Irene Perveen

Irene Parveen
Irene Parveen
Born	April 23, 1940
Genres	Playback singing
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocalist
Years active	1958 – 1972

Irene Perveen also spelled as Irene Parveen is a Pakistani playback singer from the 1960s, who mainly sang for Pakistani films. She gained popularity for her film song, "Tumhi ho mehboob mere" for movie Aaina (1966).[1][2]

Early life

Irene was born in a Christian family on April 23, 1940.[3]

Career

In the beginning, Irene used to sing in Radio Pakistan's music programs.[4] She started her career in the film Noor-E-Islam in 1957. She sang some popular duets with Masood Rana and Ahmed Rushdi. She later sang many hit songs for 31 films including one super-hit song in film Aina (1966), Tum Hee Ho Mehboob Meray, film song lyrics by Khawaja Pervez and music by M Ashraf. In the 1960s, she was the most suitable female singer to sing comedy or parody songs, and sang many comedy songs with Ahmad Rushdi and Masood Rana.[2][5][3]

Personal life

Irene married Cecil Samuel, a man from a prominent Peshawari family.[1] She has lived in England since 1983.[2]

Popular songs

Irene sang around 800 Urdu and Punjabi film songs. Some of her popular songs are:[3]

Tumhi ho Mehoob mere... Movie:Aaina (1966)
Dil na lagana ja ke Des paraye... Movie:Insaniyat (1967)
Rutt Sawan ki re, Mann bawan ki... Movie:Zamin (1965)
Kaan mein Jhumka dhole... Movie:Badnaam (1966)
Ik aur baat mani... Movie:Badnaam (1966)
Maan bhi jao Guriya Rani... Movie:Hamrahi (1966)
Nikke hundiya da pyar... Movie:Mirza Jatt (1967)
Arre re re re re re main chali... Movie:Katari (1968)
Hello Hello Mr. Abdul Ghani...Movie:Behan Bhai (1968)
Shareer kahein ke ... Movie:Daastan (1969)
Kis qadar hai etmad... (Azmat 1970)
Aaj nahin to kall is Ghar mein Chand si Bhabhi aye gi... Movie:Naseeb Apna Apna (1970)
Ke Ke Ke Tumi Bolona... Movie:Dheu Er Por Dheu (1970) [Bengali]
Tumi Bolte Paro Ki... Movie:Swaralipi (1970) [Bengali]

References

Profile of Irene Perveen on Cineplot.com website Published 17 July 2010, Retrieved 2 July 2020
Amjad Parvez (23 June 2019). "The iconic playback singer of yesteryears – Irene Perveen". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
"Irene Parveen". Pak Film Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
"ریڈیو کیلئے گلوکارہ آئرن پروین کی خدمات". Nawai Waqt. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
"Five Pakistani-Christian singers who were the mainstay of Lollywood's golden years". Scroll.in website. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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[cineplot-1] Profile of Irene Perveen on Cineplot.com website Published 17 July 2010, Retrieved 2 July 2020

[DT-2] Amjad Parvez (23 June 2019). "The iconic playback singer of yesteryears – Irene Perveen". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[pak_film_mag-3] "Irene Parveen". Pak Film Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

[4] "ریڈیو کیلئے گلوکارہ آئرن پروین کی خدمات". Nawai Waqt. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

[Scroll-5] "Five Pakistani-Christian singers who were the mainstay of Lollywood's golden years". Scroll.in website. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.