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{{short description|Pakistani classical and ghazal singer}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI]] [[Pride of Performance|PP]]
{{Infobox person
| name = Farida Khanum فرِیدہ خانُم
| honorific_prefix = [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI]] [[Pride of Performance|PP]]
| background = solo_singer
| image = Farida Khanum rehearsing.jpg
| name = Farida Khanum
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| image = Farida Khanum rehearsing.jpg
| caption = Farida Khanum rehearsing in December 2005
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| caption = Farida Khanum rehearsing in December 2005
| birth_name = Farida Khanum
| birth_name = Farida Khanum
| alias =
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|فرِیدہ خانُم}}
| alias = ''Queen of Ghazal''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/farida-khanum-the-queen-of-ghazal/MTgzNQ==|title=Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal|website=Youlin Magazine|date=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1939}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1929|05|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[British India]]
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date =
| genre = [[Ghazal]] • [[Dadra]] • [[Khyal]] • [[Thumri]]
| known_for = [[Ghazal]] • [[Dadra]] • [[Khyal]] • [[Thumri]]
| occupation = Singer
| occupation = {{Hlist | Classical singer | Actress | Ghazal singer}}
| instrument =
| years_active = 1948 - present
| years_active = 1949–2015
| spouse =
| label = [[Coke Studio Pakistan]]<br>[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]<br>[[Radio Pakistan]]
| children = 6
| credits = [[Coke Studio Pakistan]] <br/ >[[Pakistan Television Corporation]] (PTV) <br/> [[Radio Pakistan]]
| relatives = [[Agha Hashar Kashmiri]] (brother-in-law) <br/> [[Mukhtar Begum]] (sister) <br/> [[Sheeba Hassan]] (niece)
| associated_acts = [[Amanat Ali Khan]] • [[Noor Jehan]]
| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] (1970) <br/> [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]] (2005)
| relatives =
}}
}}
'''Farida Khanum''' ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]: {{Nastaliq|فرِیدہ خانُم}}) is a [[Pakistan]]i [[Music of Pakistan#Classical music|classical singer]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-11-19|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Music of Pakistan#Classical music|reason= The anchor (Classical music) [[Special:Diff/880888248|has been deleted]].}}. She is also known by her honorific title ''Malika-e-Ghazal'' (The Queen of Ghazal) in both Pakistan and India<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/khawaja-najamul-hassan-remembers-farida-khanum-the-queen-of-ghazal-part-iii/MjE4Nw==|title=Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal: Part III|website=Youlin Magazine|date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the [[ghazal]] genre of singing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shuaib |first=Haroon |date=Feb 2, 2022 |title=Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal |url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/khawaja-najamul-hassan-remembers-farida-khanum-the-queen-of-ghazal-part-iii/MjE4Nw== |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=youlinmagazine.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-25 |title=Farida Khanum sings Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo on Instagram live |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/farida-khanum-aaj-jane-ki-zid-na-karo-on-instagram-live-vishal-rekha-bhardwaj-6331224/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Khanum has been affectionately called ''Queen of Ghazal'' in Pakistan.
'''Farida Khanum''' {{post-nominals|country=PAK|list=[[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI]] [[Pride of Performance|PP]]}}
([[Urdu language|Urdu]]/[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: {{Nastaliq|'''فرِیدہ خانُم '''}}) is a [[Pakistani]] [[Music of Pakistan#Classical music|classical singer]] from the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
She was born in the fall of 1939 in Amritsar, [[British India]]. She had four siblings, a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer, Mukhtar Begum. Their whole family moved from [[Amritsar]], British India to [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] when she was 18 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistaniat.com/2007/12/12/farida-khanum-memories-new-and-old/ |title=Farida Khanum: Memories New and Old : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN |publisher=Pakistaniat.com |date=12 December 2007 |accessdate=20 June 2018}}</ref>
Khanum was born in 1929 in [[Amritsar]], [[British Raj|British India]], into a [[Punjabi Muslim]] family.<ref name=TheTimesofIndia>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/farida-khanum-loves-coming-to-india/articleshow/5962973.cms|title=Farida Khanum loves coming to India|website=The Times of India|date=May 23, 2010}}</ref> She had four siblings a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer, [[Mukhtar Begum]]. Their entire family moved from [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], to [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]], when she was 18 years old.<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=ATP>{{cite web |url=http://pakistaniat.com/2007/12/12/farida-khanum-memories-new-and-old/ |title=Farida Khanum: Memories New and Old |website=ALL THINGS PAKISTAN website |date=12 December 2007 |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref>


She started learning [[Khayal]], [[Thumri]] and [[Dadra]] from '''Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan''' of [[Patiala gharana]]. As a child, her sister Mukhtar Begum would take her to the Khan's place for regular ''riyaaz'' (practice of classical music).<ref name=360degrees/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/song-sung-true-7/ |title=Song Sung True (Farida Khanum interview)|publisher=Indian Express (newspaper)|date=4 May 2010|accessdate= 21 June 2018}}</ref> Her family moved to [[Pakistan]] after the [[Partition of India]] in 1947.<ref name=360degrees/>
She started learning [[Khayal]], [[Thumri]], and [[Dadra]] from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of [[Patiala gharana]].<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=IndianExpress/> As a child, her sister [[Mukhtar Begum]] would take her to the Khan's place for regular ''riyaaz'' (practice of classical music).<ref name=IndianExpress>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/song-sung-true-7/ |title=Song Sung True (Farida Khanum interview) |newspaper=Indian Express (newspaper) |date=4 May 2010 |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref> Her family moved to [[Pakistan]] after the [[Partition of India]] in 1947.


==Career==
==Career==
Farida Khanum gave her first public concert in 1950 at the very young age of 21, and then joined [[Radio Pakistan]] where she gained recognition for herself.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> She became a star when Pakistan's president [[Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)|Ayub Khan]] invited her to a public recital in the 1960s. She has been a frequent performer on [[Pakistan Television]] and other Pakistani TV channels.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EljixrFh04 Farida Khanum performance on YouTube] Retrieved 21 June 2018</ref>
Farida Khanum gave her first public concert in 1950 at the very young age of 21, and then joined [[Radio Pakistan]], where she gained recognition for herself.<ref>{{cite book|title=Lahore : a musical companion|publisher=Lahore : Baber Ali Foundation|page=75}}</ref><ref name=IndianExpress/> She became a star when Pakistan's president [[Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)|Ayub Khan]] invited her to a public recital in the 1960s. Farida also acted in films, and she also sang songs for films. She has been a frequent performer on [[Pakistan Television]] and other Pakistani TV channels.<ref name=IndianExpress/>
The ghazal she is most associated with is [[Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo]] written by the famous poet [[Fayyaz Hashmi]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/when-mood-and-melody-merged/article3202874.ece | title=When mood and melody merged | date=13 November 2006 | newspaper=The Hindu (newspaper) | first=Anjana | last=Rajan | accessdate=8 April 2018 }}</ref> In 2015, at the age of 76, she sang this ghazal in [[Coke Studio (Pakistan)]] Season 8.<ref name=cokestudio/>
The ghazal she is most associated with is [[Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo]], written by the famous poet [[Fayyaz Hashmi]].<ref name=IndianExpress/><ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/13/stories/2006111300340800.htm |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203053307/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/13/stories/2006111300340800.htm |title=When mood and melody merged |date=13 November 2006 |newspaper=The Hindu (newspaper) |first=Anjana |last=Rajan |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref> In 2015, at the age of 86, she sang this ghazal in [[Coke Studio (Pakistan)|Coke Studio]] [[Coke Studio (Pakistani season 8)|Season 8]].<ref name="cokestudio" />


Farida Khanum also visited [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] in the late 1960s or early 1970s for concerts, she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang [[Persian language|Persian]]-language [[ghazal]]s there.
Khanum's live concerts in India have been very popular.<ref name="IndianExpress" /> She visited [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]], in the late 1960s and early 1970s for concerts where she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang [[Persian language|Persian]]-language [[ghazal]]s.<ref name=YoulinMagazine>{{cite web|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/farida-khanum-the-queen-of-ghazal/MTgzNQ==/?fb_comment_id=3679187912114842_3686308444736122|title=Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal|website=Youlin Magazine|date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Farida Khanum lives in [[Lahore]], Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son. Sheba Hassan is her niece, who is known for her performance in the PTV drama serial [[Sona Chandi]] (1982). Farida Khanum has been affectionately called ''Queen of Ghazal'' in Pakistan.<ref name=cokestudio/>
Farida Khanum lives in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. She has five daughters and one son.<ref name=cokestudio/> Her niece, [[Sheeba Hassan]], is also an actress.

==Filmography==
===Television shows===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Title
! scope="col"|Role
! scope="col"|Network
|-
|1983
| ''Silver Jubilee''
| Herself
| [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language
|-
| 1953 || ''Sailab'' || Urdu
|-
| 1961 || ''Sher-e-Islam'' || Urdu
|-
| 1963 || ''Baji'' || Urdu
|-
| 1967 || ''Main Woh Nahin'' || Urdu
|-
| 1968 || ''Pakeeza'' || Urdu
|-
| 1969 || ''Qasm Us Waqt Ki'' || Urdu
|-
| 1970 || ''Pardesi'' || Punjabi
|-
| 1972 || ''Bazi Jit Lei'' || Punjabi
|-
| 1973 || ''Pyasa'' || Urdu
|-
| 1973 || ''Dukh Sajna Day'' || Punjabi
|-
| 1974 || Rano || Punjabi
|-
| 1979 || ''Nishani'' || Urdu
|}


==Discography==
==Discography==
* 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert
* 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 1
* 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2
* 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2
* 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1
* 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3
* 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3
* 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2
* 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol. 1
* 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1
* 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1
* 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2


===Studio releases===
===Studio releases===

{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan=""| Year
!rowspan=""| Year
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|1993
|1993
|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1
|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1
|Digital Release Date: 9 April 1993
|Digital release date: 9 April 1993
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Genre: World Music
* Genre: World Music
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#Kuchh Ishq Tha Kuchh
#Kuchh Ishq Tha Kuchh
#Voh Mujh Se Huwe
#Voh Mujh Se Huwe
#Yun Saja Chand
#Yun Saja Chand<ref name=TheHindu/>
#Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo
#Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=IndianExpress/>
#Bairi More Nainan
#Bairi More Nainan
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1993
|rowspan="2"|1993
|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2
|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2
|Digital Release Date: 9 April 1993
|Digital release date: 9 April 1993
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Genre: World Music
* Genre: World Music
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|-
|-
|1978
|1978
|Farida Khanum In Concert
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 1
|Digital Release Date: 1 December 1978
|Digital release date: 1 December 1978
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Genre: World Music
* Genre: World Music
* UPC: 829410393676
* UPC: 829410393676
|
|
#Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo
#Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo<ref name=TheHindu/><ref name=IndianExpress/>
#Mohabbat Karne Wale
#Mohabbat Karne Wale
#Dil Jalane Ki Baat
#Dil Jalane Ki Baat
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#Sajan Lago Toori
#Sajan Lago Toori
#Kuch Ishq Tha
#Kuch Ishq Tha
|-
|1979
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2
|Digital release date: 1 October 1979
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Genre: World Music
* UPC: 829410503570
|
#Chand Nikle Kisi Janib
#Wo Kabhi Mil Jayen To
#Chand Day Mora
#Na Aate Hamen
#Ashiq Ke Liye Yaksan
#Na Rawa Kahiye
#Mit Gaya Zoq-E-Yaqeen
#Tere Pyar Mein Ruswa
|-
|-
|1980
|1980
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3
|Digital Release Date: 1 January 1980
|Digital release date: 1 January 1980
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Genre: World Music
* Genre: World Music
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|1985
|1985
|Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1
|Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1
|Digital Release Date: 1 July 1985
|Digital release date: 1 July 1985
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Genre: World Music
* Genre: World Music
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#Lutf Voh Ishq Mein
#Lutf Voh Ishq Mein
#Chand Meri Tarah
#Chand Meri Tarah
|-
|1979
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2
|Digital Release Date: 1 October 1979
* Label: EMI Pakistan
* Genre: World Music
* UPC: 829410503570
|
#Chand Nikle Kisi Janib
#Wo Kabhi Mil Jayen To
#Chand Day Mora
#Na Aate Hamen
#Ashiq Ke Liye Yaksan
#Na Rawa Kahiye
#Mit Gaya Zoq-E-Yaqeen
#Tere Pyar Mein Ruswa
|-
|}
|}


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
{| class="wikitable"
[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 2005<ref name=360degrees>{{cite web|url=http://pakistan360degrees.com/tag/hilal-i-imtiaz/ |title=Pride of Pakistan -- Farida Khanum: The Iconic Ghazal Singer (includes Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award info)|accessdate=20 June 2018|date=19 July 2010|website=Pakistan360degrees.com website}}</ref><ref name=cokestudio/>
|-

! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Title !! Ref.
[[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1970
|-

[[Hafiz Ali Khan]] Award in [[India]] (2005)<ref name=360degrees/>
| 1970 || ''[[Pride of Performance]]'' || ''Award by the [[President of Pakistan]]'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name=YoulinMagazine/>
|-

| 1974 || ''EMI Silver Disc Awards'' || ''Best Ghazal Singer'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name=YoulinMagazine/>
''Malika-e-Ghazal'' by ''[[The Times of India]]'' (2007)<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610032403/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |archivedate=10 June 2007}} Retrieved 21 June 2018</ref><ref name=cokestudio>[http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season8/farida-khanum.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Artists%20-%20Farida%20Khanum Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website] Retrieved 20 June 2018</ref>
|-
| 1980 || ''Amir Khusrau Award'' || ''Best Ghazal Singer'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who: Music in Pakistan|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|page=87}}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || ''[[PTV Awards|PTV Award]]'' || ''Best Singer'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref>{{Citation |title=PTV World Awards|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKLsMNsLpYk|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/aKLsMNsLpYk|archive-date=2022-01-18 |url-status=live|website=PTV (News)|access-date=22 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]] (Crescent of Excellence)'' || ''Award by the [[President of Pakistan]]'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name=cokestudio/>
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Hafiz Ali Khan]] Award'' || ''Best Singer'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name=cokestudio/>
|-
| 2007 || ''[[The Times of India]]'' || ''Malika-e-Ghazal'' ''(Queen of [[Ghazal]])'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |title=Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music |date=14 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610032403/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1331523.cms |archive-date=10 June 2007 |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=cokestudio>[http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season8/farida-khanum.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Artists%20-%20Farida%20Khanum Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website] Retrieved 13 July 2021</ref>
|-
| 2017 || ''[[5th Hum Awards]]'' || ''[[Hum Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award]]'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/398183-Farida-Khanum-given-lifetime-achievement-award-at-#:~:text=Farida%20Khanum%20was%20awarded%20the%20lifetime%20achievement%20award%20at%20the,best%20actor%20in%20supporting%20role%20.&text=With%20some%20of%20Pakistan's%20best,audience%20and%20dazzled%20on%20stage.|title=Farida Khanum given lifetime achievement award at 5th Hum Awards|website=Dunya News|date=December 23, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''[[20th Lux Style Awards]]'' || ''Unilever Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award'' || {{Won}} || ''Herself'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/827947/20th-lsas-dazzle-and-reward-stars-in-fashion-tv-and-music|title=20th LSAs dazzle and reward stars in fashion, TV and music|website=Daily Times|date=October 17, 2021}}</ref>
|}


==References==
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[[Category:Radio personalities from Lahore]]
[[Category:People from Lahore]]
[[Category:People from Amritsar]]

Latest revision as of 08:21, 19 November 2024

Farida Khanum
فرِیدہ خانُم
Farida Khanum rehearsing in December 2005
Born
Farida Khanum

(1929-05-16) 16 May 1929 (age 95)
Other namesQueen of Ghazal[1]
Occupations
  • Classical singer
  • Actress
  • Ghazal singer
Years active1948 - present
Known forGhazalDadraKhyalThumri
Notable credit(s)Coke Studio Pakistan
Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV)
Radio Pakistan
Children6
RelativesAgha Hashar Kashmiri (brother-in-law)
Mukhtar Begum (sister)
Sheeba Hassan (niece)
AwardsPride of Performance (1970)
Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2005)

Farida Khanum (Urdu: فرِیدہ خانُم) is a Pakistani classical singer[broken anchor]. She is also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Ghazal (The Queen of Ghazal) in both Pakistan and India[2] and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the ghazal genre of singing.[3][4] Khanum has been affectionately called Queen of Ghazal in Pakistan.

Early life

[edit]

Khanum was born in 1929 in Amritsar, British India, into a Punjabi Muslim family.[5] She had four siblings — a sister and three brothers. Her sister is the famous singer, Mukhtar Begum. Their entire family moved from Amritsar, Punjab, to Lahore, Pakistan, when she was 18 years old.[6][7]

She started learning Khayal, Thumri, and Dadra from Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of Patiala gharana.[8][6] As a child, her sister Mukhtar Begum would take her to the Khan's place for regular riyaaz (practice of classical music).[6] Her family moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947.

Career

[edit]

Farida Khanum gave her first public concert in 1950 at the very young age of 21, and then joined Radio Pakistan, where she gained recognition for herself.[9][6] She became a star when Pakistan's president Ayub Khan invited her to a public recital in the 1960s. Farida also acted in films, and she also sang songs for films. She has been a frequent performer on Pakistan Television and other Pakistani TV channels.[6] The ghazal she is most associated with is Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo, written by the famous poet Fayyaz Hashmi.[6][8] In 2015, at the age of 86, she sang this ghazal in Coke Studio Season 8.[10]

Khanum's live concerts in India have been very popular.[6] She visited Kabul, Afghanistan, in the late 1960s and early 1970s for concerts where she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang Persian-language ghazals.[11]

Personal life

[edit]

Farida Khanum lives in Lahore, Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son.[10] Her niece, Sheeba Hassan, is also an actress.

Filmography

[edit]

Television shows

[edit]
Year Title Role Network
1983 Silver Jubilee Herself PTV

Film

[edit]
Year Film Language
1953 Sailab Urdu
1961 Sher-e-Islam Urdu
1963 Baji Urdu
1967 Main Woh Nahin Urdu
1968 Pakeeza Urdu
1969 Qasm Us Waqt Ki Urdu
1970 Pardesi Punjabi
1972 Bazi Jit Lei Punjabi
1973 Pyasa Urdu
1973 Dukh Sajna Day Punjabi
1974 Rano Punjabi
1979 Nishani Urdu

Discography

[edit]
  • 1978 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 1
  • 1979 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 2
  • 1980 Farida Khanum in Concert Vol. 3
  • 1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol. 1
  • 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1
  • 1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2

Studio releases

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Year Title Album details Track listing
1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 Digital release date: 9 April 1993
  • Label: EMI Pakistan
  • Genre: World Music
  • UPC: 829410843775
  1. Voh Ishq Jo Humse
  2. Sham-E-Firaq Ab Na
  3. Main Ne Pairon Mein Payal
  4. Raat Jo Tum Ne Deep
  5. Kuchh Ishq Tha Kuchh
  6. Voh Mujh Se Huwe
  7. Yun Saja Chand[8]
  8. Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo[8][6]
  9. Bairi More Nainan
1993 Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 Digital release date: 9 April 1993
  • Label: EMI Pakistan
  • Genre: World Music
  • UPC: 829410843874
  1. Mangwa De Jhumka
  2. Be Chain Bohat Phirna
  3. Suey Maikade Na Jate
  4. Dil Pe Ik Turfa Qayamat
  5. Uzr Aane Main Bhi
  6. Chand Niklee Kisi Janib
  7. Naina Re Naina
  8. Na Rawa Kahiye
  9. Es Tarah Qissa Mera

Compilations and live albums

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Year Title Album details Track listing
1978 Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 1 Digital release date: 1 December 1978
  • Label: EMI Pakistan
  • Genre: World Music
  • UPC: 829410393676
  1. Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo[8][6]
  2. Mohabbat Karne Wale
  3. Dil Jalane Ki Baat
  4. Uzr Aane Mein Bhi
  5. Mere Hamnafas Mere
  6. Tum Aur Faraib Khao
  7. Sajan Lago Toori
  8. Kuch Ishq Tha
1979 Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2 Digital release date: 1 October 1979
  • Label: EMI Pakistan
  • Genre: World Music
  • UPC: 829410503570
  1. Chand Nikle Kisi Janib
  2. Wo Kabhi Mil Jayen To
  3. Chand Day Mora
  4. Na Aate Hamen
  5. Ashiq Ke Liye Yaksan
  6. Na Rawa Kahiye
  7. Mit Gaya Zoq-E-Yaqeen
  8. Tere Pyar Mein Ruswa
1980 Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3 Digital release date: 1 January 1980
  • Label: EMI Pakistan
  • Genre: World Music
  • UPC: 829410503679
  1. Dayar-E-Dil Ki Raat Mein
  2. Yeh Kya Ke Ek Jahan Ko
  3. Ab Na Sahoon Tori
  4. Naina Re Naina
  5. Dil-E-Muztar Ko
  6. Ya Rab Gham-E-Hijran Mein
1985 Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1 Digital release date: 1 July 1985
  • Label: EMI Pakistan
  • Genre: World Music
  • UPC: 884385348106
  1. Dil Pe Ik Turfa Qayamat
  2. Asar Us Ko Zara Nahin
  3. Voh Ehad Ehad Hi Kya
  4. So Raha Tha To Shor
  5. Voh Kabhi Mil Jaen To
  6. Garmi-E-Shauq-E-Nazara
  7. Le Ke Voh Teghe Jafa
  8. Dil Mein Hamare
  9. Kis Ko Dhoondne Ghar
  10. Ki Wafa Ham Se To
  11. Lutf Voh Ishq Mein
  12. Chand Meri Tarah

Awards and recognition

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Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1970 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan Won Herself [11]
1974 EMI Silver Disc Awards Best Ghazal Singer Won Herself [11]
1980 Amir Khusrau Award Best Ghazal Singer Won Herself [12]
2000 PTV Award Best Singer Won Herself [13]
2005 Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan Won Herself [10]
2005 Hafiz Ali Khan Award Best Singer Won Herself [10]
2007 The Times of India Malika-e-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazal) Won Herself [14][10]
2017 5th Hum Awards Hum Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award Won Herself [15]
2021 20th Lux Style Awards Unilever Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award Won Herself [16]

References

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  1. ^ "Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". Youlin Magazine. 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal: Part III". Youlin Magazine. 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ Shuaib, Haroon (2 February 2022). "Khawaja Najamul Hassan Remembers Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". youlinmagazine.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Farida Khanum sings Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo on Instagram live". The Indian Express. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Farida Khanum loves coming to India". The Times of India. 23 May 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Song Sung True (Farida Khanum interview)". Indian Express (newspaper). 4 May 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Farida Khanum: Memories New and Old". ALL THINGS PAKISTAN website. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e Rajan, Anjana (13 November 2006). "When mood and melody merged". The Hindu (newspaper). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ Lahore : a musical companion. Lahore : Baber Ali Foundation. p. 75.
  10. ^ a b c d e Profile of Farida Khanum on Coke Studio (Pakistan) website Retrieved 13 July 2021
  11. ^ a b c "Farida Khanum: The Queen of Ghazal". Youlin Magazine. 18 January 2022.
  12. ^ Who's Who: Music in Pakistan. Xlibris Corporation. p. 87.
  13. ^ "PTV World Awards", PTV (News), archived from the original on 18 January 2022, retrieved 22 February 2022
  14. ^ "Fareeda Khanum: Made in India, queen of Pak music". The Times of India. 14 December 2005. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Farida Khanum given lifetime achievement award at 5th Hum Awards". Dunya News. 23 December 2021.
  16. ^ "20th LSAs dazzle and reward stars in fashion, TV and music". Daily Times. 17 October 2021.
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