Padma Bhushan Begum Parveen Sultana (File image) Image credit: Wikipedia
Padma Bhushan Begum Parveen Sultana (File image) Image credit: Wikipedia

Renowned Hindustani classical singer Padma Bhushan Begum Parveen Sultana will enthral the music lovers of Guwahati on December 7.

The much-awaited musical evening has been organised by a socio-cultural organisation called The Library at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra.

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Addressing the media in Guwahati on Friday president of The Library Nawa Bhagawati said, โ€œPadma Bhushan Parveen Sultana is thrilled to be back home and perform in front of her home crowd.โ€

โ€œEven though she rarely performs these days the state, however, still continues to be her absolute favourite,โ€ Bhagawati added.

The legendary Hindustani classical singer was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976),  the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998, and Padma Bhushan in 2014.

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She won many hearts in the Bollywood music industry after she sang the famous โ€˜Kaun Gali Gaye Shyamโ€™ in Kamal Amrohiโ€™s smash-hit โ€˜Pakeezahโ€™.

After that, she sang a number of songs in Bollywood movies and she even won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Singer for the song โ€˜Humein Tumse Pyar Kitnaโ€™ from the movie โ€˜Kudratโ€™.