Noor Jehan

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

0.3046

Gender

Female

Birthday

21-Sep-1926

Age

(100 years old)

Place of Birth

Kasur, Punjab, British India

Also Known As
  • Noorjahan
  • നൂർജഹാൻ
  • Noor Jahan
  • نور جہاں
  • ਨੂਰ੍ ਜਹਾਂ
  • Allah Rakhi Wasai
  • Malika-e-Tarannum
  • ملکہ ترنّم‎‎
  • नूरजहान
  • رَکھی وسائی‎
  • Noorjehan
  • Madam Noor Jahan
  • Madam Noor Jehan
  • Nur Jehan
  • Nurjehan
  • Baby Noor Jahan
  • Baby Noor Jehan

Noor Jehan

Biography

Noor Jehan (September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000), also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Tarannum (Queen of Melody), was a widely-admired Pakistani playback singer and former actress whose career lasted for more than half a century. She started in British India in the 1930s but moved to Pakistan with its inception, and came to be considered one of the greatest and most influential singers in Indian subcontinent history. She holds the record for having given voice to the largest number of film songs in the history of Pakistani cinema. Noor Jehan received more than 15 Nigar Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, eight for Best Urdu Singer Female and the rest for Punjabi Playback. She was the first Pakistani singer to sing at the Royal Albert Hall London and even she received the third-highest honour and civilian award of the country, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.


Credits

Lal Haveli Lal Haveli (1944) Character: Mukta
Mukta and Anand are childhood friends and love each other. But Mukta belongs to higher social class than Anand and her family wants to arrange her marriage with Jawahar, son of a rich man.
Koel Koel (1959) Character: Zarina
A poor musician is invited to participate in a competition abroad but his plane crashes on the way. Though the musician survives, he decides to stay away and pretend to be dead as wife and daughter will be given one lakh rupees in life insurance. But fate has other things in store for the women and when the musician returns ten years later he discovers that his daughter has become a dancer.
Jugnu Jugnu (1947) Character: Jugnu
Suraj and Jugnu fall in love while studying at the same college
Patay Khan Patay Khan (1955) Character: N/A
Pakistani movie starring Noor Jehan.
Naukar Naukar (1943) Character: N/A
Fazlu, a lifelong servant, is wrongly imprisoned after being blamed for his master's son's death. He escapes, believing his newborn is the child reincarnated. The film follows Fazlu's heartbreaking journey as he watches his family crumble under economic hardship, ultimately leading him back to prison.
Sajni Sajni (1940) Character: Champa
Nanda, a money lender's son, falls for farmer's daughter Rupa. His father arranges his marriage to Radha for a dowry. Rupa sacrifices her love and blesses Nanda's marriage to Radha.
Fariyaad Fariyaad (1942) Character: N/A
An early Indian drama centered on a grievance or plea for justice
ദേശാടനക്കിളി കരയാറില്ല ദേശാടനക്കിളി കരയാറില്ല (1986) Character: N/A
Two school students plan to runaway while on the school trip. But with the entering of an uninvited man in the situation for their help and one of them falls in love with him, something is revealed which is not so pleasant.
Badi Maa Badi Maa (1945) Character: Hema
A devoted woman, Badi Maa dedicates her life to raising her deceased friend's child, her love and sacrifices influencing all around her, leading to emotional conflicts as the child matures.
Khandaan Khandaan (1942) Character: Zeenat
A young man gets jailed for killing a woman who seduces him. When he gets released, he tries to stop his employer's son from committing the same kind of crime he did.
दोस्त दोस्त (1944) Character: Mumtaz
A cruel uncle usurps his niece's inheritance, but a kind doctor and his wife help her reclaim it. Their lives intertwine with betrayal, a scheming dancer, and ultimate vindication, proving that providence always intervenes.
Chandni Chandni (1942) Character: Rasila
Two identical women, city-bred Chandni and village teacher Devi, swap clothes on a train, leading to their husbands mistakenly taking home the wrong wife. As chaotic domestic lives unfold, their interwoven fates unravel through illness, mistaken affections, and a final public revelation of their switched identities.
Dupatta Dupatta (1952) Character: N/A
A young woman (Yasmin) brings her husband to an elderly doctor to restore her husband's disfigured face following a horrific accident. The doctor tells her he has given up plastic surgery long back and tells her a tale to prove that true love should overlook physical looks.
Nadaan Nadaan (1943) Character: Roopa
A childhood betrothal goes awry when a case of mistaken identity lands a woman in trouble with the law. Years later, the destined pair reunite as rival journalists, entangled in a love triangle with their boss.
انتظار انتظار (1956) Character: N/A
Childhood friends Nimmi and Saleem are separated because Saleem's mother does not approve of Nimmi's parentage. When Saleem returns for Nimmi after his mother's death, new complications keep the young lovers apart.
Lakht-e-Jigar Lakht-e-Jigar (1956) Character: N/A
A Pakistani Urdu-language film directed by Luqman, starring Noor Jehan, Santosh, and Habib.
Nau Bahar Nau Bahar (1952) Character: (as Nur Jahan)
A rich blind man who falls for a poor girl, regains his sight and is forced to marry a wealthy girl whom his father has chosen.
Anjan Hai Koyee Anjan Hai Koyee (1969) Character: N/A
Anand (Feroz Khan), traveling by rail to meet his future bride, Sima (Aruna Irani), discovers a dead man in his train compartment. Arriving in his fiancee’s village, Anand witnesses another killing, this time a young woman (Noorjahan) he sees in an old, abandoned haveli. Reaching Sima’s home, he finds that his bride-to-be has been crippled in an accident and is under the care of a Dr. Prakash (Rakesh). Sima’s brother, Suraj (Suraj), and best friend, Sandhya (Nalini) are also staying with her. At a party for Sima, Anand spots the woman he saw murdered in the old shack and chases after her. But she suddenly disappears. A few days later he sees her again, swimming in a pond, but then she vanishes just like before. Meanwhile, it appears that someone is trying to kill Sima, and it also turns out that Anand is not who he claims to be.
Anarkali Anarkali (1958) Character: Nadira/Anarkali
Prince Jahangir loves the slave girl Anarkali, which creates a serious conflict between Prince Jahangir and his father, Mughal emperor Akbar.
نیند نیند (1959) Character: Sanwali
A romance between a wealthy businessman and a poor coal collector turns sour.
نوراں نوراں (1957) Character: Nooran
A great musical and romantic film, which was inspired by the story of Heer Ranjha.
Chann Wey Chann Wey (1951) Character: N/A
Not only is it the First Pakistani movie of Noor Jehan, but it is also the very first Pakistani movie directed by a female director
Mirza Sahiban Mirza Sahiban (1947) Character: Sahiban
The movie revolves around a young mischievous boy named Mirza who is sent away to his uncle's home for further studies. Mirza is passionate about archery and is an expert at it. He starts living with his uncle where he meets his uncle's daughter Sahiban.
अनारकली अनारकली (1953) Character: N/A
Based on a popular historical legend, Prince Salim has a passionate love affair with a beautiful, sassy commoner.
غالب غالب (1961) Character: Chaudhvin
This biographical drama film is based on the life of famous Urdu poet, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib. It was the last film Noor Jehan acted in before she shifted her focus on singing exclusively.
आर पार आर पार (1954) Character: Rustom's girlfriend
Kalu is a taxi-driver in Bombay, India. He has two women who love him and would like to marry him. Kalu first wants to establish himself, and become rich, before he can even think of marriage. One of the women who loves him, has a father who is involved in gangster-type activities, and would like Kalu also to join him so that he can get rich soon. Kalu has now to decide to become rich quick or sleep better.
चौदहवीं का चाँद चौदहवीं का चाँद (1960) Character: N/A
Nawab sees Jameela in a market and instantly falls in love with her. The situation gets complicated when Aslam, his childhood friend, also ends up liking her.
मेला मेला (1948) Character: N/A
A convicted murderer is released from prison. His only possession is a broken figurine - the last token of his love. The tragic story of how he came to be incarcerated and the significance of the figurine is the subject of this tale of star-crossed lovers whose destiny is moulded by society's rigid rules and the villainy of a scoundrel.
दो बीघा ज़मीन दो बीघा ज़मीन (1953) Character: Rani
An impoverished man and his young son travel to Calcutta and look for work, in order to make money that'll save their ancestral land from being seized by a corporation.
ਛੂਮੰਤਰ ਛੂਮੰਤਰ (1958) Character: N/A
Film starring Noor Jehan.
Anmol Ghadi Anmol Ghadi (1946) Character: Lata
Childhood sweethearts from opposing social standings are separated when one's family moves elsewhere, leaving behind only a watch as a token of their friendship. Years later, as adults, they strive to meet again.
Hulchul Hulchul (1971) Character: N/A
Peter (O. P. Ralhan) and Kitty (Helen) love each other, but due to Peter's poverty, they are unable to marry each other. One day, during a secret rendezvous, Peter accidentally overhear a conversation between one Mahesh Jetley and his paramour, where Mahesh tells her that he is soon going to bump off his wife on a certain date. Peter and Kitty decide to foil this man's plans. However, there are 2 problems: 1 - They have not seen Mahesh or his paramour's face. 2 - Even if they had, no one would believe their story. Hence, the lovers decide to do a little investigation on their own. They find three Mahesh Jetleys. On some snooping, they find that each man is married and each of them has a miserable married life. To find their suspect, they devise a plan whereby they will stage an attack on each man's wife. Whoever the culprit is, will freak out and his identity will be revealed.
Gaon Ki Gori Gaon Ki Gori (1945) Character: Billo
A village girl's life is complicated by a love triangle or conflict, exploring themes of innocence, love, and loyalty amidst rural challenges.
Zeenat Zeenat (1945) Character: as Zeenat
A disgraced widow is forced to work as a maid for her fatherless child.



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