Nighat Seema | |
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| نگہت سیما | |
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| Born | 18 July 1946 |
| Died | 4 April 2006 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
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| Years active | 1964 - 2006 |
| Spouse | Taj Multani (husband) |
| Children | Ahsan Ali Taj (son) Sana Ali (daughter) |
Nighat Seema was a Pakistani radio and film singer during the era of 60s and 70s. She is known for singing semi-classical songs, ghazals, and playback singing. [1] [2] She was the mother of music composer Ahsan Ali Taj.
Seema was born in Ajmer. She belonged to a Bengali family that had settled in Karachi. [3] [4]
Seema was a radio singer who used to sing at different radio stations of East and West Pakistan. [3] [5] [6] She got her musical training from the classical singer Tufail Niazi. [7] Her career as a playback singer started with film Chhoti Behan that was released in 1964. [3] [8] She sang solo songs and also duets with Irene Perveen, Ahmed Rushdi,and Masood Rana for 37 Urdu and Punjabi movies. [9] [10]
Seema recorded many semi-classical songs, ghazals, patriotic songs, and Kalam-e-Iqbal for Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television. [11] [12] Besides Urdu and Punjabi songs, she also vocalized songs in Bengali, Sindhi and Pashto languages. [3] [13]
Seema was married to the folk singer Taj Multani who died in 2018. [3] They both had a daughter named Sana Ali and a son named Ahsan Ali Taj who also adopted the singing career. [14]
Seema died on 4 April 2006 in Karachi. [15] She was laid to rest in Wadi e Hussain Cemetery in Karachi. [15]
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