamshad Begum

Shamshad Begum (Urdu: شمشاد بیگم, IAST: Śamśād Bēgam; 14 April 1919 – 23 April 2013) was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry. Begum is regarded as one of the best and most popular female playback singers, and a pioneering figure in Hindi film music and was also one of the most influential playback singers during the "Golden Age" of Bollywood (1940s–1960s). Notable for her distinctive voice and range, she sang over 6,000 songs in Hindustani, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Punjabi languages, among which 1287 were Hindi film songs. She worked with renowned composers of the time, such as Ghulam Haider who first discovered her. She also worked with Naushad Ali and O. P. Nayyar, for whom she was one of their favorites. Her songs from the 1940s to the early 1970s remain popular and continue to be remixed.

Open Stage Melodies, Vol. 54 - 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Silky Voice … Talat Mehmood - 2022-11-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Golden Era - 2011-02-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Saiyan Dil Mein Aana Re (Analogue Mix) - 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Saiyan Dil Mein Aana Re (Million Jhankar Beats) - 2024-09-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Chhaya Meri Ummeed Ki (Million Jhankar Beats) - 2024-09-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar (Remix) - 2024-09-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar (Reggaeton Mix) - 2024-08-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar (Trap Mix) - 2024-08-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Batti Bal Ke (Remix) - 2024-07-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Saiyan Dil Mein Aana Re (Moombahton Remix) - 2024-06-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Saiyan Dil Mein Aana Re (HipHop Mix) - 2024-05-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar (Moombahton Mix) - 2024-01-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Holi Aayi Re Kanhai (Trap Mix) - 2023-12-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar (Analogue Mix) - 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Saiyyan Dil Mein Aana Re (Jhankar Beats) - 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000000Z

50's Heartfelt Jhankar Beats, Vol. 3 - 2023-05-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Leke Pehla Pehla Pyar (Rap Mix) - Single - 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Old Is Gold Vol. 7 (Jhankar Beats) - 2023-04-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar (Srt Trap Mix) - Single - 2023-04-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Kajra Mohabbat Wala (Srt Trap Mix) - Single - 2023-04-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Retro Super Mixes, Vol. 2 - 2023-04-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar - Single - 2023-03-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar - Single - 2023-02-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Leke Pahla Pahla Pyar (Trap Mix) - Single - 2023-01-25T00:00:00.000000Z

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