Parween Sultana Explained

Honorific Prefix:Begum
Begum Parween Sultana
Background:solo_singer
Native Name Lang:as
Birth Place:Puranigudam, Nagaon, Assam, India
Origin:Nagaon, Assam, India
Occupation:Singer
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:1962–present
Module:
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Children:Shadab Khan (daughter)
Father:Ikramul Majid
Mother:Marufa Majid
Awards:Padma Bhushan (2014) Padma Shri (1976)[1]
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1998)

Begum Parween Sultana (born 24 May 1950) is an Indian Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana.[2] She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014 by the Government of India and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1998.

Career

Begum Parween Sultana received training from Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri, among others. Begum Parween Sultana started her professional career with Abdul Majid's Assamese Film Morom Trishna. She has sung for Bollywood movies such as Gadar, Kudrat, Do Boond Pani, and Pakeezah, and several other Assamese films. Recently, she sang the theme song of Vikram Bhatt's 1920.[3] She also sang Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna for the film Kudrat in 1981.

She has recorded for HMV, Polydor, Music India, Bharat Records, Auvidis, Magnasound, Sonodisc, and Amigo.

Begum Parween Sultana is often accompanied by Pandit Shrinivas Acharya on the harmonium.

Begum Parween Sultana's vocal range is nearly 4 and a half octaves.

Personal life

She is married to Ustad Dilshad Khan from whom she also took lessons of music. They have one daughter named Shadab Khan.[4]

Awards and recognition

Discography

Filmography

Parween Sultana also lent her voice to several songs in films throughout the years.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Padma Awards Announced . Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2014. 26 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Parveen Sultana. dead. https://archive.today/20130125073544/http://www.hindustaniclassical.com/maestrodetail-192.html. 25 January 2013. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Express Features Service . Malhar Magic . Express India . 30 August 2008 . 5 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921223756/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Malhar-Magic/355069/ . 21 September 2012 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: 2017-04-04 . Begum Parveen Sultana pays tribute to Kishori Amonkar . 2022-09-29 . Mid-day . en.
  5. Web site: Padma Awards Announced . Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2014. 26 January 2014.
  6. Web site: Sarkar . Roushni . Tracing classical singer Begum Parveen Sultana's journey in cinema: 68th birthday special . https://web.archive.org/web/20210904064502/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jul/10/14296 . live . 4 September 2021 . Cinestaan . 4 September 2021 . 10 July 2018 . Sultana made her debut as a playback singer with Abdul Mazid's Assamese film Morom Trishna (1965) with the song 'Sopon Rongin Polash Bonot' at the age of 15. Later, she sang for two other Assamese films - Mukti Asm (1973) and Sonma (1977)..