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Noor Jehan(1926-2000)

  • Music Department
  • Actress
  • Composer
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Noor Jehan
One of the biggest singing & acting stars of 1940's Bollywood! In Pakistan after 1947, Noor Jehan played lead actress roles in films Chann Way (1951)Dopatta (1952) Paatey Khan (1955) Chhu Mantar (1958) Koel (1959). Noor Jehan also was the lead vocalist for film songs in all the above listed films.Then,of course, she continued with her film-song singing career in Pakistan until the early 1990s.She sang hundreds of hit film songs in both Punjabi and Urdu languages,became a music icon in Pakistan as a result of this.She passed away on Dec.23, 2000 in Karachi, Pakistan.
BornSeptember 21, 1926
DiedDecember 23, 2000(74)
BornSeptember 21, 1926
DiedDecember 23, 2000(74)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Anmol Ghadi (1946)
Anmol Ghadi
7.2
  • Music Department
  • 1946
Valerie Chow, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
Chungking Express
7.9
  • Music Department(as Nurjehan)
  • 1994
Dopatta (1952)
Dopatta
8.5
  • Music Department
  • 1952
Nargis, Jeevan Dhar, and Dilip Kumar in Mela (1948)
Mela
6.8
  • Basanti(as Nurjehan)
  • 1948

Credits

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  • Babar Ali, Saima Noor, and Shaan Shahid in Gujjar 302 (2001)
    Gujjar 302
    • playback singer
    • 2001
  • Sab Say Bara Rupiya
    • playback singer
    • 1996
  • Madame Rani (1995)
    Madame Rani
    2.9
    • playback singer
    • 1995
  • Asif Khan, Sultan Rahi, and Saima Noor in Wehshi Aurat (1995)
    Wehshi Aurat
    • playback singer
    • 1995
  • Babar Ali, Mustafa Qureshi, Resham, and Nadeem Baig in Jeeva (1995)
    Jeeva
    6.2
    • playback singer
    • 1995
  • Laila
    3.4
    • playback singer (as Madam Noor Jehan)
    • 1994
  • Valerie Chow, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
    Chungking Express
    7.9
    • playback singer (as Nurjehan)
    • 1994
  • Jannat
    5.8
    • playback singer
    • 1993
  • Deputy
    • playback singer
    • 1992
  • Parinday
    • playback singer
    • 1992
  • Abdullah le Grand (1955)
    Abdullah the Great
    6.2
    • playback singer
    • 1992
  • Dillagi
    • playback singer (as Madam Noor Jahan)
    • 1992
  • Guggu Gill, Amar Noorie, and Rajindar Rubi in Dil Da Mamla (1991)
    Dil Da Mamla
    • playback singer
    • 1991
  • Lakhan
    • playback singer
    • 1991
  • Shehnaz Khan in Haseena Atom Bomb (1990)
    Haseena Atom Bomb
    5.4
    • playback singer
    • 1990

Actress



  • Songs and Memories
    TV Series
    • 1992–1993
  • Anupam Kher, Padmini Kolhapure, Vijayata Pandit, and Rajinikanth in Wafadaar (1985)
    Wafadaar
    4.7
    • (as Noorjahan)
    • 1985
  • Mere Huzoor (1968)
    Mere Huzoor
    6.9
    • (as Noorjahan)
    • 1968
  • Lal Bangla (1966)
    Lal Bangla
    5.9
    • (as Noorjahan)
    • 1966
  • Azaad Irani in Tarzan Ki Mehbooba (1966)
    Tarzan Ki Mehbooba
    • 1966
  • Aisa Bhi Hota Hai (1965)
    Aisa Bhi Hota Hai
    6.2
    • 1965
  • Baji (1963)
    Baji
    7.4
    • (as Noorjahan)
    • 1963
  • Ghalib (1961)
    Ghalib
    8.1
    • (as Noorjahan)
    • 1961
  • Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman in Le mystère du voile (1960)
    Le mystère du voile
    6.9
    • (as Noorjehan)
    • 1960
  • Nai Kiran (1960)
    Nai Kiran
    • (as Noorjahan)
    • 1960
  • Noor Jehan, Khurshid Anwar, Aslam Pervaiz, Masud Pervaiz, Arsh Luckhnavi, Allauddin, Mohammad Hanif Azad, and Ghulam Mohammed in Koel (1959)
    Koel
    7.6
    • Zarina (as Noorjahan)
    • 1959
  • Neend (1959)
    Neend
    7.1
    • Sanwali (as Noorjahan)
    • 1959
  • Pardesan (1959)
    Pardesan
    • (as Noorjahan)
    • 1959
  • Noor Jehan in Anarkali (1958)
    Anarkali
    6.7
    • Anarkali (as Noorjahan)
    • 1958
  • Chhumantar
    • (as Noorjahan)
    • 1958

Composer



  • Nasir Adib, Bahar Begum, Shafqat Cheema, Noor Jehan, Idrees Khan, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Neeli, Izhar Qazi, Mustafa Qureshi, Sultan Rahi, Saima Noor, Ashiq Ali, Zahir Shah, Afzal Khan, Khalid Bukki, Altaf Khan, Nasrullah Butt, A. Nayyar, Muzaffar Adeeb, Saira Naseem, Anwar Rafi, Talish, and Humayun Qureshi in Pajero Group (1994)
    Pajero Group
    • Composer (Paranda Besabra, Te Kulgia Bekabra)
    • 1994
  • Waqt Ki Pukar (1967)
    Waqt Ki Pukar
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Khubsurat (1952)
    Khubsurat
    8.0
    • Composer
    • 1952

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Baby Noor Jahan
  • Born
    • September 21, 1926
    • Kasur, Punjab, British India
  • Died
    • December 23, 2000
    • Karachi, Pakistan(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Ejaz DurraniOctober 19, 1959 - April 28, 1971 (divorced, 3 children)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Grandmother of actress Sonya Jehan.One of Noor Jehan's daughters,Zille Huma (from Shaukat Hussain Rizvi),herself is a TV performer in Pakistan. Another daughter, Mina Hasan (from Ejaz Durrani) and is married to Olympic Field Hockey player Hasan Sardar. Before her death in 2000, Noor Jehan stayed in their home in Karachi and was under their care in her old age.

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  • When did Noor Jehan die?
    December 23, 2000
  • How did Noor Jehan die?
    Heart failure
  • How old was Noor Jehan when she died?
    74 years old
  • Where did Noor Jehan die?
    Karachi, Pakistan
  • When was Noor Jehan born?
    September 21, 1926

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