Noor Jehan
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Pakistani film actress
Pakistani singer
film actress
film director
music icon
person
playback singer
Noor Jehan was a legendary Pakistani singer and actress, celebrated as "Malika-e-Tarannum" (Queen of Melody) for her influential contributions to South Asian music and film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noor Jehan canonical | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pakistani film actress
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Pakistani singer ⓘ film actress ⓘ film director ⓘ music icon ⓘ person ⓘ playback singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Madam Noor Jehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pride of Performance
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Sitara-e-Imtiaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamgha-e-Imtiaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Karachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-09-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-12-23 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Punjabi ⓘ |
| fullName | Allah Rakhi Wasai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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film music ⓘ ghazal ⓘ patriotic songs ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Malika-e-Tarannum
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Queen of Melody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pakistani playback singers
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South Asian film music industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
Hindi
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Punjabi ⓘ Sindhi ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | نور جہاں NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential contributions to South Asian film music
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pioneering playback singing in Pakistani cinema ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anarkali (film songs)
NERFINISHED
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Chan Wey (film songs) ⓘ Intezar (film songs) NERFINISHED ⓘ Koel (film songs) NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriotic songs during 1965 Indo-Pak war ⓘ Zarqa (film songs) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film director ⓘ playback singer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British India
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Kasur NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Karachi
NERFINISHED
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Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postIndependenceCareer | settled in Pakistan after 1947 ⓘ |
| preIndependenceCareer | worked in Indian films before 1947 ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ejaz Durrani
NERFINISHED
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Shaukat Hussain Rizvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Noor Jehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Indian cinema
NERFINISHED
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Pakistani cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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