[1] She was known as The Queen of Yesteryear for singing songs in films and on radio.

[2] Zeenat Begum was born Shamim Akhtar in 1931 on November 11 at Malerkotla, Punjab, British India.

[3] Zeenat Begum was a tawaif and a renowned classical singer.

[6] She sang for other notable films including Panchhi (1944), Shalimar (1946), Shehar se Door (1946) and Daasi (1944).

[1] She migrated to Pakistan and joined Lahore Radio station and worked there until the late 1950s.