Saima Jahan is a Pakistani playback singer, known for her contributions to the music industry, particularly in the Pakistani film and television sectors. She has been admired for her powerful vocals and emotional depth in her songs. Although not as widely recognized on the international stage as some of her contemporaries, Saima Jahan has a […]

Neelam Sharma is a versatile Indian singer celebrated for her contributions to various music genres, including Bhojpuri, Maghi, and Punjabi folk music. She is recognized for her powerful vocals and dynamic stage performances. She has released several singles and albums across different languages and genres. Her work includes traditional folk songs, devotional music, and contemporary […]

Amar Noorie is a well-known Punjabi singer, celebrated for her soulful voice and significant contributions to Punjabi music, particularly in the folk and devotional music genres. She is recognized for her emotionally charged performances and is one of the most respected names in the Punjabi music industry. Amar Noorie started her career at a young […]

Rajeshwari Sachdev is an Indian actress who is known for her role in Shyam Benegal’s film Sardari Begum (1996), for which she won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Sachdev co-hosted the Zee TV musical show, Antakshari from 1994 to 2001 with Annu Kapoor. In 2005, she along with her husband Varun Badola took part in a reality TV dance competition show, Nach Baliye. She also […]

Musarrat Nazir Khawaja is a Canadian-Pakistani singer and film actress, who acted in many Urdu and Punjabi films. She, many years later, also sang a solo, mostly wedding and Folk songs. Her parents were middle-class, of Punjabi origin from Lahore. Her father Khwaja Nazir Ahmed, worked as a registered contractor in Lahore Municipal corporation. Early in her life, her parents wanted her to be a doctor […]

Surinder Kaur (25 November 1929 – 14 June 2006) was an Indian singer and songwriter. While she mainly sang Punjabi folk songs, where she is credited for pioneering and popularising the genre, Kaur also recorded songs as a playback singer for Hindi films between 1948 and 1952. For her contributions to Punjabi music, she earned the sobriquet Nightingale of Punjab, […]

Mankirat Pannu is a popular Indian singer, lyricist, and composer, predominantly known for his contributions to the Punjabi music industry. He is recognized for his distinct voice and energetic performances, with his music mainly revolving around themes of youth, love, and celebration. She gained widespread popularity with his debut song “Koka” and continued to make […]

Dolly Guleria is an Indian folk singer in Punjabi. She is the daughter of Professor Jogindra Singh and the legendary folk singer Surinder Kaur, popularly known as ‘The Nightingale of Punjab’.During her goodwill and cultural exchange visit to Pakistan in November 1997, she and her daughter Sunaini enthralled the audience of Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, and in Faislabad […]

Chitra Singh (born Shome) is an Indian ghazal singer. She with her husband Jagjit Singh pulled the ghazal genre out of the drawing-room of the elite and brought it to the masses. Respectfully known as the “king and queen of the Ghazal world,” the husband and wife duo created some of the most successful Indian music of the 1970s and ’80s. Chitra Singh’s […]

Trained in Hindustani classical music, Madan Bala Sindhu is well-known as a popular singer of folk songs in Punjab. She is also a renowned actress in Punjabi and Urdu musical theatre and was bestowed the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contribution to the folk music of Punjab. She plays a lead role in Sohaila […]