Singers: Shamshad Begum and Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish Film: Pagli (1943) Ù¾Ú¯Ù„ÛŒ Music: Jhande Khan جھنڈÛ' خان Shamshad Begum (born April 14, 1919) is an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry. Begum was born in Amritsar, Punjab. She was a big fan of KL Saigal and watched Devdas 14 times. She earned 15 rupees per song and was awarded 5000 on the completion of the contract on Xenophone, a renowned music recording company. Shamshad Begum, who became a rage in the 1940s and 1950s with songs like "Leke pehla pehla pyar" and "Kabhi aar kabhi paar", has always been a reclusive singer. Begum, who started her career with All India Radio in 1937, became a sensation during the 1940s and the late 1950s and worked with maestros like Naushad Ali and OP Nayyar. She is credited with singing one of the first Westernised songs, "Meri jaan... Sunday ke Sunday" in the Hindi film industry, and her singing was characterised by a nasal twang. Som! e of her memorable numbers are "Kahin pe nigahen kahin pe nishana", "Poochh mera kya naam re", "Mere piya gaye Rangoon", and "Holi aayee re Kanhaai". The OP Nayyar award, to be given to Shamshad Begum for her contribution to Hindi film music, will be presented to Shamshad Begum on 29 January at her residence in Powai, Mumbai. The award consists of a sterling silver trophy weighing 1 kg and cash award of Rs 25000. Reports say that Shamshad Begum has agreed to accept the felicitation, but has asked for the prize
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