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\nDeath anniversary of famous singer and actress of the \u201840s, Khursheed Bano was observed on Thursday.
\nBorn in Chunian, district Kasur 1914, her birth name was Irshad Begum. Khursheed Bano commenced her film career with the screen name of Shehla in the film titled Eye for an Eye in the year 1931, when the first talkie film, called Alam Ara of the subcontinent, was released. Some of her movies released during this period were Laila Majnu in 1931, Muflis Aashiq in 1932, Naqlee Doctor in 1933, Bomb Shell and Mirza Sahiban in 1935, Kimiagar in 1936, Iman Farosh in 1937, Madhur Milan in 1938, and Sitara in 1939.
\nFrom 1931 to 1942, she appeared in films made by the studios in Calcutta and Lahore, but as a singer-actress, the movie did not affect her. She did various films in the 1940s were Musafir in 1940, Holi in 1940 (\u201cBhigoi Moree Saree Ray\u201d), Shadi in 1941 (\u201cHari ke Goon Prabhu ke Goon gavan mein\u201d and \u201cGhir Ghir Aaye Baderia\u201d), Pardesi in 1941, (\u201cPehley Jo Mohabbat Sey Inkaar Kia Hota\u201d and \u201cMori Ateria Hai Sooni\u201d). In Bhakta Surdas in 1942, \u201cPanchee Bawra,\u201d whose author was Gyan Dutt, became a popular song of the 1940s.
\nShe starred in 1943 in Nurse. Tanseen (1943), along with Khemchand Prakash\u2019s music, was a milestone in her acting career. Her most famous songs include \u201cBarso Re,\u201d \u201cGhatta Ghan Ghor Ghor,\u201d \u201cDokiya Jiara,\u201d \u201cAb Raja Bhai Murai Balm,\u201d and a duet, \u201cMore Bal Pin Pin Sati Cheela,\u201d along with LL Siegel.
\nAfter partition, Khurshid migrated to Pakistan along with her husband and settled in Karachi. She acted in two films, Fankar and Mandi , in 1956.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Death anniversary of famous singer and actress of the \u201840s, Khursheed Bano was observed on Thursday. Born in Chunian, district Kasur 1914, her birth name was Irshad Begum. Khursheed Bano commenced her film career with the screen name of Shehla in the film titled Eye for an Eye in the year 1931, when the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-401077","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n