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Shahnaz Rahmatullah

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Shahnaz Rahmatullah
শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ
Born
Shahnaz Begum

(1952-01-02)2 January 1952
Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died23 March 2019(2019-03-23) (aged 67)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationPlayback singer
Years active1962–2012
FamilyZafar Iqbal (brother)
Anwar Parvez (brother)
Awardsfull list

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]

Background

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Rahmatullah with her brother Zafar Iqbal in the 1960s.

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

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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

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Films
Albums
  • Badal Diner Pakhi[11]

Film songs[16]

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Year Film Song Composer(s) Songwriter(s) Co-artist(s)
1966 Bhawal Sanyasi "Sokhi Amar Elo Mrigayay" Satya Saha Zia Haider Anjuman Ara Begum
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

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Year Album Song Composer(s) Songwriter(s) Co-artist(s)
N/A Single "Sagorer Teer Theke" Anwar Parvez solo

Songs for television

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Year Show Song Composer(s) Songwriter(s) Co-artist(s)
N/A Single "Mayadore Bnadha Poira" Mansur Ahmed Nurul Islam Abdul Alim
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

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References

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  1. ^ শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Citibank pays tribute to Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. 19 January 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Shahnaz Rahmatullah at 'Bela Obela Sarabela'". Priyo. 2012-09-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. ^ "Shahnaz Rahmatullah honoured". Dhaka Tribune. 21 September 2013.
  5. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ অন্য এক শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ. akhauranews.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ Nashid Kamal (2018-02-24). "An afternoon with Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  9. ^ "Shahnaz Rahmatullah laid to rest". The Daily Star. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  10. ^ a b c d "What more can the world expect from a Singer?". The Daily Star. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Shahnaz Rahmatullah passes away". Daily Star. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Celebrated singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah dies at 67". bdnews24.com. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  13. ^ "'Sohni dharti' — always". DAWN.COM. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  14. ^ "Singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah laid to rest". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  15. ^ "Shahnaz Rahmatullah passes away". Prothom Alo. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Shahnaz Rahmatullah songs in Bengali". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  17. ^ a b c Very few composers are as lucky as me: Alauddin Ali
  18. ^ "Ferdausi Rahman turns 78 today". The Daily Star. 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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