Bollywood classic shamshad begum6/17/2023 Shamshad Begum ruled the roost, first at Lahore and later at Bombay, when Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle were not even introduced in the film-world. Forgotten by the movie moghuls, composers and cine-goers, the septuagenarian crooner is spending the evening of her life almost unnoticed. Vocalist Shamshad Begum, whose sparkling melodies used to cast hypnotic spells on music buffs and movie-goers some 35 years ago, in now languishing in the murk of obscurity in a Bombay suburb. ![]() ![]() Strange are the vicissitudes of life, especially the ups and downs in the world of showbiz that those artistes who used to bask in the sunshine of glory, glamour and fame, were forgotten soon after their eclipse from the chart of popularity.Įver since the advent to talkies (sound motion pictures) in the sub-continent, many heart-throbs of the millions have now slipped into historical oblivion, and very few among music buffs remember those glittering stars of yesteryears whose glow once brightened the entire firmament of showbiz.
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