Shamim Nazli شمیم نازلی | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | First female musician of Pakistan Cinema[1][2] |
| Born | 1940 |
| Origin | Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 27 November 2010(2010-11-27) (aged 69–70) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Genres | Film score |
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| Years active | 1969 - 2010 |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Mala Begum (sister) |
Shamim Nazli (Punjabi,Urdu:شمیم نازلی), (1940 - 27 November 2010) was a Pakistani music director.[1] She composed playback music for movies likeBaharein Phir Bhi Ayein Gi (1969) andBin Badal Barsaat (1975).[3] She was the elder sister of playback singerMala. She is known to be the only female musician in the history ofLollywood.[4]
Shamim Nazli was born inAmritsar,Punjab,British India, in 1940. After the partition ofIndian continent in 1947, her family migrated to Pakistan and settled inFaisalabad (then Lyallpur).[1] Nazli had a younger sister Mala who later became a famous playback singer of Pakistani film industry.[2] Nazli's uncle Mirza Sultan Baig (Nizam Din) was a radio artist and worked for many years in the famousPunjabi radio program "Jamhoor Di Awaz" (The Voice of People) atRadio PakistanLahore. Nazli and her sister Mala, both had a passion for music. She trained her sister Mala in music at home and later, took her to the senior music directorG.A Chishti to groom her as a singer.[5][6]
Shamim Nazli started her career as a music director from the film, "Baharein Phir Bhi Ayen Gi" produced by her sisterMala in 1969.[7] Her music compositions for the movie were widely appreciated. The track, "Piyar Ke naghmay kis ne cherray" became a pop melody in demand.[8] It was a thrilling club song picturized by the actressRozina. Another song from the movie was, "Khush naseebi hai meri", a romantic duet vocalized byAhmed Rushdi andMala. Nazli's second movie was "Night Club" (1971).[9] Though the film didn't go well at the box office, Nazli's music was par excellence. Some notable songs of the movie were "Mila jo piyar tumhara bahar ayi hai" (Rushdi/Mala) and "Sathia o mere sathia kuch keh zara" (Mala). Then Nazli got an opportunity to compose music for a hit movie, "Bin Badal Barsaat" released in 1975. The songs of the movie were very popular; "Sawal Karti Hay Aurat, Jawab Do Mardo, Sada-e-Dard Suno", "Tu Mera Pyar Hay, Tujh Ko Sada Main Chahun Ga", and "Rim Jhim Naina Barsen, Pyasay Hayn Jazbat Tujh Bin, Bin Baadal Barsat". When the actress/directorShamim Ara started her film, "Mera Piyar Yaad Rakhna", she signed Nazli as a music director but that movie never got released in cinemas. Apart from films,Shamim Nazli also worked in aPTV program "Bazm-e-Nagh" and composed songs forRadio Pakistan,Lahore.[6][1]
In 2008, Nazli planned to release her music album consisting of five songs.[10]
Shamim's mother named Masu Bai was a well known singer atAmritsar then after Partition she migrated from India to Pakistan and settled in Faisalabad.[11] She was married and had one daughter named Rukhsana also known as Shama.[12]
Shamim was admitted to a hospital after she suffered a cardiac arrest and angina but Nazli died on 27 November 2010, and was laid to rest next to her sister Mala's grave atMiani Sahib Graveyard, Lahore.[12]
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