Hamida Banu (singer)

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Hamida Banu
Born
Hamida Banu Begum

(1928-10-19)19 October 1928
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died9 November 2006(2006-11-09) (aged 78)
Lahore, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
  • Producer
Years active1935 – 1971
Children1

Hamida Banu was an Indian classical singer and playback singer as well a ghazal singer in Cinema of India in 1930s till 1960s.[1][2]

Early life[edit]

Hamida was born on 19 October in 1928 at Lahore during British India.[3] Hamida and her younger sister loved singing and then a person advised her that she should move to Bombay and try singing in films.[3][4]

Hamida and her family then moved to Bombay but she couldn't find work so then her family went to Calcutta there she started to act and sing in stage dramas and theatre plays at Prithvi Theatre.[3] She was spotted by Prithviraj Kapoor, he liked her singing and he had her sing in his plays. She met Raj Kapoor in a stage play and he told her that she had a good voice and should act in films then she acted in few films.[3]

She and Shashi Kapoor worked together in stage plays and dramas which were written by Agha Hashar Kashmiri.[3]

Career[edit]

Hamida also sanged ghazals and geets at stage plays and later she started singing ghazals in films.[5] Then she started singing at All India Radio.[6][7][8]

Later actor Bhagwan Dada recommended her to director C. Ramchandra later she sanged Kaun Gali Ka Chhora Pukare in film Sanjog the song was composed by Naushad.[4]

Then she worked in films Raunaq (1944), Nagma-E-Sahara (1945), Amar Raj (1946), Duniya Ek Sarai (1946) Zevaraat (1949), Chor (1951), Rajput (1951).[9]

In 1945 she and Suraiya sanged a deut song in film Main Kya Karoon.[10] In 1948 she did playback singing in film Parai Aag in which she sanged Kuch Bhi Na Kaha the song was composed by Ghulam Mohammed. In 1951 she worked with Geeta Dutt by singing a duet song in Rajput later she did playback singing in film Bikhare Moti by singing Dono Hain Majboor Pyare the song was composed by Ghulam Mohammed.[11]

In 1956 she moved to Pakistan and there she worked at Radio Lahore Pakistan later she started singing songs on musical programs that aired on PTV.[3]

In 1967 she worked as a producer in film Pyar Ki Baazi and then in 1971 she worked as producer in film Gehra Raaz.[3]

In late 1971 she retired and went to live with her son at Lahore.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Hamida was married and she had one son.[3]

Death[edit]

She died on 9 November 2006, at Lahore, Pakistan.[12][3]

Filmography[edit]

Television shows[edit]

Year Title Role Network
1999 Focus Punjab Herself PTV[3]

Film[edit]

Year Film Language
1935 Bharat Ki Beti Hindi
1935 Bhool Ka Bhog Hindi
1937 Sarojini Hindi
1943 Sanjog Hindi[4]
1944 Jeevan Hindi
1944 Raunaq Hindi[4]
1944 Badi Baat Hindi
1944 Anban Hindi[4]
1944 Bade Nawab Saheb Hindi
1944 Lalkar Hindi
1944 Manorama Hindi
1944 Mauji Jeevan Hindi
1944 Mera Khwab Hindi
1944 Parakh Hindi
1944 Shahenshah Babar Hindi
1945 Sawan Hindi[4]
1945 Naseeb Hindi
1945 Moorat Hindi[13]
1945 Naghma-E-Sahara Hindi
1945 Preet Hindi
1945 Sharbati Aankhen Hindi
1945 Main Kya Karun Hindi / Urdu
1946 Amar Raj Hindi
1946 Bhakhta Prahlad Hindi
1946 Dharti Hindi
1946 Shama Hindi
1946 Devar Hindi
1946 Nek Pervin Hindi
1946 Durban Hindi
1946 Insaaf Hindi
1946 Phoolwari Hindi
1946 Magadhraj Hindi
1946 Duniya Ek Sarai Hindi[4]
1946 Pujari Hindi
1946 Rajputani Hindi
1947 Khaufnak Aankhen Hindi
1947 Neel Kamal Hindi[14]
1947 Chheen Le Azadi Hindi
1947 Lakhon Mein Ek Hindi
1947 But Tarash Urdu[15]
1947 Pahali Pehchan Hindi
1947 Pati Seva Hindi
1947 Pul Hindi
1947 Tohfa Hindi
1948 Grihasthi Hindi
1948 Kajal Hindi
1948 Parai Aag Hindi[16]
1948 Kamyabi Hindi
1948 Khel Hindi
1948 Majboor Hindi
1948 Yeh Hai Duniya Hindi
1949 Dhoom Dham Hindi
1949 Rimjhim Hindi[4]
1949 Janmapatri Hindi
1949 Zevaraat Hindi[4]
1949 Shohrat Hindi
1949 Tara Hindi
1950 Chor Hindi
1950 Hanste Aansoo Hindi
1950 Maang Hindi
1951 Rajput Hindi [4]
1951 Bikhare Moti Hindi[4]
1952 Anjaam Hindi[4]
1954 Majboori Hindi[4]
1955 Shree 420 Hindi[4]
1959 Zara Bachke Hindi[4]
1965 Black Arrow Hindi[4]
1967 Pyar Ki Baazi Hindi[4]
1971 Gehra Raaz Hindi[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hindi Filmī Gīt On the History of Commercial Indian Popular Music. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. p. 122.
  2. ^ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. IX. No. 21. (22nd OCTOBER 1944). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 66.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "حمیدہ بانو کا مستنصر حسین تارڑ کے ساتھ انٹرویو". Pakistan Television Corporation. 19 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Hamida Banu". Cinemaazi. 10 March 2023.
  5. ^ THE INDIAN LISTENER Vol. IV. No. 3. (22nd JANUARY 1939). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 234.
  6. ^ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. IX. No. 17. (22nd AUGUST 1944). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 42.
  7. ^ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. X. No. 12. (7th JUNE 1945). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 42.
  8. ^ AKASHVANI Vol. XLVII, No.33 ( 15 AUGUST, 1982 ). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 22.
  9. ^ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. XVI. No. 31. (29th JULY 1951). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 40.
  10. ^ Eena Meena Deeka The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa & Company. p. 27.
  11. ^ 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913-1988. Screen World Publication. p. 59.
  12. ^ "Remembering singer Hamida Banu". Cinestaan. 2 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020.
  13. ^ Yesterday's Melodies Today's Memories. Notion Press. p. 50.
  14. ^ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. XIII. No. 11. (7th JUNE 1948). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 50.
  15. ^ "But Tarash". Pakistan Film Magazine. 8 July 2022.
  16. ^ Ghulam Mohammed The Unsung Melodist. Notion Press. p. 102.

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