Farida Khanum | |
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فرِیدہ خانُم | |
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Born | Farida Khanum 16 May 1929 |
Other names | Queen of Ghazal[1] |
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Years active | 1948 - present |
Known for | Ghazal • Dadra • Khyal • Thumri |
Notable credit(s) | Coke Studio Pakistan Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Radio Pakistan |
Children | 6 |
Relatives | Agha Hashar Kashmiri (brother-in-law) Mukhtar Begum (sister) Sheeba Hassan (niece) |
Awards | Pride of Performance (1970) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2005) |
Farida Khanum (Urdu: فرِیدہ خانُم) is a Pakistani classical singer. She is also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Ghazal (The Queen of Ghazal) in both Pakistan and India[2] and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the ghazal genre of singing.[3][4] Khanum has been affectionately called Queen of Ghazal in Pakistan.
Early life
[edit]Khanum was born in 1929 in Amritsar, British India into a Punjabi Muslim family.[5] She had four siblings — a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer, Mukhtar Begum. Their entire family moved from Amritsar, Punjab to Lahore, Pakistan when she was 18 years old.[6][7]
She started learning Khayal, Thumri and Dadra from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of Patiala gharana.[8][6] As a child, her sister Mukhtar Begum would take her to the Khan's place for regular riyaaz (practice of classical music).[6] Her family moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947.
Career
[edit]Farida Khanum gave her first public concert in 1950 at the very young age of 21, and then joined Radio Pakistan where she gained recognition for herself.[9][6] She became a star when Pakistan's president Ayub Khan invited her to a public recital in the 1960s. Farida also acted in films and she also sang songs for films. She has been a frequent performer on Pakistan Television and other Pakistani TV channels.[6] The ghazal she is most associated with is Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo written by the famous poet Fayyaz Hashmi.[6][8] In 2015, at the age of 86, she sang this ghazal in Coke Studio Season 8.[10]
Khanum's live concerts in India have been very popular.[6] She visited Kabul, Afghanistan in the late 1960s and early 1970s for concerts where she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang Persian-language ghazals.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Farida Khanum lives in Lahore, Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son.[10] Her niece, Sheeba Hassan, is also an actress.
Filmography
[edit]Television shows
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1983 | Silver Jubilee | Herself | PTV |
Film
[edit]Year | Film | Language |
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1953 | Sailab | Urdu |
1961 | Sher-e-Islam | Urdu |
1963 | Baji | Urdu |
1967 | Main Woh Nahin | Urdu |
1968 | Pakeeza | Urdu |
1969 | Qasm Us Waqt Ki | Urdu |
1970 | Pardesi | Punjabi |
1972 | Bazi Jit Lei | Punjabi |
1973 | Pyasa | Urdu |
1973 | Dukh Sajna Day | Punjabi |
1974 | Rano | Punjabi |
1979 | Nishani | Urdu |
Discography
[edit]- 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 1
- 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2
- 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3
- 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol. 1
- 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1
- 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2
Studio releases
[edit]Year | Title | Album details | Track listing |
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1993 | Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 | Digital release date: 9 April 1993
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1993 | Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 | Digital release date: 9 April 1993
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Compilations and live albums
[edit]Year | Title | Album details | Track listing |
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1978 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 1 | Digital release date: 1 December 1978
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1979 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2 | Digital release date: 1 October 1979
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1980 | Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3 | Digital release date: 1 January 1980
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1985 | Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1 | Digital release date: 1 July 1985
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Awards and recognition
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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1970 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [11] |
1974 | EMI Silver Disc Awards | Best Ghazal Singer | Won | Herself | [11] |
1980 | Amir Khusrau Award | Best Ghazal Singer | Won | Herself | [12] |
2000 | PTV Award | Best Singer | Won | Herself | [13] |
2005 | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [10] |
2005 | Hafiz Ali Khan Award | Best Singer | Won | Herself | [10] |
2007 | The Times of India | Malika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazal) | Won | Herself | [14][10] |
2017 | 5th Hum Awards | Hum Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | Herself | [15] |
2021 | 20th Lux Style Awards | Unilever Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | Herself | [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". Youlin Magazine. 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal: Part III". Youlin Magazine. 4 February 2022.
- ^ Shuaib, Haroon (2 February 2022). "Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". youlinmagazine.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Farida Khanum sings Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo on Instagram live". The Indian Express. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Farida Khanum loves coming to India". The Times of India. 23 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Song Sung True (Farida Khanum interview)". Indian Express (newspaper). 4 May 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Farida Khanum: Memories New and Old". ALL THINGS PAKISTAN website. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Rajan, Anjana (13 November 2006). "When mood and melody merged". The Hindu (newspaper). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Lahore : a musical companion. Lahore : Baber Ali Foundation. p. 75.
- ^ a b c d e Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website Retrieved 13 July 2021
- ^ a b c "Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". Youlin Magazine. 18 January 2022.
- ^ Who's Who: Music in Pakistan. Xlibris Corporation. p. 87.
- ^ "PTV World Awards", PTV (News), archived from the original on 18 January 2022, retrieved 22 February 2022
- ^ "Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music". The Times of India. 14 December 2005. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Farida Khanum given lifetime achievement award at 5th Hum Awards". Dunya News. 23 December 2021.
- ^ "20th LSAs dazzle and reward stars in fashion, TV and music". Daily Times. 17 October 2021.