Naheed Akhtar

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Naheed Akhtar
ناہید اختر
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Born (1956-09-26) 26 September 1956 (age 68)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
OccupationSinger
Years active1970–1992
Awards3 Nigar Film Awards for Best Singer
Honours Pride of Performance (2007)
Musical career
GenresPlayback singing, Ghazal
Labels
Formerly of

Naheed Akhtar (also spelled Nahid Akhtar; born 26 September 1956) is a Pakistani playback singer. She is tagged as the "Nightingale of Pakistan". She was the top Lollywood playback singer during the second half of the 1970s and 80s. She is one of the most popular and successful singers of Pakistan. She won 3 Nigar Awards and a Pride of Performance in 2007. [1]

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Early life and family

Naheed was born on 26 September 1956, in Multan, Punjab. She has 3 sisters and 4 brothers. A sister of hers, Hamida Akhtar, was also a singer. [2] [3]

Singing career

Naheed's career began in 1970 when she sang a duet with Khalid Asghar in "Raag Malhar" at Radio Pakistan Multan. She has recorded songs in a range of styles, including Pakistani film music, pop, Ghazal, traditional Pakistani classical music, Punjabi folk songs, Qawwalis, Naat & Hamds and others. She was first discovered for films in the mid-1970s by veteran music director M. Ashraf who pursued her to sing in films. She had no well-known person as ustad (teacher) to train her musically but music director M. Ashraf played a key role in grooming her talent. Her inaugural film "Nanha Farishta" was released in 1974 and in the same year she sang songs in film Shama (1974). Initially it was said in the film circles that she was introduced to fill the vacuum of Runa Laila who had migrated to Bangladesh. But later people realized that she had her own original singing style. She was active in the Pakistani film industry all the way through the 1980s. [1] [4]
As a playback singer, Naheed has given her voice to 590 songs in 436 Urdu and Punjabi films.

Personal life

Naheed left singing in 1986. Later, she married a journalist Asif Ali Pota in 1994. Both had a daughter and a son together. Pota died of cardiac arrest in 2017. [1]

Later appearances

Naheed Akhtar made an appearance on stage in 2013, after repeated requests of the management of a TV show, [5] where active and popular singers like Shabnam Majeed, Humaira Channa, Humaira Arshad, Fariha Pervez, Saira Naseem, A. Nayyar, Hamid Ali Khan and Saima Jehan sang her songs to pay tribute to her. [6] She stays busy with her family and children, and as of 2016, is not actively pursuing a singing career.

A list of Naheed's popular songs includes: [1]

Film

SongYearFilmMusic composerPoetNotes
Dil Deewana Dil Na Jane Kyun Dharakta Rehta Hai.1974Nanha Farishta M. Ashraf Kaleem Usmani
Kisi Mehrban Nay Aa Kay Meri Zindagi Saja Di1974 Shama M. AshrafTasleem Fazli
Lal Lal Honto Peh, Piya Tera Naam Hay1975Dil NasheenM. Ashraf Masroor Anwar
Main Ho Gei Dildar Ki, Honay Lagi Chubban Pyar Ki1975Teray Meray Sapnay Kamal Ahmed Younis Hamdam
Allah Hi Allah Kia Karo Dukh Na Kisi Ko Dia Karo1975 Pehchan Nisar Bazmi Masroor Anwar
Tut Turo Tara Tara1975 Mohabbat Zindagi Hai M. Ashraf Masroor Anwar
Likh Di Ham Nay, Aaj Ki Sham, Aap Ki Khatir, Aap Kay Naam1975Neik ParveenA. Hameed Riaz ur Rehman Saghar
Yeh Dunya Rahay Na Rahay Meray Hamdam1975Mera Naam Hay MohabbatM. AshrafTaslim Fazlico-singer with Mehdi Hassan
Dekha Jo Mera Jalwa To Dil Tham Lo Gay1976Talash Nisar Bazmi Masroor Anwar
Bijli Bhari Hay Meray Ang Ang Mein1976KoshishM. Ashraf
Pyar To Ik Din Hona Tha, Hona Tha, Ho Geya1976KharidarM. Ashraf Kaleem Usmani co-singer with A. Nayyar
Teray Siva Dunya Mein Kuch Bhi Nahin1976 Shabana M. AshrafTaslim Fazli
Jis Tarf Ankhon Uthaun, Teri Tasvira Hay1976 Surraya Bhopali Nashad Saifuddin Saif co-singer with Mehdi Hassan
Sathi Mujay Mil Geya, Mil Geya Mil Geya, Rasmon Ko Toren Gay1977Jasoos Tafu Fayyaz Hashmi
Baant Raha Tha Jab Khuda, Sare Jahan Ki Naimten1978NazranaM. Ashraf Qateel Shafai
Sahalie Ni Piar, Pyar Meinu Hoya1985Mehndi Wajahat Attre Khawaja Pervaiz co-singer with Noor Jehan

Television

Radio

Television programmes

Television Programmes List
NameProduced ByYear
Lok Tamasha [4] Salahuddin Chaudhary And Azam Khurshid1972
SukhanwarAkhtar Waqar Azeem1972
SangatRafiq Ahmed Warraich1973
Yaadash BakhairAkhtar Waqar Azeem And Farrukh Bashir1974
1st Colour SongRafiq Ahmed Warraich1976
Sur Sangeet Khawaja Najmul Hassan 1978
Sukhan Fahem Muneeza Hashmi 1978
Mauseeqar Khawaja Najmul Hassan 1979
Meena BazarZaheer Khan1979
Andaz Apna Apna Khawaja Najmul Hassan 1979
PTV AwardsIshrat Ansari1980
Mehfil e MauseeqiArif Rana - Kanwal Naseer 1980
Eid Show Khawaja Najmul Hassan 1981
An Evening With Nahid AkhtarFarrukh Bashir1981
Eid Show Khawaja Najmul Hassan And Farrukh Bashir1982
Meri Pasand Khawaja Najmul Hassan 1983
SargamFarrukh Bashir1983
PTV AwardsZaheer Khan1984
Neelam GharIshrat Ansari1984
Rim JhimFarrukh Bashir1984
Jal TarangFarrukh Bashir1984
Jhankar Ayub Khawar 1985
Jashne Azadi ShowFarrukh Bashir1985
Sur BahaarFarrukh Bashir1986
Eid Show1987
PTV Silver Jubilee Awards Khawaja Najmul Hassan 1989
PTV Awards 1989 To 1997Best Singer Award (Yeh Ranginiye Nau Bahaar)1997
Top 10 Khawaja Najmul Hassan 2000

Awards and honors

Awards and honors list
Award nameCategoryFilmYearRef.
Nigar Film Awards Best Singer Shama 1974 [7] [8]
Nigar Film Awards Best Singer Pehchan 1975 [7] [8]
Nigar Film Awards Best SingerHumse Hai Zamana1985 [7] [8]
Alami Urdu Conference New Delhi (India) Best Ghazal Singer Award New Delhi (India)1988
PTV Award Best SingerSur Bahaar (Musical programme)1997
Melody Queen Noor Jehan Award MusicPBC (Radio Pakistan)2006 [9]
Lux Style Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Mauritius2007
Pride of Performance Award ArtsIslamabad2007 [10]
PTV Lifetime Achievement Award MusicIslamabad2010
Kemal-e-Fun Medal MusicLifetime Achievement2013 [11] [4] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nahid Akhtar — the nightingale of Pakistan". Daily Times (newspaper). 7 November 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "معروف گلوکارہ ناہید اختر آج اپنی 64 ویں سالگرہ منارہی ہیں". express.com.pk. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "ناہید اختر -- دل کے تاروں کو چھو لینے والی آواز". Duniya News. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 She still has a lot to offer (Naheed Akhtar) Pakistan Press Foundation website, Published 16 June 2013, Retrieved 20 April 2020
  5. ↑ "Naheed Akhtar to perform after two decades". Dawn. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "'Naheed Akhtar singing again after 22 years'". showbizpak.com. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. 1 2 3 "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "Nigar Awards (1972 - 1986)". The Hot Spot Online website. 5 January 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "National Excellence Awards 2006 distribution ceremony of PBC at Jinnah Convention Center". Pakistan Tribune. Pakistan News Service. 12 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Civil awards given". Dawn (newspaper). Karachi. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Down the memory lane with Naheed Akhtar". Pakistan Press Foundation website. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Rs10 million cheque given to singer Naheed Akhtar Dawn (newspaper), published 14 February 2018, Retrieved 20 April 2020
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