Begum Parveen Sultana is an Indian Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana.
10 Facts About Parveen Sultana
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Parveen Sultana was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014 by the Government of India and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1998.
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Begum Parveen Sultana received training from Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri, among others.
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Begum Parveen Sultana started her professional career with Abdul Majid's Assamese Film Morom Trishna.
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Parveen Sultana has sung for Bollywood movies such as Gadar, Kudrat, Do Boond Pani, and Pakeezah, and several other Assamese films.
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Parveen Sultana sang Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna for the film Kudrat in 1981.
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Parveen Sultana has recorded for HMV, Polydor, Music India, Bharat Records, Auvidis, Magnasound, Sonodisc, and Amigo.
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Begam Parveen Sultana is often accompanied by Pandit Shrinivas Acharya on the harmonium.
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Parveen Sultana is married to Ustad Dilshad Khan from whom she took lessons of music.
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Parween Sultana lent her voice to several songs in films throughout the years.