Munawar Sultana | |
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| Born | 8 November 1924 |
| Died | 7 June 1995 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Playback singer / Radio artist |
| Years active | 1948 – 1995 |
Munawar Sultana (Punjabi, Urdu: منور سلطانہ) was a Pakistani radio and film singer. She is known for vocalizing first ever hit Lollywood songs like, "Mainu Rab Di Soun Tere Naal Piyar Ho Gya" (Film: Pheray 1949), "Wastae Rab Da Tu Jaanvi We Kabootra" (Film:Dulla Bhatti 1956),and "Ae Qaid-e-Azam, Tera Ehsan Hay, Ehsan" (Film: Bedari 1957).
Sultana was born in Ludhiyana, British India on 8 November 1924.[1] Sultana was born on the same day as Indian film actress Munawar Sultana, and has the same name, but the two are not related.
Sultana started her career in the 1940s as a radio singer. She received her early music education from a composer Abdul Haq Shami.[2] Her debut film as a playback singer was "Teri Yaad", which was also the first movie of Lollywood, released in 1948. She sang for both Urdu and Punjabi movies and recorded 181 songs for 54 films. She had the credit of vocalising film songs that became popular among the public in the earlier decade of a young Lollywood. Apart from playback singing, Sultana also recorded many semi-classical songs for Radio Pakistan.[3][4][5]
Sultana was married to Ayub Romani who was a station director at Radio Pakistan, Lahore. She resigned from singing after her marriage, and committed herself to a domestic life and social welfare activities.[5][6]