Real Name: Allah Rakhi Wasai
Date of Birth: 21 September 1926
Age: 59 years old
Birthplace: Kasur
Resting place: Gizri Graveyard, Karachi (Aged 74)
Father: Imdad Ali
Mother: Fateh Bibi
Noor Jehan Husbands:
- Married Shaukat Hussain Rizvi in 1941; divorced in 1953; three children.
- Married Ejaz Durrani in 1959; divorced in 1971; three children.
- Also married to actor Yousuf Khan.
Noor Jehan Career in British India
- Started singing at age six; trained under Ustad Ghulam Mohammad and Kajjanbai.
- Early performances in Lahore and Calcutta; gained fame with “Langh Aja Patan Chanaan Da” in Pind di Kuri (1935).
- Achieved major success with the film Khandaan (1942).
- Moved to Bombay; starred in hit films like Anmol Ghadi (1946) and Jugnu (1947).
- Married director Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.
Noor Jehan Career in Pakistan
- Moved to Pakistan in 1947, settled in Karachi.
- Starred in Chan Wey (1951), becoming Pakistan’s first female director.
- Dupatta (1952) was a major success.
- Married actor Ejaz Durrani in 1959; last film as actress was Ghalib (1961).
Noor Jehan Playback Singing
- Transitioned to playback singing in 1960.
- Sang numerous duets with Ahmed Rushdi, Mehdi Hassan, and others.
- Iconic song: “Mujhse Pehli Si Mohabbat Mere Mehboob Na Maang” in Qaidi (1962).
Noor Jehan Death Reason:
- Suffered from angina and chronic kidney disease.
- Passed away on 23 December 2000 due to heart failure.
- Funeral in Karachi attended by over 400,000 people.
Noor Jehan Awards and Honors
- Pride of Performance (1965).
- Multiple Nigar Awards.
- Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1996).
- PTV Lifetime Achievement Award (1998).
- Google Doodle commemorated her 91st birthday in 2017.