Nighat Seema

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Nighat Seema
نگہت سیما
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Born(1946-07-18)18 July 1946
Ajmer, British India
Died4 April 2006(2006-04-04) (aged 59)
Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Occupations
Years active1964 - 2006
SpouseTaj Multani (husband)
Children Ahsan Ali Taj (son)
Sana Ali (daughter)

Nighat Seema (18 July 1946 - 4 April 2006) 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.

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Early life and family

Seema was born in Ajmer. She belonged to a Bengali family that had settled in Karachi. [3] [4]

Singing career

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]

Seema recorded many semi-classical songs, ghazals, patriotic songs, and Kalam-e-Iqbal for Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television. [10] [11] Besides Urdu and Punjabi songs, she also vocalized songs in Bengali, Sindhi and Pashto languages. [3] [12]

Personal life

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. [13]

Death

Seema died on 4 April 2006 in Karachi. [14] She was laid to rest in Wadi e Hussain Cemetery in Karachi. [14]

Film

Radio

Television

References

  1. ↑ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, Volume 19, Issues 36-52. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 36.
  2. ↑ Accessions List, South Asia, Volume 2. New Delhi, India : Library of Congress Office. p. 979.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "ریڈیو اور فلمی دنیا کی معروف گلوکارہ نگہت سیما کی برسی". ARY News. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Who's Who: Music in Pakistan. Xlibris Corporation. p. 196.
  5. ↑ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 36.
  6. ↑ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, Volume 15. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 10.
  7. ↑ The Pakistan Review. Lahore, Ferozsons. p. 45.
  8. ↑ Orient, Volume 1. Karachi Magazine. p. 7.
  9. ↑ Teenager, Volume 4. M.M. Ahmed. p. 24.
  10. ↑ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, Volume 15, Issues 23-33. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 14.
  11. ↑ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 35.
  12. ↑ Karachi, Megacity of Our Times. Karachi : Oxford Univ. Press. p. 402.
  13. ↑ Humdam, Younas (30 June 2018). "جنگ کھیڈ نیں ہوندی زنانیاں دی". Express News. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Nighat Seema, Singer". Tareekh-e-Pakistan. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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