Hamida Banu
Born
Hamida Banu Begum

(1928-10-19)19 October 1928
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died9 November 2006(2006-11-09) (aged 78)
Lahore, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
  • Producer
Years active1935 – 1971
Children1

Hamida Banu was an Indian classical singer and playback singer as well a ghazal singer in Cinema of India in 1930s till 1960s.[1][2]

Early life

Hamida was born on 19 October in 1928 at Lahore during British India.[3] Hamida and her younger sister loved singing and then a person advised her that she should move to Bombay and try singing in films.[3][4]

Hamida and her family then moved to Bombay but she couldn't find work so then her family to Calcutta there she started to act and sing in stage dramas and theatre plays at Prithvi Theatre.[3] She was spotted by Prithviraj Kapoor, he liked her singing and he had her sing in his plays. She met Raj Kapoor in a stage play and he told her that she had a good voice and should act in films then she acted in few films.[3]

She and Shashi Kapoor worked together in stage plays and dramas which were written by Agha Hashar Kashmiri.[3]

Career

Hamida also sanged ghazals and geets at stage plays and later she started singing ghazals in films.[5] Then she started singing at All India Radio.[6][7][8]

Later actor Bhagwan Dada recommended her to director C. Ramchandra later she sanged Kaun Gali Ka Chhora Pukare in film Sanjog the song was composed by Naushad.[4]

Then she worked in films Raunaq (1944), Nagma-E-Sahara (1945), Amar Raj (1946), Duniya Ek Sarai (1946) Zevaraat (1949), Chor (1951), Rajput (1951).[9]

In 1945 she and Suraiya sanged a deut song in film Main Kya Karoon.[10] In 1948 she did playback singing in film Parai Aag in which she sanged Kuch Bhi Na Kaha the song was composed by Ghulam Mohammed. In 1951 she worked with Geeta Dutt by singing a duet song in Rajput later she did playback singing in film Bikhare Moti by singing Dono Hain Majboor Pyare the song was composed by Ghulam Mohammed.[11]

In 1956 she moved to Pakistan and there she worked at Radio Lahore Pakistan later she started singing songs on musical programs that aired on PTV.[3]

In 1967 she worked as a producer in film Pyar Ki Baazi and then in 1971 she worked as producer in film Gehra Raaz.[3]

In late 1971 she retired and went to live with her son at Lahore.[3]

Personal life

Hamida was married and she had one son.[3]

Death

She died on 9 November 2006, at Lahore, Pakistan.[12][3]

Filmography

Television shows

Year Title Role Network
1999 Focus Punjab Herself PTV[3]

Film

Year Film Language
1935Bharat Ki BetiHindi
1935Bhool Ka BhogHindi
1937SarojiniHindi
1943SanjogHindi[4]
1944JeevanHindi
1944RaunaqHindi[4]
1944Badi BaatHindi
1944AnbanHindi[4]
1944Bade Nawab SahebHindi
1944LalkarHindi
1944ManoramaHindi
1944Mauji JeevanHindi
1944Mera KhwabHindi
1944ParakhHindi
1944Shahenshah BabarHindi
1945SawanHindi[4]
1945NaseebHindi
1945MooratHindi[13]
1945Naghma-E-SaharaHindi
1945PreetHindi
1945Sharbati AankhenHindi
1945Main Kya KarunHindi / Urdu
1946Amar RajHindi
1946Bhakhta PrahladHindi
1946DhartiHindi
1946ShamaHindi
1946DevarHindi
1946Nek PervinHindi
1946DurbanHindi
1946InsaafHindi
1946PhoolwariHindi
1946MagadhrajHindi
1946Duniya Ek SaraiHindi[4]
1946PujariHindi
1946RajputaniHindi
1947Khaufnak AankhenHindi
1947Neel KamalHindi[14]
1947Chheen Le AzadiHindi
1947Lakhon Mein EkHindi
1947But TarashUrdu[15]
1947Pahali PehchanHindi
1947Pati SevaHindi
1947PulHindi
1947TohfaHindi
1948GrihasthiHindi
1948KajalHindi
1948Parai AagHindi[16]
1948KamyabiHindi
1948KhelHindi
1948MajboorHindi
1948Yeh Hai DuniyaHindi
1949Dhoom DhamHindi
1949RimjhimHindi[4]
1949JanmapatriHindi
1949ZevaraatHindi[4]
1949ShohratHindi
1949TaraHindi
1950ChorHindi
1950Hanste AansooHindi
1950MaangHindi
1951RajputHindi [4]
1951Bikhare MotiHindi[4]
1952AnjaamHindi[4]
1954MajbooriHindi[4]
1955Shree 420Hindi[4]
1959Zara BachkeHindi[4]
1965Black ArrowHindi[4]
1967Pyar Ki BaaziHindi[4]
1971Gehra RaazHindi[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hindi Filmī Gīt On the History of Commercial Indian Popular Music. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. p. 122.
  2. ↑ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. IX. No. 21. (22nd OCTOBER 1944). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 66.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "حمیدہ بانو کا مستنصر حسین تارڑ کے ساتھ انٹرویو". Pakistan Television Corporation. 19 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Hamida Banu". Cinemaazi. 10 March 2023.
  5. ↑ THE INDIAN LISTENER Vol. IV. No. 3. (22nd JANUARY 1939). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 234.
  6. ↑ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. IX. No. 17. (22nd AUGUST 1944). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 42.
  7. ↑ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. X. No. 12. (7th JUNE 1945). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 42.
  8. ↑ AKASHVANI Vol. XLVII, No.33 ( 15 AUGUST, 1982 ). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 22.
  9. ↑ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. XVI. No. 31. (29th JULY 1951). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 40.
  10. ↑ Eena Meena Deeka The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa & Company. p. 27.
  11. ↑ 75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema Complete Filmography of All Films (silent & Hindi) Produced Between 1913-1988. Screen World Publication. p. 59.
  12. ↑ "Remembering singer Hamida Banu". Cinestaan. 2 April 2023.
  13. ↑ Yesterday's Melodies Today's Memories. Notion Press. p. 50.
  14. ↑ THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. XIII. No. 11. (7th JUNE 1948). All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. p. 50.
  15. ↑ "But Tarash". Pakistan Film Magazine. 8 July 2022.
  16. ↑ Ghulam Mohammed The Unsung Melodist. Notion Press. p. 102.
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