Shamshad Begum Death
Shamshad passed away on April 23, 2013 at the age of 94.
When did Shamshad Begum die?
April 23, 2013How old was Shamshad Begum when died?
94
Shamshad Begum Birthday and Date of Death
Shamshad Begum was born on April 14, 1919 and died on April 23, 2013. Shamshad was 94 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: April 14, 1919
Date of Death: April 23, 2013
Age at Death: 94
Shamshad Begum - Biography
Shamshad Begum (Hindi: शमशाद बेगम, Punjabi: ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ਾਦ ਬੇਗਮ, Urdu: شمشاد بیگم, Śamśād Bēgam; 14 April 1919 – 23 April 2013) was an Indian singer who was one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry. She had a distinctive voice and was a versatile artist, singing over 6,000 songs in Hindi and the Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil and Punjabi languages and of them 1287 songs were Hindi film songs. She worked with maestros including Naushad Ali, S. D. Burman, C. Ramchandra and O. P. Nayyar. Her songs from the 1940s to the early 1970s remain popular and continue to be remixed.