Throaty-voiced thrush Shamshad Begum, one of Bollywood’s earliest singers, died on April 23 in Mumbai, India. She was 94 and had been ailing for some time. Before Lata Mangeshkar put her stamp on ...

Shamshad Begum, a woman who sang much of the early Hindi film industry’s soundtrack, has died in Mumbai aged 94. Born on April 14, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, Begum made her singing debut on Peshawar ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Her influence persists in Bollywood even after her name has faded from public memory, although remixes of her rollicking hits from the 1950s continue to be in circulation. Another, ...

Shamshad Begum- April 14, 1919 - April 24, 2013 New Delhi, Apr 24: Legendary singer Shamshad Begum, one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry and voice behind hit songs like 'Mere ...

Bollywood today mourned the demise of legendary singer of Hindi Cinema Shamshad Begum, who passed away at the age of 94. Shamshad Begum mesmerized with her vocals in the 40s and 50s era of Cinema.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian singer Shamshad Begum, whose lilting voice charmed fans of Bollywood films for more than 60 years, has died at the age of 94. The singer’s daughter Usha Ratra told local ...

Shamshad Begum, playback singer on many early Bollywood films, has died at the ripe old age of 94. Too bad we’ve never heard of her. We do know about sisters Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. They hold ...

From Baby Rani to Bollywood’s Queen, Nargis’s timeless screen presence was forever immortalized by legendary voices like Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum, and Asha Bhosle, creating classics that still ...