Summary The 12th death anniversary of the melody queen Noor Jehan is being observed today (Sunday).
Born as Allah Wasai on September 21, 1926 in Kasur, Noor Jehan had started her musical career from Calcutta at the age of nine as a singer child star.
She inherited music as she was born in a music family. Noor Jehan, also known as Malika-e-Tarrannum (Queen of Melody) sang thousands of songs during her career.
After partition, she moved from Bombay and started her film career in Pakistan as actress, singer and the first female film director with film Chann in 1951. Her last film Ghalib was released in 1961.
Malika-e-Tarrannum’s national patriotic songs, during 1965 Pak- India War, are an important part of our national history. Noor Jehan died on December 23, 2000 in Karachi.
Her demise created a vacuum in the music world. In her four decades long career, she also worked in pre-partition Indian movies and afterwards became the most popular singer of not only Pakistan but also of subcontinent.
