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Noor Jehan, the Glossary

Noor Jehan, sometimes spelled NoorjehanAshish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema, British Film Institute, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2002, pp.^[1]

Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Karachi, established in 1985, is the primary teaching site of the Aga Khan University's (AKU) Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Agha Hashar Kashmiri

Agha Hashar Kashmiri (born Muhammad Shah; 3 April 1879 – 1 April 1935) was an Urdu poet, playwright and dramatist.

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Ahmad Ali Butt

Ahmad Ali Butt (احمد علی بٹ) is a Pakistani actor, comedian, keyboardist, rapper, singer-songwriter, voice actor and television host.

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Ahmed Rushdi (احمد رشدی; 24 April 1934 – 11 April 1983) was a versatile Pakistani playback singer and was "an important contributor to the golden age of Pakistani film music." Regarded as one of the greatest singers in South Asia who could sing high tenor notes with ease, he is best known for his versatility and distinctive voice, with complex and dark emotional expressions. Noor Jehan and Ahmed Rushdi are 20th-century Pakistani singers, Nigar Award winners, Pakistani playback singers and recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz.

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Alam Lohar

Alam Lohar (محمد عالملوہار) was a prominent Pakistani Punjabi folk music singer. Noor Jehan and Alam Lohar are 20th-century Pakistani singers, Pakistani playback singers, people from Punjab Province (British India), Punjabi-language singers and recipients of the Pride of Performance.

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Ambassador

An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment.

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Anarkali (1958 film)

Anarkali is a 1958 Pakistani historical drama film, directed by Anwar Kamal Pasha and starring Noor Jehan and Sudhir in lead roles. Noor Jehan and Anarkali (1958 film) are Nigar Award winners.

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Angina

Angina, also known as angina pectoris, is chest pain or pressure, usually caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium).

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Anmol Ghadi

(Priceless moment) is a 1946 Indian drama film directed by Mehboob Khan, starring Surendra, Suraiya, Noor Jehan and Zahur Raja.

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Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle (born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Noor Jehan and Asha Bhosle are 20th-century Indian singers and 20th-century Indian women singers.

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Award

An award, sometimes called a distinction, is given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field.

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Ayeza Khan

Ayeza Khan (born Kanza Khan; 15 January 1991) is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television. Khan has established herself as one of the leading television actresses and is a recipient of several accolades including three Hum Awards and two Lux Style Awards. Khan has been described among the nation's highest-paid actresses by the media.

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Azamgarh

Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Baaji (1963 film)

Baaji is a 1963 Pakistani musical romance film directed by S. Suleman. Noor Jehan and Baaji (1963 film) are Nigar Award winners.

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Badi Maa

Badi Maa, also called Bari-Ma, is a 1945 Indian Hindi-language war drama film.

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Bhai Jaan

Bhai Jaan is a 1945 Bollywood film.

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Bob Geldof

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist.

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Boy George

George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is an English singer, songwriter, DJ, and the lead singer of the pop band Culture Club.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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Chan Wey

Chanway or Chan Wey is a 1951 Pakistani Punjabi-language film directed Noor Jehan (in her directorial debut) with the supervision of Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.

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Cinema of India

The Cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century.

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Cinema of Pakistan

The film industry of Pakistan, consisting of motion pictures, has had a large effect on Pakistani society and culture since the nation's independence.

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Classical music

Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.

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Damodar Sharma

Damodar Sharma (born 1941 in Churu, India) is an engineer, educator, founder Vice-Chancellor of the Rajasthan Technical University and winner of the Silver Elephant award of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.

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Dawn (newspaper)

Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper that was launched in British India by Jinnah in 1941.

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Dhrupad

Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent.

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Dil (1946 film)

Dil is a Bollywood film.

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Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Noor Jehan and Dilip Kumar are people from British India.

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Dost (1944 film)

Dost (दोस्त; Friend) is a 1944 Bollywood film produced under the banner Navin Pictures, directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.

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Duhai

Duhai (Curse) is a 1943 Indian Bollywood film.

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Dupatta (1952 film)

Dopatta is a Pakistani Urdu language film released on 28 March 1952.

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Duran Duran

Duran Duran are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor.

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Eastern Eye

The Eastern Eye is a British weekly newspaper, published every Friday.

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Ejaz Durrani

Ejaz Durrani (18 April 1935 – 1 March 2021), known mononymously as Ejaz, was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer active from 1956 to 1984. Noor Jehan and Ejaz Durrani are Nigar Award winners.

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Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Faiz Ahmad Faiz (Punjabi, فیض احمد فیض, فیض احمد فیض; 13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi and Urdu literature. Noor Jehan and Faiz Ahmad Faiz are Nigar Award winners, people from Lahore and people from Punjab Province (British India).

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Farida Khanum

Farida Khanum (Urdu) is a Pakistani classical singer from the city of Amritsar, Punjab. Noor Jehan and Farida Khanum are 20th-century Khyal singers, 20th-century Pakistani actresses, 20th-century Pakistani singers, 20th-century Pakistani women singers, actresses in Punjabi cinema, actresses in Urdu cinema, Lux Style Award winners, PTV Award winners, Pakistani classical singers, Pakistani film actresses, Pakistani ghazal singers, Pakistani playback singers, Pakistani radio personalities, Pakistani television personalities, people from Lahore, Punjabi-language singers, Radio personalities from Lahore, recipients of the Pride of Performance, singers from Lahore, Urdu-language singers and Women ghazal singers.

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Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer)

Fateh Ali Khan Jullundhri Qawwal (1901 1964) was a classical singer and a qawwali musician in the 1940s and 1950s. Noor Jehan and Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer) are 20th-century Indian singers, 20th-century Pakistani singers, Pakistani qawwali singers, people from Punjab Province (British India) and recipients of the Pride of Performance.

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Filmi

Filmi music soundtracks are music produced for India's mainstream motion picture industry and written and performed for Indian cinema.

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Folk music

Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival.

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Gaon Ki Gori

Gaon Ki Gori is a 1945 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film.

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Ghalib (film)

Ghalib is a 1961 Pakistani black and white biographical drama film based on the life of famous Urdu poet, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib. Noor Jehan and Ghalib (film) are Nigar Award winners.

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Ghazal

The ghazal is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry.

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Ghulam Ahmed Chishti

Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (Punjabi, غُلاماحمد چِشتی), (often abbreviated to G.A. Chishti) (Punjabi, جی اے چِشتی), (17 August 1905 – 25 December 1994) was a Pakistani music composer, attributed as being one of the founders of Indian and Pakistani film music. Noor Jehan and Ghulam Ahmed Chishti are 20th-century Indian singers, 20th-century Pakistani singers, Pakistani film score composers, Pakistani musicians, people from Lahore, Punjabi-language singers and recipients of the Pride of Performance.

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Ghulam Haider (composer)

Ghulam Haider (1908 – 9 November 1953), also known by the honorary title Master Ghulam Haider, was a Pakistani music composer who worked both in India and later in Pakistan after its independence in 1947. Noor Jehan and Ghulam Haider (composer) are Pakistani film score composers, recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and recipients of the Pride of Performance.

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Ghulam Mohammed (composer)

Ghulam Mohammed (1903 – 17 March 1968) was an Indian film score composer, who is notable for Hindi musical films such as Shair (1949), Pardes (1950), Mirza Ghalib (1954), Shama (1961) and Pakeezah (1972).

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Google Doodle

A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepages intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and historical figures.

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Gul-E-Bakawali (film)

Gul-E-Bakawali is a pre-partition Punjabi film by D.M. Pancholi,, Retrieved 28 Dec 2015 starring Salim Raza, Noor Jehan, Suraiya, Hem Lata and Jabeen.

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Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter (10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor.

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Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions.

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Humjoli (1946 film)

Humjoli is a Bollywood film.

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Indian independence movement

The Indian Independence Movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British colonial rule.

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Indian subcontinent

The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.

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Indira Gandhi

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (''née'' Indira Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.

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Intezaar (1956 film)

Intezaar is a Pakistani musical romance film directed by Masood Parvez.

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Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet.

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John Gielgud

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades.

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Jugnu (1947 film)

Jugnu is a 1947 Indian musical romantic comedy film directed and produced by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.

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Kajjanbai

Jahanara Kajjan (15 February 1915 – December 1945), or "Miss Kajjan", was an Indian singer and actress active during the 1920s and 1930s, often referred to as the "Nightingale of Bengal". Noor Jehan and Kajjanbai are 20th-century Indian actresses, 20th-century Indian singers and 20th-century Indian women singers.

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Karachi

Karachi (کراچی) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh.

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Kasur

Kasur (Punjabi, قصور;; also romanized as Qasūr; from pluralized Arabic word Qasr meaning "palaces" or "forts") is a city to the south of Lahore, in the Pakistani province of Punjab.

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Khandaan (1942 film)

Khandaan, also spelled as Khan Daan, is a 1942 muslim social Bollywood film directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (in his directorial debut) and produced by D.M. Pancholi, starring Pran, Noor Jehan, Ghulam Mohammed and M. Ajmal.

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Khwaja Khurshid Anwar

Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (21 March 1912 − 30 October 1984) was a Pakistani filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who earned recognition in both India and Pakistan. Noor Jehan and Khwaja Khurshid Anwar are Nigar Award winners, Pakistani film score composers, people from Lahore and recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz.

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Khyal

Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent.

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Koel (film)

Koel is a Pakistani 1959 musical romantic drama film directed by Masood Parvez. Noor Jehan and Koel (film) are Nigar Award winners.

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Kolkata

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Laapata

Laapata is a 2021 Pakistani drama television series, produced by Momina Duraid under her banner MD Productions and directed by Khizer Idrees.

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Lahore

Lahore (لہور; لاہور) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.

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Lal Haveli (film)

Lal Haveli (The Red Bungalow) is a Bollywood film.

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Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar (born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. Noor Jehan and Lata Mangeshkar are 20th-century Indian singers, 20th-century Indian women musicians, 20th-century Indian women singers, 20th-century women composers and Punjabi-language singers.

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Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Madonna

Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Manto (2015 film)

Manto (منٹو) is a 2015 Pakistani biographical drama film based on the life of Pakistani short-story writer Sadat Hassan Manto, starring Sarmad Khoosat in the title role.

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Masood Rana

Masood Rana (مسعُود رانا), (6 August 1941 – 4 October 1995) was a Pakistani film playback singer. Noor Jehan and Masood Rana are 20th-century Pakistani singers, Nigar Award winners, Pakistani playback singers and Punjabi-language singers.

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Mehdi Hassan

Mehdi Hassan Khan (مہدی حسن خاں; 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012) known as Mehdi Hassan was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer. Noor Jehan and Mehdi Hassan are 20th-century Pakistani singers, Nigar Award winners, Pakistani classical singers, Pakistani ghazal singers, Pakistani playback singers, recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz and recipients of the Pride of Performance.

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Mirza Sahiban

Mirza Sahiban (مرزا صاحباں, ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab.

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Mirza Sahiban (1947 film)

Mirza Sahiban is a 1947 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by K. Amarnath, starring Noor Jehan and Trilok Kapoor in the lead roles.

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Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. Noor Jehan and Mohammed Rafi are 20th-century Indian singers and people from Punjab Province (British India).

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Mujeeb Alam

Mujeeb Aalam (2 September 1948 – 2 June 2004) was a Pakistani playback singer who had a short film career. Noor Jehan and Mujeeb Alam are 20th-century Pakistani singers, Nigar Award winners and Pakistani playback singers.

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Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat Mere Mehboob Na Maang

"Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat Mere Mehboob Na Maang" (translated as "My love, don’t ask me for the love I once gave you") is an Urdu nazm by Faiz Ahmad Faiz.

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Mukhtar Begum

Mukhtar Begum (born Mukhtar Khanum) was a Pakistani classical, ghazal singer and actress. Noor Jehan and Mukhtar Begum are 20th-century Indian actresses, 20th-century Indian singers, 20th-century Indian women classical singers, 20th-century Indian women musicians, 20th-century Indian women singers, 20th-century Khyal singers, 20th-century Pakistani actresses, 20th-century Pakistani singers, 20th-century Pakistani women singers, actresses in Punjabi cinema, actresses in Urdu cinema, Pakistani classical singers, Pakistani film actresses, Pakistani ghazal singers, Pakistani radio personalities, people from Punjab Province (British India), Punjabi women, Punjabi-language singers, Radio personalities from Lahore, singers from Lahore, Urdu-language singers and Women ghazal singers.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Naʽat

Naat (نعت; নাত and Punjabi) is poetry in praise of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.

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Naukar (1943 film)

Naukar is a 1943 Indian Bollywood film directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and starring Chandra Mohan, Noor Jehan and Shobhna Samarth.

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Nazar Mohammad

Nazar Mohammad (5 March 1921 – 12 July 1996) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in five Test matches in 1952.

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Nazia Ejaz Khan

Nazia Ejaz is a Pakistani Australian artist.

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Neeli

Neeli (نیلی, born Neelofar) is a former Pakistani film actress who acted in both Urdu and Punjabi language films. Noor Jehan and Neeli are 20th-century Pakistani actresses, actresses in Punjabi cinema, actresses in Urdu cinema, Nigar Award winners and Pakistani film actresses.

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Neend

Neend is a Pakistani drama film directed by Hassan Tariq in his directorial debut and released in 1959. Noor Jehan and Neend are Nigar Award winners.

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Nigar Awards

The Nigar Awards (نگارانعامات|translit.

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Nooran

Nooran (نوراں), also spelled Nooraan, is a 1957 Pakistani Punjabi-language musical romance film directed by M. A. Khan and starring Noor Jehan and Sudhir in lead roles.

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (نصرت فتح علی خان,; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. Noor Jehan and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are 20th-century Pakistani singers, Nigar Award winners, PTV Award winners, Pakistani classical singers, Pakistani film score composers, Pakistani ghazal singers, Pakistani playback singers, Pakistani qawwali singers, people from Lahore, Punjabi-language singers, recipients of the Pride of Performance and Urdu-language singers.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Pakistan Television Corporation

Pakistan Television Corporation (پاکستان ٹیلی وژن نیٹ ورک; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, operating under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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Partition of India

The Partition of India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent and the creation of two independent dominions in South Asia: India and Pakistan.

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Patiala gharana

The Patiala gharana is one of the vocal (tradition, school, or style of music) of Hindustani classical music, named after the city of Patiala in Punjab, India where it was established.

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Peggy Ashcroft

Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft (22 December 1907 – 14 June 1991), known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than 60 years.

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Pervez Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008.

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Playback singer

A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films.

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Pran (actor)

Pran Krishan Sikand Ahluwalia (12 February 1920 – 12 July 2013), better known by his mononym, Pran, was an Indian actor, known as one of the greatest villains ever in the history of Indian cinema and a character actor in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to the 1990s. Noor Jehan and Pran (actor) are people from Lahore.

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Presidencies and provinces of British India

The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent.

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Pride of Performance

The Pride of Performance (تمغہِ حسنِ کارکردگی), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, and nursing".

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Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema.

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Punjab Province (British India)

The Punjab Province was a province of British India.

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Punjabi language

Punjabi, sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.

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Punjabi Muslims

Punjabi Muslims are Punjabis who are adherents of Islam.

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Qawwali

Qawwali (Urdu:; Hindi: क़व्वाली; Bengali: ক়াওয়ালী; Punjabiਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ.) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in South Asia.

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Rashid Attre

Abdul Rasheed Attray (15 February 1919 – 18 December 1967), also known as Rasheed Attre, was a Pakistani film score composer. Noor Jehan and Rashid Attre are Nigar Award winners, Pakistani film score composers, Pakistani musicians and people from Lahore.

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Reema Khan

Reema Khan (ریما خان) born Sameena Khan (ثمینہ خان), known mononymously as Reema, is a Pakistani television host and former stage dancer, Lollywood film actress, director and producer. Noor Jehan and Reema Khan are 20th-century Pakistani actresses, actresses in Punjabi cinema, actresses in Urdu cinema, Lux Style Award winners, Nigar Award winners, Pakistani film actresses, Pakistani film directors, Pakistani television personalities, Pakistani women film directors, people from Lahore and recipients of the Pride of Performance.

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Roshan Ara Begum

Roshan Ara Begum (رَوشن آرا بیگم) (1917 – 6 December 1982) was a vocalist belonging to the Kirana gharana (singing style) of Hindustani classical music. Noor Jehan and Roshan Ara Begum are 20th-century Indian actresses, 20th-century Indian singers, 20th-century Indian women classical singers, 20th-century Indian women singers, 20th-century Khyal singers, 20th-century Pakistani singers, 20th-century Pakistani women singers, actresses in Punjabi cinema, actresses in Urdu cinema, Pakistani classical singers, Pakistani film actresses, Pakistani ghazal singers, Pakistani playback singers, Pakistani qawwali singers, Pakistani radio personalities, people from Punjab Province (British India), Punjabi-language singers, Radio personalities from Lahore, recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz, recipients of the Pride of Performance, singers from Lahore, Urdu-language singers and Women ghazal singers.

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Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.

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Saba Qamar

Saba Qamar Zaman (born 5 April 1984) is a Pakistani actress who works predominantly in Urdu films and television series. Noor Jehan and Saba Qamar are actresses in Urdu cinema, PTV Award winners, Pakistani film actresses and recipients of the Pride of Performance.

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Sabiha Khanum

Sabiha Khanum (صبیحہ خانم; born Mukhtar Begum; 16 October 1935 – 13 June 2020), was a Pakistani film actress. Noor Jehan and Sabiha Khanum are 20th-century Pakistani actresses, 20th-century Pakistani singers, 20th-century Pakistani women singers, actresses in Punjabi cinema, actresses in Urdu cinema, Nigar Award winners, Pakistani film actresses, recipients of the Pride of Performance and Urdu-language singers.

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Sajani (1940 film)

Sajani is a 1940 Hindi social film directed by Sarvottam Badami for Sudama Productions.

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Santosh Kumar (actor)

Syed Musa Abbas Raza, (سیّد مُوسٰی عبّاس رضا; 25 December 1925 – 11 June 1982) better known as Santosh Kumar (سنتوش کُمار), was a Pakistani film actor who was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Noor Jehan and Santosh Kumar (actor) are Nigar Award winners and recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz.

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Shanta Apte

Shanta Apte (1916–1964) was an Indian actress-singer who worked in Marathi and Hindi cinema. Noor Jehan and Shanta Apte are 20th-century Indian actresses.

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Shaukat Hussain Rizvi

Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (1914 – 1998) was a Pakistani actor, film producer and director. Noor Jehan and Shaukat Hussain Rizvi are Pakistani film directors.

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Sheela (film)

Sheela (ਸ਼ੀਲਾ), also known as Pind Di Kurhi (ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਕੁੜੀ), sometimes spelled as Pind Di Kuri or Sheila, is a 1935 Punjabi film directed by K.D. Mehra.

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Sikander Rizvi

Sikander "Xander" Rizvi (سکندر رضوی) is a Pakistani restaurateur and film actor who is the founder of Xander's.

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Sindh

Sindh (سِنْدھ,; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind) is a province of Pakistan.

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Sitara-i-Imtiaz

The Sitara-e-Imtiaz also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. Noor Jehan and Sitara-i-Imtiaz are recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz.

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Sonya Jehan

Sonya Rizvi (سونیا جہاں; born 24 April 1980), better known by her stage name Sonya Jehan, is a Pakistani film actress who predominantly works in Urdu and Hindi-language films. Noor Jehan and Sonya Jehan are Pakistani film actresses.

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State funeral

A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance.

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Suraiya

Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), mononymously known as Suraiya, was an Indian actress and playback singer who worked in Hindi films. Noor Jehan and Suraiya are 20th-century Indian actresses, 20th-century Indian singers, 20th-century Indian women singers and people from Punjab Province (British India).

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Surendra (actor)

Surendra (11 November 1910 – 11 September 1987; Surendra Nath) was an Indian singer-actor of Hindi films.

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Tamgha-e-Imtiaz

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. Noor Jehan and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz are recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.

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Thumri

Thumri is a vocal genre or style of Indian music.

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Trilok Kapoor

Trilok Kapoor (11 February 1912 23 September 1988) was an Indian actor and a member of the Kapoor family who worked in Bollywood films.

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Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum (4 May 1904 – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title ("Star of the Orient"). Immensely popular throughout the Arab World, Kulthum is a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed "The Voice of Egypt" and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid".

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Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh ('North Province') is a state in northern India.

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Vanessa Redgrave

Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress.

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Yamla Jat

Yamla Jat (ਯਮਲਾ ਜੱਟ) is a pre-partition Punjabi film directed by Moti B. Gidwani, released in 1940.

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Yousuf Khan (actor)

Yousuf Khan (یوسف خان; (1929 – 19 September 2009) was one of the Pakistan's most respected actors. He appeared in more than four hundred films in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto languages over his 46 year long career. Noor Jehan and Yousuf Khan (actor) are Nigar Award winners, people from Kasur District and recipients of the Pride of Performance.

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Zeenat (1945 film)

Zeenat is a 1945 Indian Muslim social melodrama film directed by Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and starring Noor Jehan, Yakub, Majid, Himalayawala, and Karan Dewan.

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Zil-e-Huma

Zil-e-Huma (ظلِ ھُمہ) (26 February 1944 – 16 May 2014) was a Pakistani singer and daughter of Noor Jehan. Noor Jehan and Zil-e-Huma are 20th-century Pakistani singers, 20th-century Pakistani women singers, Pakistani classical singers, Pakistani playback singers, people from Punjab Province (British India), Punjabi women, Punjabi-language singers and singers from Lahore.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_Jehan

Also known as Allah Rakhi Wasai, Madad Ali, Madam Noor Jahan, Malika-e-Tarannum, Malika-e-Tarranum, Noor Jahan (singer), Noorjahan, Nurjehan.

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See also

20th-century Indian classical singers

20th-century Indian women classical singers

20th-century Indian women musicians

Burials at Gizri Graveyard

Lux Style Award winners

Pakistani film score composers

Pakistani qawwali singers

Pakistani television personalities

Pakistani women composers

Pakistani women film directors

People from Kasur District

Punjabi women

Sindhi playback singers