About Famous Bollywood Female Singers

Introduction to Hindi film songs

The origin of Hindi film songs can be traced to 194Os when the playback singing was introduced. While earlier the singing artists acted and sang their songs on their own, it was only in this decade the playback singing came into the picture when artists who did not sing were introduced.

Interestingly, one of the earliest singers was Suraiya, who sang at the age of 13 years for Mehtaab in Sharda(1943). Other notable female singers in mumbai who emerged after this were Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, etc. These singers became legends in their lifetime due to their magical voice and immortal melodies. Here is a tribute to divas of the Hindi Cinema in yesteryear.

Shamshad Begum

Shamshad was born in Amritsar and made her debut at AIR Lahore in 1937. Her enchanting depth of voice always haunted the listeners. Ghulam Haider, the famous musician of Lahore used her voice artfully in his hits like Khandan(1942) and Khazanchi(1941). As she stepped into the Hindi film music, contemporary composers almost fell over each other to book her for their songs. It led to her extremely prolific career until the late 50s. Most of her songs such as ‘Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon (Patanga)’, Sayyan Dil Mein Aana Re’ (Bahar), ‘Boojh Mera Kya Naam Re’ (C.I.D.), ‘Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar’ (Aar Paar), etc became instant hits.

Geeta Dutt

At the age of 12 years, Geeta Roy came to Mumbai from East Bengal with her parents. The famous music director offered her a solo in Do Bhai when she was only 15. It became an instant hit. Her collaboration with the composer SD Burman came out to be very fruitful for her. They gave hits after hits such as Bhai, Kagaz Ke Phool, Munimji, etc. The jazzy tracks of Baazi gave a new avenue to Geeta’s singing. Both OP Nayyar and Geeta Dutt scaled new heights with Aar Paar. The songs like ‘‘Babuji Dheere Chalna’ and ‘Yeh Lo Mein Hari Piya’ became immortal hits.

Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar, the most preferred name in the world of Hindi music is a combination of god-gifted high pitched voice and an inherent ability to pick up whatever was taught to her. The true colors of Lata’s voice emerged when she gave super hit songs back to back in three blockbusters namely, Naushad’s Andaaz, Khemchand Prakash’s Mahal and Shankar Jaikishan’s Barsaat. By 1950, the Lata wave had swept the industry and the heavy base nasal voice became obsolete. Though Lata sang under the guardianship of top composers, it was Madan Mohan who exploited her voice to come up with beautiful ghazals singer.

Asha Bhonsle

Asha Bhonsle can be called as the most versatile singer of the Hindi film industry. She has worked extensively with trendsetting composers of three generations. It can be from breezy songs of O.P Nayyar in the 1950s to foot-tapping tracks of RD Burman in the 1970s and finally to contemporary rhythms of A.R Rehman. The first rock and roll number ‘Eina Meena Deeka’ was sung by her in the 1950s. 1957 was her most significant year when O.P Nayyar used her voice for Naya Daur and Tumsa Nahi Dekha. The 1970s brought her close with music composer R.D Burman and she married him. They gave memorable hits in movies such as Hare Raam Hare Krishna, Teesri Manzil, Caravan and many more. In later years of her career, she has given many memorable live singing performances at various award functions and concerts.

The Path to Becoming a Legend

Nothing can replace hard work, sincerity, and dedication. Singers, who are giving playbacks in movies, have the popularity but not the same level of respect which professional singers from yesteryear enjoy.

The reasons are quite simple to understand. With the help of technology, it has become comparatively easier, even for out-of-tune singers, to render a song, which can be made popular with extensive marketing gimmicks and splashing it all over social media platforms.

But such songs often lack soul and they fade away rapidly with the passing time. Artists, who want to reach the same level of admiration, should try to make an honest start by learning the basics of singing skills, under the able guidance of an experienced teacher. With hard work, perseverance, and constant honing of skills, one can earn the respect of the audience.

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