Shamim Nazli (

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, ur, ), (1940 - November 27, 2010) was a Pakistani music director. She composed playback music for movies like ''Baharein Phir Bhi Ayein Gi'' (1969) and '' Bin Badal Barsaat'' (1975). She was the elder sister of playback singer

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. She is known to be the only female musician in the history of

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Early life and family

Shamim Nazli was born in

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, in 1940. After the partition of

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in 1947, her family migrated to Pakistan and settled in

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(then Lyallpur). Nazli had a younger sister Mala who later became a famous playback singer of Pakistani film industry. Nazli's uncle Mirza Sultan Baig (''Nizam Din'') was a radio artist and worked for many years in the famous

radio program "''Jamhoor Di Awaz''" (The Voice of People) at

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. Nazli and her sister Mala, both had a passion for music. She trained her sister Mala in music at home and later, took her to the senior music director G.A Chishti to groom her as a singer.

Career

Shamim Nazli started her career as a music director from the film, "''Baharein Phir Bhi Ayen Gi''" produced by her sister

in 1969. Her music compositions for the movie were widely appreciated. The track, "''Piyar Ke naghmay kis ne cherray''" became a pop melody in demand. It was a thrilling club song picturized by the actress Rozina. Another song from the movie was, "''Khush naseebi hai meri''", a romantic duet vocalized by

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and

. Nazli's second movie was "Night Club" (1971). Though the film didn't go well at the box office, Nazli's music was par excellence. Some notable songs of the movie were "Mila jo piyar tumhara bahar ayi hai" (Rushdi/Mala) and "Sathia o mere sathia kuch keh zara" (Mala). Then Nazli got an opportunity to compose music for a hit movie, " Bin Badal Barsaat" released in 1975. The songs of the movie were very popular; "''Sawal Karti Hay Aurat, Jawab Do Mardo, Sada-e-Dard Suno''", "''Tu Mera Pyar Hay, Tujh Ko Sada Main Chahun Ga''", and "''Rim Jhim Naina Barsen, Pyasay Hayn Jazbat Tujh Bin, Bin Baadal Barsat''". When the actress/director

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started her film, "''Mera Piyar Yaad Rakhna''", she signed Nazli as a music director but that movie never got released in cinemas. Apart from films, ''Shamim Nazli'' also worked in a PTV program "''Bazm-e-Nagh''" and composed songs for

. In 2008, Nazli planned to release her music album consisting of five songs.

Personal life

Shamim's mother named Masu Bai was a well known singer at

then after Partition she migrated from India to Pakistan and settled in Faisalabad. She was married and had one daughter named Rukhsana also known as Shama.

Death

Shamim was admitted to a hospital after she suffered a cardiac arrest and angina but Nazli died on November 27, 2010, and was laid to rest next to her sister Mala's grave at

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, Lahore.

Compositions

* ''Gheron se pyar kia mujhe beqara kia zalima'' ... (Singer:

, Movie: Baharen Phir Bhi Ayengi) * ''Jeena hai pyarey to pyar keejye'' ... (Singer:

, Movie:Baharen Phir Bhi Ayengi) * ''Khush naseebi hai meri tum ne apnaya hai'' ... (Singers:

, Movie:Baharen Phir Bhi Ayengi) * ''Merey leye jahan main ab koi bhi khushi nahi'' ... (Singer:

Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan ( ur, مہدی حسن خاں , translit=) 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012) was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of gh ...

, Movie:Baharen Phir Bhi Ayengi) * ''Pyar key naghmen kis ne cherey main to kho gai'' ... (Singer:

, Movie:Baharen Phir Bhi Ayengi) * ''Terey baghair zindagi bhatka hua khayal thi'' ... (Singer:

, Movie:Baharen Phir Bhi Ayengi) * ''Tum aye ho to ye dil door hogaya gham se'' ... (Singer:

, Movie:Baharen Phir Bhi Ayengi) * ''Log deewaney hain kya kaam kya kartey hain'' ... (Singer: Tassawar Khanum, Movie: Bin Badal Barsaat) * ''Na maan ka pyar mila aur na baap ka saya'' ... (Singer:

& co, Movie: Bin Badal Barsaat) * ''Tu mera pyar hai tujh ko sada main chahunga'' ... (Singer:

, Movie: Bin Badal Barsaat) * ''Rim jhim rim jhim naina barsey pyasey hain jazbaat'' ... (Singer:

Noor Jehan Noor Jehan (Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Press ...

, Movie: Bin Badal Barsaat) * ''Tu jo aya to dil ko qaraar aagaya'' ... (Singer:

, Movie: Bin Badal Barsaat) * ''Chor chor chor machaya main ne shor'' ... (Singer:

, Movie: Bin Badal Barsaat) * ''Sawal karti hai aurat jawab do mardo'' ... (Singer:

, Movie: Bin Badal Barsaat) * ''Aa Sanam pyar karen dil se iqraar karen'' ... (Singer:

, Movie:Night Club) * ''Sahara de key pyar ka bana hai koi ajnabi'' ... (Singer:

, Movie:Night Club) * ''Sathiya o merey sathiya kuch keh zara kuch sun zara'' ... (Singer:

, Movie:Night Club)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazli, Shamim 1940 births Pakistani composers 20th-century women composers Pakistani film score composers 20th-century classical composers People from Faisalabad 21st-century women composers Punjabi women 21st-century classical composers Punjabi people 2010 deaths Pakistani women composers Pakistani musicians