Vocalist Mehnaz Begum Remembered On Her 6th Death Anniversary
Anees Ahmed (@Aneesah05582539) Published January 20, 2019 | 12:30 AM
Sixth death anniversary of renowned and legendary singer was observed on Saturday
Mehnaz Begum, the distinguished singer of Pakistan, had died on January 19, 2013 at the age of 55. She was on way to the United States, when her condition got worsened in Bahrain where she breathed her last at a hospital.
The master of classical genres like 'ghazal', 'thumri' and 'dadra' was born in 1958.
Mehnaz began her career as a playback singer in the early '70s.
Her mellifluous voice and control over the sur instantly made her popular among music composers and film audiences. She sang for a number of films a majority of which became popular.
The talented singer sang many hit and evergreen chart busters like Mujhe Dil Se Na Bhulana from film 'Aina', Kyun Roi Shehnai from 'Haider Ali' and Do Piyase Dil Ek Huay from 'Bandish'.
Surrayya Bhopali was among the first films that Mehnaz sang for and Zeba Bakhtiar's Babu was her last film as a playback singer.
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