"The golden voice of Shamshad Begum, playback singer of great eminence in some of the most historic film songs.
Shamshad Begum, who had been ailing for the past few months, died Tuesday.
Amongst the first woman playback singers in the Hindi film industry, Shamshad Begum was born Apin Amritsar, Punjab."The golden voice of Shamshad Begum, playback singer of great eminence in some of the most historic film songs.Shamshad Begum, who had been ailing for the past few months, died Tuesday.
Condoling the death of legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, megastar Amitabh Bachchan said the industry had lost its "golden voice", while Lata Mangeshkar remembered her as a "nice and happy soul".