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Legendary: The playback singer mesmerised music lovers with classics such as Kahin Pe Nigahen Kahin Pe Nishaana, Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon

Legendary singer Shamshad Begum dies

  INDIAN singing legend Shamshad Begum, who was the voice behind some of the most famous songs in Bollywood musicals, has died in hospital in Mumbai, her family said on Wednesday (April 24). She was 94. Begum made her singing debut in 1947 when she began working on national radio and

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