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, ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

NEW DELHINEW DELHI — Legendary Indian singer Shamshad Begum has died. She was 94. The singer had been unwell for some time, her daughter Usha Ratra told the Press Trust of India news agency Wednesday.