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Shahnaz Rahmatullah
Bangladeshi singer (1952–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shahnaz Rahmatullah (née Begum; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Pakistani and later Bangladeshi singer.[1][2][3] Her notable songs are ''Prothom Bangladesh Amar Sesh Bangladesh'', Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye, Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha.[4] She was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 1992 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Chhutir Phande (1990).[5][6]
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Background
Rahmatullah was born on 2 January 1952 as Shahnaz Begum in Dhaka to M Fazlul Haq and Asiya Haq.[7] Actor Zafar Iqbal and music director Anwar Parvez were Rahmatullah's brothers.[3][8] She got trained by ghazal maestro Mehedi Hassan, Ustad Phul Mohammad, Ustad Munir Hossain and Altaf Mahmud.
Rahmatullah was married to Maj (retd) Abul Bashar Rahmatullah.[9]
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Career
Rahmatullah debuted in singing at the age of 11, as a playback singer for the film Notun Sur (1963).[10][11] She first performed on television in 1964.[11] She sang in Bangladeshi and Pakistani films.[12] She mostly sang modern (Adhunik Gaan) and patriotic songs. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she sang patriotic songs such as Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhe and Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan.[13][14] She released an album with Samina Chowdhury called Megh Roddur on which she sang six songs composed by Shafiq Tuhin.[15] She released four albums in total.[10]
Four of Rahmatullah's songs were selected in a BBC survey of 20 greatest Bangla songs of all times.[10]
Rahmatullah died on 23 March 2019 of a heart attack at her residence in Baridhara, aged 67.[11]
Pakistani journalist, Hamid Mir said, "Shahnaz Begum passed away in Bangladesh on March 23 when many Pakistanis were listening to her famous song Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhay on Pakistan Day."[10]
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Works
- Films
- Notun Sur (1962)[11]
- Abar Tora Manush Ho (1973)[11]
- Ghuddi (1975)
- Albums
- Badal Diner Pakhi[11]
Film songs[16]
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Non-film songs
Songs for television
Awards
- President's Pride of Performance Medal (1965)[18]
- Ekushey Padak (1992)
- Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (1990)
- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award
- Bangladesh Chalachitra Sangbadik Samity Award
References
External links
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