Thursday, August 15, 2013
BEGUM PARVEEN SULTANA (born 10 July
1950) is an Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala
Gharana. She is among the foremost classical vocalists in India and is
known as Queen of Classical Vocal. She was conferred the Padmashri in
1976, at the age of 25.
Parveen
Sultana was born at Daccapatty in Nagaon city, Assam, India to
Ikramul Mazid and Maroofa Begum. She went to Mission School .
Her
father was her first guru and was very strict with her. She also received early
training from her grandfather Mohammed Najeef Khan, a pathan. She later went to
Kolkata to learn music under the guidance of late Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri and
from 1973, she became a disciple of Ustad Dilshad Khan of the Patiala
Gharana.
Parveen
Sultana gave her first stage performance in 1962 when she was only 12 and has
been recording music since 1965.
Sultana
has sung for movies like Gadar, Kudrat, Do
Boond Pani, and Pakeezah. Recently, she sang the theme
song of Vikram Bhatt’s latest opus 1920. She also sangHumein
Tumse Pyaar Kitna - Kudrat 1981.
Parveen
Sultana has recorded for HMV, Polydor, Music India, Bharat Records,
Auvidis, Magnasound, Sonodisc, Amigo.
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