Hamida Banu

Hamida Banu is a well-known playback singer from the Bollywood film industry. She was born on19 October 1928 in Lahore, British India. To start her career in singing, Hamid and her sister moved to Bombay but later settled in Calcutta with her family as she did not find any work in Bombay. In Calcutta, she started acting and singing in the drama and stage plays at Prithvi Theatre. After seeing her performance in the plays, Prithvi Raj Kapoor Rajkapoor is a film maker and movie director from >> Read More... sang her in his plays. Later, she debuted with the song Kaun Gali Ka Chhora Pukare, composed by Naushad from the movie Sanjog.

She was selected by the actor Bhagwan Dada Bhagwan Abhaji Pandav, renowned as Bhagwan Dada is >> Read More... to director C Ramachandran for this song. Later, she sang various songs in films such as Nagma-E-Sahara (1945), Amar Raj Amar Raj is a choreographer working for the Bhojpu >> Read More... (1946), Zevaraat (1949), Chor (1951), Rajput (1951), Raunaq(1944), and Duniya Ek Sarai (1946). She sang a duet song with Suriya in the film Main Kya Karoon (1945). Her other duet song was with Geeta Dutt Geeta Dutt was a significant singer who mesmerized >> Read More... in the movie Rajput (1951). Her notable songs are Kuch Bhi Na Kaha from the film Pari Aag, composed by Ghulam Mohammed Ghulam Mohammed is an Indian film composer best kn >> Read More... , and Dono Hain Majboor Pyare, in the movie Bikhare Moti, composed by Ghulam Mohammed. She has sung songs in over 70 movies.

In addition to this, she also sang ghazals and sang in All India Radio. She has also acted in a few movies on the recommendation of famous actor Raj Kapoor. In 1956, she moved to Pakistan and worked there in Radio Lahore. She has also done musical programs telecasted on Pakistan TV. She has also produced the movies Pyar Ki Baazi (1967) and Gehra Raaz Gehra Raaz is a short thriller series available on >> Read More... (1971). She passed away on 9 November 2006 in Lahore, Pakistan.