![]() Of the male playback singers, only Mohammed Rafi counted as her true equal. In an essay on female voices in film song in his book Light of the Universe (2003), Ashraf Aziz memorably described her as "gifted with a robust, sharp, minty voice" and continued that she had had "no difficulty in maintaining a decided edge over Mukesh, Talat Mahmood and Kishore Kumar" in, respectively, Mela (1948), Babul (1950) and Naya Andaz (1956). Shamshad Begum became part of the new wave of singers whose names appeared in the opening credits. It was her lifelong regret that they never sang a duet. When they eventually did, he praised her singing. The heartthrob actor-singer KL Saigal and the actress-singer Suraiya were notable exceptions although Saigal and Begum had sung in Shahjehan (1946), they did not meet. In Mahal Lata Mangeshkar was revealed to be the voice of Kamini, played on screen by the leading actress Madhubala. ![]() In 1949 the industry secret that many of the actors and actresses were not doing the singing was blown.
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