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{{short description|Pakistani singer and actress (1914–2001)}} | |||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Khursheed | | name = Khursheed Begum | ||
| image =Khurshid Bano.png | | image = Khurshid Bano.png | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| caption = Khurshid in ''[[Holi (1940 film)|Holi]]'' (1940) | | caption = Khurshid in ''[[Holi (1940 film)|Holi]]'' (1940) | ||
| birth_date = 14 | | other_names = Khursheed or Khurshid | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|04|14|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Lahore]],([[British India]]), now in [[Pakistan]] | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2001|4|18|1914|4|14}}<ref name=cineplot/> | | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2001|4|18|1914|4|14}}<ref name=cineplot/> | ||
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]] | | death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]] | ||
| birth_name = Irshad Begum | | birth_name = Irshad Begum | ||
| years_active = | | years_active = 1931 – 1956 | ||
| spouse = {{marriage|Lala Yakub|1949|1956|end=div.}} | | spouse = {{plainlist| | ||
| occupation = Actress | * {{marriage|Lala Yakub|1949|1956|end=div.}}{{efn|Different from Indian actor [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]]}} | ||
* Yousaf Bhai | |||
* Mian<ref name=cineplot/> | |||
}} | |||
| occupation = {{Hlist | Actress | [[Playback singer]] | Singer}} | |||
| children = 3 | | children = 3 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Khursheed Bano''' | '''Khursheed Bano''' (14 April 1914 – 18 April 2001), often credited as '''Khursheed''' or '''Khurshid''', was a singer and actress, and a pioneer of the [[Indian cinema]].<ref name=TheHindu/> Her career ran through the 1930s and 1940s, before she migrated to [[Pakistan]] in 1948.<ref name=TheHindu/> | ||
Making her debut with ''Laila Majnu'' (1931), she acted in over thirty films in India.<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-scene-stealer/article18261757.ece|url-status=dead |title=The scene-stealer (Khurshid Begum with K. L. Saigal in Tansen (1943 film))|author=Pran Nevile |newspaper=The Hindu newspaper|date=28 April 2017|archive-date=21 September 2021|access-date=24 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921135853/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-scene-stealer/article18261757.ece}}</ref> She is best known for her film ''[[Tansen (film)|Tansen]]'' (1943) with actor-singer [[K. L. Saigal]], which featured many of her memorable songs.<ref name="Rishi2012">{{cite book |last=Rishi |first=Tilak |title=Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r623sWyGm0sC&pg=PA28 |year=2012 |publisher=Trafford Publishing |isbn=978-1-4669-3963-9 |pages=28–}}</ref><ref name="NettlArnold2000">{{cite book |last1=Nettl |first1=Bruno |last2=Arnold |first2=Alison |title=The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOlNv8MAXIEC&pg=PA525 |year=2000 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-0-8240-4946-1 |page=525}}</ref> | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Khursheed | Khursheed was born on 14 April 1914 as Irshad Begum in Lahore, Pakistan. As a child, she lived in the [[Bhati Gate ]] area next to [[Allama Iqbal|Allama Iqbal's]] house.<ref name=cineplot/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=11 November 2019 |title=Khursheed profile |url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/khursheed-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022232008/https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/khursheed-1|access-date=24 January 2025 |website=Cinemaazi.com website |language=English |archive-date=22 October 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=TheHindu/> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Khursheed | Khursheed started her film career with early talkies when she joined [[Madan Theatre|Madan Theatres]] in Calcutta in 1931.<ref name="Ranade2006"/> | ||
She also worked in the silent film ''Eye for an Eye'' (1931) the year when the first talkie film (''[[Alam Ara]]'') of the subcontinent was released.<ref name="TheHindu" /><ref name=cineplot/> This was the heyday of the fledging movie industry in Lahore. Khursheed joined the Hindmata Cinetone Film Company and under this banner she appeared in ''Ishq-e-Punjab'' alias Mirza Sahiban (1935) - the first Punjabi talkie film. In the same year, she grabbed the lead role opposite [[Prithviraj Kapoor|Prithiviraj Kapoor]] along with Imrozia Begum in National Movietone's Swarg Ki Seedhi (1935) and received huge acclaim for her performance.<ref name=":0" /> She soon moved to Bombay and after working in Mahalakshmi Cinetone Company's Bombshell (1935) and Chirag-e-Husn (1935), she acted in Saroj Movietone's Gaibi Sitara (1935) where she sang all the songs herself. Sadly no records of these songs survive to this day. | |||
Some of her films released during this phase were ''Laila Majnu'' (1931), ''Muflis Aashiq'' (1932), ''Naqlee Doctor'' (1933), ''Bomb Shell'' and ''Mirza Sahiban'' (1935), ''Kimiagar'' (1936), ''Iman Farosh'' (1937), ''Madhur Milan'' (1938) and ''Sitara'' (1939).<ref name="TheHindu" /> | |||
During 1931 and 1942, she acted in films made by the studios in [[Calcutta]] and [[Lahore]] but though recognised as a singer actress, the films did not make an impact.<ref name="TheHindu" /> Some of her films in the 1940s were ''Musafir'' (1940), ''Holi'' (1940) ("Bhigoi Moree Saree Ray"), ''Shadi'' (1941) ("Hari ke Goon Prabhu ke Goon gavun mein" and "Ghir Ghir Aaye Baderia"), ''Pardesi'' (1941) ("Pahley Jo Mohabbat Sey Inkaar Kia Hota" and "Mori Ateria Hai Sooni").<ref name="TheHindu" /> In ''[[Bhakta Surdas]]'' (1942), "Panchee Bawra", whose composer was [[Gyan Dutt]] became a very famous song of the 1940s.<ref name="TheHindu" /> The other popular songs from the same film are "Madhur Madhur Ga Ray Manwa", "Jholee Bhar Taray Laday Ray', and a duet "Chandni Raat Aur Taray Khilay Haun" with K. L. Saigal.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news |last1=Nevile |first1=Pran |title=Remembering Khurshid |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040418/spectrum/main7.htm |access-date=18 June 2018 |issue=The Sunday Tribune |publisher=The Tribune (newspaper) |date=18 April 2004}}</ref> | |||
She acted in ''[[Chhoti Maa|Nurse]]'' ("Koyalia Kahay Bolay Ree") in 1943. ''[[Tansen (film)|Tansen]]'' (1943), with music composed by [[Khemchand Prakash]], was also a high point in her acting career. Her famous songs included "Barso Re", "Ghata Ghan Ghor Ghor", "Dukhia Jiara", "Ab Raja Bhae Moray Balam", and a duet, "Moray Bala Pun Kay Sathee Chela", with [[K. L. Saigal]]. | Her peak period came when she moved to [[Bombay]] to act in Ranjit Movietone films with actors like K. L. Saigal and [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]].<ref name=cineplot/><ref name=TheHindu/> She achieved immense popularity when she acted opposite the famous singer-actor K. L. Saigal in the [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]] directed, ''[[Bhukt Surdas]]'' (1942), followed by ''[[Tansen (film)|Tansen]]'' (1943) and was referred to as the "first of the singing stars".<ref name="Ranade2006">{{cite book |author=Ashok Damodar Ranade |title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&pg=PA331|date=1 January 2006 |publisher=Bibliophile South Asia |isbn=978-81-85002-64-4 |pages=331–334}}</ref> Her other two main lead stars were [[Paidi Jairaj|Jairaj]], and [[Ishwarlal (actor)|Ishwarlal]].<ref name=cineplot>{{cite web|title=Khursheed Bano's last interview|url=http://cineplot.com//khursheed-begum-her-last-interview/|website=Cineplot.com website|access-date=24 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006122219/http://cineplot.com//khursheed-begum-her-last-interview/|archive-date=6 October 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
She acted in ''[[Chhoti Maa|Nurse]]'' ("Koyalia Kahay Bolay Ree") in 1943.<ref name=TheHindu/> ''[[Tansen (film)|Tansen]]'' (1943), with music composed by [[Khemchand Prakash]], was also a high point in her acting career.<ref name=TheHindu/> Her famous songs included "Barso Re", "Ghata Ghan Ghor Ghor",<ref name="Ranade2006"/> "Dukhia Jiara", "Ab Raja Bhae Moray Balam", and a duet, "Moray Bala Pun Kay Sathee Chela", with [[K. L. Saigal]].<ref name=TheHindu/> | |||
Her other famous films are: ''Mumtaz Mahal'' (1940) ("Jo Hum Pay Guzarti Hai", "Dil Kee Dharkan Bana Liya"), ''Shahenshah Babar'' (1944) ("Mohabbat Mein Sara Jahan Jal Raha Hai", "Bulbul Aa Tu Bhi Ga"), ''Prabhu ka Ghar'' and ''Moorti'' (1945) ("Ambwa Pay Koyal Boley", "Baderia Baras Gayee Uss Paar") with music composition by [[Bulo C. Rani]], ''Mitti'' (1947) ("Chhaai Kali Ghata More Balam") in 1947 and ''Aap Beeti'' (1948) ("Meri Bintee Suno Bhagwan"). | Her other famous films are: ''Mumtaz Mahal'' (1940) ("Jo Hum Pay Guzarti Hai", "Dil Kee Dharkan Bana Liya"), ''Shahenshah Babar'' (1944) ("Mohabbat Mein Sara Jahan Jal Raha Hai", "Bulbul Aa Tu Bhi Ga"), ''Prabhu ka Ghar'' opposite [[Trilok Kapoor]] and ''Moorti'' (1945) ("Ambwa Pay Koyal Boley", "Baderia Baras Gayee Uss Paar") with music composition by [[Bulo C. Rani]], ''Mitti'' (1947) ("Chhaai Kali Ghata More Balam") in 1947 and ''Aap Beeti'' (1948) ("Meri Bintee Suno Bhagwan").<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name="Ranade2006"/> | ||
==Migration to Pakistan== | ==Migration to Pakistan== | ||
Her last film in India was ''Papeeha Re'' (1948), which was a great hit, prior to her migration to [[Pakistan]], leaving her mark in the Indian film industry. Khursheed migrated, in 1948, to [[Pakistan]] after the [[Partition of India|independence]], with her husband and settled down in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan.<ref name=cineplot/> | Her last film in India was ''Papeeha Re'' (1948), which was a great hit, prior to her migration to [[Pakistan]], leaving her mark in the Indian film industry.<ref name=TheHindu/> Khursheed migrated, in 1948, to [[Pakistan]] after the [[Partition of India|independence]], with her husband and settled down in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan.<ref name=cineplot/> | ||
She worked in two films in 1956, ''Fankar'' and ''Mandi''. Mandi was notable because of Khursheed and music composer [[Rafiq Ghaznavi]], but because of poor handling of the film, the film was not a success at the box office. The second film ''Fankar'', produced by Robert Malik, a physics teacher at Saint Paul's English High School, in [[Karachi]] suffered the same fate.<ref name=cineplot /> | She worked in two films in 1956, ''Fankar'' and ''Mandi''.<ref name=TheHindu/> Mandi was notable because of Khursheed and music composer [[Rafiq Ghaznavi]], but because of poor handling of the film, the film was not a success at the box office.<ref name=TheHindu/> The second film ''Fankar'', produced by Robert Malik, a physics teacher at Saint Paul's English High School, in [[Karachi]] suffered the same fate.<ref name=cineplot /> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Khursheed married her manager Lala Yakub (not to be confused with the famous Indian actor [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]]), who was a small-time actor with Kardar Productions and member of the [[Bhati Gate]] Group, [[Lahore, Pakistan]].<ref name=Tribune /> Due to personal problems, she divorced Yakub in 1956. She married Yusuf Bhai Mian in 1956, who was in the shipping business. She had three children and had stopped working in films after her last film in 1956.<ref name=cineplot /> | Khursheed married her manager Lala Yakub (not to be confused with the famous Indian actor [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]]), who was a small-time actor with Kardar Productions and member of the [[Bhati Gate]] Group, [[Lahore, Pakistan]].<ref name=Tribune /> Due to personal problems, she divorced Yakub in 1956. She married Yusuf Bhai Mian in 1956, who was in the shipping business.<ref name=TheHindu/> She had three children and had stopped working in films after her last film in 1956.<ref name=cineplot /> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Khursheed Bano died on 18 April 2001 in [[Karachi, Pakistan]] four days after her 87th birthday.<ref name=cineplot/> | Khursheed Bano died on 18 April 2001 in [[Karachi, Pakistan]] four days after her 87th birthday.<ref name=cineplot/><ref name=":0" /><ref name="Ranade2006"/> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
===Films in India=== | |||
===India=== | * ''Laila Majnu'' (as Shehla) (1931) (her debut film)<ref name="Ranade2006"/> | ||
* ''Laila Majnu'' (as | |||
* ''Muflis Ashiq'' (1932) | * ''Muflis Ashiq'' (1932) | ||
* ''Hatili Dulhan'' (1931) | * ''Hatili Dulhan'' (1931) | ||
* ''Chatra Bakavali'' (1932) | * ''Chatra Bakavali'' (1932) | ||
* ''Nakli Doctor'' (1933) | * ''Nakli Doctor'' (1933) | ||
* ''Mirza Sahiban'' (as Khursheed) ( | * ''Mirza Sahiban'' (as Khursheed) (1934)<ref name="Ranade2006"/> | ||
* ''Aankh Ka Nasha'' (as Shehla) (1933) | * ''Aankh Ka Nasha'' (as Shehla) (1933) | ||
* ''Swarg Ki Sidhi'' (as Khursheed) (1935) | * ''Swarg Ki Sidhi'' (as Khursheed) (1935)<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Bombshell'' (as Khursheed) (1935) | * ''Bombshell'' (as Khursheed) (1935) | ||
* ''Sipah Salar'' (1936) | * ''Sipah Salar'' (1936)<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Piya Ki Jogan'' (as Shahla) (1936) | * ''Piya Ki Jogan'' (as Shahla) (1936) | ||
* ''Kimiagar'' (1936) | * ''Kimiagar'' (1936) | ||
* ''Ailane Jung'' (1936) | * ''Ailane Jung'' (1936)<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Sitara'' (1938) | * ''Sitara'' (1938)<ref name=cineplot/> | ||
* ''Prem Samadhi'' (1938) | * ''Prem Samadhi'' (1938) | ||
* ''Madhur Milan'' (1938) | * ''Madhur Milan'' (1938)<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''The Daughters of India'' (1939) | * ''The Daughters of India'' (1939) | ||
* ''Kaun Kisi ka'' (1939) | * ''Kaun Kisi ka'' (1939) | ||
* ''[[Aap Ki Marzi]]'' (1939) | * ''[[Aap Ki Marzi]]'' (1939)<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''[[Musafir (1940 film)|Musafir]]'' (1940) | * ''[[Musafir (1940 film)|Musafir]]'' (1940) | ||
* ''[[Holi (1940 film)|Holi]]'' (1940) | * ''[[Holi (1940 film)|Holi]]'' (1940) | ||
* ''[[Shaadi (1941 film)|Shaadi]]'' (1941) | * ''[[Shaadi (1941 film)|Shaadi]]'' (1941)<ref name=cineplot/><ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Pardesi'' (1941) | * ''Pardesi'' (1941)<ref name=cineplot/><ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Beti'' (1941) | * ''Beti'' (1941) | ||
* ''Choti Ma'' | * ''Choti Ma'' | ||
* ''Chandni'' (1942) | * ''Chandni'' (1942) | ||
* ''[[Bhakta Surdas]]'' (1942)<ref name=cineplot/> | * ''[[Bhakta Surdas]]'' (1942)<ref name=cineplot/><ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''[[Tansen (film)|Tansen]]'' (1943) | * ''[[Tansen (film)|Tansen]]'' (1943)<ref name=cineplot/><ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Dr. Kumar'' (1944) | * ''Dr. Kumar'' (1944) | ||
* ''Shahenshah Babar'' (1944) | * ''[[Shahenshah Babar]]'' (1944)<ref name=cineplot/><ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Mumtaz Mahal'' (1944) | * ''Mumtaz Mahal'' (1944)<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Prabhu Ka Ghar'' (1945) | * ''Prabhu Ka Ghar'' (1945) | ||
* ''Moorti'' (1945) | * ''Moorti'' (1945) | ||
* ''Devar'' (1946) | * ''Devar'' (1946) | ||
* ''[[Phoolwari]]'' (1946) | * ''[[Phoolwari]]'' (1946) | ||
* ''[[Manjhdhar (1947 film)|Manjhdhar]]'' (1947) | * ''[[Manjhdhar (1947 film)|Manjhdhar]]'' (1947)<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Rangeen Kahani'' (1947) | * ''Rangeen Kahani'' (1947) | ||
* ''Mitti'' (1947) | * ''Mitti'' (1947) | ||
* ''Aap Beeti'' (1948) | * ''[[Aage Badho]]'' (1947)<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* ''Aap Beeti'' (1948)<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Ranade2006"/> | |||
* ''Papiha Re'' (1948) | * ''Papiha Re'' (1948) | ||
===Pakistan=== | ===Films in Pakistan=== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |||
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year | |||
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film | |||
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language | |||
|- | |||
| 1956 || ''[[Mandi (1956 film)|Mandi]]''<ref name=cineplot/> || Urdu | |||
|- | |||
| 1956 || ''Fankar''<ref name=cineplot/> || Urdu | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
=== Notes === | |||
{{notelist}} | |||
===Citations=== | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian women classical singers]] | |||
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[[Category:Pakistani classical singers]] | |||
[[Category:Pakistani ghazal singers]] | |||
[[Category:Punjabi-language singers]] | |||
[[Category:2001 deaths]] | [[Category:2001 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistani | [[Category:Pakistani women singers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian film actresses]] | |||
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[[Category:Pakistani Sunni Muslims]] | [[Category:Pakistani Sunni Muslims]] | ||
[[Category:Urdu-language playback singers]] | |||
[[Category:People from Kasur District]] | [[Category:People from Kasur District]] | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian women singers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian women singers]] | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Actresses in Urdu cinema]] | ||
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[[Category:Pakistani radio personalities]] | |||
[[Category:People from Punjab Province (British India)]] | |||
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Khursheed Begum | |
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 Khurshid in Holi (1940) | |
| Born | Irshad Begum 14 April 1914 |
| Died | 18 April 2001 (aged 87)[1] |
| Other names | Khursheed or Khurshid |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1931 – 1956 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3 |
Khursheed Bano (14 April 1914 – 18 April 2001), often credited as Khursheed or Khurshid, was a singer and actress, and a pioneer of the Indian cinema.[2] Her career ran through the 1930s and 1940s, before she migrated to Pakistan in 1948.[2]
Making her debut with Laila Majnu (1931), she acted in over thirty films in India.[2] She is best known for her film Tansen (1943) with actor-singer K. L. Saigal, which featured many of her memorable songs.[3][4]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Khursheed was born on 14 April 1914 as Irshad Begum in Lahore, Pakistan. As a child, she lived in the Bhati Gate area next to Allama Iqbal's house.[1][5][2]
Career[edit | edit source]
Khursheed started her film career with early talkies when she joined Madan Theatres in Calcutta in 1931.[6]
She also worked in the silent film Eye for an Eye (1931) the year when the first talkie film (Alam Ara) of the subcontinent was released.[2][1] This was the heyday of the fledging movie industry in Lahore. Khursheed joined the Hindmata Cinetone Film Company and under this banner she appeared in Ishq-e-Punjab alias Mirza Sahiban (1935) - the first Punjabi talkie film. In the same year, she grabbed the lead role opposite Prithiviraj Kapoor along with Imrozia Begum in National Movietone's Swarg Ki Seedhi (1935) and received huge acclaim for her performance.[5] She soon moved to Bombay and after working in Mahalakshmi Cinetone Company's Bombshell (1935) and Chirag-e-Husn (1935), she acted in Saroj Movietone's Gaibi Sitara (1935) where she sang all the songs herself. Sadly no records of these songs survive to this day.
Some of her films released during this phase were Laila Majnu (1931), Muflis Aashiq (1932), Naqlee Doctor (1933), Bomb Shell and Mirza Sahiban (1935), Kimiagar (1936), Iman Farosh (1937), Madhur Milan (1938) and Sitara (1939).[2]
During 1931 and 1942, she acted in films made by the studios in Calcutta and Lahore but though recognised as a singer actress, the films did not make an impact.[2] Some of her films in the 1940s were Musafir (1940), Holi (1940) ("Bhigoi Moree Saree Ray"), Shadi (1941) ("Hari ke Goon Prabhu ke Goon gavun mein" and "Ghir Ghir Aaye Baderia"), Pardesi (1941) ("Pahley Jo Mohabbat Sey Inkaar Kia Hota" and "Mori Ateria Hai Sooni").[2] In Bhakta Surdas (1942), "Panchee Bawra", whose composer was Gyan Dutt became a very famous song of the 1940s.[2] The other popular songs from the same film are "Madhur Madhur Ga Ray Manwa", "Jholee Bhar Taray Laday Ray', and a duet "Chandni Raat Aur Taray Khilay Haun" with K. L. Saigal.[7]
Her peak period came when she moved to Bombay to act in Ranjit Movietone films with actors like K. L. Saigal and Motilal.[1][2] She achieved immense popularity when she acted opposite the famous singer-actor K. L. Saigal in the Chaturbhuj Doshi directed, Bhukt Surdas (1942), followed by Tansen (1943) and was referred to as the "first of the singing stars".[6] Her other two main lead stars were Jairaj, and Ishwarlal.[1]
She acted in Nurse ("Koyalia Kahay Bolay Ree") in 1943.[2] Tansen (1943), with music composed by Khemchand Prakash, was also a high point in her acting career.[2] Her famous songs included "Barso Re", "Ghata Ghan Ghor Ghor",[6] "Dukhia Jiara", "Ab Raja Bhae Moray Balam", and a duet, "Moray Bala Pun Kay Sathee Chela", with K. L. Saigal.[2]
Her other famous films are: Mumtaz Mahal (1940) ("Jo Hum Pay Guzarti Hai", "Dil Kee Dharkan Bana Liya"), Shahenshah Babar (1944) ("Mohabbat Mein Sara Jahan Jal Raha Hai", "Bulbul Aa Tu Bhi Ga"), Prabhu ka Ghar opposite Trilok Kapoor and Moorti (1945) ("Ambwa Pay Koyal Boley", "Baderia Baras Gayee Uss Paar") with music composition by Bulo C. Rani, Mitti (1947) ("Chhaai Kali Ghata More Balam") in 1947 and Aap Beeti (1948) ("Meri Bintee Suno Bhagwan").[2][6]
Migration to Pakistan[edit | edit source]
Her last film in India was Papeeha Re (1948), which was a great hit, prior to her migration to Pakistan, leaving her mark in the Indian film industry.[2] Khursheed migrated, in 1948, to Pakistan after the independence, with her husband and settled down in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]
She worked in two films in 1956, Fankar and Mandi.[2] Mandi was notable because of Khursheed and music composer Rafiq Ghaznavi, but because of poor handling of the film, the film was not a success at the box office.[2] The second film Fankar, produced by Robert Malik, a physics teacher at Saint Paul's English High School, in Karachi suffered the same fate.[1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Khursheed married her manager Lala Yakub (not to be confused with the famous Indian actor Yakub), who was a small-time actor with Kardar Productions and member of the Bhati Gate Group, Lahore, Pakistan.[7] Due to personal problems, she divorced Yakub in 1956. She married Yusuf Bhai Mian in 1956, who was in the shipping business.[2] She had three children and had stopped working in films after her last film in 1956.[1]
Death[edit | edit source]
Khursheed Bano died on 18 April 2001 in Karachi, Pakistan four days after her 87th birthday.[1][5][6]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Films in India[edit | edit source]
- Laila Majnu (as Shehla) (1931) (her debut film)[6]
- Muflis Ashiq (1932)
- Hatili Dulhan (1931)
- Chatra Bakavali (1932)
- Nakli Doctor (1933)
- Mirza Sahiban (as Khursheed) (1934)[6]
- Aankh Ka Nasha (as Shehla) (1933)
- Swarg Ki Sidhi (as Khursheed) (1935)[5]
- Bombshell (as Khursheed) (1935)
- Sipah Salar (1936)[5]
- Piya Ki Jogan (as Shahla) (1936)
- Kimiagar (1936)
- Ailane Jung (1936)[5]
- Sitara (1938)[1]
- Prem Samadhi (1938)
- Madhur Milan (1938)[5]
- The Daughters of India (1939)
- Kaun Kisi ka (1939)
- Aap Ki Marzi (1939)[5]
- Musafir (1940)
- Holi (1940)
- Shaadi (1941)[1][5]
- Pardesi (1941)[1][5]
- Beti (1941)
- Choti Ma
- Chandni (1942)
- Bhakta Surdas (1942)[1][5]
- Tansen (1943)[1][5]
- Dr. Kumar (1944)
- Shahenshah Babar (1944)[1][5]
- Mumtaz Mahal (1944)[5]
- Prabhu Ka Ghar (1945)
- Moorti (1945)
- Devar (1946)
- Phoolwari (1946)
- Manjhdhar (1947)[5]
- Rangeen Kahani (1947)
- Mitti (1947)
- Aage Badho (1947)[5]
- Aap Beeti (1948)[5][6]
- Papiha Re (1948)
Films in Pakistan[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Mandi[1] | Urdu |
| 1956 | Fankar[1] | Urdu |
References[edit | edit source]
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Citations[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 "Khursheed Bano's last interview". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Pran Nevile (28 April 2017). "The scene-stealer (Khurshid Begum with K. L. Saigal in Tansen (1943 film))". The Hindu newspaper. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ Rishi, Tilak (2012). Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years. Trafford Publishing. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-1-4669-3963-9.
- ↑ Nettl, Bruno; Arnold, Alison (2000). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent. Taylor & Francis. p. 525. ISBN 978-0-8240-4946-1.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 "Khursheed profile". Cinemaazi.com website. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Ashok Damodar Ranade (1 January 2006). Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries. Bibliophile South Asia. pp. 331–334. ISBN 978-81-85002-64-4.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nevile, Pran (18 April 2004). "Remembering Khurshid". No. The Sunday Tribune. The Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 18 June 2018.