Background
She was born in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Naseem Nazli
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In the 1960s, Mala was a "hit pair for singing duet film songs" with famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and they gave numerous hits to Pakistan film industry. She sang many super hit songs in almost two decades of her singing career in the 1960s and 1970s. Mala"s career suffered with the arrival of Runa Laila in the film industry.
Her Mala"s given name was Naseem Nazli.
She was the younger sister of music composer Shamim Nazli. Mala was interested in singing and music from a young age.
However, the film flopped. Her first major break in films came in 1962.
She changed her name to Mala and sang a simple Urdu composition, Aaya re dekho for the film Sooraj Mukhi (1962).
The music was composed by Master Abdullah and the film went on to become a memorable film. In 1963, Mala rendered 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). The music was composed by Master Inayat Hussain and the song was picturised on Yasmin and this film song ended up being a mega-hit of 1963.Film song lyrics were written by Qateel Shifai.
Mala teamed up with music director Sohail Rana.
The last days of Mala were fraught with loneliness and misery. She could not come to grips with the harsh realities of life.
Over and above, she found herself in the midst of deep financial crisis. Mala died on March 6, 1990.She also sang many memorable super-hit film songs for films in the Punjabi language in her active years 1962 to 1972.
Achievements
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Additionally, Mala"s greatest accomplishment was the film song "Akele Na Jaana" in film Armaan (1966 film). In 1963, Mala won the Nigar Award for best singer for the film Ishq Par Zor Nahin. In 1965, she won the Nigar Award for best singer for the film Naila.Mala was married to film producer Ashiq Bhatti.
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Born
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Died
March 6, 1990 (aged 50) -
Nationality
Pakistan