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Noor Jehan

Noor Jehan

Birthday: 1926-09-21 | Place of Birth: Kasur, Punjab, British India

Noor Jehan (September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000), also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Tarannum (Queen of Melody), was a widely-admired Pakistani playback singer and former actress whose career lasted for more than half a century. She started in British India in the 1930s but moved to Pakistan with its inception, and came to be considered one of the greatest and most influential singers in Indian subcontinent history. She holds the record for having given voice to the largest number of film songs in the history of Pakistani cinema. Noor Jehan received more than 15 Nigar Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, eight for Best Urdu Singer Female and the rest for Punjabi Playback. She was the first Pakistani singer to sing at the Royal Albert Hall London and even she received the third-highest honour and civilian award of the country, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1959
Neend

as    Sanwali

1959
Koel

as    Zarina

1958
Anarkali

as    Nadira/Anarkali

1957
Nooran

as    Nooran

1954
Aar Paar

as    Rustom's girlfriend

1953
Two Acres of Land

as    Rani

1952
Nau Bahar

as    (as Nur Jahan)

1947
Mirza Sahiban

as    Sahiban

1946
Anmol Ghadi

as    Lata

1945
Badi Maa

as    Hema

1945
Zeenat

as    as Zeenat

1944
Lal Haveli

as    Mukta

1942
Khandaan

as    Zeenat