

At 10, she started singing folk-based songs at religious functions and family marriages. Impressed by the quality of her voice, she was made head singer of classroom prayer.

Her talent was first spotted by her principal when she was in a primary school in 1924. Shamshad Begum was born on 14 th April 1919 and died on 23 rd April 2013. She became a favorite female singer of the composers of that era including Naushad Ali, O. Her first song" Sawan Ke Nazare Hain" from Khajanchi(1941) was a hit.
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The credit of discovering Shamshad Begum’s talent, polishing her singing and bringing her to the limelight goes to the music director Gulam Haider. Listen free to Shamshad Begum Missing You (Bollywood Songs) (Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan - From C.I.D., Boojh Mera Kya Naam Re (From C.I.D.) and more). She later recorded duets with Kishore Kumar, including "Gori ke Nainon Mein Nindiya Bhari" from Angarey and "Mere Neendon Me Tum" from Naya Andaz. She also predicted that Kumar would become a great playback singer. Begum promised at this time that she would sing songs composed by Mohan once he started his career as a music director and would accept a lower fee. You will be surprised to know that In the late 1940s, the great composer Madan Mohan and Kishore Kumar sang as chorus boys for her songs at the Filmistan Studio.
