Shahnaz Rahmatullah
Shahnaz Rahmatullah (née Begum; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer.[1][2][3] Her notable songs are Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye, Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha.[4] 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).[5][6]
Shahnaz Rahmatullah | |
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শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ | |
Born | Shahnaz Begum 2 January 1952 |
Died | 23 March 2019 67) | (aged
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Playback singer |
Years active | 1962–2012 |
Family | Zafar Iqbal (brother) Anwar Parvez (brother) |
Awards | full list |
Background
Rahmatullah was born on 2 January 1952 as Shahnaz Begum in Dhaka to M Fazlul Haq and Asiya Haq.[7] Actor Zafar Iqbal and music director Anwar Parvez were Rahmatullah's brothers.[3][8] 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.[9]
Career
Rahmatullah debuted in singing at the age of 11, as a playback singer for the film Notun Sur (1963).[10][11] She first performed on television in 1964.[11] She sang in Bangladeshi and Pakistani films.[12] 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.[13][14] She released an album with Samina Chowdhury called Megh Roddur on which she sang six songs composed by Shafiq Tuhin.[15] She released four albums in total.[10]
Four of Rahmatullah's songs were selected in a BBC survey of 20 greatest Bangla songs of all times.[10]
Rahmatullah died on 23 March 2019 of a heart attack at her residence in Baridhara, aged 67.[11]
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."[10]
Works
- Films
- Notun Sur (1962)[11]
- Abar Tora Manush Ho (1973)[11]
- Ghuddi (1975)
- Albums
- Badal Diner Pakhi[11]
Film songs[16]
Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) |
1966 | Bhawal Sanyasi | "Sokhi Amar Elo Mrigayay" | Satya Saha | Zia Haider | Anjuman Ara Begum |
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Daak Babu | "Holud Baato, Mehndi Baato" | Ali Hossain | Mohammad Moniruzzaman | chorus | |
1968 | Balyobondu | "Pakhir Kakoli Theme Gelo" | Anwaruddin Khan | Amjad Hossain | solo |
Saat Bhai Champa | "O Saat Bhai Champa Jaago Re" | Amir Ali | Khan Ataur Rahman | solo | |
1969 | Agantuk | "Ami Je Kebol Bolei Choli" | Azad Rahman | Dr. Abu Haider Sajedur Rahman | Mahmudun Nabi |
"Olira Gun Gun Gunguniye" | solo | ||||
Mukti | "Tumi Asbe Ei Logone" | Karim Shahbuddin | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
Naginir Prem | "Bondhur Poth Cheye" | Mansur Ahmed | Nurul Islam Lal | solo | |
Patalpurir Rajkonya | "Aji Patalpurite Uthal Pathal Uthechhe" | Mansur Ahmed | Nurul Islam Lal | chorus | |
Shaheed Titumir (Urdu) | "Laaye Hain Husn Ka" | Mansur Ahmed | Fayyaz Hashmi | Sabina Yasmin | |
1970 | Anka Banka | "Anuraage Gaane Gaane" | Altaf Mahmud | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo |
Bablu | "Amar Chhotto Bhaiti" | Karim Shahabuddin | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
Binimoy | "Dekha Nei, Dekha Holo" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
Ekoi Ange Eto Roop | "Jibone Rong Chirodin Robe Na" | Ali Hossain | Mohammad Moniruzzaman | solo | |
Koto Je Minoti | "Ami Gaanke Bhalobeschhi" | Anwar Parvez | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
"Amar Koto Gaan Chhilo Je" | |||||
"Tumi Saat Sagorer Opar Hote" | Abdul Jabbar | ||||
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 | |
Peech Dhala Poth | "Phooler Kaane Bhromor Ese" | Robin Ghosh | Mohammad Moniruzzaman | solo | |
Rong Bodlay | "O Pakhi Re" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
1972 | Anowara | "Allahumma Salli Aala Muhammad" | Khandaker Nurul Alam | Abdul Latif | solo |
Bahram Badshah | "Hay Hay Mori Joubon Jaala Re" | Gazi Mazharul Anwar, M A Kashem, Osman Khan | solo | ||
Ehsaas (Urdu) | "Ruk Jao, Abhi Mat Jao" | Robin Ghosh | Ahmad Rushdi | ||
1973 | Abar Tora Manush Ho | "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" | Khan Ataur Rahman | Khan Ataur Rahman | solo |
1975 | Aponjon | "Slamalekum, Keno Eto Deri Holo?" | Ali Hossain | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Khurshid Alam |
1977 | Kuasha | "Bondhu Amay Rekho Shudhu" | Azad Rahman | Gazi Mazharul Anwar, Jebunnisa Jamal, Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury | Mahmudun Nabi |
1980 | Ghuddi | "Ghum Ghum Chokhe" | Lucky Akhand | Kausar Ahmed Chaudhury | solo |
1983 | Sakkhi | "Parina Bhule Jete" [17] | Alauddin Ali | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo |
1990 | Chhutir Phande | "Sagorer Soikote" | Anwar Parvez | Shahidul Haque Khan | solo |
1995 | Muktir Songram | "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 1) | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Uttam Akash | solo |
"Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 2) | |||||
"Phooler Kane Bhromor Ese" |
Non-film songs
Year | Album | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) |
N/A | Single | "Sagorer Teer Theke" | Anwar Parvez | solo |
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Songs for television
Year | Show | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) |
N/A | Single | "Mayadore Bnadha Poira" | Mansur Ahmed | Nurul Islam | Abdul Alim |
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1978 | Bangladesh Television [17] | "Prothom Bangladesh Amar Shesh Bangladesh" | Alauddin Ali | Moniruzzaman Monir | solo |
N/A | Anandamela [17] | "Je Chhilo Drishtir Simanay" | Alauddin Ali | Nazrul Islam Babu | solo |
Awards
- President's Pride of Performance Medal (1965)[18]
- Ekushey Padak (1992)
- Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (1990)
- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award
- Bangladesh Chalachitra Sangbadik Samity Award
References
- শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Citibank pays tribute to Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. 19 January 2008.
- "Shahnaz Rahmatullah at 'Bela Obela Sarabela'". Priyo. 2012-09-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- "Shahnaz Rahmatullah honoured". Dhaka Tribune. 21 September 2013.
- একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975–2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- অন্য এক শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ. akhauranews.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- Nashid Kamal (2018-02-24). "An afternoon with Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
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- "'Sohni dharti' — always". DAWN.COM. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- "Singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah laid to rest". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
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- "Shahnaz Rahmatullah songs in Bengali". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- Very few composers are as lucky as me: Alauddin Ali
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