Rubina Badar | |
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| روبینہ بدر | |
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| Born | Rubina Begum 14 February 1956 |
| Died | 28 April 2006 (aged 50) |
| Other names | Robina Badr |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1964 - 2006 |
| Children | 2 |
Rubina Badar (14 February 1956 – 28 March 2006) was a Pakistani radio, TV, and film singer. She is known for her TV song, "Tum Sung Nainan Laagay".[1]
Robina was born in 1956. She started her singing career from Radio Pakistan, Karachi. Then she came to Lahore to work as a playback singer in Lollywood.[1]
She rendered her voice in films such as Rangeela aur Munawar Zarif, Parda Na Uthao, Imandar, Intezar, Sharafat, Khatarnak, Bahishat, Izzat, Arzoo, Khanzada, and others. She sang 48 songs in 42 Urdu and Punjabi films.[2][3]
In 1973, Rubina got a breakthrough as a singer when she vocalized a song for PTV, Karachi, "Tum Sung Nainan Laagay". Penned by Asad Muhammad Khan and composed by Khalid Nizami, the song turned out to be a milestone in her music career.[1] Her other movie songs like, "Yonhi Din Kat Jaye" (along with A. Nayyar for film Bahaisht (1974)), "Rus Ke Tur Payeon Sarkaar" (for film: Khanzada (1975)), and "Jhoom Jhoom Nachay aayo" (along with Nahid Akhtar for film Anari (1975)), also became popular.[4][5][6][7]
Rubina died at age 50 from cancer on March 28, 2006, in Karachi.[8][9][10][11]