Shahnaz Rahmatullah

Shahnaz Rahmatullah (née Begum; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer.[1][2][3] Her notable songs are Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye, Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha.[4] She was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 1992 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Chhutir Phande (1990).[5][6]

Shahnaz Rahmatullah
শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ
Born
Shahnaz Begum

(1952-01-02)2 January 1952
Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died23 March 2019(2019-03-23) (aged 67)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationPlayback singer
Years active1962–2012
FamilyZafar Iqbal (brother)
Anwar Parvez (brother)
Awardsfull list

Background
Rahmatullah with her brother Zafar Iqbal in the 1960s.

Rahmatullah was born on 2 January 1952 as Shahnaz Begum in Dhaka to M Fazlul Haq and Asiya Haq.[7] Actor Zafar Iqbal and music director Anwar Parvez were Rahmatullah's brothers.[3][8] She got trained by ghazal maestro Mehedi Hassan, Ustad Phul Mohammad, Ustad Munir Hossain and Altaf Mahmud.

Rahmatullah was married to Maj (retd) Abul Bashar Rahmatullah.[9]

Career

Rahmatullah debuted in singing at the age of 11, as a playback singer for the film Notun Sur (1963).[10][11] She first performed on television in 1964.[11] She sang in Bangladeshi and Pakistani films.[12] She mostly sang modern (Adhunik Gaan) and patriotic songs. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she sang patriotic songs such as Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhe and Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan.[13][14] She released an album with Samina Chowdhury called Megh Roddur on which she sang six songs composed by Shafiq Tuhin.[15] She released four albums in total.[10]

Four of Rahmatullah's songs were selected in a BBC survey of 20 greatest Bangla songs of all times.[10]

Rahmatullah died on 23 March 2019 of a heart attack at her residence in Baridhara, aged 67.[11]

Critical response

Pakistani journalist, Hamid Mir said, "Shahnaz Begum passed away in Bangladesh on March 23 when many Pakistanis were listening to her famous song Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhay on Pakistan day."[10]

Works
Films
Albums
  • Badal Diner Pakhi[11]

Awards

References
  1. শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. "Citibank pays tribute to Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. 19 January 2008.
  3. "Shahnaz Rahmatullah at 'Bela Obela Sarabela'". Priyo. 2012-09-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. "Shahnaz Rahmatullah honoured". Dhaka Tribune. 21 September 2013.
  5. একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. অন্য এক শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ. akhauranews.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. Nashid Kamal (2018-02-24). "An afternoon with Shahnaz Rahmatullah". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  9. "Shahnaz Rahmatullah laid to rest". The Daily Star. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  10. "What more can the world expect from a Singer?". The Daily Star. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  11. "Shahnaz Rahmatullah passes away". Daily Star. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  12. "Celebrated singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah dies at 67". bdnews24.com. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  13. "'Sohni dharti' — always". DAWN.COM. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  14. "Singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah laid to rest". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  15. "Shahnaz Rahmatullah passes away". Prothom Alo. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  16. "Ferdausi Rahman turns 78 today". The Daily Star. 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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