Mala Begum

Mala Begum
مالا بیگم
Born
Naseem Nazli

(1942-11-09)November 9, 1942
Faisalabad, Punjab, British India
DiedMarch 5, 1990(1990-03-05) (aged 47)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other namesPrincess Mala Begum[1]
Mala
Occupations
Years active1961–1990
SpouseMuhammad Ashiq Butt (divorced)
Children1
RelativesShamim Nazli (sister)
AwardsNigar Award for Best Playback Singer (1962)
Nigar Award for Best Playback Singer (1965)

Naseem Begum (Punjabi, Urdu: نسِیم نازلی; 9 November 1942 – 5 March 1990), known professionally as Mala (Urdu: مالا), was a Pakistani playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films.[2]

In the 1960s, Mala was one-half of the 'hit pair for singing duet film songs' with famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and they gave numerous hits to Pakistan film industry.[3] She was also called Princess Mala Begum as she provided the singing voice for actresses who portrayed roles of royal and upper-class families in films.[1] She sang many popular film songs during a singing career spanning almost three decades in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.[4]

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  3. ^ "Remembering Mala Begum on her 20th death anniversary". Samaa News. 18 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Film songs of Mala (Pakistani singer)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2022.