ISLAMABAD: Popular playback singer of Urdu and Punjabi films Mala remembered on her birth anniversary on Thursday.
She was born on November 9, 1939, in Faisalabad (then Lyalpur). Her actual name was Naseem Nazli.
In the 1960s, Mala sang super hit songs for Pakistan film industry with famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi. She gave many super hit songs for almost two decades of her singing career.
Mala’s career suffered with the introduction of Runa Laila in the Pakistani film industry. Her elder sister Shamim Nazli was a music composer.
Her first major break in films occurred in 1962.
In 1963, Mala gave her voice to a tragic Urdu composition,” Dil daeta hai ro ro duhai, kisi sey koi pyaar na karey” for the film Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1963).
Mala’s most famous song was ‘Akele Na Jaana’ for super hist movie Armaan in 1966.
In 1963, Mala grabbed the Nigar Award for best singer for the film Ishq Par Zor Nahin. In 1965, she again won the Nigar Award for best singer for the film Naila. Mala was married to film producer Ashiq Bhatti. She passed away on March 6, 1990.
