Farida Khanum
{{short description|Pakistani classical and ghazal singer}}
{{For|the Indian Islamic scholar|Farida Khanam (scholar)}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Farida Khanum
| image = Farida Khanum rehearsing.jpg
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| caption = Farida Khanum rehearsing in December 2005
| birth_name = Farida Khanum
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|فرِیدہ خانَم}}
| alias = Queen of Ghazal{{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}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1929|05|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Amritsar, British India
| known_for = Ghazal • Dadra • Khyal • Thumri
| occupation = {{Hlist | Classical singer | Actress | Ghazal singer}}
| years_active = 1948 - present
| spouse =
| children = 6
| credits = Coke Studio Pakistan
Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV)
Radio Pakistan
| relatives = Agha Hashar Kashmiri (brother-in-law)
Mukhtar Begum (sister)
Sheeba Hassan (niece)
| awards = Pride of Performance (1970)
Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2005)
}}
Farida Khanum (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|فرِیدہ خانَم}}) is a Pakistani 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) has been deleted.}} She is also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Ghazal (The Queen of Ghazal) in both Pakistan and India{{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}} and is widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the ghazal genre of singing.{{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}}{{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}} Khanum has been affectionately called Queen of Ghazal in Pakistan.
Early life
Khanum was born in 1929 in Amritsar, British India, into a Punjabi Muslim family.{{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}} 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.{{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}}
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).{{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}} Her family moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947.
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.{{cite book|title=Lahore : a musical companion|publisher=Lahore : Baber Ali Foundation|page=75}} 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.
The ghazal she is most associated with is Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Naa Karo, written by the famous poet Fayyaz Hashmi.{{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}} In 2015, at the age of 86, she sang this ghazal in Coke Studio Season 8.
Khanum's live concerts in India have been very popular. She visited Kabul, Afghanistan, in the late 1960s and early 1970s for concerts where she collaborated with Afghan musicians and sang Persian-language ghazals.{{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}}
Personal life
Farida Khanum lives in Lahore, Pakistan. She has five daughters and one son. Her niece, Sheeba Hassan, is also an actress.
Filmography
=Television shows=
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| 1983
| Silver Jubilee | Herself | PTV |
=Film=
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| 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
- 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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| 1993
|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 1 |Digital release date: 9 April 1993
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|Farida Khanum: Meri Pasand Vol 2 |Digital release date: 9 April 1993
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=Compilations and live albums=
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| 1978
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 1 |Digital release date: 1 December 1978
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| 1979
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 2 |Digital release date: 1 October 1979
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| 1980
|Farida Khanum In Concert Vol. 3 |Digital release date: 1 January 1980
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| 1985
|Taghazzul Farida Khanum Vol 1 |Digital release date: 1 July 1985
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Awards and recognition
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1858939}}
- [http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season8/farida-khanum.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Artists%20-%20Farida%20Khanum Farida Khanum's 2015 performance at Coke Studio (Pakistan)]
{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}
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Category:Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Category:Pakistani radio personalities
Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Category:Pakistani ghazal singers
Category:Pakistani playback singers
Category:Urdu-language singers
Category:Pakistani classical singers
Category:Pakistani television personalities
Category:20th-century Pakistani women singers
Category:20th-century Pakistani singers
Category:20th-century Pakistani actresses
Category:20th-century Khyal singers
Category:Singers from British India
Category:21st-century Pakistani women singers
Category:21st-century Pakistani singers
Category:Punjabi-language singers
Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses
Category:Pakistani film actresses
Category:Actresses in Punjabi cinema
Category:Lux Style Award winners
Category:Actresses in Urdu cinema