Noor Jehan
Ghazal, Musical Artist
1926 – 2000
Who was Noor Jehan?
Noor Jahan or NoorJahan was the adopted stage name for Allah Wasai who was a legendary singer and actress in British India and Pakistan. Her career spanned seven decades. She was renowned as one of the greatest and most influential singers of her time in South Asia and was given the honorific title of Malika-e-Tarannum.
Born in a Punjabi family of musicians, Wasai was pushed by her parents to follow in their musical footsteps and become a singer but she was more interested in acting in films and graced the earliest Pakistani films with her performances. She has recorded about 10,000 songs in various languages of India and Pakistan including Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Sindhi languages. Along with Ahmed Rushdi, she holds the highest record of film songs in the history of Pakistani cinema. She is also considered to be the first female Pakistani film director.
In 1957, Jahan was awarded the President's Award for her acting and singing capabilities.
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- Born
- Sep 21, 1926
Kasur - Also known as
- Noorjehan
- Noor Jahan
- Nur Jehan
- Nurjehan
- Madam Noor Jehan
- Noorjahan
- Baby Noor Jehan
- Baby Noor Jahan
- Madam Noor Jahan
- Allah Wasai
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
(1943 - 1955) - Ejaz Durrani
(1959/10/19 - 1971/04/28)
- Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
- Children
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Pakistan
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 23, 2000
Karachi
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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