14th April - Birthday playback singer Shamshad Begum

Shamshad Begum was born on 14^th April, 1919 in Amritasar, Punjab. She is well known for her songs like ‘Leka pehla pehla pyar’, ‘Kabhi aar kabhi paar zara dheere chalo’, ‘Kahin pe nigahen kahin pe nishana’, ‘Boojh mera kya naam re’, ‘Mere piya gaye Rangoon’, ‘Holi aayee re Kanhai’, ‘Kajra mohabbat wala’, ‘Saiyan dil mein aana re’ etc. She has led a very satisfying and complete life as a singer, now she lives away from the limelight in her own world amongst her very close family with her near and dear ones.