Reshma's first project with the company "Laal Meri" was an instant hit and she was catapulted to fame with several television appearances in the 1960s.
19 Facts About Reshma
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Reshma went on to record songs for both the Pakistani and Indian film industry.
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Reshma died on 3 November 2013 in Lahore, Pakistan, after suffering from throat cancer for several years.
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Reshma was born in the village of Loha, Ratangarh, Churu near Bikaner, Rajasthan around 1947.
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Reshma's father, Haji Muhammad Mushtaq, was a camel and horse trader from Malashi.
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Reshma belonged to a tribe which had converted to Islam.
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Reshma's tribe migrated to Karachi shortly after the Partition of India, when she was just one month old.
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Reshma did not receive any formal education and spent much of her childhood singing at the mazars of the mystic saints of Sindh, Pakistan.
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Reshma married Muhammad Khan who was from within her extended family.
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Reshma was spotted, at the age of 12, singing at the Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar by then Pakistani television and radio producer, Saleem Gilani.
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Reshma became an instant hit and since that day, Reshma has been one of the most popular folk singers of Pakistan, and garnered international renown.
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Reshma had been appearing on television since 1968, recording songs for both the Pakistani and Indian film industries, and performing in live concerts at home and abroad.
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Reshma's fame had crossed the border, thanks to pirated tapes.
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Reshma was able to perform live in India much later, during the 1980s when India and Pakistan allowed exchange of artists.
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The bus had 26 passengers in total of whom 15 were Pakistani officials, and Reshma had booked seven seats for herself and her family.
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Reshma planned to give many performances in India on this tour.
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Reshma helped her secure a plot of land for herself, but that did not go through due to the change in government.
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Reshma's health deteriorated to such an extent that she was hospitalised in Lahore, Pakistan in 'Doctors Hospital' on 6 April 2013.
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Reshma fell into a coma in October 2013 and died on 3 November 2013 in a Lahore hospital.