Renowned playback singer and one of the best singers from Lollywood's golden era Zubaida Khanum, who died of cardiac arrest at the age of 78 on Saturday night after protracted illness, was laid to rest in Miani Sahib Graveyard here on Sunday morning. Earlier, a large number of Lollywoods' artists, playback singers, music lovers, fans and prominent personalities of Showbiz attended her funeral prayer.
Zubaida Khanum started her singing career as a playback vocalist with a song of movie 'Bilo' back in 1951. She sang 244 songs for 147 Urdu and Punjabi movies during her playback singing career - 146 Urdu and 98 Punjabi songs.
She became an instant popular playback singer with songs of Punjabi movie 'Shehari Babu' and after that gained more fame as singer and actress both.
She ruled the Urdu/Punjabi playback-singing scene in the 1950s and early 60s. She was born in Amritsar in 1935. Her family migrated to Lahore after partition. Singing was her own passion though her family did not belong to any traditional singing 'Gharana' Khanum's extremely melodious and lively voice introduced a new era in Pakistani playback singing when Nazir and Swaranlata signed her for 'Shehri Babu' in 1953. Rashid Attre was the music composer. Her heart moving voice was filmed mostly on top heroines of that golden film era, Musarrat Nazir and Sabiha. She also acted in some films as a guest actor.
She sang for famous Hollywood films like 'Sarfarosh', 'Hameeda', 'Miss 56' and 'Baaghi', 'Kaise Kahoun Mein Alvida', 'Balam Tum Haar Gaye Jeeta Mera Pyar', 'Masti Mein Jhoom Jhoom Re', 'Ho Dil Jala', 'Mera Nishana Dekhe Zamana', 'Teri Ulfat Mein Sanam Dil Ne Buhut Dard Sahe', 'Kiya Hua Dil Pe Sitam', 'Aaye Mausam Rangeelay Suhane', 'Ghoonghat Utha Loun Yah Ghoonghat Chupa Loun', 'Assan Jaan Ke Meet Liye Ankh Wey,' 'Dilla Ther Ja Yaar Da Nazaraa Lein De' are her memorable songs.
To the dismay of her fans and music lovers, at the height of her career, Zubaida Khanum left playback singing for good when she married renowned cameraman Riyaz Bokhari. That was a great setback to Pakistan's film and music industry.
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