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It is difficult to comprehend how and why songs were thought to be an essential part of sub-continental films mix right from the beginning of the sound era. Hollywood's first musical, The Jazz Singer, may have inspired the trend -- but this remains a far-fetched possibility. A more conceivable reason could be the socio-cultural pattern of a society in which song and dance have always been perceived as the finest medium of meaningful expression as well as a favored form of recreation. To evaluate and appreciate the cinema of the subcontinent, it is imperative to understand its peculiar affinity to music, song, and dance in the context of the historical framework of the region.
Please Note - This website mainly focuses on those singers who sang for films. Other genres are excluded.
 Ahmed Rushdi
 Pa
(50s/60s)
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 Firdousi Begum
EP
(60s)
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 Irene Parveen
 Pa
(60s)
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 Iqbal Bano
Pa
(50s)
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 Mala
Pa
(60s)
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 Nahid Akhtar
Pa
(70s/80s)
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 Mehdi Hassan
Pa
(60s/70s)
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 Noor Jehan
Pa
(40-80s)
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 Zubaida Khanum
Pa
(50s)
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 Mujeeb Alam
 Pa
(60s)
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 Mehnaz
Pa
(70s/80s)
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 Bashir Ahmed
EP
(60s/70s)
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 Roshan Ara Begum
Pa
(40s/50s)
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 Kauser Parveen
Pa
(50s/60s)
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 Khursheed
Pa
(40s)
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Please check Pictorial Encyclopedia of Pakistani Film Artistes for brief introductions of singers listed below and their contribution to Film music. Look for 
icon for singers.
icon for singers. Farida Khanum
Pa
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 Renuka Devi
Pa
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 Mussarat Nazir
Pa
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 Amanat Ali Khan
Pa
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 Suraiya Multanikar
Pa
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 Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Pa
(50s/60s)
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 Hamida Bano
Pa
(40s)
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 Runa Laila
EP
(60s/70s)
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Note :-
1. Pa = Pakistani, EP = East Pakistani (Bangladeshi)
2. Peak Period as Singer is mentioned in brackets
3. 
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