Shahnaz Rahmatullah (née Begum; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer.[1][2][3] Her notable songs are Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye, Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha.[4] She was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 1992 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Chhutir Phande (1990).[5][6]
Shahnaz Rahmatullah | |
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শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ | |
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| Born | Shahnaz Begum 2 January 1952 |
| Died | 23 March 2019 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Playback singer |
| Years active | 1962–2012 |
| Family | Zafar Iqbal (brother) Anwar Parvez (brother) |
| Awards | full list |
Background
Rahmatullah was born on 2 January 1952 as Shahnaz Begum in Dhaka to M Fazlul Haq and Asiya Haq.[7] Actor Zafar Iqbal and music director Anwar Parvez were Rahmatullah's brothers.[3][8] She got trained by ghazal maestro Mehedi Hassan, Ustad Phul Mohammad, Ustad Munir Hossain and Altaf Mahmud.
Rahmatullah was married to Maj (retd) Abul Bashar Rahmatullah.[9]
Career
Rahmatullah debuted in singing at the age of 11, as a playback singer for the film Notun Sur (1963).[10][11] She first performed on television in 1964.[11] She sang in Bangladeshi and Pakistani films.[12] She mostly sang modern (Adhunik Gaan) and patriotic songs. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she sang patriotic songs such as Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhe and Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan.[13][14] She released an album with Samina Chowdhury called Megh Roddur on which she sang six songs composed by Shafiq Tuhin.[15] She released four albums in total.[10]
Four of Rahmatullah's songs were selected in a BBC survey of 20 greatest Bangla songs of all times.[10]
Rahmatullah died on 23 March 2019 of a heart attack at her residence in Baridhara, aged 67.[11]
Pakistani journalist, Hamid Mir said, "Shahnaz Begum passed away in Bangladesh on March 23 when many Pakistanis were listening to her famous song Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhay on Pakistan day."[10]
Works
- Films
- Notun Sur (1962)[11]
- Abar Tora Manush Ho (1973)[11]
- Ghuddi (1975)
- Albums
- Badal Diner Pakhi[11]
Film songs[16]
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) |
| 1966 | Bhawal Sanyasi | "Sokhi Amar Elo Mrigayay" | Satya Saha | Zia Haider | Anjuman Ara Begum |
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| Daak Babu | "Holud Baato, Mehndi Baato" | Ali Hossain | Mohammad Moniruzzaman | chorus | |
| 1968 | Balyobondu | "Pakhir Kakoli Theme Gelo" | Anwaruddin Khan | Amjad Hossain | solo |
| Saat Bhai Champa | "O Saat Bhai Champa Jaago Re" | Amir Ali | Khan Ataur Rahman | solo | |
| 1969 | Agantuk | "Ami Je Kebol Bolei Choli" | Azad Rahman | Dr. Abu Haider Sajedur Rahman | Mahmudun Nabi |
| "Olira Gun Gun Gunguniye" | solo | ||||
| Mukti | "Tumi Asbe Ei Logone" | Karim Shahbuddin | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
| Naginir Prem | "Bondhur Poth Cheye" | Mansur Ahmed | Nurul Islam Lal | solo | |
| Patalpurir Rajkonya | "Aji Patalpurite Uthal Pathal Uthechhe" | Mansur Ahmed | Nurul Islam Lal | chorus | |
| Shaheed Titumir (Urdu) | "Laaye Hain Husn Ka" | Mansur Ahmed | Fayyaz Hashmi | Sabina Yasmin | |
| 1970 | Anka Banka | "Anuraage Gaane Gaane" | Altaf Mahmud | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo |
| Bablu | "Amar Chhotto Bhaiti" | Karim Shahabuddin | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
| Binimoy | "Dekha Nei, Dekha Holo" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
| Ekoi Ange Eto Roop | "Jibone Rong Chirodin Robe Na" | Ali Hossain | Mohammad Moniruzzaman | solo | |
| Koto Je Minoti | "Ami Gaanke Bhalobeschhi" | Anwar Parvez | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
| "Amar Koto Gaan Chhilo Je" | |||||
| "Tumi Saat Sagorer Opar Hote" | Abdul Jabbar | ||||
| Modhu Milon | "Adhare Alo Hoye" | Bashir Ahmed | Syed Shamsul Haque, Masud Karim, Shahidul Islam | Bashir Ahmed | |
| Nupur | "Laaj Laage Mor Sokhi" | Karim Shahabuddin | S. M. Hedayet | Sabina Yasmin | |
| Peech Dhala Poth | "Phooler Kaane Bhromor Ese" | Robin Ghosh | Mohammad Moniruzzaman | solo | |
| Rong Bodlay | "O Pakhi Re" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | |
| 1972 | Anowara | "Allahumma Salli Aala Muhammad" | Khandaker Nurul Alam | Abdul Latif | solo |
| Bahram Badshah | "Hay Hay Mori Joubon Jaala Re" | Gazi Mazharul Anwar, M A Kashem, Osman Khan | solo | ||
| Ehsaas (Urdu) | "Ruk Jao, Abhi Mat Jao" | Robin Ghosh | Ahmad Rushdi | ||
| 1973 | Abar Tora Manush Ho | "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" | Khan Ataur Rahman | Khan Ataur Rahman | solo |
| 1975 | Aponjon | "Slamalekum, Keno Eto Deri Holo?" | Ali Hossain | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Khurshid Alam |
| 1977 | Kuasha | "Bondhu Amay Rekho Shudhu" | Azad Rahman | Gazi Mazharul Anwar, Jebunnisa Jamal, Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury | Mahmudun Nabi |
| 1980 | Ghuddi | "Ghum Ghum Chokhe" | Lucky Akhand | Kausar Ahmed Chaudhury | solo |
| 1983 | Sakkhi | "Parina Bhule Jete" [17] | Alauddin Ali | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo |
| 1990 | Chhutir Phande | "Sagorer Soikote" | Anwar Parvez | Shahidul Haque Khan | solo |
| 1995 | Muktir Songram | "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 1) | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Uttam Akash | solo |
| "Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 2) | |||||
| "Phooler Kane Bhromor Ese" |
Non-film songs
| Year | Album | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) |
| N/A | Single | "Sagorer Teer Theke" | Anwar Parvez | solo |
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Songs for television
| Year | Show | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) |
| N/A | Single | "Mayadore Bnadha Poira" | Mansur Ahmed | Nurul Islam | Abdul Alim |
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| 1978 | Bangladesh Television [17] | "Prothom Bangladesh Amar Shesh Bangladesh" | Alauddin Ali | Moniruzzaman Monir | solo |
| N/A | Anandamela [17] | "Je Chhilo Drishtir Simanay" | Alauddin Ali | Nazrul Islam Babu | solo |
Awards
- President's Pride of Performance Medal (1965)[18]
- Ekushey Padak (1992)
- Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (1990)
- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award
- Bangladesh Chalachitra Sangbadik Samity Award