Hamida Banu was an Indian classical singer and playback singer as well a ghazal singer in Cinema of India in 1930s till 1960s.
Early life Hamida was born on 19 October in 1928 at Lahore during British India. Hamida and her younger sister loved singing and then a person advised her that she should move to Bombay and try singing in films.
Hamida and her family then moved to Bombay but she couldn't find work so then her family went to Calcutta there she started to act and sing in stage dramas and theatre plays at Prithvi Theatre. She was spotted by Prithviraj Kapoor, he liked her singing and he had her sing in his plays. She met Raj Kapoor in a stage play and he told her that she had a good voice and should act in films then she acted in few films.
She and Shashi Kapoor worked together in stage plays and dramas which were written by Agha Hashar Kashmiri.
Career Hamida also sang ghazals and geets at stage plays and later she started singing ghazals in films. Then she started singing at All India Radio.
Later actor Bhagwan Dada recommended her to director C. Ramchandra later she sang Kaun Gali Ka Chhora Pukare in film Sanjog the song was composed by Naushad.
Then she worked in films Raunaq (1944), Nagma-E-Sahara (1945), Amar Raj (1946), Duniya Ek Sarai (1946) Zevaraat (1949), Chor (1951), Rajput (1951).
In 1945 she and Suraiya sanged a deut song in film Main Kya Karoon. In 1948 she did playback singing in film Parai Aag in which she sanged Kuch Bhi Na Kaha the song was composed by Ghulam Mohammed. In 1951 she worked with Geeta Dutt by singing a duet song in Rajput later she did playback singing in film Bikhare Moti by singing Dono Hain Majboor Pyare the song was composed by Ghulam Mohammed.
In 1956 she moved to Pakistan and there she worked at Radio Lahore Pakistan later she started singing songs on musical programs that aired on PTV.
In 1967 she worked as a producer in film Pyar Ki Baazi and then in 1971 she worked as producer in film Gehra Raaz.
In late 1971 she retired and went to live with her son at Lahore.
Personal life Hamida was married and she had one son.
Death She died on 9 November 2006, at Lahore, Pakistan.
Filmography Television shows YearTitleRoleNetwork1999 Focus Punjab Herself PTV
Film Year Film Language 1935 Bharat Ki Beti Hindi 1935 Bhool Ka Bhog Hindi 1937 Sarojini Hindi 1943 Sanjog Hindi 1944 Jeevan Hindi 1944 Raunaq Hindi 1944 Badi Baat Hindi 1944 Anban Hindi 1944 Bade Nawab Saheb Hindi 1944 Lalkar Hindi 1944 Manorama Hindi 1944 Mauji Jeevan Hindi 1944 Mera Khwab Hindi 1944 Parakh Hindi 1944 Shahenshah Babar Hindi 1945 Sawan Hindi 1945 Naseeb Hindi 1945 Moorat Hindi 1945 Naghma-E-Sahara Hindi 1945 Preet Hindi 1945 Sharbati Aankhen Hindi 1945 Main Kya Karun Hindi / Urdu 1946 Amar Raj Hindi 1946 Bhakhta Prahlad Hindi 1946 Dharti Hindi 1946 Shama Hindi 1946 Devar Hindi 1946 Nek Pervin Hindi 1946 Durban Hindi 1946 Insaaf Hindi 1946 Phoolwari Hindi 1946 Magadhraj Hindi 1946 Duniya Ek Sarai Hindi 1946 Pujari Hindi 1946 Rajputani Hindi 1947 Khaufnak Aankhen Hindi 1947 Neel Kamal Hindi 1947 Chheen Le Azadi Hindi 1947 Lakhon Mein Ek Hindi 1947 But Tarash Urdu 1947 Pahali Pehchan Hindi 1947 Pati Seva Hindi 1947 Pul Hindi 1947 Tohfa Hindi 1948 Grihasthi Hindi 1948 Kajal Hindi 1948 Parai Aag Hindi 1948 Kamyabi Hindi 1948 Khel Hindi 1948 Majboor Hindi 1948 Yeh Hai Duniya Hindi 1949 Dhoom Dham Hindi 1949 Rimjhim Hindi 1949 Janmapatri Hindi 1949 Zevaraat Hindi 1949 Shohrat Hindi 1949 Tara Hindi 1950 Chor Hindi 1950 Hanste Aansoo Hindi 1950 Maang Hindi 1951 Rajput Hindi 1951 Bikhare Moti Hindi 1952 Anjaam Hindi 1954 Majboori Hindi 1955 Shree 420 Hindi 1959 Zara Bachke Hindi 1965 Black Arrow Hindi 1967 Pyar Ki Baazi Hindi 1971 Gehra Raaz Hindi
References
External links