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{{Short description|Bangladeshi singer (1952–2019)}}
{{infobox person
| native_name = শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_name= Shahnaz Begum
| birth_date= {{Birth date|1952|01|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Dhaka]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
| occupation= Playback singer
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| family = [[Zafar Iqbal (actor)|Zafar Iqbal]] (brother) <br/> [[Anwar Parvez]] (brother)
| years active = 1962–2012
| awards=[[#Awards|full list]]
| death_date= {{Death date and age|2019|03|23|1952|01|02|df=yes}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
}}

'''Shahnaz Rahmatullah''' ({{née|Begum}}; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=bn:শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ আর নেই |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/1584947 |work=Prothom Alo |accessdate=23 March 2019 |language=bn}}</ref><ref name=star>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/citibank-pays-tribute-to-shahnaz-rahmatullah/|title=Citibank pays tribute to Shahnaz Rahmatullah
|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=19 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=priyo>{{cite news|url=http://news.priyo.com/entertainment/2012/09/08/shahnaz-rahmatullah-59248.html|title=Shahnaz Rahmatullah at 'Bela Obela Sarabela'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072137/http://news.priyo.com/entertainment/2012/09/08/shahnaz-rahmatullah-59248.html|archive-date=2016-03-04|publisher=Priyo|date=2012-09-08}}</ref> Her notable songs are ''Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye'', ''Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay'' and ''Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha''.<ref name=tribune>{{cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2013/sep/21/shahnaz-rahmatullah-honoured|title=Shahnaz Rahmatullah honoured|date=21 September 2013|publisher=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> She was the recipient of the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1992 and [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for the film ''Chhutir Phande'' (1990).<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|accessdate=23 August 2017|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}</ref><ref name=nfa>{{cite web|url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২|script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২)|language=bn|trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)|accessdate=25 March 2019|publisher=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation|work=Government of Bangladesh}}</ref>

==Background==
[[File:Shahnaz Rahmatullah with her brother Zafar Iqbal.jpg|thumb|Rahmatullah with her brother [[Zafar Iqbal (actor)|Zafar Iqbal]] in the 1960s.]]
Rahmatullah was born on 2 January 1952 as Shahnaz Begum in Dhaka to M Fazlul Haq and Asiya Haq.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=bn:অন্য এক শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ |url=http://akhauranews.com/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE/ |website=akhauranews.com |language=bn |accessdate=23 March 2022}}</ref> Actor [[Zafar Iqbal (actor)|Zafar Iqbal]] and music director [[Anwar Parvez]] were Rahmatullah's brothers.<ref name=priyo/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/lifes-lyrics/afternoon-shahnaz-rahmatullah-1539013|title=An afternoon with Shahnaz Rahmatullah|date=2018-02-24|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-06-03|author=Nashid Kamal}}</ref> She got trained by ghazal maestro Mehedi Hassan, Ustad Phul Mohammad, Ustad Munir Hossain and [[Altaf Mahmud]].

Rahmatullah was married to Maj (retd) Abul Bashar Rahmatullah.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/singer-shahnaz-rahmatullah-be-buried-at-dhaka-banani-graveyard-1719661|title=Shahnaz Rahmatullah laid to rest|date=2019-03-24|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>

==Career==
Rahmatullah debuted in singing at the age of 11, as a playback singer for the film ''Notun Sur'' (1963).<ref name=more>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/what-more-can-the-world-expect-singer-1721677|title=What more can the world expect from a Singer?|date=2019-03-29|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref><ref name=passes/> She first performed on television in 1964.<ref name=passes/> She sang in Bangladeshi and Pakistani films.<ref>{{cite news |title=Celebrated singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah dies at 67 |url=https://bdnews24.com/entertainment/2019/03/24/celebrated-singer-shahnaz-rahmatullah-passes-away |accessdate=24 March 2019 |publisher=bdnews24.com |date=24 March 2022}}</ref> She mostly sang modern (''Adhunik Gaan'') and patriotic songs. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she sang patriotic songs such as ''Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhe'' and ''Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1471930|title='Sohni dharti' — always|date=2019-03-26|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2019/03/24/singer-shahnaz-rahmatullah-laid-to-rest|title=Singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah laid to rest|date=2019-03-24|website=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref> She released an album with [[Samina Chowdhury]] called ''Megh Roddur'' on which she sang six songs composed by Shafiq Tuhin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shahnaz Rahmatullah passes away |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/news/193007/Singer-Shahnaz-Rahmatuallah-dies |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=Prothom Alo |date=24 March 2022}}</ref> She released four albums in total.<ref name=more/>

Four of Rahmatullah's songs were selected in a BBC survey of 20 greatest Bangla songs of all times.<ref name=more/>

Rahmatullah died on 23 March 2019 of a heart attack at her residence in [[Baridhara]], aged 67.<ref name=passes>{{cite news |title=Shahnaz Rahmatullah passes away |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/shahnaz-rahmatullah-passes-away-1719625 |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=Daily Star |date=24 March 2022}}</ref>

Pakistani journalist, [[Hamid Mir]] said, "Shahnaz Begum passed away in Bangladesh on March 23 when many Pakistanis were listening to her famous song Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhay on Pakistan day."<ref name=more/>

==Works==
;Films
* Notun Sur (1962)<ref name=passes/>
* [[Abar Tora Manush Ho #Music|Abar Tora Manush Ho]] (1973)<ref name=passes/>
* [[Ghuddi #Music|Ghuddi]] (1975)
;Albums
* Badal Diner Pakhi<ref name=passes/>

==Film songs<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gaana.com/artist/shahnaz-rahmatullah|title=Shahnaz Rahmatullah songs in Bengali|accessdate=29 April 2022}}</ref>==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="100%" textcolor:#000;"
|- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;"
| scope="col" width=21%| '''Year'''
| scope="col" width=21%| '''Film'''
| scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
| scope="col" width=20%|'''Composer(s)'''
| scope="col" width=20%|'''Songwriter(s)'''
| scope="col" width=21%|'''Co-artist(s)'''
|-
| rowspan=2| 1970
! rowspan=1| ''Modhu Milon''
| "Adhare Alo Hoye"
| Bashir Ahmed
| Syed Shamsul Haque, Masud Karim, Shahidul Islam
| Bashir Ahmed
|-
!''Nupur''
| "Laaj Laage Mor Sokhi"
| Karim Shahabuddin
| S. M. Hedayet
| Sabina Yasmin
|-
| 1972
!''Bahram Badshah''
| "Hay Hay Mori Joubon Jaala Re"
|
| Gazi Mazharul Anwar, M A Kashem, Osman Khan
| solo
|-
| 1983
!''Sakkhi''
| "Parina Bhule Jete" <ref name=Ala/>
| Alauddin Ali
| Gazi Mazharul Anwar
| solo
|-
| rowspan=3| 1995
! Rowspan=3| ''Muktir Songram''
| "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 1)
|rowspan=3| Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul
|rowspan=3| Uttam Akash
|rowspan=3| solo
|-
| "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 2)
|-
| "Phooler Kane Bhromor Ese"
|-
|}

==songs for Television==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="100%" textcolor:#000;"
|- style="background:#cfc; text-align:center;"
| scope="col" width=21%| '''Year'''
| scope="col" width=21%| '''Show'''
| scope="col" width=23%|'''Song'''
| scope="col" width=20%|'''Composer(s)'''
| scope="col" width=20%|'''Songwriter(s)'''
| scope="col" width=21%|'''Co-artist(s)'''
|-
| 1978
!''Bangladesh Television'' <ref name=Ala/>
| "Prothom Bangladesh Amar Shesh Bangladesh"
| Alauddin Ali
| Moniruzzaman Monir
| solo
|-
| N/A
!''Anandamela'' <ref name=Ala>[https://www.ntvbd.com/entertainment/11188/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE--%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80 Very few composers are as lucky as me: Alauddin Ali]</ref>
| "Je Chhilo Drishtir Simanay"
| Alauddin Ali
| Nazrul Islam Babu
| solo
|-
|}

==Awards==
* [[Pride of Performance|President's Pride of Performance Medal]] (1965)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-28|title=Ferdausi Rahman turns 78 today|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/ferdausi-rahman-turns-78-today-1921857|access-date=2020-06-29|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1992)
* [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] (1990)
* Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award
* Bangladesh Chalachitra Sangbadik Samity Award

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|7593371}}
{{Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Dhaka]]
[[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi women singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi singers]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi playback singers]]
[[Category:Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]
[[Category:Burials at Banani Graveyard]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance]]

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