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Surayya Multanikar
ثُریّا مُلتانِیکر
Multanikar in Dhaka (1958)
Born1940 (age 83–84) [1]
Multan, Punjab, British India [1]
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation(s)Folk singer, playback singer, vocalist
Years active1955–present
Children7
Awards Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1986) [1]
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan (2008) [2]

Suraiya Multanikar (born 1940) is a Pakistani singer mostly known for her folk songs. [3] Her repertoire includes classical, semi-classical, ghazal, folk songs and film songs. [1]

Early life and family

Multanikar was born in Multan, Punjab. Her earliest childhood memories are of wanting to excel as a singer. [1] No one in her immediate family could either teach or advise her. So in her childhood, she taught herself by listening to film songs and copying their tunes and lyrics. [4] [1] Later, she became a formal disciple of Ghulam Nabi Khan of the Delhi gharana of classical music who was a sarangi player. [1] [5]

Multanikar has 7 children (from oldest to youngest): Muhammad Ali, a UK-based orthopaedic doctor; Ruqaiya Sajjad; Ramzan Ali, Shaista, Rabia, Aalia and Rahat Bano. [6] [7] Her youngest daughter, Rahat Multanikar is also a folk singer like her mother. [8] [6] [9]

Career

Radio Pakistan

On the radio, at age 15, she sang compositions by veteran Pakistani composers, Niaz Hussain Shami and Abdul Haq Qureshi. [9] [6] In her career as a singer, she was inspired from the works of Roshan Ara Begum, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan of Sham Chaurasia gharana, Bade Fateh Ali Khan of Patiala gharana and Mehdi Hassan. [9]

Film industry

Multanikar's career as a playback singer was short lived. [5] She gained widespread recognition for her song,"Bare Be Murawwat Hain Yeh Husn Walay", "Kahin Dil Laganey Ki Koshish Na Karna" written by Masroor Anwar, music by Deebo Bhattacharya from the Pakistani film, Badnaam (1966). [10] [11] [6]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Profile of Suraiya Multanikar on The Friday Times (newspaper) Zulqarnain's Audio Archive 26 September 2014, Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Thousands throng three-day event celebrating the best of arts, literature". The News International. 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ Suraiya Multanikar profile Retrieved 18 June 2018
  4. ^ "A session with singers". The Nation. 18 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Amel Ghani (14 December 2015). "Suraiya Multanikar: From a stubborn child to a celebrated singer". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Alhamra organizes Kuch Yaadain Kuch Baatain for legendary singers to interact with fans Daily Times (newspaper), 21 September 2019, Retrieved 26 June 2020
  7. ^ "The feminist few". The News International. 22 September 2021.
  8. ^ "All Pakistan Music Conference concludes with a brilliant musical treat". Daily Times. 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Adnan Lodhi (31 May 2015). "Taking the craft forward". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Profile of Suraiya Multanikar". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. ^ "The forbidden jhumke". The Hindu. 10 February 2022.

External links

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