ISLAMABAD: Fifteenth death anniversary of one of the greatest and most influential singers of her time in South Asia, Noor Jehan, being observed on Wednesday.
Noor Jehan was born to a music family on September 21, 1926 in Kasur, private news channels reported.
She was originally named as Allah Wasai and started her musical career from Calcutta at the age of nine.
She began her career as film star Mumbai which was then called Bombay however she moved to Lahore after independence in 1947. In Lahore Noor Jehan maintained the same repute of an excellent singer and actress.
Noor Jehan, also known as Malika-e-Tarrannum (Queen of Melody) sung more than 30,000 songs in Pakistani and Indian films.
She made her debut from a Punjabi film "Sheila" produced by Krishna Dev Mehra. Her scores of songs, in both Urdu and Punjabi, made her a popular singer of the 20th century in the sub-continent.
She also directed film Chann in 1951 to become first female director of Pakistan. Her last film Ghalib was released in 1961.
Later in 1965 during the Pakistan-India war the patriotic songs of Noor Jehan became a source of strength for whole nation. The historic songs still remain equally famous among Pakistanis.
Noor Jehan died on December 23, 2000 and buried in a graveyard in Karachi.
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